The Yangon Academy Student Council serves as a forum for student leaders to voice ideas, develop leadership skills, and organize student activities on behalf of the student body. The mission of the student council is to provide an atmosphere of unity and school spirit within the student body. The members of the current 2016-2017 student council are: President, Vice President, Treasurer, Secretary, Grade 12 Representative, Grade 11 Representative, Grade 10 Representative, Grade 9 Representative, Grade 8 Representative, Grade 7 Representative and Grade 6 Representative.

We have managed to successfully hold multiple fundraisers throughout the year as well as organize various fun events for the students, the highlights being the Halloween Fun Fair and the December student gathering.

We have recently returned from a weekend of leadership training in Bangkok in which we explored the city and engaged in numerous team building activities. In the spring we will host other student leaders from Yangon’s international school community for a weekend of events designed to continue our leadership training. These experiences help us build the best possible climate for all YA students.

Yangon Academy has a thriving community service program that is student driven and involves the entire school. Several times a year, there are donation drives for books, food items, slippers, umbrellas, clothing and stationary that are given to poor monastery schools. Students also arrange fund raising events to support their program and are self-financed.Under the supervision of a teacher advisor, there is a weekly program organized by secondary students to visit a monastery for underprivileged children to run an energetic activity program and supply snacks. Yangon Academy promotes compassion and service to others. As part of community service, students gain important skills such as planning, fund raising, organization, creativity and mentoring.