BASIC education schools for the 2026-2027 academic year were opened across the country yesterday, and students were attending classes peacefully and happily, also in Nay Pyi Taw. Starting from the morning, teachers at respective schools in Nay Pyi Taw Union Territory guided students to their classrooms and arranged systematic teaching and learning activities.
The relevant officials of the Ministry of Education, basic education teachers and officials of organizations arranged seating plans, timetables, school hours, cleaning activities, erection of notice boards, disciplines and mottos of the ministry, including school ferries for the students to be able to learn peacefully. U Win Myint Oo, headteacher of No 5 BEHS, said that from the enrolment day on 25 May until today, 1,955 students have been admitted. There are still old students who have not enrolled for many reasons. The number is similar to that of the 2025-2026 academic year. School hours are from 8:45 am to 3:45 pm, with eight periods per day and four regional study sessions per week. New subjects this year include industrial arts, basic agriculture, and basic livestock breeding.
He noted that if students leave school after Grade 9, these skills could help them manage their livelihoods more easily. For Grades 11 and 12, one period of law has been added because students are approaching the age of 18 and should understand the Constitution. The critical thinking skills of the children who read and those who do not read are very different. Therefore, we add a library session as we want the children to read. I also urge them to read a lot. I also want to urge the parents to enrol the children who are not enrolled, as it is a free education system. Headteacher Daw May Yin Mon of the No 6 BEHS said 1,357 students have enrolled so far, which is higher than last year. As a Smart School, one futsal field has been expanded this year.
The school operates on an eight-period daily schedule, including regional study time, reading time, law, industrial arts, agriculture, and livestock breeding. She also encouraged parents to enrol their children who have not yet joined school. Daw Thet Thet Thin, headteacher of the No 11 BEHS, said 1,559 students have enrolled so far, and the figures show an increase compared to last year. Law has been introduced for Grades 11 and 12, covering constitutional law, customary law, penal code, gambling law, narcotics and psychotropic substances law, counter-terrorism law, child rights law, and people’s military service law. For Grade 6, a new curriculum includes basic agriculture, industrial arts, and livestock breeding to provide students with early practical knowledge relevant to Myanmar’s agriculture- and livestock-based economy.
The library also provides various books for the students to be able to read as per their interests. The government initiates a free education system, and also provides exercise books, textbooks, ball pens, pencils and uniform for the primary to high school students. Yesterday, a total of 200,824 students attended basic education, monastic, and private schools in Nay Pyi Taw Union Territory. This included 17,200 high school students, 68,618 middle school students, and 115,006 primary school students.Aye Aye Thant/KTZH
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