Schools in Ladakh

Schools in Ladakh – Last year, Ladakh was carved out as an Union Territory from the state of Jammu & Kashmir after the Jammu and Kashmir reorganization act was passed by the Parliament. It has become one of the eight union territories of India. Ladakh is a sparsely populated region the schooling infrastructure is not as extensive as in other state. According to the 2011 census, the overall literacy rate in Leh District is 77.02% (86.31% for males and 63.56% for females), and in Kargil District, it is 71.34% (83.15% for males and 56.3% for females).

In 2019, the Parliament of India passed an act by which Ladakh became a union territory on October 31, 2019. Since Ladakh is a new UT, a new education board has not been formed to regulate the education system in the state yet. The school education system in Ladakh is being handled by Jammu and Kashmir State Board of School Education (abbreviated as JKBOSE) which is also the official school education board of Jammu & Kashmir. School education in Ladakh can be broadly categorized into three levels that are the primary, middle, and high secondary. After analyzing the overall condition of school education in Ladakh, it can be said that primary, middle, and high secondary school education in the state needs improvement. 

Currently, the school education in Ladakh is being handled by the education wing of Jammu and Kashmir UT which are Directorate of School Education, Sarv Siksha Abhiyan, Jammu and Kashmir State Board of School Education (JKBOSE), and State Institute of Education.  

In Ladakh, various private and public schools are being run in order to provide education to the students. The Jammu and Kashmir State Board of School Education has given affiliation to more than thousands schools across the Union Territories and these schools have more than 22,000 teachers. In Ladakh, various other schools are running that are affiliated by other educational boards such as Central Board of School Examination (CBSE), ICSE etc. The union territory of Ladakh has some schools that are considered to be best in providing the best educational facilities to its students. The names of some of the best schools in Ladakh are Ladakh Public School, Delhi Public School, Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya, Islamia Public School, Lamdon Model School, etc. 

Jammu and Kashmir State Board of School Education (JKBOSE)

The Jammu and Kashmir Board of School Education (JKBOSE) is the only board that is responsible to handle the school education system in 3 Union Territories i.e. Jammu, Kashmir, and Ladakh. JKBOSE came into existence in 1975 through legislation under the Jammu and Kashmir State Board of School Education Act. The board is an autonomous body of the administration of the government of Jammu, Kashmir and Ladakh. The board was established with an aim to fulfil the purpose of securing education for the children, discovering talent and nurture it, promoting equal opportunity to the students, improving the condition of the education system in Jammu, Kashmir and Ladakh. Since its establishment, JKBOSE has been handling the school education in Jammu and Kashmir state. Until the government of India establishes a new school education board in Ladakh, JKBOSE will regulate school education in the territory. 

JKBOSE has been conducting various exams including examinations for students in class VIII, X and XII. The apex body is the governing board comprising, Chairman, Director of School Education. Since 1975, the board has been handling all the academic matters related to school education in the state such as preparing textbooks, framing of the syllabus, conducting exams etc. The functions that are performed by the JKBOSE are as under: 

1. Prepare, print and supply textbooks to the School of the state 
2. Prescribe the courses of instruction, prepare syllabi, scheme of studies, curriculum and textbooks for the School Education as per National Education Policy of India
3. Conduct public exams of secondary and higher secondary Classes ™
4. Provide education to those who have missed formal schooling through State Open School under open distance learning (ODL) mode
5. Prepare and publish results of examinations 
6. Grant diplomas and certificates
7. Award medals and prizes to meritorious students of the state
8. Grant affiliation to private (secondary and higher secondary) schools ™
9. Implement National Sponsored education-related schemes like Adolescence Education Program, National Achievement Survey, NTSE/NMMS, Scholarships, etc.

Exams Conducted in Ladakh by Jammu and Kashmir State Board of School Education

Apart from handling the above-mentioned jobs, Jammu and Kashmir State Board of School Education conducts the various exams in all three union territories of Jammu, Kashmir and Ladakh. Below, we have mentioned the exams that are conducted by JKBOSE in Ladakh:

1. Class X and XII board exams in Ladakh
2. Leh – Annual Private & Regular Class X
3. Leh – Higher Secondary – Part-II Annual & Bi-Annual (Reg. & Pvt)
4. Leh – Matric Bi-annual – Srinagar
5. Kargil – Annual Regular & Private Class X
6. Kargil -Higher Secondary – Part-II Annual & Bi-Annual (Reg. & Pvt)

Jammu & Kashmir State Open School Education (JKSOS)

Jammu & Kashmir State Open School Education, also known as JKSOS, is a wing of Jammu and Kashmir State Board of School Education that was formed to look out for open school education in Jammu and Kashmir (also Ladakh) state. In the year 2002, Jammu & Kashmir State Open School Education had established State Open School with an aim to achieve 100% literacy rate in the state. After the establishment of the open learning system in the state, the door for completing school education is open for school dropouts, women, unemployed, older persons, failures, a person of the state. 

The responsibilities of holding exams, issuing certificates, maintaining equivalence with the formal system of the state were also handed over to the Jammu & Kashmir State Open School Education. Till date, JKSOS has identified and established 38 Government accredited Centres across all three UTs of Jammu, Kashmir and Ladakh. Every year, thousands of students pass school exams in these centres. 

State Institute of Education (SIE)

In August 1975, the State Institute of Education (SIE), Jammu and Kashmir was established which is an apex Institute under the Department of School Education, Ministry of Education, Government of India. The main objectives of establishing the institute was to look over pedagogy, teacher training, methodology, planning and management of the Education Department of Jammu and Kashmir state. 

A number of District Institute of Education and Training are located in Jammu, Kashmir and Ladakh. Ladakh has separate District Institute of Education and Training which is located in Leh district. The main job of the SIE is to advise and assist the Education Department of the state in formulating and implementation of education-related policies and programs. SIEs are identified as key institutions for Teacher Education in providing educational research and training. 

Structure of SIE

There exists a set structure of State Institute of Education under different wings headed by Field Advisor and assisted by Research officers are as follows:

1. Planning & Management wing
2. Educational Technology Wing
3. Science Wing
4. Language Wing
5. Mathematics Wing
6. Publication wing
7. Social Science Wing Besides, SIE is facilitating the Programs

Aims and Objectives of SIE

The major functions of the State Institute of Educations (SIEs) are mentioned below:

1. The organisation of Administrative Training for Principals & Headmasters of the Schools in Jammu and Kashmir
2. The organisation of service Training programmes for Teacher education
3. Identification of Hard Spots & Organisation of Capacity Building Programme for DRG, DRU of the state
4. Preparation of instructional materials, modules, low-cost teaching modules for teachers
5. Time to time organization of meetings, conferences, demonstrations, quiz’s, seminars, lectures, and other programmes to spread the understanding of the Educational Journals, reports studies etc
6. Organisation of Guidance & Counseling Training Programme for Head of Institutions viz Principals/ Headmasters under RMSA
7. Organizing Professional Development Trainings for SIE & DIET Faculty in collaboration with NCERT, RIE Ajmer, NUEPA, B.Ed Colleges and Universities
8. To conduct and evaluate studies of various short term and long term programme concerning universalization of education
9. Conduct of Academic Inspection of schools in Jammu Division
10. To organize the intelligence tests, scholastic achievement tests for the teachers in all subjects both at the elementary and secondary level.

School Education in Ladakh (Primary, Middle, Higher Secondary)

Since Ladakh was a part of Jammu and Kashmir state, the education system was handled by Jammu and Kashmir state education board. To regulate the school education system in the state, the state government had formed a board named Jammu and Kashmir State Board of School Education which is now also popular as JKBOSE. Until a separate school education board is established, JKBOSE will be handling the school education system in Ladakh as well. 

The education in Ladakh is categorized into the primary, middle, high secondary. Till the year 2020, the state will follow a 10+2 pattern to provide education to the students of territory, but from the next year onward, Ladakh will be following the new national education pattern of India that is 5+3+3+4.  Below, we have provided some statistics that will define the school education system in Ladakh:

Schools in Leh

In the table below, we have provided a block-wise number of Government Institutions for General Education in Leh district:

 Higher Secondary Schools and Higher Schools 

Block	Total Hr.Sec.School	Total High Sch.
Leh	2	2
Nimoo	0	3
Saspol	1	1
Khaltse	2	4
Skurbuchan	1	3
Lingshed/SingelalokHQ at Wanla	0	1
Deskit	1	2
Turtuk	2	1
Panamic	1	2
Nyoma	1	0
Rupshow HQ at Puga	0	0
RongChugut HQ atChumathang	0	2
Durbuk	1	2
Kharu	1	3
Chushot	1	4
Thiksay	0	2
Total	14	32

Middle and Primary Schools

Block	Total Middle Sch.	Middle Sch.for Female	Total Primary Sch.	Primary Sch. For Female
Leh	13	1	15	1
Nimoo	7	1	12	1
Saspol	5	0	8	0
Khaltse	8	1	12	0
Skurbuchan	8	0	11	0
Lingshed/Singelalok HQ at Wanla	4	0	15	0
Deskit	17	1	13	0
Turtuk	7	0	10	0
Panamic	11	0	16	0
Nyoma	8	0	9	0
Rupshow HQ at Puga	3	0	4	0
RongChugut HQ at Chumathang	7	0	9	0
Durbuk	11	0	18	0
Kharu	11	0	19	0
Chushot	4	0	10	0
Thiksay	3	1	5	1
Total	127	5	186	3

Schools in Kargil

In the table below, we have provided block-wise number of Government Institutions for General Education in Kargil district:

Higher Secondary Schools and Higher Schools 

Block	Total High/Hr.Sec.Sch.	High/Hr for Female
Kargil	17	1
Drass	7	0
Shargole	9	0
S. Chiktan	8	0
Sankoo	13	1
TaiSuru	7	1
Zanskar	7	0
Lungnak	0	0
Total:-	68	3

Middle and Primary Schools

Block	Total Middle Sch.	Middle Sch. for Female	Total PrimarySch.	Primary Sch. For Female
Kargil	56	2	41	0
Drass	27	0	28	0
Shargole	29	1	24	0
S. Chiktan	27	0	17	0
Sankoo	59	0	62	0
TaiSuru	26	0	17	0
Zanskar	30	0	27	0
Lungnak	0	0	0	0
Total:-	254	3	216	0

Enrolment in Institutions for General Education

We have provided statistic for enrollment in the both districts of Ladakh in two separate tables below:

Enrolment in Higher Secondary Schools and Higher Schools in Leh

Block	Total enrollment in Hr.Sec.Sch.	Female enrollment in Hr.Sec.Sch	Total enrollment in High School	Female enrollment in High School
Leh	507	263	87	56
Nimoo	0	0	117	67
Saspol	40	23	29	13
Khaltse	230	96	142	67
Skurbuchan	71	37	202	100
Lingshed/Singelalok HQ at Wanla	0	0	103	40
Deskit	305	163	111	62
Turtuk	250	146	93	56
Panamic	68	43	59	29
Nyoma	149	90	0	0
Rupshow HQ at Puga	0	0	0	0
RongChugut HQ atChumathang	0	0	59	34
Durbuk	145	97	171	91
Kharu	44	23	98	51
Chushot	92	63	197	92
Thiksay	0	0	153	69
Total	1901	1044	1621	827

Enrolment in Middle and Primary Schools in Leh

Block	Total enrollments in Middle School	Female enrollments in Middle School	Total enrollments in Primary School	Female enrollments in Primary School
Leh	675	356	353	194
Nimoo	145	55	41	21
Saspol	57	27	14	5
Khaltse	182	77	42	19
Skurbuchan	210	90	85	47
Lingshed/SingelalokHQ at Wanla	92	40	19	7
Deskit	404	231	82	45
Turtuk	411	214	366	208
Panamic	255	115	77	34
Nyoma	161	97	64	35
Rupshow HQ at Puga	0	0	90	46
RongChugut HQ atChumathang	84	46	29	10
Durbuk	225	129	144	69
Kharu	134	63	109	49
Chushot	155	65	95	38
Thiksay	62	32	34	16
Total	3252	1637	1644	843

Enrolment in Higher Secondary Schools and Higher Schools in Kargil

Block	Total enrollments in Middle School	Female enrollments in Middle School	Total enrollments in Primary School	Female enrollments in Primary School
Kargil	2260	1350	1252	646
Drass	775	430	447	250
Shargole	410	210	290	175
S. Chiktan	350	190	250	126
Sankoo	1545	905	1290	720
TaiSuru	485	320	602	260
Zanskar	244	192	118	80
Lungnak	0	0	0	0
Total:-	6069	3597	4249	2257

Enrolment in Middle and Primary Schools in Kargil

Block	Total enrollments in Middle School	Female enrollments in Middle School	Total enrollments in Primary School	Female enrollments in Primary School
Kargil	1743	1101	5255	3097
Drass	1010	670	2232	1350
Shargole	530	301	1230	686
S. Chiktan	425	210	1025	526
Sankoo	2050	1170	4885	2795
TaiSuru	742	441	1829	1021
Zanskar	501	260	863	532
Lungnak	0	0	0	0
Total:-	7001	4153	17319	10007

List of Schools in Ladakh

In the union territory of Ladakh, there are thousands of public and private primary, middle, high and higher secondary schools located. Schools in Ladakh are being run under the different boards such as CBSE, JKBOSE, ICSE etc. JKBOSE has given affiliation to 109 schools across the Union Territory. We have provided the list of Schools inJammu and Kashmir in separate tables below:

JKBOSE Affiliated Government High/Higher Secondary School in Leh

S.no	School Name and Address	School Code
1	Govt. Higher Secondary School Turtuk.	50001
2	Govt. Higher Secondary School Bogdang (Nubra).	50002
3	Govt. Higher Secondary School Diskit (Nubra)	50003
4	Govt. Higher Secondary School Girls Leh.	50004
5	Govt. Higher Secondary School Boys Leh.	50005
6	Govt. Higher Secondary School Chuchot Shama.	50006
7	Govt. Higher Secondary School Sakti.	50007
8	Govt. Higher Secondary School Tangtse.	50008
9	Govt. Higher Secondary School Nyoma.	50009
10	Govt. Higher Secondary School Saspol.	50010
11	Govt. Higher Secondary School Temisgam.	50011
12	Govt. Higher Secondary School Khaltsi.	50012
13	Govt. Higher Secondary School Skurbuchan.	50013
14	Govt. High School Hunder (Nubra).	50014
15	Govt. High School Sumoor (Nubra).	50015
16	Govt. High School Panamik (Nubra)	50016
17	Govt. High School Chushut (Changthang).	50017
18	Govt. High School Chumathang.	50018
19	Govt. High School Liktsey.	50019
20	Govt. High School Igoo.	50020
21	Govt. High School Shara.	50021
22	Govt. High School Gai	50022
23	Govt. High School Thiksay.	50023
24	Govt. High School Shey.	50024
25	Govt. High School Chuchot Gongma.	50025
26	Govt. High School Matho.	50026
27	Govt. High School Stok.	50027
28	Govt. High School Phyang.	50028
29	Govt. High School Nimoo.	50029
30	Govt. High School Basgo.	50030
31	Govt. High School Tai.	50031
32	Govt. High School Wanla.	50032
33	Govt. High School Lamayouru.	50033
34	Govt. High School Domkhar.	50034
35	Govt. High School Bema.	50035
36	Govt. High School Hanu Yokma.	50036
37	Govt. High School Hemis Kupchan	50037
38	Govt. High School Liker.	50038
39	Imamia Mission School Chuchot.	50039
40	Sidhartha School Stok.	50040
41	Mahabodhi Residential School Saboo Dho. Leh.	50041
42	Imamia Model School Leh.	50042
43	Islamia Public School Leh.	50043

JKBOSE Affiliated  Government High/Higher Secondary School in Kargil

S.no	School Name and Address	School Code
1	Govt. HSS Panikhar.	52001
2	Govt. Girls HS Panikhar.	52002
3	Govt. HSS Sankoo.	52003
4	Govt. HSS Barsoo.	52004
5	Govt. HSS Trespone.	52005
6	Govt. HSS Drass.	52006
7	Govt. HSS Shargole.	52007
8	Govt. HSS Chicktan.	52008
9	Govt. HSS Shaker.	52009
10	Govt. HSS Silmoo.	52010
11	Govt. HSS Yourbal Tak.	52011
12	Govt. HSS Akchamal.	52012
13	Govt. HSS Boys (Old Building Chutak) Kargil.	52013
14	Govt. HSS Girls Kargil.	52014
15	High School Parkachik.	52015
16	HSS Padum Zanskar.	52016
17	High School Karsha, Zanskar.	52017
18	High School Phey, Zanskar.	52018
19	Landon High School Zanskar.	52019
20	High School Kargee.	52021
21	High School Sangrah.	52022
22	High School Tikat.	52023
23	Girls High School Sankoo.	52024
24	High School Lankerchey.	52025
25	High School Saliskote.	52026
26	High School Tambis.	52028
27	High School Pashkum.	52029
28	High School Lotsum.	52030
29	High School Kachay.	52031
30	High School Wakha.	52032
31	High School Mulbeck.	52033
32	High School Khangral.	52034
33	High School B. Kherboo.	52035
34	High School Samrah.	52036
35	High School Hagnis.	52037
36	High School Shimsha Kherboo.	52038
37	High School Thasgam Drass.	52039
38	High School Bhimbhat Drass.	52040
39	High School Muradbagh, Drass.	52042
40	High School Mushkow, Drass.	52043
41	Govt. Lower H/S Yokza Sankoo.	52044
42	High School Pandrass.	52045
43	High School Minji.	52046
44	High School Choskore.	52047
45	High School Hardass.	52048
46	High School Chanigound.	52049
47	High School Karkit, Badagam.	52050
48	High School Baroo.	52051
49	High School Poyen, Kargil.	52052
50	High School Goma Kargil.	52053
51	Jaffaria Academy of Modern Education (10+2) Kargil.	52054
52	Govt. Lower H/S Itcher Zanskar.	52066

CBSE Schools in Ladakh

Total 11 CBSE schools are running in the union territory of Ladakh. In the table below, we have provided the list CBSE schools along with location and address:

S. No.	Name of CBSE School	Address
1.	Army Public School	Leh C/O Ladakh Scouts Regt Centre
2.	Delhi Public School	Manali Road, Choglamsar, Near Itbp, Leh Ladakh
3.	Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya	Leh Ladakh
4.	Kendriya Vidyalaya	Nubra (Diskit) Distt Leh(Ladakh)
5.	Kendriya Vidyalaya	Leh (Ladakh)
6.	Ladakh Public School	Hpo Leh
7.	Ladakh Rigjung Public School	Leh, Ladakh,
8.	Lamdon Model School	Leh Ladakh
9.	Mahabodhi Residential School	Leh -Ladakh,
10.	Moravian Mission School	Moravian Church Campus, Ladakh
11.	The Tibetan Sos Children’s Village School	P O Choglamsar Leh Ladakh

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