The Secondary School Tulsipur Centre from Tulsipur Sub-metropolitan City, Dang, was awarded the first prize and a cash reward of Rs300,000 on the occasion of National Education Day on Wednesday.

According to the Ministry of Education, the school was recognised for achieving the best results among community schools in this year’s Secondary Education Examination.

Viswa Niketan Secondary School from Tripureshwar, Kathmandu, secured second place and received a cash prize of Rs200,000, while Janakalyan Secondary School, Shantinagar, Dang, ranked third and was awarded Rs100,000.

In the private school category, Fluorescent Secondary School, Tokha, Kathmandu, stood in first place, followed by Bijeshwari Gyan Mandir Sainik Mahavidyalaya and Budhanilkantha School stood second and third, respectively. These schools were also awarded cash prizes of Rs300,000, Rs200,000 and Rs100,000, respectively.

Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli distributed the awards during a ceremony in Kathmandu on Wednesday, said Kamal Pokharel, spokesperson for the Ministry of Education.

In the higher education category, the School of Business, affiliated with Pokhara University, was declared the best public college and bagged a cash prize of Rs250,000. Among affiliated community colleges, Janabhawana Campus in Chapagaun, Lalitpur, secured the top spot, receiving the same prize. In the private category, the Manmohan Memorial Institute of Health Sciences, affiliated with Tribhuvan University, has been recognised as the best institution at the national level.

In the technical education category, Nepal Banepa Polytechnic Institute, Kavre; Tulsipur Polytechnic Institute, Dang; Janata Secondary School, Kapilvastu; and Nepal Army Institute of Health Sciences, Kathmandu, were recognised as top institutions, each awarded Rs100,000.

Additionally, the Social Welfare Award, worth Rs200,000 rupees, was presented to Yuwa Kriyakalap Uthan Kendra, Kageshwari Manohara, Kathmandu, and Si Asha Foundation, Lalitpur, for their work in providing education and care for street children, HIV/AIDS patients, and other vulnerable groups.

A total of 25 teachers and staff members from Tribhuvan University, Kathmandu University, Pokhara University, and other institutions were also honoured for their important contributions to education.

The Ministry of Education has announced that five instructors from technical institutions have been felicitated. Teachers from community and private schools and officials from school management committees and facilitators in early childhood education have also been awarded.

The Ministry of Education announced the Nepal Bidya Bhusan Padak awards: 264 individuals will receive Class C, 35 will receive Class B, and 21 will receive Class A. Medals and certificates will be distributed later. Additionally, 15 individuals will be honoured with the Nepal Scholarship Award. Ram Prasad Sharma, under-secretary at the ministry, said medals were awarded to those who achieved outstanding results in various examination levels and subjects.