Phnom Penh - Post Report Question and Answers
What is the availability of international schools? What has been your general experience with them, if any?
So many options, but most attend the International School (ISPP and embassy supported) or Canadian International School (CIS). There are a handful of others that embassy kids attend. All seem good. - May 2024
Many options available. The three biggest ones people send their children to are ISPP, CIS, and Northbridge. I have no personal experience with any of them but have heard they are all great. - Jul 2021
There are many great choices. - Nov 2020
Several IB international schools which are very expensive, and several other international schools (not IB) which are of varying quality, some pretty good. I wouldn't send my kids to the Cambodian public schools. - May 2017
The International School of Phnom Penh is excellent and my kids had a great experience there. I have several friends whose kids attended ICAN and loved it. The French School also got good reviews. - Oct 2016
Only that there's an "international school" on every other block. - May 2015
There is the International School of Phnom Penh and Northbridge. ISPP is in BKK 1 and so very accessable for most families. Northbridge is just outside of town (about a 1 hour drive) so not many Americans go there, though I have heard that it has very nice facilities. - Aug 2013
There are a few major ones, all of which seem to enjoy decent reputations - the International School of Phnom Penh, Northbridge, and Lycee Descartes (the French school). - Jan 2012
There are 2 International Schools, ISPP & Northbridge. ISPP is currently located within walking distance to most Embassy homes, but the facilites are very old and run down. Northbridge is a beautiful school (more like U.S. standards) but far from the Embassy & most Embassy homes.approximately 20-30 min depending on traffic. - Aug 2011
I don't have children so I have no personal dealings with the schools. However, I know some people have chose to send their high school aged kids to school in other countries due to the quality of the international high schools in PP.I also know people who sent their kids to the local international high schools, and were quite happy with them. - Oct 2010
The International School of Phnom Penh offers IB and has a central location but suffers from limited space. Northbridge has space but suffers now from management change, and is 25-35 minutes outside of town. Ican is a growing British school with a central location. There are lots of local and semi local schools, including religious and French schools. - Feb 2008
