School of WILL: Winners, Innovators, Leaders & Learners
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Principal's Message

Dear Parents, Guardians, Teachers, and Students,

As we begin Academic Term I: 2025, UA Family extends our Warm Greetings to each one of you. 

May we also extend our heartfelt gratitude to each of you for your unwavering support and commitment to our shared vision of excellence. Together, we have achieved remarkable success year after year, distinguishing ourselves in every sphere of endeavor.

Celebrating the Achievements of 2024

As we look back on 2024, it is with immense pride that we share some of our notable milestones:

  • January 14, 2025: The Class VIII and XII (BHSEC): 2024 results highlighted UA’s excellence, with outstanding overall performance across the board. Beyond the pride of producing three National Toppers, UA remains as the leading recipient of prestigious ex-country scholarships (DAHE, RCSC, RS-STEM, JSWSL, and MoE&SD) for over a decade, and 2025 is no exception.
  • May 11, 2024: UA was crowned National School Chess Champions. From football fields to chess boards, we continue to excel in strategic games.
  • July 14, 2024: UA's U14 Girls emerged as Champions of the Youth Championship, while the U16 Girls secured the Runner-Up position at the 2024 Youth Championship organized by the Bhutan Football Federation (BFF).
  • September 13, 2024: At the National Drama Competition, UA delivered a flawless performance, scoring a perfect 36 out of 36 from all three external judges. This victory (ranked 1st among 50 HSS schools) set a vibrant tone for the latter half of the academic year.
  • 8th January 2025: Team UA (boys) proudly lifts the Bhutan Higher Secondary School Football Championship Program (BHSSFCP): 2024 Championship, in Sarpang The tournament was conducted between 22nd December 2024 and 8th January 2025.

Honoring Our Alumni

2024 also marked several noteworthy achievements by our alumni:

  • May 20, 2024: Jigme Palden Dorji (Class of 2017) became the first Bhutanese to hoist the Dragon Flag on Mount Everest, bringing immense pride to the nation and UA.
  • September 27, 2024: Karma Jerry (Class of 2005) released the blockbuster movie Aum Penjor, which is poised to break all Bhutanese cinematic records.
  • December 6, 2024: UA alumni swept the top positions in the BCSE:
  • Miss Tshering Pem (Class of 2019): Topped the Technical Category (ICT, VIT, India).
  • Mr. Lhendup Tshering Dorji (Class of 2019): Secured 2nd in the Technical Category (Geological Engineering, UPES, India).
  • Mr. Pema Wrangdrol (Class of 2018): Excelled in his medical profession (UT El Paso, USA).
  • Miss Kuenga Nyinzer Lhazom (Class of 2018): Graduated as the top law student from Jigme Singye Wangchuck School of Law (JSWSL).

We celebrate these accomplishments with immense pride and invite you to explore the full list of highlights from 2002 to 2024 through the provided links.

Infrastructure Enhancements/Facelifts

During the 2024 winter break, significant upgrades were made to our facilities:

  • Hostel Remodel: Dormitories have been restructured into cabins to provide students with greater privacy and personal space.
  • Water Supply: A new 50,000-liter GI water tank has been installed to ensure sufficient water supply for the top floors of the main girls’ hostel.

Looking Ahead to 2025

As we embark on this new academic journey, we remain steadfast in our commitment to fostering a culture of excellence. With the collective efforts of our supportive parents and guardians, dedicated teachers, and disciplined students, we aspire to make 2025 a year of prosperity, safety, and academic fulfillment.

Please find attached the following for your reference in the web menu:

  • Important Activities for Term I, 2025
  • Essential School Requirements

Thank you once again for being an integral part of the UA family. Together, let us make 2025 a truly remarkable year.

Warmest regards,
Lopen Norbu Gyaltshen

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Ugyen Academy

Dear Parents and Guardians,

A Hearty Welcome to Term II of 2024!

John Keats, an English Romantic poet and author, said, “Nothing ever becomes real till it is experienced.”

Therefore, dear students, welcome back to experience Term II of the 2024 academic session. UA is known for its vibrant school culture and climate, always bubbling with meaningful activities and consistently accomplishing its goals. As Term II of 2024 begins, we are once again unstoppable and gaining momentum. UA is blessed with outstanding students, caring teachers, active and involved parents, and a dynamic School Administration Team (SAT).

Together, we will continue to enhance our culture of continuous improvement. While we refine the ways we collaborate, make decisions, and solve problems together, we will be putting a strong focus on continuing to build a heart-to-heart connection with our students and their parents. Additionally, UA ensures a safe environment where courtesy and kindness prevail and where there is respect for differences in other people, customs, and cultures. Each individual is valued and thought to be special. Our motto, “Be Your Best,” inspires each individual to strive to achieve their best. Positively, UA is heading for another bountiful year in 2024.

Please take note of the activities in Term II of August 2024 in our highlight section or find here the list of activities for Term II 2024:

Sl.No Day/Date Activity
1 Tuesday, 9th July, 2024 Term I Result
2 Sunday, 21st July, 2024 All Boarding Students Report
3 Monday, 22nd July, 2024 Problem Solving Day
4 Tuesday, 23rd July, 2024 Classes begin for all
5   3rd  School Kurim (Prayer Ceremony) Day to decided (July 2024)
6 Saturday, 2nd  August, 2024 OM - PAAM UA Team Lu- Jong "Zumba" (3rd Fitness Programme) Korean Drill
7   UA U15 Fly to Bangalore, India to participate in the  Subroto Cup: 2024 - International Football Tournament
8 July 25th to end of August 2024 UA Drama Team as the Winner of Punakha Dzongkhag level will participate at the National Level, in Thimphu
9 Saturday, 28th September 2024 Geography Colloquium (My mindfulness city/My Ge-SAR)
10 Thursday, 10th October, 2024 Math Olympiad – UA MINDS Begins
11 Friday, 11th October, 2024 Socratic Seminar Begins
12 Friday, 25th October 2024 Promoting 3Cs in Literature: Declamation, Poetry week ends
13 Monday, 14th-26th October 2024 Trial Examinations for Class X and XII
14 Tuesday, 12th -26th November 2024 Home Examinations (Class VII, IX and XI)
15 Thursday, 28th November – 13th December Board Examinations (Class VIII, X and XII)
16 Saturday, 14th December -9th February 2025 Winter Vacation
  * Note: Home Assessments AAT/HAT, regular CCAs/ECAs including Annual Swimming Gala: 2024, and field trips are not reflected in this schedule.

Finally, please keep visiting our school website as the School Administration Team (SAT) will keep updating it to keep everyone abreast of the meaningful changes. Above all, thank you for entrusting your child’s education with us and for the unrelenting support. Our partnership will add greater meaning to your child’s future.

Respectfully,

(Your Principal)

Lopen Norbu Gyaltshen

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Ugyen Academy
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”.
 
 
 
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More “National Toppers” – To dispel the strong sense of deja vu in people who care for UA

With just a solitary topper in the recent class XII (BHSEC) result, I can feel a strong sense of deja vu in people who care for UA; definitely, we are a bit spoilt because we are so used to producing more than 2 national toppers. Even amongst my teachers and my family members, we land up consoling each other, although I do not feel the need to do so – holistically “we are at our best”.

Concurrently, I just feel that it is the flip side of the overblown importance many of us have given to “National Toppers”. Please understand that I am not making excuses for failing to produce more national toppers. As a matter of fact, I understand the toil and the chemistry involved to produce national toppers. For that matter, UA has produced as many as 49 national toppers in the BCSEA examinations in our 2 decades of service to the nation; in some years as many as 6 national toppers well distributed in all three streams – all records difficult to break. Thus, UA is full of admiration in seeing other schools producing national toppers like we have done year after year – CONGRATULATIONS, Damphu CS, Karma Academy, and Royal Academy for stealing the show in 2021.

At the same time, I would not want to say that we have not done well. Publicly, we wish to commend our supportive parents/guardians, resilient teachers, and disciplined students for the commendable finish to the most challenging academic session 2021. Of note, on behalf of the UA family, I wish to express my gratitude to some individuals/agencies who have made us feel better (please view the attachments).

Furthermore, on a purely personal note, I wish to share that I had actually tendered my resignation several times, the last one being in September of 2021 – to “manage out” myself. My proprietor had asked me to look for a replacement; upon my request, my School Administration Team (SAT) scouted and they had even approached a few prominent principals. No one took the offer and I had no choice but to pull on. Right now, I am happy that a change was not made lest they are whipsawed unnecessarily – for not producing so-called more “National Toppers”.

Finally, as we head back into our classrooms, I am convinced that everyone who cares for UA has parked aside the foreboding sense of déjà vu - more “National Toppers”. “If anyone hasn’t, please do so, we assure you all that we are refreshed and recharged for the academic session 2022”. We are so excited to re-imagine the future of education with you all and refocus on every student, live up to our vision to be a school of WILL – Winners, Innovators, Learners, and Leaders, driven by our motto, “Be Your Best”. Oh! Please hang on; “Winners” in our vision is not just about winning trophies, more importantly, it is winning hearts. Thanks!

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More National Toppers
To dispel the strong sense of deja vu in people who care for UA
With just a solitary topper in the recent class XII (BHSEC) result, I can feel a strong sense of deja vu in people who care for UA; definitely, we are a bit spoilt because we are so used to producing more than 2 national toppers. Even amongst my teachers and my family members, we land up consoling each other, although I do not feel the need to do so – holistically “we are at our best”.
Concurrently, I just feel that it is the flip side of the overblown importance many of us have given to “National Toppers”. Please understand that I am not making excuses for failing to produce more national toppers. As a matter of fact, I understand the toil and the chemistry involved to produce national toppers. For that matter, UA has produced as many as 49 national toppers in the BCSEA examinations in our 2 decades of service to the nation; in some years as many as 6 national toppers well distributed in all three streams – all records difficult to break. Thus, UA is full of admiration in seeing other schools producing national toppers like we have done year after year – CONGRATULATIONS, Damphu CS, Karma Academy, and Royal Academy for stealing the show in 2021.
At the same time, I would not want to say that we have not done well. Publicly, we wish to commend our supportive parents/guardians, resilient teachers, and disciplined students for the commendable finish to the most challenging academic session 2021. Of note, on behalf of the UA family, I wish to express my gratitude to some individuals/agencies who have made us feel better (please view the attachments).
Furthermore, on a purely personal note, I wish to share that I had actually tendered my resignation several times, the last one being in September of 2021 – to “manage out” myself. My proprietor had asked me to look for a replacement; upon my request, my School Administration Team (SAT) scouted and they had even approached a few prominent principals. No one took the offer and I had no choice but to pull on. Right now, I am happy that a change was not made lest they are whipsawed unnecessarily – for not producing so-called more “National Toppers”.
Finally, as we head back into our classrooms, I am convinced that everyone who cares for UA has parked aside the foreboding sense of déjà vu - more “National Toppers”. “If anyone hasn’t, please do so, we assure you all that we are refreshed and recharged for the academic session 2022”. We are so excited to re-imagine the future of education with you all and refocus on every student, live up to our vision to be a school of WILL – Winners, Innovators, Learners, and Leaders, driven by our motto, “Be Your Best”. Oh! Please hang on; “Winners” in our vision is not just about winning trophies, more importantly, it is winning hearts. Thanks!

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School of WILL:-Winners, Innovators, Leaders & Learners


Established in
2002
Total Students
1006
Total Staffs
76
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Awards

Winner in Boys Football event during the National School Football and Traditional Archery Tournament for HSS

Winner in Boys Volley ball event during the 14th National School Games

Winner in Boys Basketball event during 14th National School Games

Top ten schools in overall performance for the year 2016 at the Higher Secondary Levels (Class XII)

Top ten schools in overall performance for the year 2016 at the Middle Secondary Level (Class X)

Top ten school in overall performance for the year 2015 at the Middle Secondary Level (Class X)

Top ten school in overall performance for the year 2015 at the Higher Secondary Level (Class XII)

Top ten school in overall performance for the year 2014 at the Middle Secondary Level (Class X)

Testimony of Triple Stars for Middle Secondary Level (X) (2012-2014)

Top ten school in overall performance for the year 2014 at the Higher Secondary Level (Class XII)

Testimony of Triple Stars for Higher Secondary Level (XII) (2012-2014)

Top ten school in overall performance for the year 2013 at the Middle Secondary Level (Class X)

Top ten school in overall performance for the year 2013 at the Higher Secondary Level (Class XII)

Top ten school in overall performance for the year 2012 at the Higher Secondary Level (Class XII)

Top ten school in overall performance for the year 2012 at the Middle Secondary Level (Class X)

Top ten school in overall performance for the year 2011 at the Middle Secondary Level (Class X)

Top ten school in overall performance for the year 2011 at the Higher Secondary Level (Class XII)

Testimony of Triple Stars (2009-2011)

Top ten school in overall performance for the year 2010 at the Middle Secondary Level (Class X)

Top ten school in overall performance for the year 2010 at the Higher Secondary Level (Class XII)

Top ten school in overall performance for the year 209 at the Middle Secondary Level (Class X)