Highlights of the year 2024

December
14th
Winter Vacation

Winter Vacation



November
28th
Board Examinations (Class VIII, X and XII) begins

Board Examinations (Class VIII, X and XII)



12th
Home Examinations (Class VII, IX and XI) begins

Home Examinations (Class VII, IX and XI)



October
25th
Declamation

Promoting 3Cs in Literature: Declamation, Poetry week ends



14th
Trial Examination begins

Trial Examinations for Class X and XII



11th
Socratic Seminar

Socratic Seminar Begins



10th
Math Olympiad - 2024

Math Olympiad – UA MINDS Begins



September
28th
Geography Colloquium

Geography Colloquium (My mindfulness city/My Ge-SAR)



August
30th
National Level Drama competition

UA Drama Team as the Winner of Punakha Dzongkhag level will participate at the National Level, in Thimphu (Exact date yet to confirmed)



2nd
OM - PAAM

OM - PAAM UA Team Lu- Jong "Zumba" (3rd Fitness Programme) Korean Drill



1st
Subroto Cup: 2024

UA U15 Fly to Bangalore, India to participate in the  Subroto Cup: 2024 - International Football Tournament (exact date yet to confirmed)



July
26th
3rd School Rimdro

3rd  School Kurim (Prayer Ceremony) Day to decided (July 2024)



23rd
Classes begin for all

Classes begin for Term II



22nd
Problem Solving Day

Problem Solving Day



21st
Reporting from Term I break

All Boarding Students Report



16th
International Chess Competition

UA’s two National Chess Champions (Miss Pema Yangsel Dorji and Namgay Dolma both XI Sc) are selected to represent Bhutan in the 45th Chess Olympiad which will be held in Hungary, Budapest in the month of September 2024.



14th
Youth Championship 2024

UA U14 Girls are Champions of the Youth Championship, and UA U-16 Girls are the Runners-up for the Youth Championship: 2024 conducted by Bhutan Football Federation (BFF).



9th
Term I Results

Term I result 2024



7th
IVth International Exchange Program: 2024

UA welcomes, Punahou students, Hawai, to the "IVth International Exchange Program: 2024". We learn a lot from each other.



May
22nd
Dzongkhag Level Drama Competition

UA Drama Team bags the 1st Position of the Dzongkhag Level Drama Competition to qualify and compete at the National Level Drama Competition.



17th
Special Prayer (Two Days)

UA Family Headed by Lam Sungkhop arranged for a special prayer for Jigme Palden Dorji (Class IX to XII - 2014 to 2017) who on 20th May 2024 became the first Bhutanese to hoist the Dragon Flag on the highest peak on earth.



April
10th
Student Leaders receive "Kago" and blessing

Student Leaders receive "Kago" and blessing from Machen Lhakhang, Punakha Dzong



2nd
National Women's Chess Championship: 2024

National Women's Chess Championship: 2024, Pema Yangsel Dorji XI Sci B (Winner) Namgay Dolma XI Sci C (1st Runners up), Dechen Pelden XII Sci B. (2nd Runners up) and Team UA participants.



March
25th
International School Teachers visit

Teachers from Punahou International School, Hawaii visits UA and experiences educating for GNH in the classrooms



23rd
16th National Golden Youth Award

Eden Lucky Tshomo who topped the National BCSE (Class X) with an aggregate of 94 percent wins the 16th National Golden Youth Award 2024



13th
Exchange Programme

Exchange Programme with The York School, Canada begins



3rd
"Jigten Wangchuck" prayer recitation

Class X and XII volunteers (150 students) attend the first ever  "Jigten Wangchuck" prayer recitation at Khamsun Namgyel Chorten, Zomlaythang with our Hon’ble Yum Thinley Choden



February
19th
Classes begin
  • Classes Begin for Xs and XIIs (All Streams)
  • 1st School Kurim is conducted
 


18th
Class X & XII (All Stream) boarder students report
Class X & XII (All Streams) Boarding Students report


13th
All Teachers and Student Leaders Report

The New Academic Session 2024 begins, coinciding with the auspicious day and underscores the holistic approach to education, emphasizing moral and ethical development alongside intellectual growth.



2nd
National BCSE (Class X) Topper

Ugyen Academy Family congratulates Eden Lucky Tshomo who tops National BCSE (Class X) with an aggregate of 94 percent.



January
15th
UA Family Salutes our Three National Toppers

1st National Topper, Gelley Jamtsho

2nd National Topper, Kelly Tashi Yonten

3rd National Topper, Legden Thinley Tobgyel

In addition, we extend our congratulations to all our students and teachers for the outstanding results achieved in both Class VIIIs and XIIs in 2023. Keep it up and “Be Your Best”.