Bromsgrove International School Cambodia vs International School of Phnom Penh

	B Bromsgrove International School Cambodia Phnom Penh, Cambodia	I International School of Phnom Penh Phnom Penh, Cambodia
Snapshot	Snapshot
Fees / year	Fees / year KHR 41,856,349 - 99,657,974	Fees / year KHR 38,450,324 - 118,806,593
Age range	Age range 2 - 18 years	Age range 3 - 18 years
Type	Type Co-educational, Co-educational (boarding)	Type Co-educational
Curriculum	Curriculum EYFS (Early years foundation stage), British Curriculum, Cambridge IGCSE, Cambridge A Levels, IB (DP)	Curriculum IB (PYP), IB (MYP), IB (DP)
Pupils	Pupils —	Pupils 900
Typical class size	Typical class size 20	Typical class size 22
Instruction language	Instruction language English	Instruction language English
Opened	Opened 2025	Opened 1989
Bus service	Bus service No	Bus service No
Essentials	Essentials
Location	Location Located in the Sen Sok district of Phnom Penh at #270, St.1928, Sangkat Krang Thnung; the school lists separate Early Years and Primary/Secondary campus offices and shows term-time office hours (07:30–16:30). Local transport is primarily by the school's organised pick‑up/drop‑off hubs and bus network across Phnom Penh — contact Admissions for route maps and practical details.	Location ISPP's campus is on Hun Neang Boulevard, south of Phnom Penh city centre; the website includes a map and turn-by-turn directions. Two city bus lines (12B and 11C) stop within a short walk of the main gate; the school notes the nearest stop is about 200 m (≈4 minutes) away.
Stages	Stages BISC provides education from Early Years (Pre‑Nursery, Nursery, Reception — age 2+) through Primary (Years 1–6), Secondary and Sixth Form up to Year 13, following the English National Curriculum with IGCSE and A‑Level pathways.	Stages ISPP serves ages 3 through Grade 12 (Early Years / PYP in Elementary, Grades 6–10 in MYP, Grades 11–12 in the IB Diploma). The site gives age/grade placement guidance and a chart for entry.
School type	School type A British international, co‑educational school. The school website includes a section about boarding provision (details and eligibility are managed through Admissions), while day provision covers Early Years through Sixth Form.	School type ISPP is an independent, non-profit, co-educational day school and an authorised IB World School offering PYP, MYP and DP; it is accredited by WASC and CIS. The school describes itself as parent-governed and reinvesting revenue into the campus.
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Additional learning support	Additional learning support BISC's School Support Services (SSS) include targeted reading programmes, ESL/EAL support, remedial interventions, individual learning plans (ILPs), specialist‑led interventions and classroom accommodations (for example extra time and differentiated instruction), with collaboration with external specialists where needed.	Additional learning support ISPP runs student support teams across Elementary and Secondary that include English as an Additional Language (EAL) programmes, targeted Learning Support (reading, maths, written language) and school counsellors; support can be in-class or in a Learning Support Centre. The site describes assessment on entry and exit criteria for EAL and collaboration with parents and external specialists as needed.
Country affiliation	Country affiliation The school is affiliated to Bromsgrove School (United Kingdom), founded 1553; this UK affiliation is stated on the school website.	Country affiliation ISPP is an international school without affiliation to a single country; its materials describe a multinational student body and parent-governed structure.
Religious affiliation	Religious affiliation The website does not indicate any religious affiliation; BISC presents itself as a secular British international school.	Religious affiliation ISPP is non-religious / secular in its stated information; the school presents itself as an inclusive international community rather than a faith-based institution.
School day structure	School day structure Early Care is available from 07:30 and a Breakfast Club from 07:45. Early Years typically start at 08:30; Years 1–6 start at 08:00. Finish times noted on the site: Nursery 15:30, Reception and Year 1 15:45, Years 2–6 16:00; after‑school clubs and supervised care run later (after the core day) and an after‑school care option is available until about 17:15.	School day structure The school year runs August–June with about 180 instructional days; division-specific daily start and finish times are not posted on the public pages, and may vary by year group. ISPP's office hours are listed (07:00–16:30), and the After School Programme operates into the afternoon with late-bus departures at 4:15pm and 4:45pm. For exact daily start/end times and break/lunch schedules contact Admissions or the relevant division.
Bus service details	Bus service details The school operates a managed bus service with strategically located collection/drop‑off hubs across Phnom Penh to reduce travel time; bus journeys are supervised and run to a published code of conduct. The website says parents should contact Admissions for route maps, hub locations and to enrol a child on the service; the Typical Day page also notes bus users are supervised until buses depart.	Bus service details ISPP offers a limited paid daily bus/van service with seats allocated by route and priority for two-way riders and siblings; availability is not guaranteed for families outside established routes. The school publishes zone-based fees (Zone A / Zone B) and asks families to register at least five working days before service begins; the After School Programme also notes a late-bus option for activity participants. Check the school's bus page for current routes, zones and fees.
Fees	Fees
Fee details	Fee details Application and enrolment charges - Application fee: a one‑time, non‑refundable application/registration charge is required at the time of application. - Seat reservation / enrolment deposit: a non‑refundable Seat Reservation Deposit of USD 750 is required to hold an offered place; this is credited against the first tuition invoice. Tuition fees by year group (published schedule — annual amounts shown; per‑term shown as annual ÷ 3 for convenience) - Nursery 2 (Age 2): ANNUAL KHR 42,026,278 — Per term (approx) KHR 14,008,759. - Kindergarten 1 (Age 3): ANNUAL KHR 42,026,278 — Per term (approx) KHR 14,008,759. - Kindergarten 2 (Age 4): ANNUAL KHR 42,026,278 — Per term (approx) KHR 14,008,759. - Kindergarten 3 / Early Years top year (Age 5): ANNUAL KHR 72,045,049 — Per term (approx) KHR 24,015,016. - Year 1 (Age 6): ANNUAL KHR 72,045,049 — Per term (approx) KHR 24,015,016. - Years 2–5 (Ages 7–10): ANNUAL KHR 80,050,054 — Per term (approx) KHR 26,683,351. - Year 6–8 (Ages 11–13): ANNUAL KHR 88,055,060 — Per term (approx) KHR 29,351,687. - Year 9–10 (Ages 14–15): ANNUAL KHR 92,057,562 — Per term (approx) KHR 30,685,854. - Year 11–12 / Sixth Form (Ages 16–17): ANNUAL KHR 100,062,568 — Per term (approx) KHR 33,354,189. Billing schedule and payment terms - Invoices are issued one month before the payment deadline. Late‑payment penalties are applied and persistent non‑payment may result in de‑enrolment or loss of services. All fees become payable on enrolment. An annual re‑enrolment deposit is required to reserve a pupil's place for the following year. Boarding fees - No boarding provision or boarding fees are published for Bromsgrove International School Cambodia on the school's public admissions and fees pages. The school presents itself as an Early Years–Year 13 day school. Other costs and typical additional charges - Capital / one‑time charges and other first‑year one‑off fees are applied in the first year of enrolment (example entries in third‑party fee listings include an application fee and a capital fee in KHR). These additional first‑year charges are shown separately from the tuition amounts. - Uniforms, required devices (Years 6–13 require a personal MacBook as specified in the school's fee/IT requirements), school materials, exam entry fees, field trips, optional extracurricular activities and transport are additional to published tuition and are treated as separate costs. Some of these items (application fee, enrolment deposits, uniform, materials, capital fees) are stated as non‑refundable. Refund information - All fees other than tuition are strictly non‑refundable (this includes application fees, enrolment deposits, uniform, materials and capital fees). Tuition fees are refundable only in the case of a full term of non‑attendance; once a pupil has attended any part of a term, tuition for that term is not eligible for refund. Sibling discounts - Published third‑party fee summaries indicate sibling discounts (for example, 5% for the second child and 10% for the third and subsequent children). Confirmed sibling discount policy appears in external fee listings. Fee payment options and contact for finance - The school's public fee pages set out invoicing and deadlines but do not list specific payment channels (bank transfer, card processors) on the fee page itself. For the school's accepted payment methods and to request payment instructions or an official invoice, contact the Admissions / Finance team by the published phone or email. Admissions: admissions@bisc.edu.kh \| +855 127 18 555. (Amounts above are taken from the school's published fee schedule image and third‑party fee listings summarising the School Fees 2025–2026; annual figures are shown in KHR and per‑term figures are provided as the annual amount divided into three parts for parent budgeting.)	Fee details —
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Academics	Academics
Curriculum details	Curriculum details Bromsgrove International School Cambodia delivers the English National Curriculum from Early Years through Year 13. Early Years provision covers Pre‑Nursery (age 2–3), Nursery (3–4), Reception (4–5) and Year 1 (5–6), follows the EYFS, integrates Montessori elements in the youngest classes and uses a Systematic Synthetic Phonics programme. The Primary programme (Years 2–6) follows the New English National Curriculum with core subjects (English, mathematics, science), foundation subjects (ICT/computing, humanities/PSHE, art, design technology, music, PE) and language provision in Khmer and Chinese. Lower Secondary (Years 7–9) builds subject knowledge and skills, and Upper Secondary (Years 10–11) follows the IGCSE curriculum (with an optional 3‑year accelerated IGCSE pathway). Sixth Form (Years 12–13) offers two academic routes—English A‑Levels and the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme—supported by university and careers guidance.	Curriculum details International School of Phnom Penh serves students age 3 through Grade 12 and is an IB World School authorised to deliver the Primary Years, Middle Years and Diploma Programmes. Elementary (Early Years/Kindergarten–Grade 5) follows the IB Primary Years Programme, organised around transdisciplinary units with subject areas such as language, mathematics, personal/social/physical education, social studies, arts, and science & technology. Middle Years (Grades 6–10) follows the IB MYP framework in which students study two languages plus humanities, sciences, mathematics, arts, physical education and design, and complete a certificated personal project in the final year. Senior secondary (Grades 11–12) is the two‑year IB Diploma Programme: students choose six subjects across the IB groups (three at Higher Level and three at Standard Level) and complete the core components—Extended Essay, Theory of Knowledge and Creativity, Activity, Service. ISPP also awards an ISPP (US-style) high school diploma accredited by WASC and offers alternatives for students not taking the full IB Diploma, including IBDP certificate courses and ISPP High Courses.
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Gifted and talented	Gifted and talented —	Gifted and talented —
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Wellbeing & support	Wellbeing & support
Social & emotional learning	Social & emotional learning —	Social & emotional learning —
Special educational needs (SEN)	Special educational needs (SEN) —	Special educational needs (SEN) —
English as an additional language	English as an additional language —	English as an additional language —
Mental wellbeing	Mental wellbeing —	Mental wellbeing —
Safeguarding	Safeguarding —	Safeguarding —
Safeguarding policy	Safeguarding policy —	Safeguarding policy —
Facilities	Facilities
Facilities overview	Facilities overview —	Facilities overview —
Sports facilities	Sports facilities —	Sports facilities —
Academic facilities	Academic facilities —	Academic facilities —
Extra curricular facilities	Extra curricular facilities —	Extra curricular facilities —
Parent experience	Parent experience
History	History —	History —
Community	Community —	Community —
Parent teacher association	Parent teacher association —	Parent teacher association —
Extra-curricular	Extra-curricular
Academic & intellectual	Academic & intellectual —	Academic & intellectual —
Arts & creative	Arts & creative —	Arts & creative —
Cultural & language	Cultural & language —	Cultural & language —
Social & hobbies	Social & hobbies —	Social & hobbies —
Community & service	Community & service —	Community & service —
Leadership & professional	Leadership & professional —	Leadership & professional —
Lifestyle & wellbeing	Lifestyle & wellbeing —	Lifestyle & wellbeing —
Language provision	Language provision
Language provision	Language provision —	Language provision —
Bilingual teaching	Bilingual teaching —	Bilingual teaching —
Immersion programs	Immersion programs —	Immersion programs —
Reputation	Reputation
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Accreditations	Accreditations —	Accreditations —
Admissions	Admissions
Admissions	Admissions 1. Submit an application: Begin by completing and submitting the official Pupil Application Form and pay the non‑refundable application fee. Parents should keep a copy of the submitted form and proof of payment; the school acknowledges receipt and opens the file when the fee is received. Note that the admissions page lists this as the formal start of the process. 2. Placement assessment invitation: After the application and fee are received, the school will invite your child to a placement assessment—typically within five working days. The invitation includes the assessment date, time and any materials or preparation required; make sure you check your email and the contact number you provided so you do not miss the scheduled slot. If you need to reschedule, contact Admissions promptly (contact details are on the school site). 3. Assessment and academic review: The Academic Team conducts the placement assessment and reviews results; the school states that assessments are reviewed promptly (noted as within one working day). Final placement and admission decisions are made by the Headmistress, who may confirm a place, suggest an alternative year group, or decline based on academic fit and available space—so be prepared that the offered year level can differ from the year requested. If your child has recent school reports or standardised-test records, bring them to the assessment to help the reviewers. 4. Offer and seat reservation: If an offer is made, the school issues an official offer of admission and requires a Seat Reservation Deposit to secure the place; the site specifies a US$750 deposit which is credited against the first tuition invoice. Parents should plan to pay this deposit promptly if they wish to hold the offered place, and keep the payment receipt—the admissions page and fee schedule note the deposit is non‑refundable except as described in the fee terms. Read the full Tuition & Fee Schedule (available via the school office) for the exact timing of invoicing and the school's refund rules. 5. Enrolment confirmation and administrative steps: Once the deposit is received, the school enters your child's details into its system, adds them to the class list and shares confirmation with teaching and leadership staff. At this stage you will be asked to provide documentation (IDs/passports, passport photos and any prior assessment records) and to complete consent/medical forms; prepare certified copies where requested to avoid delays. Also expect to receive information about uniforms, lunch/transport options, and term start dates as part of the enrolment pack. 6. Practical and ongoing requirements: Parents should note additional ongoing requirements before term starts—examples on the school site include an annual re‑enrolment deposit, invoicing schedules, and device requirements for older pupils (Years 6–13 are required to bring a personal MacBook meeting the stated specifications). Confirm payment deadlines and warranty/insurance responsibilities for required devices, and ask Admissions or Finance for the current Tuition & Fee Schedule (fees are reviewed annually and published in April). Keeping these items ready will make the first weeks smoother.	Admissions 1. Make an initial inquiry. Start by submitting the online Inquiry / pre-application through ISPP's admissions portal (OpenApply) so the school can confirm whether the grade you want is likely to have space and what the next steps will be. The Inquiry helps the admissions team provide grade-specific guidance and to tell you whether to proceed with the formal pre-application or tour. 2. Submit a pre-application and basic documents. If you decide to proceed, complete the Pre‑Application Form and pay the pre-application deposit (US$50). At this stage you should upload passport ID pages and recent passport-style photos and any reports related to learning needs; the pre-application places your family on the applicant list while you await confirmation of space. 3. Complete the full Application and pay the application fee once space is confirmed. When ISPP confirms a place is available you will be asked to finish the Application Form in OpenApply and pay the remainder of the application fee (total application fee US$250, which includes the US$50 pre-application deposit and a US$200 balance). Be prepared to provide at least two recent years of school reports in English, a copy of immunisation records, the completed ISPP immunisation form and, for Grades 2–5, a writing sample. 4. Provide school recommendation(s) and any additional documents requested. ISPP requires a confidential recommendation from the student's current school (submitted directly to ISPP) and may request extra documentation about academic history or support needs; recommendations must be provided by the current school via the specified contact method. Keep email contact details for the recommending teachers ready when you apply, since ISPP will not accept recommendations sent by other routes. 5. Expect staged assessment steps where needed. ISPP does not routinely require formal academic testing at admission but may request English language testing (for which a fee may apply) and/or an interview with the relevant Principal to confirm that the student can access the IB programme. Placement into EAL (English as an Additional Language) support will be used where appropriate and students exit EAL once they meet grade-level proficiency in listening, speaking, reading and writing. 6. Understand priority criteria and nationality limits. Applications are considered by priority (siblings of current students, enrolled students and children of diplomatic passport holders receive priority) and then by application date; ISPP also enforces nationality caps (Cambodian students are limited to 30% and other nationalities to 15% each) that can affect availability in many grades. Provide proof of nationality for the student and parents during the application process because the school uses that information to ensure compliance with the nationality limits. 7. Be clear about grade placement and age rules. ISPP places students by chronological age with specific September 1 cut-off ages (for example, Kindergarten = age 5 by September 1; Grade 6 typically age 11), and the school publishes a Dates of Birth / Grade Entry chart that you should check before applying. If a student's previous school calendar differs or there are other complexities, the Principal will make the final grade placement decision balancing age, academic continuity, language proficiency and social maturity. 8. Disclose any learning or support needs early. Parents must fully disclose any special education needs or learning-support history during the admissions process; ISPP reviews each case individually and may provide moderate learning support but may also decline or later ask a family to withdraw if the student's needs exceed the school's capacity. If your child receives therapies or specialist services, tell the admissions team and be prepared to provide formal reports so ISPP can assess whether it can meet those needs. 9. Receive an offer and attend to enrolment / entrance deposits and fees. If offered a place, you will be asked to pay an enrolment deposit or entrance fee (entrance fees are charged once for KG–Grade 12; an Early Years entrance deposit is applied if the child progresses to KG) and to complete final paperwork; parents or guardians are liable for fees on enrolment and for any re‑enrolment deposit required to secure a returning student's place. Review the school's tuition and fee schedule for payment options (annual, semester, term/quarter) and note that instalment plans incur a finance charge. 10. Know fee, refund and re-enrolment policies. Tuition fees are refundable only for full terms of non-attendance; other fees are non‑refundable, and late or non-payment can lead to penalties or de‑enrolment. Returning families must pay a re‑enrolment deposit (usually collected in the second semester) to hold a place for the next academic year—check the published timetable as the Board approves fee schedules in February and releases the following year's fee schedule in March.
Scholarships	Scholarships The Bromsgrove Cambodia website does not publish a scholarship programme or list scholarship criteria on its public admissions or fees pages. Because some sister Bromsgrove campuses (for example Bromsgrove Thailand) do advertise Sixth Form scholarship schemes, families sometimes ask whether similar schemes operate in Cambodia; however, no BISC scholarship details appear on the school's pages and there is no published guidance on eligibility or application for fee support. If you are interested in scholarships, bursaries, or other fee‑assistance options, request confirmation directly from the Admissions Office (admissions@bisc.edu.kh or the phone numbers on the contact page) so they can give current, campus‑specific information. As a reference for regional practice (not a BISC policy), Bromsgrove Thailand does advertise Sixth Form scholarships in 2025/26; this does not imply the same programme exists at BISC—please check with BISC Admissions for a definitive answer.	Scholarships ISPP operates a host-country scholarship programme that provides full scholarships to selected Cambodian students beginning at Grade 6 and continuing through graduation. The programme began in 2018–19 and each year ISPP has welcomed a new cohort into Grade 6; the school partners with community organisations (Cambodian Children's Fund and Indochina Starfish Foundation) to provide extra support to scholarship students and their families. Funding for the sustainable continuation of the scholarship programme is supported in part by the one-time application and entrance fees paid by new students, and the ISPP Board of Trustees has committed to maintaining these scholarships. The scholarship places are targeted to children from very low-income backgrounds and are selected in collaboration with the partner NGOs; the ISPP website lists current cohort counts and background on the programme.
Waitlist	Waitlist Bromsgrove International School Cambodia's public admissions pages do not describe a formal waitlist or central admissions pool; the published process describes application, assessment, offer and seat reservation by deposit rather than placing applicants on a named waiting list. If a place is not available at the time of application, the school's stated procedure indicates decisions (including recommending an alternative year group) are made by the Headmistress; the site does not outline a waitlist policy or prioritisation rules. For families who want to confirm whether the school keeps a waiting list in practice, or to ask to be placed on one, contact the Admissions Office directly using the contact details on the school site.	Waitlist ISPP uses waiting lists when applications exceed available spaces in a given grade. Applicants who cannot be offered immediate placement are put on a waiting list and considered according to the school's priority rules (siblings, enrolled students, diplomatic passport holders, then by application date). ISPP staff will provide a realistic assessment of chances and timing where possible but do not publish waiting-list length or guaranteed timing; applicants may remain under consideration throughout the current academic year and also for the beginning of the following academic year (but new-year priorities apply). If the school cannot place an applicant by August of the following academic year, families are notified and offered the option to remain on the waiting list for the next year for an additional, non‑refundable fee. Families can also use the Pre‑Application to enter the applicant pool up to one year in advance (pre‑application deposit US$50) while they wait for space to open.
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