Basic Education High School No. 2 Latha
Latha 2 High School အ.ထ.က (၂) လသာ | |
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Type | Public |
Motto | ကျောင်းတော်မဟာ (၂) လသာ (Superb School Latha (2)) |
Established | 1861[1] |
School number | 2 |
Principal | Dr. Nang Than Than Sein |
Grades | Grade 1-Grade 11 |
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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[2][3] offers classes from Kindergarten to Tenth Standard (until Grade 10 in the new nomenclature).
The school's colonial era building is a landmark protected by the city.[4]
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 (2007–2017)[5][6]
- Dr. Nang Than Than Sein (2017–present)
Alumni[]
- Mi Mi Khaing: Scholar and writer [7]
- Mohana Gill: Writer [8]
- Kyi Phyu Shin: Film director [9]
- May Thet Khine: Actress [10]
- Yadanar Mai: Actress, Singer [10]
- Pwint: Actress, Singer[10]
- Win Maw Oo: Student activist shot dead by soldiers during the 1988 student protests[11]
- Warso Moe Oo: Actress, Model, Singer[12]
- Jenny (a) Han Nway Nyein: Singer, Model[13]
- M Seng Lu: Supermodel[14]
References[]
- ^ a b Hunter, Sir William Wilson (1908). Imperial Gazaetteer of India. 21. Oxford: Clarendon Press. p. 220.
- ^ May Thinzar Naing (29 July 2014). "Smart girls are born here".
- ^ "Kanyaw-Paw and Dylan from Yangon". 13 December 2014. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
- ^ "Special Reports: Heritage List". The Myanmar Times. 2001-10-29. Archived from the original on 2009-06-15.
- ^ "Outstanding Students:Gov't Honours Distinctive Passers". 16 July 2015.
- ^ "Vice-President attends tree-planting ceremonies, visits schools in Yangon". 31 May 2011. Archived from the original on 3 January 2018. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
- ^ Khaing, Mi Mi. "KANBAWSA --- A MODERN REVIEW". ibiblio.
- ^ Gill, Mohana (2014). Myanmar : cuisine, culture & customs. Marshall Cavendish International (Asia). p. 228. ISBN 978-981-4516-16-7.
- ^ Shin, Kyi Phyu. "Director Kyi Phyu Shin's Biography". Kyi Phyu Shin. Archived from the original on 2011-11-07.
- ^ a b c From 4:47-5:07 former school girls cast list, shown at Part 3, Little Stars of Future Movie
- ^ "Abfsu.net is for sale".
- ^ မိုးဦး, ဝါဆို (May 2014). "ကျောင်းဖွင့်ချိန် ရင်ခုန် လှုပ်ရှားမှုနှင့် ကျောင်းသားဘဝ ဖြတ်သန်းခဲ့သူ တို့ စကားသံ". Popular Myanmar. Archived from the original on 2014-08-09.
- ^ ဟန်နွေငြိမ်း, Jenny (a) (September 5, 2009). ""ကြာပါတယ်ကွာ" ဆိုတဲ့ Jenny…". Burma Irrawaddy.
- ^ "A peek into the life of Model M Seng Lu". Eleven Media Group. 24 August 2019.
External links[]
- Little Stars of Future Full Movie (Part 1-10)
- BEHS 2 Latha
- BEHS 2 Latha in Burma
- Tomboys By kyelkywaichain
- Girls' schools in Yangon
- High schools in Yangon
- Educational institutions established in 1861
- 1861 establishments in Burma
- Buildings and structures in Yangon
- 1861 establishments in the British Empire