'Ri' -meaning Hill. Phensong House Phensong House is named after a place on the way to Mangan, the District Headquarters of North Sikkim. The word is derived from the words phen − meaning benefit and song meaning excellence. The Monastery at Phensong attracts many visitors. Karponang House Karponang House is named after a place in East Sikkim on the way to the Nathula Pass. The original place name, according to its local history, is derived from a distortion of Nang Karpo. During the Younghusband Expedition to Tibet of 1903–1904, on seeing a white-colored house a British officer exclaimed "Karpo Nang!" Karpo means white, and Nang means house, so this can be literally translated as white house. Affiliation The school is affiliated with the Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations, New Delhi, established by the University of Cambridge Local Examinations Syndicate, UK, and prepares students for the Indian Certificate of Secondary Education (Class X) and the Indian School Certificate (Class XII) Examinations. Notable alumni Baichung Bhutia - Former Captain of the India national football team, Arjuna Award and Padma Shri awardee. Prajwal Parajuly - Indian Author Gadul Singh Lama - Indian writer of Nepali literature and Padma Shri awardee Geetanjali Thapa - Actress Lall Bahadur Das - Speaker, Sikkim Legislative Assembly References Boarding schools in Sikkim Educational institutions established in 1926 Schools in Sikkim Gangtok 1926 establishments in Sikkim