Basic Education High School No. 1 Lanmadaw (; commonly known as Lanmadaw 1 High School or St. John's High School), located in

Lanmadaw township Lanmadaw Township (; ) is located in the western part of downtown Yangon, and shares borders with Ahlone Township in the west, Latha Township in the east, Seikkan Township and Yangon River in the south, and Dagon Township in the north. It con ...

, is a public

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. The school's main colonial era building is a

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protected by the city, and is listed on the

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. The first organized football match in Myanmar (then

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) was played at its field in 1879. The field is still extant, though the school has been renovated with the passage of time.

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