International schools in Myanmar

Search for the best international schools in Myanmar; you can find a list of selected schools at the bottom of this page. Use the search filters to select only girls' or boys' schools, prep schools, senior schools or sixth forms; or you can search for schools that offer a particular curriculum, such as the International Baccalaureate, the UK national curriculum, a US-style model or the International Primary Curriculum.

One of the poorest countries in South East Asia, Myanmar saw an influx of expatriates and foreign companies after economic sanctions were lifted in 2012. A raft of new international schools opened in the commercial centre Yangon to cater for growing demand.

However, the military coup of February 2021 has dampened activity and Dulwich College Yangon, which opened in 2016 under a franchising arrangement with the UK’s prestigious Dulwich College, closed its two campuses in March 2021.  

There are six IB World Schools, five of which offer the International Baccalaureate Diploma. Yangon International School, which opened in 2004, gained authorisation to deliver the IB Diploma Programme in August 2021. The medium of instruction is English at three schools, while three teach in English and Burmese. 

The International School of Yangon, an all-years, coeducational day school that was set up in 1955, has completed a campus extension that provides new science, arts and academic blocks, plus a sports centre with a swimming pool, gym and health centre. It offers an American curriculum in tandem with the IB Diploma.

The British School Yangon was launched in 2014 by the British Schools Foundation, which has member schools in eight [Corr] countries. It provides schooling based on the English national curriculum from pre-school to junior secondary level. BSY is part of the Nord Anglia Education group, which operates more than 80 schools across Europe, North America, Asia and the Middle East. 

Several other English-medium international schools and a lycee offering the French national curriculum were founded in the 1990s and 2000s. Accrediting bodies active in Myanmar include the Western Association of Schools and Colleges and the Council of International Schools. 

Education is compulsory from age five to nine. In the state sector, primary education continues to age nine, secondary education to age 15 and tertiary education from 16 to 20. The school year runs from June to March. Students who attend private schools are not allowed to enrol at Burmese universities.