The College’s newest gap student is Sugam Banskota from Nepal. Sugam is from Janakpur, a South Eastern region of Kathmandu in Nepal. Janakpur is known as a major tourist destination with “lots of temples and peoples of almost all ethnicities in Nepal. It’s like a confluence of a city and village concept,” says Sugam.

This is Sugam’s first trip overseas and he says it’s been pretty amazing so far.

“Newington College. It’s nothing like I had imagined. Actually Google Maps doesn’t do justice to this place. The first impression I had was, “Wow. It’s huge!” The playgrounds and the buildings are simply captivating. The students of Newington College are very lucky,” he said. 

Sugam said that for a student in Nepal to travel to Australia is a pretty big deal and whilst the trip was very long (13 hours), the experience has been invaluable in regards to what he is learning about schools and how they are run.

“The whole atmosphere and the experience are totally different. Though many schools in Nepal are getting modernised they have not reached the standards of Australian schools.”

Whilst he has only been here for a week, Sugam says the biggest challenge will be to learn how to cope with being in a completely different environment and learning how to adapt to different situations. 

We extend our warmest welcome and thanks to Sugam. If you see him at the Wyvern Campus or at any of the College events, don’t forget to say hello.