Cambodia, Phnom Penh
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WIS offers Pre-K to Grade 12 curricula closely paralleled to Northern American standards. The language of instruction is English for half-day classes; English and Khmer instruction are used for full-day classes. Students must complete all compulsory courses and pass the exit examination to advance to the next level. The school offers summer programs for pre-classes and remediation, and conducts international programs in collaboration with USA partners.
The language of instruction is English for half-day classes; English and Khmer instruction are used for full-day classes. Chinese is offered as a language in Grades 1–6 (full-day). The school runs an Exchange Program with international partners in the USA, with about 15 students participating each year.
Extra and co-curricular activities include award ceremonies, kindergarten and high school graduations, prom night, school fairs, Christmas and Halloween parties, field trips, study tours, sports, and outreach programs.
Outreach programs are part of the extra-curricular offerings.
Sports are offered as part of the program, contributing to physical activity and overall school life.
Western International School (WIS) opened on 1 September 2003 and operates multiple campuses across Phnom Penh, with additional branches in Takhmao and Sihanoukville. The school offers Pre‑K through Grade 12 programmes described on the website as aligned with Northern American standards; half‑day classes are taught in English, while full‑day classes use both English and Khmer. WIS lists a range of subjects from early years through secondary (including English, Khmer and Chinese language instruction), and runs summer and international exchange programmes (about 15 students go to the USA each year). The Contact and Profile pages list the headquarters (Stadium/Main Campus) address and the many campus addresses across the city. The school website publishes a School Fees page for the 2024–2025 year but the fee schedule is presented as images/PDFs on that page (amounts were not extractable as text from the website during this check).