2020-08-27
Rohingya student Muhammad Ayaz (R) receives a ring from one of his high school teachers in recognition of his scholastic achievements, in Buthidaung town, western Myanmar's Rakhine state, in an undated photo.
Photo courtesy of Muhammad Ayaz's family
Photo courtesy of Muhammad Ayaz's family
For Myanmar high school students, passing their matriculation exam with distinction is a near guarantee of getting into a university, even if not the school of their choice.
But that hasn’t been the case for Muhammad Ayaz, a Rohingya Muslim high school student from Buthidaung town in western Myanmar’s volatile Rakhine state, who passed his matriculation exam this year, earning distinctions in all six subject areas tested.