Category: Education

St. Paul’s High School

• He taught Physics at St. Paul’s High School.
• He was also a Scout Master.
• He is the lone surviving teacher from our times.

• He understands “Comparative Religions”
• He was brought up as a Baptist.
• Later, practiced Catholicism for 10 years.
• Finally became a Buddhist monk.

Five from the Class were in the Top Ten

According to marks,

Bernard Khaw : 1st in Burma

Maung Aye : 2nd

Winston Sein Maung (GBNF) : 3rd

Yi Thway : Joint Fifth

Paing Soe : Joint Fifth

Many were admitted as Roll No One to

IM1 : Yi Thway

RIT (Electrical) : Wunna Sithu

RIT (Mechanical) : Myint Thin (GBNF)

Physics : Edward Than Maung (Tin Maung Maung Than)

Chemistry : Bernard Khaw

Forestry : Saw Win (Wailar)

…

Photo : Dr. Thane Oke Kyaw Myint (SPHS60)

L- R :

• Dr. Khin Maung Zaw (Frank, SPHS63, UK)
• Dr. Myo San (Freddie, SPHS63, GBNF)
• Dr. Khin Maung U (George, SPHS63, USA)
• Dr. Nyunt Nyunt Wai (Amy, Mrs. KMU, USA)
• Dr. Thane Oke Kyaw Myint (Johnny, SPHS60, Australia)

24 won Collegiate Scholarship.

Dr. Thane Oke Kyaw Myint stood 6th in the whole of Burma in the Matriculation of 1960.

He missed the Top Five positions by a point each.

• Nancy Than Tin
• Myat Hla Sein
• Kyaw Soe Win and Saw Yan Lin
• Ye Soe Myint
• Khin Maung Oo

Nancy Than Tin

• U Than Tin (Saya “Tha Hee”) taught Physics at Rangoon University.
• His children Nancy and Edward attended PPBRS.
• Nancy married Dr,Nyan Htein (MOC, son of Historian Bohmugyi Ba Shin). They moved to Texas, USA.

Myat Hla Sein

• U Chin Sein is a movie actor turned Director. He is also known as Shwe Nyar Maung. His children Myat Hla Sein and Chit Mya Sein attended PPBRS.
• Myat Hla Sein was Head of the “Yoke Shin Pyinnya” Department at Regional College (2).
• Passed away in early 2020 in an accident.

Kyaw Soe Win and Saw Yan Lin

• Bohmu Tint Swe was sent as Military Attache to Yugoslovia. His sons left PPBRS to join him.
• The elder son (Kyaw Soe Win) had a medical problem and passed away.
• The younger son (Saw Yan Lin @ Zeyar Lin) came back to Rangoon.
  He married. He passed away around 1964 or 1965. Grapevine says that his cousin saw in his dream “Zeyar Lin riding a horse and bidding Goodbye”.
• The medical problems of the brothers may be related.
• Their mother is a close relation of the A1 family.

Ye Soe Myint

• Son of U Chan Tha

Khin Maung Oo

• Attended PPBRS
• Took the 7th Standard Government examination from a private school
• Rejoined PBRS from 8th Standard
• Second batch of Mercantile Marine course
• Master Mariner
• Graduate studies in the UK
• Taught at Simalaik Traning School
• Retired after teaching at a Malaysian school for maritime studies
• Moved to the US
• Posted old photos from PPBRS

Aye Zaw Win

• Son of U Zaw Win (Zaw Myint Thein)
• Siblings : Kathleen Zaw Win, Kenneth Zaw Win, Bo Bo Zaw Win
• Classmate of Khin Maung Oo in Infant (B) with Teacher Kywe

Background

• Private Primary Boundary Road School (PPBRS)
• Located at 109 Boundary Road.
• Founded by Daw Tin Tin Aye.
  She was succeeded by her younger sister Daw Khin Khin Aye (Teacher Ah Mar) as Principal.
  Daw Yi Yi (second sister) taught Infant (A) / Higher KG.
• The school was renamed Private Boundary Road School (PBRS) after it opened classes for Middle School and High School.

Daw Khin Khin Aye / Teacher Ah Mar

• Siblings : Daw Tin Tin Aye, Daw Yi Yi, U Thin Tu
• Spouse : U Kyaw Zaw
  Studied Motion Pictures Industry as a States Scholar in the US
• Children : Thane Myint, Kyaw Thein, Mo Mo
• Taught at PPBRS
• Became Principal
• Extended the school to teach Middle School and High School
• School was renamed PBRS
• After nationalization, Sayama worked as Township Education Officer for Bahan

Students

Most students were from nearby places :

• Windermere
• Inya
• Golden Valley / Lowis
• Myenigone
• San Chaung

Among the alumni are

• U Tin Maung Thant (son of UNSG U Thant)
• Francis Ohn Maung (son of Arzani U Ohn Maung)
• Dr. Flora Aye and Shirley Aye
• Kun Lone family (Bonzo, Bonnie, Ruby, Pearl)
• Elizabeth Kyaw Tun (Ph.D. in English, daughter of Saya U Kyaw Tun)
• Kenneth San and Margaret San (moved from Taung Gyi)
• Daw Pyone Khin (daughter of U Ba Yoke)
• My siblings and cousins
• A1 Family Members

A1 Family Members

The movie pioneers in Burma include four brothers :

• A1 U Tin Nwe
• U Nyi Pu
• U Tin Pe (Maung Maung Soe)
• A1 U Tin Maung

A1 was earlier known as “Myanmar Ah Swe“.

U Tin Nwe and Family

• U Hla Bu (son-in-law of U Tin Nwe)
  Children : Margie (Ma Aung Si), Stanley (A1 Than Htut), Freddie (A1 Thein Htut, Sat Su), Bobby (Aung Myint, Thamankyar Ko Myint), Sai Wunna
• U Thein Zaw (actor)
• U Hla Myo (who directed several movies with Nyunt Win)

U Nyi Pu and Family

• Founded Ma Weik Za Do Films (which produced “Thamankyar”).
• Daughter attended PPBRS.
• Sayamagyi Daw Khin Khin Aye (Teacher Ah Mar) supported her former students to direct and produce “Thamankyar“.
  Twin brothers Than Htut and Thein Htut were Directors.
  Toe Nyunt, Aung Myint and Wunna were Actors.
  Than Win was the script writer.

U Tin Pe (Maung Maung Soe) and Family

• Actor, Director and Producer
• Son-in-law : U Maung Maung has his own Studio
• U Maung Maung’s children : Rosalind (Ma Pyi Aye), Richard, Glory (Khin Than Nu)

U Tin Maung and Family

• Was Actor before he turned Director and Producer.
• Daughter : Phyllis

Extended Family

• U Tin Yu (nephew, son of U Tin Nwe’s sister)
  Children : Zelma Yu, Zaw Min Yu, Zin Thi Yu
  Half-brother : Kyaw Hein
  
• Daw Marlar Myint
  Brother : U Tin Yu
  Spouse : U Mya Maung
  Children : Peggy, Winnie (Win Mar), Ted (Toe Nyunt). Rose-belle (Sandar, Sar Oo), Mya Zaw

Since A1 extended family is huge, I do not know some members.

• Ma Pyi Aye graduated in 1966 with Architecture.
• Aung Myint graduated in 1970 with Mining Engineering.
• Than Win graduated in 1970 with Textile Engineering.
• Win Mar won the Academy Award for her role in “Pho Pyone Cho”. She became a doctor, and did not pursue a career in movies.
• Sar Oo won the Academy Award for her role in “Hne Hmar Ah The”.
• Toe Nyunt became known as “Shwe Gaung Byaung”.
• Thein Htut became known as “Sat Su”.
• Aung Chein, nephew of U Hla Bu, was selected Luyechun. He graduated in 1972 with Mechanical Engineering.

Other PPBRS Alumni

• Myat Hla Sein and Chit Mya Sein (children of U Chin Sein)
• Myo Set (son of Thar Gaung Gyi)
• Han Tun (SPHS63, DSA) and his siblings
• Nay Win (MEHS63, M69)

P.B.R.S Group

A Facebook Group for PBRS Alumni is maintained by Aye Maung Than and Mya Hlaing.

Brother Directors

• Bro. Hubert (in Std IV and X)
• Bro. Edmund (GBNF, in Std V)
• Bro. Felix
• Bro. Urban (Sub-director)

Class Teachers

• Ms. A Benjamin
  Class teacher of Std. IV(D)
• Mrs. Violet Boudville
  Class teacher of Std. V(D)
• Saya U Pe Tin
  Burmese teacher for Std. V (D)
  Class teacher for Std. VI (D)
  Three prizes : Highest score, Handwriting, Moral character

• Saya U Nge
  Class teacher for Std. VII (D)
• Brother Anthony
  Class teacher for Std. VIII (A)

• Brother Xavier
  English teacher for VIII(A)
  Class teacher for IX(A)
  Subtract 10 marks per error (some end up with -240)
  Penalty for grammatical errors
• Brother Austin
  Class teacher for X(A)
  Taught English and “Morals and Manners”
  School Librarian
  Gave prizes
  

Subject Teachers

• Ms. Amelia Kyi (“Miss Hong Kong”)
  English teacher for VI(D) and VII(D)
  English tests (including Spelling and Dictation)
  Fine : 25 – 50 pyas
  Reward : 50 pyas
• Brother Austin (English; also Class)
• Brother Xavier (English; also Class)
• Saya C. Lewis (English)
• Saya Timms (English)
• Saya George Chapman (English)

• Brother Anthony (Maths; also Class)
• Brother Clementian (Maths)

• Saya Johnny Myo (Maths)
• Saya U Kyaw Khin (Maths)
  
• Saya U Sein (Burmese)
• Saya U Nyunt Maung (Burmese; also Arts)
• Saya U Kyaw Sein (Burmese)

• Saya D’Cruz (Chemistry)
• Brother Joseph (Chemistry Lab)

• Saya Beatson (Physics; also Scout Master)
• Saya U M. Hla Min (Physics)
• Saya U Hla Myint (Physics)
  
• Saya U Htay Myint (Arts, Hist, Geog)
• Saya U Htwe (Arts, Hist, Geog)

Assignment

• The Brothers and Directors are assigned to various De La Salle Schools.
• Bro. Clementian was Director at St. Peter’s High School, Mandalay.
• Bro. Xavier later taught at St. Albert’s High School, Maymyo.
• Some sayas taught us as Relieving Teachers.

St. Paul’s အထက်တန်းကျောင်း

B.E.H.S (6) ဗိုလ်တထောင်

မြိုမ အမျိုးသား အထက်တန်းကျောင်း

B.E.H.S (2) ဒဂုံ

အထွေထွေ

St. John’s Diocesan အထက်တန်းကျောင်း

B.E.H.S (1) လမ်းမတော်

Methodist English အထက်တန်းကျောင်း

B.E.H.S (1) ဒဂုံ

St. John’s Dioceasan Boys’ High School

Alumni include U Tin U, U Ba Than, U Thein Han, Dr. Thein Hlyne, Dr. Tin Win, U Moe Aung, U Kyaw Sein, Dr. Nyo Win …

St. Paul’s High School (SPHS)

Alumni include Dr. Ba Han, Dr. Ba Maw, U Ba Khin, U Chan Htoon, U Than Aung, U Soe Paing, U Ko Ko Lay, U Myo Min, Dr. Soe Win …

Classification

There are various ways to classify schools. They include

• English School
• Vernacular School
• Anglo-Vernacular School
• Boys’ School
• Girls’ School
• Monastic School
• Missionary School
• National School
• Municipal School
• Government School
• Private School
• Primary School
• Middle School
• High School

De La Salle Schools

The following schools were founded by the De La Salle Brothers (an Order in the Catholic Church).

• Sr. Patrick’s HS (Moulmein)
• St. Paul’s HS (Rangoon)
• St. Peter’s HS (Mandalay)
• St. Albert’s HS (Maymyo)
• St. Joseph’s HS (Loikaw)
• St. Columban’s HS (Bhamo)
• De La Salle School (Twante)

Old Paulians

The early Paulians include ICS U Tin Tut, Dr. Ba Han, Dr. Ba Maw, U Chan Htoon, and U Ba Khin.

RIT Sayas who attended SPHS (St. Paul’s High School) include

• U Tin Htut
• U Soe Paing
• U Htun Aung Kyaw
• U Myint Soe (GBNF)
• U Ohn Maung (Anthony Sein)
• Dr. Htin Aung
• Dr. Myo Khin

RIT Alumni who attended SPHS include

• U Sein Htoon (M63, RUBC Captain and Gold)
• U Myint Khine (Norman Khine, C63, Boxing, Soccer, Track and Field, Rowing)
• U Thaung Lwin (EC66, RUBC Captain and Gold)
• U Myo Myint (EC67, RUBC Gold)
• U Than Htut (M67, RUBC Gold)
• U Sein Shwe (M67, Luchechun, Dobat, Harmonica)
• Dr. Thein Tun (EP67)
• U Kyaw Kyaw (Christopher Sein, C67)
• U Aung Khin (EP68)
• U Tin Nwe (Milton Sein, C68)
• Several from the Class of 69
  U Hla Min, U Chit Po Po (GBNF), U “Cowboy” Tin Nwe (GBNF), Uzin Aung Chaw (Victor), U Ngwe Tun, U Than Win, U Khin Maung Bo (Alan Saw Maung), U Aung Thu Yein (Brownie Way, GBNF), U Than Htay
• Several from the Class of 70
  U La Min, U “Pauk Si” Hla Min (GBNF)
• Several from the Class of 71
  U Myint Thin (GBNF), U Myint Toe, U Bo Bo Oo (Oscar), U Wunna Sithu).

B.O.B (Brothers’ Old Boys)

• Saya U Myo Myint Sein (Raymond Sein, A58, President of Ru Con-Bro Association)

• David Myint Thein (M69, St. Columban’s)
• U Ohn Khine (M70, St. Peter’s)
• U Zaw Min Nawaday (EP70, St. Albert’s)
• Saw Maung Maung Htwe (Class of 70, St. Albert’s)
• U Kyaw Thu (Dennis Mackey, C73, St. Patrick’s)

MEHS Alumni

RIT Sayas who attended MEHS (Methodist English High School) include

• U Tu Myint (Winston Tu Maung)
• U Maung Maung (George Chan)

RIT Alumni who attended MEHS include

• U Tun Aung (Jeffrey Kamdar, EC68, GBNF)
• U Tint Lwin (Daniel Kyin, M69)
• U Nay Win (M69, GBNF)
• Daw Saw Yu Tint (Alice, T69)
• Kenny Wong (M69)
• U Kyaw Min Thein (Kenneth Thein, M69)
• Tan Yu Beng (Benny Tan, M70)
• U Khin Maung Aye (M73, GBNF)
• U Hla Myint Thein (Maurice Chee, M75)
• U Win Khaing (M75)

Sacred Heart

RIT Alumni who attended Sacred Heart include

• U Tin Htut (Harry, “Mon Yu”, M69)
• U Win Boh (Robert Gyi, EC69)
• U Tin Aung Win (Oscar Than Nyunt, M69)
• U Tin Aye (Abdul Rauf, EP9, GBNF)

St. John’s Dio

RIT Sayas who attended St. John’s Dio include

• U Tin U
• U Ba Than
• Dr. Thein Hlyne
• Dr. Tin Win
• U Moe Aung
• U Kyaw Sein (GBNF)
• Dr. Nyo Win

RIT Sayas who attended St. John’s Dio include

• U Myo Tun (Bobby, Ashin Pannagavesaka, A69)
• Dr. Khin Maung Aye (M76)

Other schools in Rangoon

They include

• ABM (American Baptist Mission)
• Burmese Methodist
• Branch Convent
• Central
• Chinese Methodist
• Hwa Kyone
• Myoma
• Nan Yang
• St. Augustine’s HS
• St. John’s Convent
• St. Mary’s Dioceasan
• St. Philomena’s Convent
• TTC Practicing School

Schools outside Rangoon

• Kelly (Mandalay)
• Father Lafone (Mandalay)
• Kambawza (Taunggyi)
• St. Peter’s (Mandalay)
• St. Albert’s (Maymyo)
• St. Columban’s (Bhamo)
• St. Joseph’s (Loikaw)
• St. Patrick’s (Moulmein)