Basic Education High School No. 1 Lanmadaw

Basic Education High School No. 1 Lanmadaw (Burmese: အခြေခံ ပညာ အထက်တန်း ကျောင်း အမှတ် (၁) လမ်းမတော်; commonly known as Lanmadaw 1 High School or St. John's High School), located in Lanmadaw township, is a public high school in Yangon.

Basic Education High School No. 1 Lanmadaw အခြေခံ ပညာ အထက်တန်း ကျောင်း အမှတ် (၁) လမ်းမတော်
Address
120–140 Minye Kyawswa Street, Lanmadaw 11131 Yangon , Yangon Region Myanmar
Information
Other name	St. John's High School
Type	Public
Established	1861; 163 years ago (1861)[1]
School number	1
Grades	K-10
Yangon City Landmark

The school's main colonial era building is a landmark protected by the city, and is listed on the Yangon City Heritage List.^[2]

The first organized football match in Myanmar (then British Burma) was played at its field in 1879. The field is still extant, though the school has been renovated with the passage of time.^[3]

References

1. Hunter, Sir William Wilson (1908). Imperial Gazaetteer of India. Vol. 21. Oxford: Clarendon Press. p. 220.
2. "Special Reports: Heritage List". The Myanmar Times. 2001-10-29. Archived from the original on 2009-06-15.
3. "Burma Athletic Association Grounds (Aung San Stadium)". yangontimemachine.com. Yangon Time Machine. Retrieved 9 November 2022.