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St. Patrick’s High School, Moulmein

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By U Aye (M62)

Updated : June 2025

  • First school established by the De La Salle Brothers in Burma.
  • Built in Moulmein (1860)
  • Photos taken during my visit to the school (2016)

Clock Tower, boarding house upstairs, exam hall below

Photos taken during my visit

St. Pat 1
St. Pat 2
St. Pat 3
Entrance

Memories

Our class photo V B

Our class photo VII Std

Class teacher Bro. Sebastian.
I met Bro Sebastain during our first year at Leikkone in 1958-59 while he was attending BAed.

Ko Ko Lay (UCC) first row, sitting second from left.
U Aye (M62), second row, sitting second from right.
B. Singh (RU goalkeeper) third row, first from right,
Myo Lwin (M63), third row third from right.

Absentees : Kyaw Win (M62), Peter Gale.

Bro Canice was Bro Director,
House Master Mr. E. Swarris,
House Capt. Dr. Aung Myin (Eye, passed away in UK around 2018),
U Win Naing (MS pulp and paper)(CRO) third row, fourth from right,
U Aye, third row, third from right.

Our matriculation class 1955-56

Bro Austin, Bro Director,
Bro Wilfrid, Class teacher,
U Tun Shwe, Myanmar Sar,
Mr. DeMonte, Moral and Manners.

Peter Gale,
Dr. Thet Lwin (Statistics),
B. Singh (RU goalkeeper),
medical doctors Dr JK Sinha (UK), Dr Rafi, Dr Rajani Vora, India,
Capt. Aung Myint, Capt Ya Kyaw, Myo Lwin (M63),
Kyaw Win (M62), John Ba Maung, Russian Lecturer (IFL)

Prof. Khin Zaw (Chemistry),
Saw Alfred Keh (Preacher after graduation, son of pre-WW2, RU footballer Washington Keh),
U Kyi Win (BPI),
U Aye
among others.

St Patrick’s HS football team of late 40s and early 50s

During 1948-49, St Pat’s team beat all other Schools’ Combined team. Some of the team members were-

Bernard Henry – Goalkeeper,

R. S. Pathy, Tin Aye — Fullbacks,

Pway Ain (Htay Aung), Jimmy Innes, Tin Ngwe (Mid-field),

Rama (Rightwinger), Khine Thein, SV Lingham, Jimmy Sein (Tint Swe), B. Boudville (Left winger).

Later Pway Ain (Htay Aung) played for RU, Jimmy Sein (Tint Swe) played for Prome Hall and RU.
Jimmy Innes played for Customs FC in Rangoon first div.

Many played in Friends Union FC in Moulmein first div.

St Patrick’s Alumini, Ko Ko Gyi,
Tenasserim division and Burma selected footballer.
Standing second from L Pway Ain(Hyay Aung)) and Jimmy Sein(Tint Swe) seated second from L, were from St Patrick’s HS football team

B.Singh back row, fifth from L in black goalkeeper jersey, the tall guy was from St Patrick’s HS, he was also a Tenasserim Division player. He was my classmate in St Pat.

Dennis Mackey (C73) wrote

Thanks for this piece as part of your “Work in Progress”.

Below are photos and notes that I posted on my FB page and on St. Patrick’s HS, Moulmein FB public group page.

April 8, 2017 When I visited former St. Patrick’s High School
https://www.facebook.com/dennis.mackey.kyawthu/posts/506160823105973

My posts – St Patrick’s High School, Moulmein (Public group)
https://www.facebook.com/groups/140542742679500/user/100011361797511

St Patrick’s High School, Moulmein (Public group)
https://www.facebook.com/groups/140542742679500/

Updates

  • De La Salle Schools — St. Pat (Moulmein), St. Paul’s (Rangoon), St. Peter’s (Mandalay), St. Albert’s (Maymyo), St. Columban’s (Bhamo), St. Joseph’s (Loikaw), DLS (Twante)
  • Private schools were nationalized on April 1, 1965
  • U Aye represented RU & BIT in Volleyball. He graduated with Mechanical Engineering in 1962. He worked for HIC and FAO.

Posts

  • Burma Selected
  • De La Salle
  • RU Athletes
  • Sports
  • Volleyball

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