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Education System in Bhutan
Since Bhutan had a history of spiritual importance, the only way of education till 1949 was monastic system. The western education system started its roots along with monastic form of education. The first Five Year Plan in 1960’s modified the basic education in Bhutan. The economy of the country depends only on the development of human resources which leads to the change in education system. Within this period, the modern education system started spreading to many schools country wide. The government’s interest in educating the civilians increased the number of students enrolling in modern education. Government gave all the facility for all the students to complete at least their primary education. The value of education brought awareness among many parents and students in Bhutan. They made use of the modern education system.
The formal education system is 7 years of primary education, 6 years of secondary education and 3 years of degree course. Royal Bhutan Institute of Technology offers 4 year degree program for the interested candidates. For school promotions, minimum attendance, term exams are considered. 8th class and 10th class students appear for board exams and their promotion is based on their performance in exams.
Primary education in Bhutan insists only on basic numeric skill and literacy. Apart from academics, country’s history, landscape and the importance of tradition are also taught. Now the modern curriculum includes fundamentals of agriculture, health, hygiene, moral science, value education etc in addition to regular academic curriculum. The right brain concentration is increased by the activity based learning adopted all over Bhutan.
