History
HISTORY AND BRIEF DESCRIPTION ABOUT SCHOOL
Thurbo Primary School Unit–I was the first and one of the oldest school within the premises of Mirik which was established on 1920 under the name “George Babe M.E. School”. The School aimed for providing the independent education that focused on engaging and active learning for the local communities. The first Headmaster of the school was Mr. Prabhudayal Pradhan. The school provided education upto class (IV) Four. Lal Bahadur Sewa who became the first Indian Nepali I.G. Officer acquired his first education from this school. Mr. David Pradhan became the second Headmaster of the school. In 1941, Mr. R.C. Tamang who used to be the resident of Mirik Bazar became the third Principal of the school. Likewise, the school’s growth enhanced rapidly and the name of the school was changed to Thurbo Primary School Unit-I by the Darjeeling Board of School’s in 1956 at the time when the Principal of the school was Mr. J.P. Subba and the name of the school remained same till now. During those days the students number reached from 500-700 due to the least schools present within the Mirik region. The school was built in 1920 with the red roof which is still present as it was. The school also received N.S.B & A.C.R from the Darjeeling Board of School’s. The school continued to flourish and many headmaster, headmistress and school staffs were behind the success of the school.
The name of the Headmaster & Headmistress according to the year they served in this school are as follows: -
Year Name of the Headmaster/Headmistress
- 1956-1974 Mr. J.D. Subba
- 1974-1975 Mr. D.S. Lama
- 1975-1995 Mr. K.B. Subba
- 1995-2002 Mr. M.K. Gurung
- 2002-2006 Mr. C.D. Lama
- 2006-2010 Mr. P.K. Tamang
- 2010-2011 Mrs. Malati Thapa
- 2011-2016 Mr. N.G. Tamang
- 2016-2018 Mrs. Durga Rai
At present, the headmaster of the school is Mr. Prasan Tamang who is serving with great effort to uplift the education system in the school.