School Council

It is the system of teacher-student joint council with House system under the control of the government, in which all the students and teachers of a school or an education college have to participate, and the principal take the highest position.

[4] In the first week of a new academic year, students are allocated to five houses (Burmese: အသင်း), either randomly or by drawing lots or by the management of the teacher.

[1] In Basic Education schools, the Students Council had been organized since the Socialist Era.

[4] The Ministry of Education planned to reorganized the school councils before July 2013.

[4] The reorganized school council would have a general secretary, the houses' leaders, and even student representatives.

[5]) [1] During the three Vassa months (ဝါတွင်း; Wā Twing:), Blasic Education schools (public schools) close on Uposatha Days (ဥပုသ်နေ့; Uputh Ne.

Also even in a BEMS or a BEHS the executive committee members are not elected from primary school standards.

A Basic Education Middle School has Kindergarten to Eighth Standard, but the students from Kindergarten to Fourth Standard can not be elected to the executive committee.

[1] A Basic Education High School has Kindergarten to Tenth Standard, but the students from Kindergarten to Fourth Standard can not be elected to the executive committee.