Basic Education High School No. 2 Latha

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Latha 2 High School
အ.ထ.က (၂) လသာ
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Basic Education High School No. 2 Latha
ကျောင်းတော်မဟာ (၂) လသာ
Superb School Latha (2)
Address
112 Bogyoke Aung San Road, Latha Township
Yangon, Yangon Region
Myanmar
Information
Type Public
Established 1861[1]
School number 2
Principal Dr. Theingi Kyaw[2][3]
Grades Grade 1-Grade 11
Designations

Basic Education High School (BEHS) No. 2 Latha (Burmese: အခြေခံ ပညာ အထက်တန်း ကျောင်း အမှတ် (၂) လသာ; abbreviated to အ.ထ.က (၂) လသာ; formerly St. John's Convent School;[1] commonly known as Latha 2 High School) is one of the most well known public high schools in Myanmar. Located in Latha Township opposite the Yangon General Hospital and next to the University of Medicine 1, Yangon, the all-girls school[4][5] offers classes from Kindergarten to Tenth Standard (or Grade 1 until Grade 11 in the new nomenclature).

The school's colonial era building is a landmark protected by the city.[6]

Kyi Phyu Shin created many videos and movies including "Little stars of future" (Burmese: အနာဂတ်ရဲ့ ကြယ်ပွင့်လေးများ) movie.

Uniform

From Grade 1 to Grade 5, school-girls wear a white-shirt-and-green-skirt uniform. Starting from Grade 6, school-girls wear the traditional white Burmese blouse called yinbon eingyi, and green htamein.

List of Headmistresses

  • Muriel Tun Kyaw (1966–1980)
  • Tin Tin (1981–1987)
  • Nang Nuan (1987–1993)
  • Win Kyi (1993–1996)
  • Khin Ohn Myint (1996–2007)
  • Dr. Theingi Kyaw (2007–present)

Alumni

  • Mi Mi Khaing: Scholar and writer [7]
  • Mohana Gill: Writer [8]
  • Kyi Phyu Shin: Film director [9]
  • May Thet Khaing: Actress [10]
  • Yadanar Mai: Actress, Singer [10]
  • Pwint: Actress [10]
  • Win Maw Oo: Student activist shot dead by soldiers during the 1988 student protests[11]
  • Waso Moe Oo: Model [12]
  • Jenny (a) Han Nway Nyein: Singer, Model [13]

References

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  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 From 4:47-5:07 former school girls cast list, shown at Part 3, Little Stars of Future Movie
  11. ↑ http://abfsu.net/?p=47
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