School About

“Tangmachu” as the legend says that the place was frequently visited by tigers/tigresses to drink water from a lake the then Yambrang tsho, which can be seen at present as a marshy place near the school. People often heard tiger roaring from a small pass and based on it, people named the place as “Tak – Kay – La” meaning the tiger roaring pass (Tak means Tiger; Kay means roar; La means Pass). The settlement near Yambrang Tsho, which is below Tak – Kay – La, came to be known as “Tag – Mo – Chhu” meaning tigress’ water (Tagmo means tigress and Chhu means water). Since the school is located nearby Tag – Mo – Chhu, the school also assumed the name “Tag – Mo – Chhu” which gradually became “Tangmachu” due to dilution in its pronunciation.

Tangmachu Central School under Maenbi gewog, Lhuentse Dzongkhag is located at the heart of Maenbi gewog community on the knoll of Takila at an altitude of about 1700 m above sea level spread over 37.6  acres of land. The school was first of its kind in Bhutan built under the Primary Education Project (PEP) funded by the World Bank. It was on 9^th April 1994 that a new school was established and named Tangmachu Junior High School with Mr. Jigme Thinley as the first Headmaster.