Bakanje School

Historical
One of Sir Edmund Hillary's original Solu schools, built in 1970 and now known as Chandra Jyoti Secondary School.
Three students outside their classrooms at Chandra Jyoti Secondary School in Bakanje, Nepal, with class numbers on the doors and a noticeboard behind them.

Project details

Bakanje School was built by the Himalayan Trust in 1970 in the Solu village of Bakanje, part of the same wave of school-building that reached the neighbouring village of Gypsoa the following year. It is known today as Chandra Jyoti Secondary School, in Likhu Pikey Rural Municipality.

The school now teaches 136 students and still receives Trust support for furniture, stationery and teacher training. In the 2025/26 school year, a student there described the effect of one of the Trust's career-counselling sessions this way: "I have interests and choices. Now I feel I can plan my future step by step."

Location

Bakanje, Solu

Impact

Chandra Jyoti Secondary School, as it is known today, teaches 136 students and continues to receive Trust support for furniture, stationery and teacher training.

Education

Programme area

1970

Programme began

1970

Completed
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