St. Paul Hight School: Founded by the Catholic Church in Yangon ..St. Paul တီၚထီကေိဟဲထီဥအဂ့ႈဖုဥကိဏဖိ(18,6,2019)… …

It is one of the oldest schools in Yangon. Located at the corner of Anawrahta Road and Theinbyu Road.

The prestigious school is a prime example of a substantial 19^th Century missionary school.

It was once part of a large missionary compound that encompassed St. Mary’s  the biggest Roman  Catholic Cathedral in Myanmar.

Founded by Bishop Paul Bigandet, who served in Yangon from 1856 ti 1894 to promote education and christianity, together with the services of three De La Salle Brothers from Calcutta.

The brothers came to yangon and set up a school in a humble wooden building near the Bsihop’s residence which was on Barr Street (now Maharbandula Park Street).

Within just a couple of years, the school had outgrown its small premises and was moved to current location in 1886.

Between 1900 and 1908,two new wings, designed by then famous architect Thomas Swales, were added and later in the 1939s, a study hall and refectory were extended.

In April 1965, military government nationalized all private schools, St.Paul’s was renamed to “Basic Education High School (BEHS) No.6 Botathaung.

St.Paul’s has produced many prominent leaders. Intellects, and artists.

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