Basic Education High School No. 2 Latha

Basic Education High School (BEHS) No. 2 Latha (Burmese: အခြေခံ ပညာ အထက်တန်း ကျောင်း အမှတ် (၂) လသာ; abbreviated to အ.ထ.က (၂) လသာ; formerly St. John's Convent School;^[1] commonly known as Latha 2 High School) is one of the most well known public high schools in Myanmar. Located in Latha Township opposite the Yangon General Hospital and next to the University of Medicine 1, Yangon, the all-girls school^[2][3] offers classes from Kindergarten to Tenth Standard (until Grade 10 in the new nomenclature).

Latha 2 High School အ.ထ.က (၂) လသာ
Basic Education High School No. 2 Latha
Location
112 Bogyoke Aung San Road, Latha Township Yangon , Yangon Region Myanmar
Information
Type	Public
Motto	ကျောင်းတော်မဟာ (၂) လသာ (Superb School Latha (2))
Established	1861; 164 years ago (1861)[1]
School number	2
Principal	Dr. Nang Than Than Sein
Grades	Grade 1-Grade 11

Designations
Yangon City Landmark

The school's colonial era building is a landmark protected by the city.^[4]

Kyi Phyu Shin created many videos and movies including "Little stars of future" (Burmese: အနာဂတ်ရဲ့ ကြယ်ပွင့်လေးများ) movie.

Front view

Uniform

From Grade 1 to Grade 5, school-girls wear a white-shirt-and-green-skirt uniform. Starting from Grade 6, school-girls wear the traditional white Burmese blouse called yinbon eingyi, and green htamein.

List of Headmistresses

• Muriel Tun Kyaw (1966–1980)
• Tin Tin (1981–1987)
• Nang Nuan (1987–1993)
• Win Kyi (1993–1996)
• Khin Ohn Myint (1996–2007)
• Dr. Theingi Kyaw (2007–2017)^[5][6]
• Dr. Nang Than Than Sein (2017–present)

Alumni

• Mi Mi Khaing: Scholar and writer ^[7]
• Kyi Phyu Shin: Film director ^[8]
• May Thet Khine: Actress ^[9]
• Warso Moe Oo: Actress, Model, Singer^[10]
• M Seng Lu: Supermodel^[11]