Basic Education High School No. 2 Dagon

Basic Education High School No. 2 Dagon (Burmese: အခြေခံ ပညာ အထက်တန်း ကျောင်း အမှတ် (၂) ဒဂုံ; formerly, Myoma National High School, မြို့မကျောင်း) is a public high school located a few miles north of downtown Yangon, Myanmar. The former nationalist high school founded for the children of the common folk, now educates mostly the children of well-to-do Burmese families from Dagon and vicinity. It was one of the first "nationalist schools" opened after the First National Strike against the British rule in Burma.

Myoma National High School
အ.ထ.က. (၂) ဒဂုံ
Basic Education High School No. 2 Dagon
Address
353 Myoma Kyaung Lane, Dagon [1]

Yangon
,
Yangon Region

Myanmar
Information
TypePublic
MottoesExcellence for all [2]
EstablishedFounded in 1920 (1920) (built in 1929)
FounderPho Latt[3]
School number2
PrincipalSai Ko Lay
Faculty100
GradesK–10
Number of students4200
Designations

History

The Myoma school was founded in Bahan township in December 1920. The school is regarded as the first nationalist school opened in Burma as it was established in 1920. The school was founded as the Myoma National High School by Ba Lwin after Pho Latt[3][4] and Ngwe Zin. The current building was built in 1929 as part of a nationwide movement by the nationalist Burmese to counter what they perceived as drawbacks of the British colonial education system: lack of access, and a heavily biased curriculum.[5]

The colonial education system relied heavily on a small number of private (mostly parochial) schools like St. Paul's English High School that were out of reach for most Burmese. Even the wealthy Burmese who could afford the schools were unsatisfied with the heavy Anglo-centric nature of the curriculum. (This led to the First Yangon University Strike in December 1920. The event is still celebrated annually as National Day.) Throughout the 1920s, the nationalist Burmese set up a parallel education system of national schools throughout the country. In 1929, Ba Lwin founded the school in Yangon. He would go on to guide the school until 1953.

The school was nationalized in April 1965, and eventually renamed as Basic Education High School No. 2 Dagon. Today, commonly known as Dagon 2, it is still a nationally prominent school due to its heritage. Ironically, the very access touted in the school's founding has dissipated. Dagon 2 today draws its student body overwhelmingly from well-to-do families who can pay a large "donation" every year.

The school is listed on the Yangon City Heritage List. The Blue Plaque has been installed on the structure by the Yangon Heritage Trust in November 2018.[6]

Notable alumni

Arts and literature

Business
  • Maung Shwe: Chairman of Myanmar–India Merchants' Association[8]

Military
  • Rear-Adm. Chit Hlaing: former Commander-in-Chief (Navy)
  • Lieutenant General Maung Hla: Minister
  • General Kyaw Win (Dr. Kyaw Win): Director of Medical Services, Burma Army Medical Corp sand Retired Myanmar Ambassador to the Court of St. James
  • Lieutenant General Phone Myint: Home Affairs Minister
  • Major General Sein Htwa: Social welfare minister
  • Commodore Thaung Tin: Former Commander-in-Chief (Navy)
  • Lieutenant General Thein Win: Commander in Chiefs and Chief of Air Staff

Politics and government
  • Bo Letya: one of the Thirty Comrades; Commander-in-Chief of the Burma Defence Army (1943–45); War Minister (1944–45); Deputy prime minister (1948–52)
  • Bo Mingaung: one of the Thirty Comrades
  • U Nu: Prime Minister of Burma (1948–1956, 1957–1958, 1960–1962)
  • Myoma U Than Kywe: One of the negotiators of the historical Panglong Conference in 1947. The signing of Panglong Agreement is now celebrated as a national holiday, Union Day.
  • Ye Htoon: lawyer, political dissident
  • Bo Zeya: one of the Thirty Comrades
  • Win Tin: Journalist and politician, Burmese Democracy activist

Religion
  • Sayadaw Vinaya: Monk, Abbot of Kaba-Aye Sunlun Meditation Monastery in Yangon[9]

Science
  • Dr Maung Maung Kha: Burma's first physicist;[10]

Sports
  • Sein Hlaing: Most successful coach of Myanmar national football team; Winner of FIFA Centennial Order Merit Award

List of principals
  • Pho Latt 1920 (served as headmaster for a few months, vice-president of Rangoon University Students' Boycott Council in 1920)[4]
  • Ngwe Zin 1920–23[11]
  • Ba Lwin 1923–53
  • Aye Thwe 1953–57
  • Ba Tin 1957–68
  • Ba Saw 1968–70
  • Hla Thein 1970–72
  • Nyein Maung 1972–82
  • Win Soe 1982–84
  • Tin Win 1985–88
  • Khin Maung Nyunt 1988–90
  • Han Thein 1990–97
  • Tha Win 1998–99
  • Tin Hlaing 1999–2002
  • Tin Maung Tun 2002–2011[12]
  • Aye Thinn 2011–2016
  • Sai Ko Lay 2016–2018
  • Ko Ko Naing 2018-present
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References
  1. http://www.shambles.net/schoolnet/countryreports/myanmar/index.html
  2. http://www.shambles.net/schoolnet/countryreports/myanmar/historical_background.html
  3. Myanmarbookshop. "၁၉၂၀ ကောလိပ်သပိတ်ခေါင်းဆောင် ရှေးဟောင်းသုတေသီ မြန်မာစကားပညာရှင် ဦးဖိုးလတ် (၃ ဒီဇင်ဘာ ၁၈၉၆ - ၃၀ သြဂုတ် ၁၉၆၅)". www.myanmarbookshop.com (in Burmese).
  4. ချမ်းငြိမ်း (27 April 2018). "တကောင်းရွှေပြည် စည်းခုံစေတီ စိတ်ကရည်၍..." Latest News (in Burmese).
  5. http://www.burmalibrary.org/NLM/archives/2001-12/msg00012.html
  6. "School becomes 23rd building on heritage list". Myanmar Times. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
  7. http://karateandknowledge.blogspot.com/p/blog-page.html
  8. http://www.ibiblio.org/obl/docs3/BPS95-12.pdf
  9. Biography of Sayadaw A Shin Vinaya
  10. Chancellor of University of Rangoon (1964-1977)
  11. ), Kyaw Ēi (U; ), Kyaw Ei (U; Kyaw, Aye (1993). The Voice of Young Burma. ISBN 9780877271291.CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  12. http://www.shambles.net/schoolnet/countryreports/myanmar/index.html

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