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| Number of students |
30 |
| Number of nationalities represented in the school |
5 |
| Most common nationality |
Cambodian |
| Ratio of local students to international students |
50:50 |
| Native English speaking teachers |
Yes |
| Language support for students not fluent in English |
Not yet |
| Additional language classes offered by the school |
Mandarin |
| Max. number of students per class |
12 |
| Average number of students per class |
5 |
| Does the school employ teaching assistants? |
Yes |
| Use of technology in the classroom |
Interactive smartboards, iPads for use in classrooms (but pupils only access these devices with teacher support) |
| Is the school ready to use virtual classrooms when needed? (e.g. teaching lessons online if the school is closed, e.g. during COVID-19 closures) |
Not for Early Years |
| Do students practice religion at the school? What religion? |
No |
| External examinations or assessments available |
N/A for Early Years but we will follow IGCSEs and A levels |
| Do teachers assign homework to their students? |
Not yet. |
| Dedicated staff/programs for students with special learning needs |
All Early Years teachers have SEN training and experience. |
| Learning support offered |
As above |
| The school supports gifted, able and talented students |
We focus on the talents of each and every child with very low staff to pupil ratios and we have a Gifted and Talented weekend partner programme running at the same site. |
| Student access to education psychologist |
As a partner. |
| Entry evaluation for students |
Yes, observation for Early Years, assessment Year 3 and above. |
| Brief description of entry evaluation required |
Reading, writing, discussion with member of the faculty and CAT4 testing for older Year group entry |
| Waiting list |
Not yet |
| Deadline for registration (new academic year) |
Rolling admissions for Early Years and Year 1 at the moment. |
| Students can join after academic year begins |
Yes, at present. |
| School start time |
8 am |
| School finish time |
3:00 pm |
| Supervised care before/after school |
No |
| School bus service available |
On request. |
| School provided lunches |
Yes |
| Food alternatives for special dietary needs (ie. vegan, kosher, halal etc) |
Yes |
| Uniform required |
Yes |
| Extracurricular activities or clubs offered |
Trips within Phnom Penh |
| Sports activities included |
Swimming (we have a UK trained PE & swim teacher) at Raffles pool twice a week and other gym based PE lessons. |
| Sports teams or sport competitions available for students |
Not yet. |
| Facilities at the school |
Library, indoor-outdoor growing & planting room, music room, STEM room. |
| Sports facilities at the school |
Gym |
| Qualities and characteristics best defining the school |
Shrewsbury International School Phnom Penh sets new standards for education in Cambodia. Our school is like no other in the country due to its unique heritage, vision, aim, ethos, and state of the art facilities. Shrewsbury International School Phnom Penh provides an ambitious, holistic education underpinned by Shrewsbury UK’s distinctive ethos of ‘Floreat’ supported by highly qualified and passionate teachers in an enabling environment. |
| Teaching approach of the school |
Our Early Years setting at Shrewsbury International School Phnom Penh provides the essential first steps to enable your child to thrive throughout their life. The learning environment, combined with the work of our expert, caring staff, will foster your child’s confidence and bolster their well-being from the outset of their learning journey. The children in our setting are enabled to explore, enquire, problem-solve, create and innovate as they learn through play. Our inspired, independent young learners are facilitated to use their natural curiosity to make excellent progress across the Early Years curriculum. As the Early Years children at Shrewsbury International School Phnom Penh learn and grow, relish challenges, demonstrate resilience and celebrate success, they do so within a setting in which they respect and care for one another and the world around them. With all their learning combined, the children of Shrewsbury International School broaden their horizons with a global perspective, based on strong, shared values, alongside an authentic sense of their own uniqueness and worth. |
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