1964 Matriculates

by Hla Min

Update : 12th November 2026

I met three 1964 Matriculates on March 16, 2018 at the gathering hosted by Dr. Zaw Lin (David Chee).

Dr. Min Lwin (Maurice Hla Kyi, SPHS64)

• He spends time in the UK and Myanmar.
• He is visiting California.
• He is a cousin of U Win Maung (EE69er) and Sayama Daw Khin Swe Aye (ChE70).
• He stood 5th in the Matriculation of 1964 and was admitted to IM(2) as Roll Number 2 (based on ILA).

Dr. Aung Win (Lam Peng Chiong, SPHS64)

• He is a retired Medical Doctor in Northern California.
• He was a few marks behind Dr. Cherry Hlaing and Dr. Lyn Aung Thet in the Matriculation of 1964.
• His ILA score was perfect and was admitted to IM(2) as Roll Number 1 (based on ILA).

Dr. Winnie Tan (SJC64)

• Spouse of Dr. Aung Win
• She is a co-founder of the ConBro (Convent and Brother Schools), which meets in San Francisco.
• Dr. Daisy Saw and Mabel Sha are the other founder members.

Dr. Ruby

• She lives in Hong Kong and is visiting her sons in Northern California.
• She mentioned that her cousin Dr Cherry Hlaing is in the East Coast to attend her daughter’s graduation.

Dr. Cherry Hlaing (SJC64)

• She was admitted to IM(1) as Roll Number 1 (with a perfect ILA score).
• She was selected as Luyechun for Inlay Khaung Daing Camp in the summer of 1965.
• Her grandfather (U Hoke Sein), and her father (U Saw Hlaing) also stood first in Burma. This is a record that is hard to be broken.

Dr. Lyn Aung Thet (MEHS64)

• He had distinctions in English, Maths, Physics and Chemistry and had the Joint Highest Marks with Cherry Hlaing.
• His Burmese was not sufficient to get a perfect ILA .
• He was an all-round athlete and led the IM(1) team in swimming and water polo.
• He is a good tennis and chess player.
• He was selected Lu Ye Chun in a subsequent year.

Dr. Cho Cho Tin

• She is the other Matriculate in 1964 with four distinctions.
• She moved to the UK.

RIT

• Top Matriculates admitted to RIT in November 1964 include Zaw Min, Tommy Shwe (GBNF), Cho Aye (GBNF), Peter Pe (GBNF) and Thaung Sein / Steeve Kay (GBNF).
• Yu Beng / Benny Tan later co-chaired SPZP-2000. He and Steeve became Golden Sponsors.
• Zaw Min and Ohn Khine wrote about “RIT Days (1964 – 70).

• Ohn Khine later volunteered as Moderator of their Intake and was a Contributor for HMEE project.