Category: Education

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)

Thanks to Sayama Daw May Saw Lwin (MEHS57), Saya Dr. Soe Win (SPHS58), Dr. Tin Wa (SPHS57, brother of Dr. Frankie Ohn, SPHS59), Dr. Swe Khin Tun and Bernard Khaw for providing the details of the 1957, 1958, 1959, 1963 and 1965 Matriculates.

The ILA system was employed for 1964 and 1965. Along with the 3-NRC rule, the definition of “Top Matriculates” changed.

Matriculation (1951 – 1965)

• I had posted about “First in Burma in the Matriculation examination from 1951 – 1965. There were a few missing items (e.g. for 1955).
• This morning at the Hta Pa Na Peik Ceremony at Sae Taw Win 2 Dhamma Center in Sebastapol, California, Sayama Daw Tin Tin Maw (Chemistry) told me that her elder sister Lily Hwang (MEHS55) stood First in Burma in the Matriculation of 1955.
  
• Earlier, Thit Yine commented that Boon Chiong (Dr. Hla Shwe, Yegyaw Methodist) stood First in Burma in the Matriculation of 1953.
  
• The following is the updated list of “Top Students in Burma”. There are a few items still missing.
  
• 1951 : George Chapman (SPHS / St. Paul’s High School) : First
  
• 1952 : Dr. Nyunt Tin (SPHS) : First / FRCP / GBNF
  Dr. Myo Tint (TTC) : Third / MBBS
  
• 1953 : Dr. Hla Shwe (Boon Chiong, Yegyaw Methodist) : First / Physics
  U Ohn Khin (Yegyaw Methodist) : Second
  
• 1954 : Koon Yin Chu (Phillip Chu, SPHS) : First / Architecture
  Dr. Tin Myo Than (TTC) : Second
  
• 1955 : Lily Hwang (MEHS / Methodist English High School) : First
  
• 1956 : Ye Myint (St. Peter’s High School) : First
  Thaung Tin (St. Peter’s) : Second
  Khin Maung Than (St. Peter’s) : Joint Third
  Dr. Than Myint (St. Paul’s) : Joint Third / Physics
  
• 1957 : Dr. Htin Kyaw (Hein Kyu, Sacred Heart) : First / Physics Honors
  Dr. Nellie Liu (MEHS) : Second
  Dr. Htin Aung (Hein Pu, Sacred Heart) : Sixth / Physics Honors
  
• 1958 : Dr. Soe Win (SPHS) : First / Chemistry Honors
  Robert Sein (SPHS) : Second / Physics Honors
  Myint Myint Tin (MEHS) : Third
  
• 1959 : Dr. Hla Ngwe Tin (Frankie Ohn, SPHS) : First / Physics Honors
  Dr. Shewan Lee (SPHS) : 2nd / Chemistry / California Institute of Technology
  Dr. Than Nwe Aung (SPHS) : 3rd / MBBS
  “Rocky” Koon Yin Chu’s younger brother : Tie 4th / Doctor
  Oo Oo Tha : Tie 4th / Mathematics Honors / well know private tuition teacher
  
• 1960 : Austin Kyan (MEHS) : First
  Dr. Nyan Win : Second
  Arthur Hla Maung : Third
  Marie Nyun : Fourth
  Indian lady : Fifth
  Dr. Thane Oke Kyaw Myint (SPHS) : Sixth
  
• 1961 : Lina Ong (MEHS) : First
  Dr. Robin Ban (Kyaw Win, SPHS) : Second
  
• 1962 : Need Information
  
• 1963 : Dr. Khin Maung U (SPHS) : First
  Dr. Min Oo (SPHS) : Second / Mathematics
  Dr. Myo San (Freddie Ba San) : Third / GBNF
  Dr. Nyunt Wai (Victor Nyunt) : Fourth
  Dr. Thein Wai (SPHS) : Fifth
  Kenny Wong (MEHS) : Sixth / Mechanical
  Hla Min (SPHS) : Seventh / Computer Science
  Dr. Winnie Aung (Branch Convent) : Eighth
  Dr. Johnny Maung Maung (Aung Kyaw Zaw, SPHS) : Ninth
  Maung Maung Kyi (SPHS) : Eleventh / Chemical
  Dr. Khin Tun (SJDBS – St. John’s Diocesan) : Twelveth
  Aung Thu Yein (Brownie Way, SPHS) : Thirteenth / Electrical
  Dr. Frank Gale (Khin Maung Zaw, SPHS) : Seventeenth
  
• 1964 : Dr. Cherry Hlaing (St. John’s Convent) : First
  Dr. Lyn Aung Thet (MEHS) : Lost tie breaker with ILA
  Dr. Aung Win Chiong (SPHS) : Third (in raw marks)
  Indian Lady : Fourth
  Dr. Min Lwin (Maurice Hla Kyi, SPHS) : Fifth (in raw marks)
  
• 1965 : Bernard Khaw (SPHS) : First : Retired in USA
  Maung Aye (SPHS) : Second : Doctorate from USA
  Winston Sein Maung (SPHS, GBNF) : Third
  Cherry Than Tin : Fourth : Moved to Singapore
  Dr. Yi Thway (Edwin) : Admitted to IM(1) as Roll Number (1) : Admission was based on ILA : Moved to UK
  Dr. Paing Soe (Freddie) : Admitted to IM(1) as Roll Number (2) : Tied in raw marks with Dr. Yi Thway : Retired as Deputy Minister of Health
  

Early Matriculates

• U Kyaw Myint (Bar-at-law) stood First in Burma with distinction in all subjects. He matriculated from “Government High School”.
  
• U Ba Khin (Vipassana Teacher, Auditor General, SPHS) stood First in Burma.
  
• Four Generations and Five Members (headed by U Hoke Sein) stood First in Burma (which is literally unbeatable).
  U Hoke Sein (Compiler of Pali-English-Burmese Dictionary)
  Son : U Saw Hlaing
  Grand daughter : Dr. Cherry Hlaing
  Two Great Grand Children
  

• Fifty students attended Std. VIII(A) at St. Paul’s High School (SPHS) for the academic year 1960 – 61.
• Most matriculated in 1963.
  
• Many are now retired or semi-retired.
• Some have passed away.
  
• Lost contact with many.
  Hope they and their relatives & friends can provide updates.
  
• Thanks to Dr. Nyunt Wai (Victor Nyunt) and U Than Win for the information about Dr. Nyunt Naing (Kock Leong, GBNF)

Sitting : Win Kywe (William), Alan Saw Maung (Khin Maung Bo), Brother Anthony, Saya Sein, Brother Felix, Saya Nyunt Maung, Saya Beatson, Brother Xavier, Thein Wai (Fifth in Burma), Min Oo (Kenneth, Second in Burma)

First Row (Standing) : Stanley Shwe Gyi (Thein Lwin), Hla Min (Seventh in Burma), Han Tun, Tommy Chit Maung (Naing Win), Tun Tun Aung (Tommy), Herbert K C L, Kock Leong (Nyunt Naing, GBNF), Brownie Way (Aung Thu Yein, GBNF, 13th in Burma), Tommy Aung, Bernard Taylor, Gallant Leong (Han Thein)

Second Row : Richard Lim, Sean Young, Edward Chow, Khin Maung Htay, Freddie Ba San (Myo San, GBNF, Third in Burma), Victor Chaw (Aung Chaw, Ashin Ukkamsa), Maung Maung Kyi (11th in Burma), Henry Wong (Than Win), Nay Lin, Eddie Nyunt, Robert Kyi (San Maung), Than Win

Third Row : Arthur Kyi (Aung Kyi), George Khin Maung (Khin Maung U, First in Burma), Victor Nyunt (Nyunt Wai, Fourth in Burma), Sebastian Law Kee, Win Maung, Than Htay, Edwin David (GBNF), Orlando Thein, Jerry Hin Hwa (Htin Paw), Edwin Ngwe (Aye Ngwe), Peter Pe (Aung Kyaw)

Fourth Row : Bo Ni, Kyaw Wynn, Robert Myint Win, Caesar Yang (Yin Kyi), Aung Khin (GBNF), Aung Kyee Myint, Chu Pu Thein, Anthony Lourdes, Willie Soe Maung (Myint Soe, GBNF), Tin Tun, Richard Pe, xxx

Teachers

• Brother Anthony was our Class Teacher and taught Mathematics.
  He is the younger brother of Brother Joseph (later known as Father Joseph)
• Saya U Sein taught us Burmese from VIII to X Standard.
  He is the father of Dr. Soe Win (First in Burma in 1958, Retired Rector of YUFL).
• Brother Felix was Brother Director
  He passed away in Germany.
• Saya U Nyunt Maung taught Arts subjects.
  He could also teach Burmese and Mathematics (e.g. at Sacred Heart).
• Saya Beatson taught Science subjects.
  Taught Physics in High School.
  He was Scout Master.
  After retirement, he became a Sayadaw.
• Brother Xavier taught English.
  He used aggressive scoring and harsh penalty.
  A few students received MINUS scores in his tests.
  After Nationalization, he left the Order and moved back to the UK

Classmates

• Hope someone can add (for the missing names marked with xxx).
  
• Feel free to provide feedback, suggestions and information.
  It’s been Six Decades.
  
• Some are GBNF (Gone But Not Forgotten).
  Aung Khin
  Aung Thu Yein (Brownie Way)
  Edwin David
  Freddie Ba San (Myo San)
  Richard Lim
  Willie Soe Maung (Myint Soe)
  …

• Several won Collegiate Scholarships in the Matriculation of 1963.
  Dr. Khin Maung U (Retired from FDA, First)
  Dr. Min Oo (Double Doctorate in Mathematics, Retired from McMasters University, Second)
  Dr. Myo San (Freddie Ba San, Retired Surgeon, GBNF, Third)
  Dr. Nyunt Wai (Victor Nyunt, Retired Professor, Taught in Burma and Malaysia, Fourth)
  Dr. Thein Wai (Moved to USA after graduation, Fifth)
  U Hla Min (Retired Software Engineer, Seventh)
  U Maung Maung Kyi (Retired Chemical Engineer / Pulp & Paper, Moved to Wales, Eleventh)
  U Aung Thu Yein (Brownie Way, Retired Electronics Engineer, GBNF, Thirteenth)
  
• Two other Scholarship holders were not from VIII A
  Dr. Aung Kyaw Zaw (Johnny Maung Maung, Transferred from St. Peter’s, Ninth)
  Dr. Khin Maung Zaw (Frank Gale, Moved to Section A in High School, Seventeenth)
  
• Three classmates planned to become Catholic Priests.
• Bernard Taylor was a Missionary Priest in Philippines.
  He moved back to Mandalay.
• Edwin David (GBNF) became Priest of St. Mary’s Cathedral.
• Not sure what happened to Anthony Lourdes.
  
• Some were members of the SPHS Marching Band.
  Bo Ni (Drummer) : had a twin brother Bo Kyi (also Drummer)
  Win Maung : cousin of Than Htay
  Bernard Taylor : became a missionary
  Orlando Thein : became a doctor
  Jerry Hin Hwa (Htin Paw) : football Captain; became a newspaper editor
  Herbert KCL (Khai Ching Lian) : need information
  …
  
• Some were Football (Soccer) Selected
  Jerry Hin Hwa (Captain of the football team)
  Eddie Nyunt : need information
  …
  
• Some studied Medicine
  Khin Maung U
  Myo San (Freddie Ba San, GBNF)
  Nyunt Wai (Victor Nyunt) : Taught 35 years in Myanmar and 12 years in Malaysia
  Thein Wai
  Win Kywe
  Orlando Thein
  Tun Tun Aung
  Stanley Shwe Gyi (Thein Lwin)
  Kock Leong (Nyunt Naing, GBNF) : Per Victor and Than Win, his house was ransacked during the riots
  …
  
• Some studied Engineering & Computer Science
  Hla Min
  Maung Maung Kyi (Alumni of Dresden University, Sittaung Paper Mill)
  Than Win
  Aung Chaw (Victor Chaw) : became a monk (Ashin Ukkamsa) after retirement
  Khin Maung Bo (Allan Saw Maung)
  Than Htay : need information
  Aung Thu Yein (Brownie Way, GBNF) : retired from MOC & Schlumberger
  Kyaw Wynn : hosted Birthday Soon Kyway (for Uzin Aung Chaw) and invited Paulian friends : Allan Saw Maung, Arthur Kyi, Edwin Ngwe, Than Win, Tin Tun …
  
• Some applied for States Scholarship (when the Universities were “suspended” in 1963 to late 1964)
  Maung Maung Kyi
  Kyaw Wynn
  Tommy Chit Maung
  …
  
• A few Lucky Ones (e.g. Robert Kyi, Edward Chow) took the Government Seventh Standard earlier as external candidates.
  They left SPHS to take the last ever HSF & Matriculation examination.
  
• Some had similar names
  Two Than Win (One is also called Henry)
  Two Tommy Aung (One is also called Tun Tun Aung)
  
• Peter Pe (Aung Kyaw) acted in a movie.
  In late 1965, he invited Dr. Maung Maung Aye and me to visit Inlay and Taunggyi.
  
• Richard Lim (GBNF) became a Soothsayer.
  His family owned Tourist Tavern.
  
• Han Tun, Aung Khin (GBNF) and Richard Pe attended DSA.
  Han Tun moved to Australia.
  Aung Khin had two Kidney Transplants.
  Richard Pe : need information
  
• Willie Soe Maung (Myint Soe, GBNF) attended the First Batch of BDS.
  He was the Timing Stroke of the SPHS Crew at RUBC.
  The crew members were Kyaw Wynn (3), Hla Min (2), Maung Maung Kyi (Bow) and Myint Thein (Cox, SPHS62).
  The crew was Runner-up for Senior Novices.
  All were awarded Full Green.
  
• Some won Luyechun Award.
  Khin Maung U (Multiple times)
  Min Oo (Multiple times; Also selected as Luyechun Staff Saya)
  Hla Min (RIT Luyechun, Summer of 1965)
  Aung Kyee Myint (Agri Luyechun, Summer of 1965)
  …
  
• Chu Pu Thein scored the highest marks for Physics in the HSF examination of 1962.
  Due to the discriminatory rules, he could not apply for professional courses and left to study in Italy.
  
• Maung Maung Kyi scored the highest marks for Chemistry in the HSF examination of 1962.
  He also scored Distinction in Chemistry in the Matriculation and I.Sc.(A) examinations.
  When the Universities were suspended, he applied for States Scholarship.
  He studied Chemical Engineering (with Pulp & Paper as Specialty) from Dresden University in Germany.
  
• Khin Maung U scored 100 in Mathematics and Chemistry, and a “mere” 99 in Physics in the Matriculation examination of 1963.
  He was given a 100 in Physics before getting a mark reduced (not to set a precedent for perfect score).
  He taught at IM(1) and some US Universities.
  He worked at BMRI/DMR and FDA.
  He published KMU Reports.
  He translated Dhamma Books (e.g. by D. Nandamalabhivamsa) and Talks.
  He is a Gawpaka at a monastery / meditation center in Maryland, USA.
  
• Min Oo is a Genius in Mathematics.
  He received two Doctorates from Germany.
  He taught in Germany and Canada.

• U Aung Myint (Sonny, UCC, GBNF)
• Tekkatho Aye Maung (Reggie) : Musician
• U Aung Chaw (Victor) : SPHS63, Retired engineer, Ashin Ukkamsa
• Dr. Aung Win Chiong : Admitted as Roll Number One to IM(2) in 1964
• Maung Aye (Twin) : Second highest marks in 1965
  
• Dr. Ba Han : RU Law Professor, Lexicographer
• U Ba Khin : First in Burma in Matriculation, First native Auditor General, Vipassana Teacher
• Dr. Ba Maw, Adipati, RU English Lecturer
• U Ba Min : Mathematics and Astronomy (Berkeley)
• Dr. Ba Than : Surgeon, Soccer, Musician, Rector of Institute of Medicine
• Bernard Khaw : First in Burma in 1965 : Admitted as Roll Number One to Chemistry
  
• U Chan Tun / Htoon : Justice
• Charles Cheah (Myint Lwin) : SPHS66, Burma Judo Champion, Chemistry, German Diploma
• Charlie Rivers (Ko Cho) : SPARK
  
• Dave Singh Saluja : SPHS63, Entrepreneur
• Dennis Stevens : Lead Drummer of School Band
  
• Dr. Edward Than Maung (Tin Maung Maung Than) : Admitted as Roll Number One to Physics in 1965, Political Economist
  
• Dr. Frankie Ohn : First in Burma in 1959, Physics, Entrepreneur
  
• George Chapman : First in Burma in 1952
  
• U Han Tun Maung : Track and Field, Owner of Sein Hlyan Cafe, Active in OPA
• Dr. Harry Wang (Than Myint) : Joint Third in 1956, Physics
• Dr. Henry Cho Tun (Myint Tun) : Gold Medalist in I.Sc. combined in 1962, Chemistry
• U Hla Min : Life Long Learner, Jack of all trades and Master of some
• M. Hla Min (Moosaji) : RUBC Gold
  
• Jerry Hin Hwa : Soccer, Editor
• Jimmy Crampton : Burma Champion in 800 m and 1500 m
• Dr. Johnny Kyaw Myint (Thane Oke Kyaw Myint) : Sixth in Burma in 1960, Pediatrician, Co-founder of Alumni of IM in Myanmar
  
• U Khin Maung Htun, Past Patron of OPA
• Dr. Khin Maung U : First in Burma in 1963, Medical Research, FDA
• U Ko Ko Lay : Co-founder of UCC, Professor at DCS and ICST
• Koon Yin Chu : First in Burma in 1960, Architect, Restaurant owner
• U Kyaw Khin : National Coach for Track and Field
• U Kyaw Paing : Golf, Law
• U Kyaw Sint (Edward) : Burma Junior Tennis Champion, RU Soccer Selected
• U Kyi Gwan : RU Soccer Selected
  
• Micky Tan (U Thein Aung) : SPHS59, RUBC Gold
• Dr. Min Lwin : SPHS60, Orthopedic Surgeon
• Dr. Min Lwin (Maurice) : Admitted as Roll Number Two to IM(2) in 1964
• Dr. Min Oo : Second in Burma in 1963, Mathematics, Professor in Germany and Canada
• Dr. Myint Han : SPHS59, Chemistry & Chemical Engineering
• Dr. Myo Myint : Professor
• U Myo Myint : Engineer, RUBC Gold, Vice Chair of RUBC 90th Anniversary Magazine
• Dr. Myo Paing : Golf, Malaria
• Dr. Myo San (Freddie) : Third in Burma in 1963, Surgeon
• U Myint Thin (Peter) : Admitted as Roll Number One to Mechanical Engineering, Luyechun, Rowing
  
• Dr. Nyan Taw (Dicky) : Marine Biologist, RUBC Gold
• Dr. Nyunt Tin : First in Burma in 1952, Physician
• Dr. Nyunt Wai (Victor) : Fourth in Burma in 1963, Physiology, Painting, Poetry, Sagar Pariye
  
• Dr. Paing Soe (Freddie) : Admitted as Roll Number Two to IM(1) in 1965, Joint Fifth with Dr. Yi Thway, Deputy Minister
  
• Robert Sein : Second in Burma in 1958, Physics
• Dr. Robin Ban : Second in Burma in 1961
  
• U Sein Htoon : Engineer, RUBC Captain, ARAE Champion in 1960, Past President of Burma Rowing Federation
• U Sein Lwin (Raymond) : Musician
• Dr. Shewan Lee : Second in Burma in 1959
• U Soe Nyunt : Owner of Taw Win Hnin Si (Royal Rose Restaurant), Recovered the “Roll of Honor”
• U Soe Paing : Two Gold Medals for I.Sc. combined in 1958, Co-founder of UCC, UN expert
• Dr. Soe Win : First in Burma in 1958, Chemistry, Retired YUFL Rector
  
• U Than Htut : RUBC Gold
• U Than Naing (Herman) : Musician
• Dr. Than Nwe Aung : Third in Burma in 1959
• Dr. Than Nyun (George) : Economist, RUBC Captain, Patron of YUBC OMA, Minister
• U Thaung Lwin (Dexter) : Engineer, RUBC Captain
• Thura U Thaung Lwin (Michael) : Deputy Minister
• Dr. Thein Wai : Fifth in Burma in 1963
• U Tin Aung Moe (Eddie) : Musician
• U Tin Htoon : Architect, RUBC Captain, ARAE Champion in 1958 and 1960, Silver Medal for Yachting in SEAP, Organizer
• U Tin Htut : Engineer, RUBC Captain, Co-founder of BASES
• ICS U Tin Tut : First native ICS by invitation, Diplomat, Minister
• Dr. Tin Wa : RUBC Captain
  
• U Wan Myint : First in Burma (after nationalization)
• U Win Paing (Sayadaw U Wara) : Kaba Aye Sun Lun Gu Kyaung
• Winston Sein Maung : Third highest marks in 1965
• U Wunna Sithu : Admitted as Roll Number One to Electrical Engineering in 1965, RUBC Gold, Swimming and Water Polo
  
• Dr. Yi Thway : Admitted as Roll Number One to IM(1) in 1965

Transfer Student

My parents decided to transfer me to SPHS (St. Paul’s High School) after passing Third Standard from PPBRS (Private Primary Boundary Road School). My brother was then studying for his Matriculation in SPHS.

Unpublished Rules

• SPHS has some unpublished rules.
• The Brothers prefer students to start from KG, or at least transfer from their affiliated Catholic Schools.
• The applicant should have a relative who is a current or Old Paulian.
• Sections (A) and (B) are usually assigned to good students.
• Newcomers are usually not assigned to Sections (A) and (B).
• Even though I placed second in PPBRS, I was admitted to St. IV(D). After doing well in IV(D), V(D), VI(D) and VII(D), I was permitted to join Section (A). I attended VIII(D), IX(D) and X(D).

Class Teachers

My class teachers at SPHS were

• Std. IVD : Mrs. A Benjamin
• Std. VD : Mrs. Violet Boudville
• Std. VID : Saya U Pe Maung Tin
• Std. VIID : Saya U Nge
• Std. VIIIA : Brother Anthony
• Std. IXA : Brother Xavier
• Std. XA : Brother Austin

Dr. Thane Oke Kyaw Myint wrote :

I also joined at IVD, moving from St Philomena’ boy school (across the road from Convent). Like you wrote you start with D, then worked your way up to A. Our class teacher was Mrs Benjamin, who had to teach newcomers and plodders from earlier SPHS classes. Once when she was upset with us she shouted “Do you all know that IV D is the waste basket of St Paul’s?“. Nice to know that you were in IV D like me at the start.

Rules for Collegiate Scholarship

The rules change over the years.
In 1960, the Top Hundred students were awarded Collegiate Scholarship. Dr. Than Toe placed 99th and won the Collegiate Scholarship.
In 1963, those for the non-government schools have to place in the Top Forty to be awarded Collegiate Scholarship.

SPHS 63

In the Matriculation of 1963, five Paulians won the Top Honors.

• Khin Maung U — First
• Min Oo — Second
• Myo San (GBNF) — Third
• Nyunt Wai — Fourth
• Thein Wai — Fifth

Kenny Wong (MEHS) placed 6th.

SPHS had seven students in the Top Ten.

• Hla Min — 7th
• Aung Kyaw Zaw (Johnny) — 9th

Winnie Aung (Branch Convent) placed 8th.

SPHS had ten students in the Top Twenty.

• Maung Maung Kyi — 11th
• Aung Thu Yein (Brownie, GBNF) — 13th
• Khin Maung Zaw (Frank) — 17th

Group Photo

Seated
Min Oo (Kenneth, 2nd), Khin Maung U (George, 1st),Myo San (Freddie, 3rd)

Standing
Hla Min (7th),Khin Maung Zaw (Frank, 17th), Nyunt Wai (Victor, 4th), Thein Wai (5th), Maung Maung Kyi (11th), Aung Thu Yein (Brownie, 13th), Aung Kyaw Zaw (Johnny, 9th)

OPA Dinner

Results

• SPHS stood First in 1951, 1952, 1954, 1958, 1959, 1963, 1965
  
• 1951 — SPHS had the Top student.
• 1952 — SPHS had Top Two students.
• 1954 — SPHS had the Top student.
• 1958 — SPHS had Top Two students.
• 1959 — SPHS had Top Four students.
• 1963 –SPHS has Top Five students.
• 1965 — SPHS had the Top Three students.

Notes

• U Ba Than (M) won Collegiate Scholarship in 1947
• U Tin Htut (M) won Collegiate Scholarship in 1953
• U Soe Paing (EE) won Collegiate Scholarship in 1956

Daw Aye Aye Kyu wrote :

Aye Aye Kyu (Ch 6, 1969) was awarded Collegiate Scholarship (Roll No. MN 867, 1963 matriculate) for placing among the top 40 students from non governmental schools.
(Morton Lane Judson High School, Moulmein)
Was placed 36th in the list announced in ‘The Guardian’ Newspaper dated 6th August 1963.

Dr. Khin Maung Zaw (Frank Gale, SPHS63)

• Family members

He lives in the UK. He came to Yangon at least once a year to visit his 90+ year young mother and his eldest sister (who takes care of the mother).
One day, his mother fell down and was hurt. Worse still, his sister was shocked and succumbed to a massive heart attack.
A year later, his mother passed away.

• Friends

During his visit, he would also see his Paulian friends.

The photo was taken at a mini-gathering with Dr. Myo San (Freddie Ba San, GBNF), Khin Maung Bo (Allan Saw Maung, EP69), Tin Tun (M69), Kyaw Wynn (EE) and Than Win (M69).

Kyaw Wynn (SPHS63)

• Rowing

He was a crew mate of Willie Soe Maung (Myint Soe, SPHS63, GBNF), Maung Maung Kyi (SPHS63), Hla Min (SPHS63) and Myint Thein (SPHS62, Cox, GBNF). We were Senior Novices Runners-up and were awarded Full Green.

• Birthday Soon Kyway

During my visit to Yangon, Kyaw Wynn hosted a lunch gathering at “Shwe Ba” Saing to celebrate his birthday.
He offered Nawakama to Uzin Aung Chaw (Victor, Ashin Ukkamsa), who was then residing in Sagaing Hills.
Aung Kyi (Arthur Kyi), Aye Ngwe (Edwin Ngwe), and some (whom we have lost contact) showed up.
Arthur used to drive a big motor cycle. Edwin was a regular football player on most Saturdays after taking the one-hour Mathematics test given by Brother Clementian.

Maung Maung Kyi (SPHS63)

He was my classmate at SPHS and I.Sc.(A) and my rowing partner at RUBC.
When Rangoon University closed citing Security Concerns in 1963, he applied for a States Scholarship to study Chemical Engineering at Dresden University in Germany. He specialized in Pulp and Paper.
He worked for Sittaung Paper Mill and PPIC before moving to Wales, England.
He was a Best Man at my wedding.
We had a mini-reunion in 2017, when we visited UK and my cousin nephew Dr. Khin Tun (Peter, GBNF) drove us to Ogmore-by-the-sea in Wales.

Miscellaneous

• Micro-gathering with Dr. Myint Soe (Benjamin Lye)
• Soon offering for Sayadaw Beatson (Physics & Scout Master, SPHS)
• Wedding reception of Dr. Nyan Taw (Dicky Taw’s) daughter
• Wedding reception of U Aung Kyaw Myint (Eddie Shein’s) daughter
• Dinner gathering of mostly SPHS65 and their de facto leader U Myo Nyunt (Harry Kyaw, SPHS63)
• Micro-gathering with Dr. Min Oo (@nd in Burma, Mathematics), Professor Emeritus of McMasters University.

စိန့်ပေါလ်ကျောင်းသားဟောင်းများ

မှတ်တမ်း (တချို့) Memories

SPHS Badge နဲ့ ပုံ

ကျောင်း ရှေ့

1963 Collegiate Scholarship ရသူများ

ထိုင် — မင်းဦး၊ ခင်မောင်ဦး၊ မျိုးဆန်း

ရပ် — လှမင်း၊ ခင်မောင်ဇော်၊ ညွန့်ဝေ၊ သိန်းဝေ၊ မောင်မောင်ကြည်၊ အောင်သူရိန်၊ အောင်ကျော်ဇော

ကျော်ဝင်း ရဲ့ မွေးနေ့ အလှူ Kyaw Wynn’s Birthday Dana

SPHS63 အတန်းသားများ

ကျော်ဝင်း၊ ခင်မောင်ဘို၊ လှမင်း၊ Ashin Ukkamsa (အောင်ချော)၊ သန်းဝင်း၊ အောင်ကြည်၊ တင်ထွန်း

SPHS64 နှစ်ယောက် နဲ့ အတူ

Dr မင်းလွင်၊ Dr အောင်ဝင်းChiong + ဇနီး Winnie Tan (St. Johns Convent)

Paulian ဆရာဝန် နဲ့ ဆေးကျောင်းသားများ

Dr ဘသန်း (Pre-war), Dr သိန်းအုပ်ကျော်မြင့် (SPHS60), Dr. Than Toe (SPHS60)

အများစု — SPHS63, SPHS64, SPHS65

The De La Salle Brothers belong to a Roman Catholic Religious Order.

In Burma, they founded

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

St. Paul’s High School celebrated its Centennial during our school days and the Sesquicentennial a few years back.

St. Paul’s High School used to have an Honor Roll. It disappeared after the nationalization. It was recovered by U Soe Nyunt (Taw Win Hnin Si, GBNF).

Ko Richard San Tint is credited for the following photo.

The students from St. Paul’s High School stood First in Matriculation examination for the years
1951 George Chapman
1952 Dr. Nyunt Tin
1954 Koon Yin Chu (Phillip)
1958 Dr. Soe Win
1959 Dr. Frankie Ohn (Hla Ngwe Tin)
1963 Dr. Khin Maung U
1965 Bernard Khaw

The Paulians also scored in the Top Five in several years.
1952 Top Two
1956 Joint Third
1958 Top Two
1959 Top Four
1960 6th
1961 2nd
1963 Top Five, 7th and 9th
1964 3rd and 5th
1965 Top three and 5th (two Paulians)

Dr. Nyan Taw wrote :

SPHS63 was the best performance in SPHS history having top 5 positions and top 7 positions of the 10 top positions for whole of Burma. We, Paulians are very proud !