High schools in Myanmar ( my, အစိုးရအထက်တန်းကျောင်း) are operated by the

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under the Ministry of Education in Myanmar. The present education system has not changed since the re-opening of the schools in 1989, under the

SLORC The State Peace and Development Council ( my, နိုင်ငံတော် အေးချမ်းသာယာရေး နှင့် ဖွံ့ဖြိုးရေး ကောင်စီ ; abbreviated SPDC or , ) was the offi ...

. After the collapse of

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regime, the DBE updated the high school education system that most of the study syllabus based on socialism was withdrawn and a new version was introduced. Government high schools are now known as Basic Education High Schools (abbreviated BEHS), not State High Schools (SHS). The 9th Standard is regarded as the year one of the high school or Grade 10, and 10th Standard is the year two of the high school or Grade 11, where matriculation exams are held. At that time, matriculation exams covered both syllabus from the year one and the year two high school courses. Students who pass the matriculation exams are eligible to enter any universities and institutes according to their choices and total exam scores. Most teachers in Burmese schools are underpaid but some teachers seek high earnings from their private tuitions; an estimated 50 to 80% of students take private tuition classes apart from school lectures.

Uniform

Colour code of the high schools' uniform is white top and green bottom, although some girls' uniforms are mixed designed. From basic Primary schools to High schools, the uniform with this colour code is designed for students and teachers.

Syllabus

High schools students choose one of 2 tracks upon entering high school: science or arts. Science-specialized students have six major subjects:

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and

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. Arts-specialized students take six major subjects:

, English,

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. The student life in Myanmar is much oppressed non-democratic if compared to the western student cultures. Most boarding schools accept more than 500 students per year. At today's context, boarding schools are quite competitive with each other, even creating some under-table enrolling culture

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in the education market of

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Examinations

Students in all schools, including government schools, comprehensive schools, and private boarding schools take the

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(), commonly referred to as the

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exam in English, administered by the Myanmar Board of Examinations. Students from government high schools and comprehensive schools can register for the examinations internally by the guidelines of school teachers, although students from private boarding schools have to register for the exams externally themselves. Students who attend international English-language schools or other private schools are not eligible to sit for the matriculation exam, nor are they allowed to enroll in Burmese universities.

Criticism

In the meantime, comprehensive schools are developed as only minority rich families can afford to enroll their children. Schools in Yangon such as

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, Dagon-1, and Kamayut-2 are among the most well-known fee-paying schools. Students who can afford boarding schools have to pay as high as 5 million

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s a year for an overall care of a student (including accommodation, health care, and food). Poor students from sub-urban districts cannot afford the high education fees, and thus, critics argue Myanmar education system is most unfair. People hope there will be a fairer education system in the future so that parents will no longer need to spend extra cash to send their children to the expensive schools. Currently, a dispute rises in Myanmar education system when the government enacted against school teachers teaching private tuition.

Gallery

File:Dagon1night.jpg, BEHS 1 Dagon File:BEHS 3 Dagon.jpg, BEHS 3 Dagon File:BEHS 2 Kamayut.JPG, BEHS 2 Kamayut File:Basic Education High School No. 1 Lanmadaw.JPG, BEHS 1 Lanmadaw File:Basic Education High School No. 2 Latha.JPG, BEHS 2 Latha File:Basic Education High School No. 2 Botataung.JPG, BEHS 2 Botataung File:Basic Education High School No. 4 Botataung.JPG, BEHS 4 Botataung File:2016 Rangun, Ulica Anawratha, Szkoła Średnia Podstawowej Edukacji nr 5.jpg, BEHS 5 Botataung File:6BTT.JPG, BEHS 6 Botataung File:BEHS2Bahan Yangon.jpg, BEHS 2 Bahan File:BEHS No. 2 Pabedan.JPG, BEHS 2 Pabedan File:No. 3 B.E.H.S Pazuntaung, Yangon.jpg, BEHS 3 Pazundaung File:Basic Education High School No. 4 Ahlon.JPG, BEHS 4 Ahlon File:Kyaikhto 21.JPG, BEHS 1 Kyaikhto File:Mawlamyine 26.JPG, BEHS 1 Mawlamyaing File:No.1 BEHS Mawlamyine.JPG, BEHS 1 Mawlamyaing sports hall File:No.7 BEHS Mawlamyine.JPG, BEHS 7 Mawlamyaing File:No.8 BEHS Mawlamyine.JPG, BEHS 8 Mawlamyaing File:Mudon 13.JPG, BEHS 1 Mudon File:Mudon 14.JPG, BEHS 1 Mudon File:Mudon 23.JPG, High School in Mudon Township File:Thanphyuzayat 20.JPG, BEHS 1 Thanbyuzayat, Mon State File:Thanphyuzayat 24.JPG, Thanphyuzayat campus File:Thanphyuzayat 29.JPG, High School in Neebadaw, Thanphyuzayat File:Amherst 12.JPG, High School in Kyaikkhami Township File:Basic Education High School Ta Khun Taing 03.jpg, High School in Tagundaing, Kyain Seikgyi

References

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