Schools with retrofit/new construction reported in good condition

A series of school buildings that have been retrofit or rebuilt are being reported as safe post-earthquake.

Some of these schools including Kavre, Tanahun, Sindhupalchowk, Makawanpur, Nawalparasi, Sunsari, Udaipur, Rasuwa Royal, which are all located in the Kathmandu Valley. These buildings are being used as shelters for local people who have lost their houses or for health care and social organizations. source source

There are reports that a two-story confined masonry dormitory at a school for visually impaired students, constructed in 2012, has performed well in the earthquake. The dormitory is located in Bhandar Dhik, approximately 67 km form the epicenter. The project was the first application of confined masonry technology for the NGO Smart Shelter Foundation (www.smartshelterfoundation.org) which designed and constructed the building with assistance from the Confined Masonry Network.

Figure 1. Foundation.	Figure 2. Construction.
Figure 3. Column casting.	Figure 4. Post-earthquake.

Figure 5. Building.

Furthermore, Humanitarian Response is reporting that the initial information from Bhaktapur shows that schools that were retrofitted were not damaged. (source, source)

Curated topics from the April 25, 2015, Nepal Earthquake to help inform reconnaissance activities, identify impacted regions, and help document the timeline of earthquake response/recovery.