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International schools in Cambodia

Are you looking for an international school in Cambodia? Search for the best international schools in Cambodia; 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 or US national curriculum or the International Primary Curriculum.

A growing international school sector centred on the capital Phnom Penh and northern city of Siem Reap caters to the children of expatriates and local elites in Cambodia, as the country struggles to rebuild its public education system. 

Coeducational day schools predominate, with the vast majority teaching in English, and most follow the curriculum of Britain, the United States, or the International Baccalaureate Organisation. There is also a long-established, through-train French lycée. 

Cambodia has six IB World Schools, with all bar one offering the IB Diploma. The International School of Phnom Penh, Northbridge International School Cambodia, and Australian International School Phnom Penh and are authorised to teach all three stages of the IB programme.

Northbridge, which is part of the Nord Anglia Education group, also runs a performing arts programme developed with New York’s prestigious Juilliard School and a multi-disciplinary programme devised by Massachusetts Institute of Technology.  

Parents are advised to check schools’ accreditation arrangements with bodies such as the Council of International Schools and the Western Association of Schools and Colleges. 

Education in Cambodia suffered severe disruption from 1969, when US bombing began, until 1991, when the Vietnamese occupation ended. Under the rule of the Khmer Rouge from 1975-79, schools were closed, teachers were killed and thousands of children grew up illiterate. Afterwards, the education system had to be virtually reconstructed from scratch. 

Efforts to create a modern public system modelled on that of Vietnam began in earnest in the late 1990s but have been hampered by poverty and corruption. Education, which is divided into pre-school, primary and secondary stages, is neither compulsory nor free.  

In 2019, net enrolment was 24 per cent at pre-school and 90 per cent at primary school, according to UNESCO. In 2020, net enrolment at secondary school was 50 per cent. A large private sector comprising at least 370 schools fills the gap.

If you are looking specifically for International Baccalaureate World Schools in Cambodia, you can find selected schools on our sister website: www.ibyb.org.





Abundant Life International School

House 94, ST 315,
Tuol Kouk,
Phnom Penh,
Cambodia

Co-educational, Day, Nursery, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory, Senior, Sixth Form.

Asian Hope International School

168 Chres Village Road,
Sen Sok Khan, Phnom Penh Thmey,
Phnom Penh,
Cambodia

Co-educational, Day, Nursery, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory, Senior, Sixth Form.

Australian International School Phnom Penh

No. 76 Angkor Boulevard,
Sangkat Toul Sangke 2, Khan Russey Keo,
Phnom Penh 120707,
Cambodia

Co-educational, Day, Nursery, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory, Senior, Sixth Form.

Bluebird British International School

No. 25, Street 71,
Sangkat Beong Keng Kang 1, Khan Beong Keng Kang,
Phnom Penh,
Cambodia

Co-educational, Day, Nursery, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory.

Canadian International School of Phnom Penh

Koh Pich (Diamond Island),
Elite Town Street,
Phnom Penh,
Cambodia

Co-educational, Day, Nursery, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory, Senior, Sixth Form.

CIA FIRST International School

839, Street Doung Ngeab III,
Khan Sen Sok,
Phnom Penh,
Cambodia

Co-educational, Day, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory, Senior, Sixth Form.

East-West International School

131 Street 143,
Boeung Keng Kang 3,
Phnom Penh,
Cambodia

Co-educational, Day, Nursery, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory, Senior, Sixth Form.

Footprints International School

No. 84, Street 135,
(at the intersection of Street 470),
Phnom Penh,
Cambodia

Co-educational, Day, Nursery, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory, Senior, Sixth Form.

Golden Gate American School

No. 846 Street 1003,
Sen Sok District,
Phnom Penh 12101,
Cambodia

Co-educational, Boarding, Day.

HOPE International School

P.O. Box 2521,
Phnom Penh 3 12000,
Cambodia

Co-educational, Day, Nursery, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory, Senior, Sixth Form.

iCAN British International School

15 Ke Nou Street 9,
Sangkat Tonle Bassac,
Phnom Penh 120101,
Cambodia

Co-educational, Day, Nursery, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory.

International School of Phnom Penh

P.O. Box 138,
Hun Neang Boulevard,
Phnom Penh,
Cambodia

Co-educational, Day, Nursery, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory, Senior, Sixth Form.

International School of Siem Reap

Ring Road, Kor Kranh Village, Siem Reap Commune,
Siem Reap District, P.O. Box 93169,
Siem Reap 171209,
Cambodia

Co-educational, Day, Nursery, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory, Senior, Sixth Form.

Invictus International School Phnom Penh

144C Preah Norodom Boulevard (Street 41),
Sangkat Tonle Bassac, Khan Chamkarmon,
Phnom Penh,
Cambodia

Co-educational, Day, Nursery, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory, Senior, Sixth Form.

Jay Pritzker Academy

P.O. Box 93298, Tachet Village,
Samroang Yea Commune, Puok District,
Siem Reap,
Cambodia

Co-educational, Day, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory, Senior, Sixth Form.

Lycée Français René Descartes

Rue Christopher Howes (rue 96),
Phnom Penh 10000,
Cambodia

Co-educational, Day, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory, Senior, Sixth Form.

Northbridge International School Cambodia

Street 2004, Trapang Chhouk Village,
Teuk Thlar Commune, Sen Sok District,
Phnom Penh 12102,
Cambodia

Co-educational, Day, Nursery, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory, Senior, Sixth Form.

Paragon International School Cambodia - Primary Campus

No. 39, St. 315,
Boeng Kok 1 Toul Kork,
Phnom Penh,
Cambodia

Co-educational, Day, Nursery, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory.

Paragon International School Cambodia - Secondary Campus

No. 2843, St. 3,
Sangkat Tonle Basak Khan Chamkar Morn,
Phnom Penh,
Cambodia

Co-educational, Day, Senior, Sixth Form.

St. George's International School

93 Thmor Meas Road,
Salakamreuk Commune,
Siem Reap,
Cambodia

Co-educational, Day, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory, Senior, Sixth Form.

The Giving Tree International School

N4A1, Street 398,
Beoung Keng Kang 1,
Phnom Penh,
Cambodia

Co-educational, Day, Nursery, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory.

Western International School

No. 20, St. 598C,
Phnom Penh,
Cambodia

Co-educational, Day, Nursery, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory, Senior, Sixth Form.