Morning Star Secondary School
| School Name | Morning Star Secondary School |
| Address | Lum Thurih, Umling, Nongpoh, Meghalaya |
| Location | Nongpoh |
| City | Nongpoh |
| District | Ri Bhoi |
| State | Meghalaya |
| Pincode | 793102 |
| Category | Higher Secondary School |
| Block | Umling |
Morning Star Secondary School is located in Lum Thurih, Umling, Nongpoh, Meghalaya. Established in year 2005, the school is a Co-educational and is located in Rural area. This is a Higher Secondary school and is currently operational. It's affiliated with State Board for class-X & class-XII exams. The school is managed by Private Unaided (Recognized). The school is situated in Nongpoh assembly constituency. The language used to teach students is English but Khasi and Hindi is also spoken during classes.
| Class IX to XII | 164 Students |
| Total Students | 164 Students |
| Total Teachers | 8 Teachers |
| Student-Teacher Ratio | 21:1 |
| Student-Classroom Ratio | 41:1 |
The institution teaches around two hundred students and has 8 teachers to teach them, which makes the student-teacher ratio of 21 students per teacher. Three teachers are appointed on Regular basis and rest five are appointed on Contract basis. One teacher is Male and remaining seven are Female. In terms of Academic qualification four teachers are Graduate and rest four are Post Graduate. None of the teachers are trained in Computer. The student classroom ratio is 41:1, means on an average forty one students sit in a classroom which is good. There are 164 students in class IX to XII.
The school is a Govt. school in a rent free building and it has pucca boundary walls. The school has total four clasrooms and two other rooms. The school has internet facility for students. The school has one desktop in its premises. There are three boys toilets and three girls toilets for students. The school has both hand wash facility and drinking water facility for people.