# Budhanilkantha School

_School in Budhanilkantha, Bagmati Province, Nepal_

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Last updated: 2026-11-03

> Budhanilkantha School, often referred to as BNKS, is a boarding school in Nepal. It is located in Narayanthan, 8 kilometres north of Kathmandu, at the foothills of Shivapuri mountain (2,732 m [8,963 ft]). It is named after the Budhanilkantha Temple, which is located nearby.

## Quick facts

- **Type:** boarding school ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4985064#P31))
- **Established:** 1972 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4985064#P571))
- **Official website:** bnks.edu.np ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4985064#P856))
- **Coordinates:** 27.7821, 85.3595

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## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): Budhanilkantha School](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Budhanilkantha_School) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikipedia (Nepali): बुढानीलकण्ठ स्कूल](https://ne.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%AC%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%A2%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A8%E0%A5%80%E0%A4%B2%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%A3%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%A0_%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%82%E0%A4%B2) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikidata item Q4985064](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4985064) — [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- [Image: Budhanilkantha School 3.jpg by Birkhe (CC0)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Budhanilkantha_School_3.jpg)

## Licence and attribution

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## Cite this page

"Budhanilkantha School". DigiNepal. Last updated 3 November 2026. https://diginpl.com/places/budhanilkantha-school. Retrieved 4 November 2026.