Kathmandu, June 9: His Royal Highness Crown Prince Dipendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev attended the golden jubilee function of Nepal Adarsa Secondary School at Ganabahal here this morning.

On the occasion, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince gave away letters of commendation to teachers and staff that have served the school for more than 25 years.

Speaking on the occasion, Minister for Education Amod Prasad Upadhyaya said that although the country has more than one hundred thousand teachers, more than half of the total population are still illeterate. “The Nepal Adarsa Secondary School was opened in 2007 B.S. with the active participation of the general public that wanted the light of knowledge to spread in the society,” Minister Upadhyaya said.

Hari Shankar Shrestha, Member of the School Management Committee informed that although being a government school, ninty-nine per cent of the school’s students that appear for the S.L.C. examination every year have been passing and even receiving good divisions. He also called upon for the end of political interferance in schools.

Sharda Bhakta Shrestha, Principal informed that there are at present 639 students receiving education in the school.

His Royal Highness the Crown Prince inspected the classrooms and the science laboratory of the school.