Samthar Higher Secondary School
| School Name | Samthar Higher Secondary School |
| Address | Samthar III, Kalimpong-I, Kalimpong, West Bengal |
| Location | Samthar III |
| City | Kalimpong |
| District | Kalimpong |
| State | West Bengal |
| Pincode | 734301 |
| Category | Higher Secondary School |
| Block | Kalimpong-I |
Samthar Higher Secondary School is located in Samthar III, Kalimpong-I, Kalimpong, West Bengal. Established in year 1965, 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 Department of Education. The first mode of communication is English in the school but Nepali and Hindi is also spoken during classes.
| Class I to V | 34 Students |
| Class VI to VIII | 114 Students |
| Class IX to XII | 165 Students |
| Total Students | 313 Students |
| Total Teachers | 15 Teachers |
| Student-Teacher Ratio | 21:1 |
| Student-Classroom Ratio | 39:1 |
The school has strength of around four hundred students being taught by around 15 teachers. The student-teacher ratio is 21 students per teacher. All of the teachers are appointed on Regular basis. Nine teachers are Male and remaining six are Female. In terms of Academic qualification five teachers are Graduate and rest ten are Post Graduate. None of the teachers are trained in Computer. The student classroom ratio is 39:1, means on an average thirty nine students sit in a classroom which is very good. There are 34 students in class I to V, 114 students in class VI to VIII and 165 students in class IX to XII.
The school is in a Govt. building and it has no boundary walls. The school has total eight clasrooms and five other rooms. The school has internet facility for students. The school has ten desktops, one scanner, one printer, one LED and one webcam in its premises. There is book bank for students. There are two boys toilets, one girls toilet and two cwsn toilets for students. The school has both hand wash facility and drinking water facility for people.