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School education in Nepal includes primary level of grades 1-5, lower secondary and secondary levels of grades 6-8 and 9-10 respectively. Pre-primary level of education is also available in certain areas. Six years of age is the prescribed age for admission into grade one. A national level School Leaving Certificate (SLC) Examination is conducted at the end of grade ten. Grades 11 and 12 are considered as higher secondary level. Legally, there are two types of school in the country: community and institutional. Community schools receive regular government grant whereas institutional schools are funded by school's own or other non-governmental sources. |
Young students in a Kathmandu school | 
School in Kathmandu | 
Some advice for the parents |
Nepali school building | 
Young students in uniform | 
School girls on the way home |
Nepali boarding school | 
School girls in Kathmandu | 
The entrance of a Kathmandu school |
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