Pinlaung, 22 May

School enrolment for the 2025–2026 academic year began this morning in Pinlaung Township, located in the Pa-O Self-Administered Zone of southern Shan State.

A total of 270 schools have been opened in the township for the new academic year. These include 14 basic education high schools, 12 sub-high schools, 30 middle schools, 16 sub-middle schools, 29 post-primary schools, 166 primary schools, and 3 sub-primary schools.

According to the Township Education Officer’s Office, 3,881 students registered across these 270 schools on the first day of enrolment.

Students and parents have been encouraged to complete the registration process. Free school textbooks, notebooks, and teaching aids are also being distributed to students.— Township IPRD