The Bome Middle School opens training courses for students. Education in Bome County, southeast Tibet's Nyingchi Prefecture has greatly improved in the past 60 years. (China Tibet Information Center Photo)Education in Bome County, southeast Tibet's Nyingchi Prefecture has greatly improved in the past 60 years.
Before 1951, there was not a school in the modern sense in the county. In 1952, the first primary school was set up with only 18 students enrolled.
Nowadays, the enrollment rate for school-aged children in Bome has reached 99.65 percent for primary schools and 98.2 percent for junior middle schools.
In 1995, a vocational school was set up to help more students learn new skills.
Nowadays, in Bome there are a total of 17 schools at all levels and local's awareness of receiving education is also improving.
Source: China Tibet Information Center【1】 【2】 【3】 【4】
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