At the Adarsha Saula Yubak Higher secondary school in the small village of Khokana, about 10 miles south of Kathmandu, red stickers indicated the cracked buildings were unsafe.
The town has a hospital, a rest house, a higher secondary school, a college affiliated with Sikkim University in Gangtok, and a small hydroelectric project.
Children in the vocational track were much more likely to leave school at the minimum compulsory age, while those in the academic track could go on to higher secondary school and university, see Harmon and Walker (1995).
In 2011, there were five government schools: two primary schools, one middle school, one high school and one higher secondary school.
The Findlay Higher Secondary School (formerly Findlay College), founded by the Wesleyan Mission in 1845, is the oldest educational institution in the town.
Under the 10+2+3 plan, after completing secondary school, students typically enroll for two years in a junior college or in a higher secondary school affiliated either to the Tripura Board of Secondary Education or to other central boards.
The minimum requirements for being a HCA were knowledge of the local language, being literate, preferably passed higher secondary school, and motivated to be involved in the community care of older people.
Paramedics completed higher secondary school (12 years) and the national paramedics course.
Less than two thirds (60.8%) of the respondents have completed higher secondary education from higher secondary school as 10 + 2.
