BRIEF HISTORY OF THE SCHOOL

Lingmethang School, established in 1990 was initially located in the present Regional Pig and Poultry Breeding Center. It was then started by a teacher with about 37 students. The school was shifted to its present location in 1995. In 1998 the school was upgraded to a full-fledged Primary School to cater the Primary Education to the children of Saling Geog.

As per the transition plan of Gyelpozhing Central School to upgrade into the college of Social Science, the school was upgraded to Lower Secondary School in 2017.

Today, besides other sectors such as Department of Roads, Construction Development Corporation Limited, Basic Health Unit, Agriculture Research Development sub-center, Renewable Natural Resources – Extensions Centers, Regional Pig, and Poultry Breeding Centers, Mountain Hazelnut Venture Private Limited, Forestry Management Unit, Natural Resources Development Corporation Limited, Thrumsinghla Central Park Range, Gewog, and the business community, the School also caters the Education to the children of Tshenzibi, Pangsibi, Masangdaza, Jangdung, and Menchugang.

The School is located along the East-West highway, about 30 Kilometers from the Dzongkhag Headquarters. The school serves as a Parent School for three extended classrooms at Tshenzibee (inaugurated on June 07, 2010), Broksar and Saling. The NFE Centers at Lingmethang, Tshenzibee, Zangitsawa. The Community Learning Center (CLC) and Londen ECCD center are also under the jurisdiction of this school.

Today, the school has twenty-one regular teachers and eight support staff headed by Akal Kumar Allay.