Basic Education High School No. 2 Dagon

It was one of the first "nationalist schools" opened after the First National Strike against the British rule in Burma.

The current building was built in 1929 as part of a nationwide movement by the nationalist Burmese to counter what they perceived as drawbacks of the British colonial education system: lack of access, and a heavily biased curriculum.

Even the wealthy Burmese who could afford the schools were unsatisfied with the heavy Anglo-centric nature of the curriculum.

Throughout the 1920s, the nationalist Burmese set up a parallel education system of national schools throughout the country.

Dagon 2 today draws its student body overwhelmingly from well-to-do families who can pay a large "donation" every year.