Basic Education High School No. 2 Dagon
| Dagon 2 High School အ.ထ.က. (၂) ဒဂုံ |
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| Myoma Kyaung Lane, Dagon Yangon, Yangon Region, Myanmar |
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| Type | Public |
| Established | 1929 |
| Founder | Ba Lwin |
| School number | 2 |
| Principal | Tin Maung Tun |
| Faculty | 100 |
| Grades | K–10 |
| Number of students | 4200 |
BEHS 2 Dagon (Burmese: အခြေခံ ပညာ အထက်တန်း ကျောင်း အမှတ် (၂) ဒဂုံ; formerly, Myoma National High School) is a nationally known public high school located a few miles north of downtown Yangon. 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.No.2 Basic Education High School was formerly known as Myoma National Boy's High School. In the 1920s national schools were opened across Myanmar with the purpose of implementing the national education objectives.
Myoma national schools were born out of the national freedom struggle together with national education and national spirit.
Of them all, this school was the first-born Myoma National School.
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[edit] History
The Myoma school was first founded in 1920 . The school was founded as Myoma National High School by Ba Lwin 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.
The colonial education system relied heavily on a small number of private (mostly parochial) schools like St. Paul's English High School that were simply 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 November 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.
[edit] Alumni
- U Nu: First Prime Minister of Burma[1]
- (General) Bo Let Ya: One of the leader of The Thirty Comrades, became Commander in Chief of the Burma Defence Army (BDA) under Gen. Aung San as War Minister during the Japanese Occupation in 1944, signed the Let Ya-Freeman Defence Agreement in 1947 as an annex to the main Nu-Attlee Treaty, served in Thakin Nu's AFPFL government as deputy prime minister till 1952[2]
- Bo Min Gaung: One of the leader of The Thirty Comrades[3]
- Bo Zeya: One of the leader of The Thirty Comrades[4]
- Commodore (Major Genenral) Thaung Tin: Former Commanders-in-Chief (Navy)[5]
- Rear-Adm. (Brigadier General) Chit Hlaing: Former Commanders-in-Chief (Navy)[6]
- Myoma U Than Kywe: Famous Politician, chairman of the Myoma National Students Union, he was one of the leaders and negotiators of the historical Panglong Conference negotiated with National leader General Aung San and other ethnic leaders in 1947[7][8]
- Lieutenant General Thein Win: Commander in Chiefs and Chief of Air Staffs[9]
- Lieutenant General Phone Myint:Home Affairs Minister
- Lieutenant General Maung Hla: Minister
- Major General Sein Htwar: Social welfare minister[10]
- General Kyaw Win (Dr. Kyaw Win): former Director of Medical Services, Burma Army Medical Corp and Retired Myanmar Ambassador to the Court of St. James[11]
- Sein Hlaing:[12] Most successful coach of Myanmar national football team; Winner of FIFA Centennial Order Merit Award
- Ye Htoon: Prominent lawyer, political dissident and successful entrepreneur[citation needed]
- Myoma Myint Kywe: Famous Writer and Historian ,[13][14]
[edit] List of principals=
- Ba Lwin (BA (Hons), MA) 1929–1953
- Aye Thwe (BA) (1953–1957)
- Ba Tin (BA) (1957–1968)
- Ba Saw (BA, BEd) (1968–1970)
- Hla Thein (BA, BEd) (1970–1972)
- Nyein Maung (BA, BEd) (1972–1982)
- Win Soe (BA, BEd) (1982–1984)
- Tin Win (BA, BEd) (1985–1988)
- Khin Maung Nyunt (BAEd BEd) (1988–1990)
- Han Thein (BA, BEd) (1990–1997)
- Tha Win (BEd) (1998–1999)
- Tin Hlaing (BEd) (1999–2002)
- Tin Maung Tun (BSc, DipEd) 2002–present[15]
[edit] External links
Dagon 2 Myoma my:မြို့မ အထက်တန်းကျောင်း
[edit] References
- ^ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U_Nu
- ^ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thirty_Comrades
- ^ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thirty_Comrades
- ^ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thirty_Comrades
- ^ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myanmar_Navy
- ^ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myanmar_Navy
- ^ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panglong_Conference
- ^ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aung_San
- ^ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myanmar_Air_Force
- ^ http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Myanmar+junta+announces+minor+cabinet+reshuffle.-a081011638
- ^ http://www.facebook.com/note.php?note_id=170791236271704
- ^ "Coach Sein Hlaing of Golden Age of Burmese Football Dies" (in Burmese). Bi-Weekly Eleven (Yangon: Eleven Media Group): 29. 2010-05-14.
- ^ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myoma_Myint_Kywe
- ^ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U_Nu
- ^ http://www.shambles.net/schoolnet/countryreports/myanmar/index.html
Coordinates: 16°47′08.67″N 96°08′51.10″E / 16.7857417°N 96.147528°E49.156.34.70 (talk) 11:47, 27 December 2011 (UTC)
