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Cambodia, Phnom Penh
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- International Baccalaureate (PYP, MYP and DP) — ISPP is fully authorised to deliver the three IB programmes (Primary Years, Middle Years and Diploma); IB authorisation means the school meets the IB's standards for curriculum, assessment and teacher professional learning.
- Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC) accreditation — WASC is a regional (North American) accrediting body; WASC accreditation indicates the school meets recognised standards for school governance, curriculum, teaching and student support and enables wider recognition of ISPP's diploma.
- Council of International Schools (CIS) accreditation — CIS accreditation is an international quality assurance process focused on whole‑school improvement (standards for leadership, teaching, wellbeing and community); ISPP holds CIS accreditation alongside WASC.
- Eco‑Schools / Green Flag certification — ISPP has been awarded the Eco‑Schools Green Flag (Eco‑Schools/FEE) and is listed as re‑accredited in 2022; this certification recognises that the school has met Eco‑Schools criteria for environmental management, curriculum links and student‑led environmental action.
- Memberships (professional networks noted on the school site) — ISPP lists membership of organisations such as the European Council of International Schools (ECIS), East Asia Regional Council of Overseas Schools (EARCOS), and the Mekong River International Schools Association (MRISA); these are professional memberships (networking, professional development and inter‑school activities) rather than accreditation bodies.
(Only awards reported on ISPP's website in the past five years are listed below. I limited this to items explicitly presented on the school site and that are awarded to the school or its teams, not to individual students.)
- Eco‑Schools Green Flag — re‑accredited in 2022. The Green Flag is the Eco‑Schools programme's certification that a school has met defined standards for environmental management, curriculum integration and student action; ISPP's site records the school as re‑accredited in 2022.
- MRISA championships (2023–24 academic year) — ISPP reports that its teams won 7 of the 12 Mekong River International Schools Association (MRISA) championships in 2023–24 (described on the site as the most MRISA championships won by any single school in one year). This item on the school site is presented as a school/team achievement (trophies/championships awarded to the school teams).
- ISSAPP championships (2023–24 academic year) — ISPP reports winning 9 of the 12 International Schools' Sports Association of Phnom Penh (ISSAPP) championships in 2023–24; the site presents these as team/school championships.
If you would like, I can: (a) pull the exact pages or paragraphs as screenshots or quotes, (b) check earlier years or expand to include notable recognitions mentioned elsewhere on the site (for example, the school's joint re‑accreditation by CIS/WASC and IB in 2021 is documented on the site but that is already listed under “Accreditations”), or (c) compile the specific dates and links for each item into a short reference list.
ISPP (International School of Phnom Penh) was founded in 1989 and serves students from age 3 through Grade 12. The school is an authorised International Baccalaureate World School offering the PYP, MYP and DP and is accredited by WASC and CIS. The whole school occupies a single, newer campus south of the city centre on Hun Neang Boulevard; the Secondary moved to the current campus in August 2014 and the Early Years and Elementary joined in 2015. ISPP publishes a whole-school Mother Tongue programme and an active Service Learning programme, and runs an After School Programme with activities including arts, choir, robotics, chess and a wide range of sports. Campus arts facilities include a 430-seat Black Box theatre and dedicated rehearsal and exhibition spaces. ISPP describes an average teacher:student ratio of 1:9 and reports more than 50 nationalities in the student body.
