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Cambodia, Phnom Penh
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The school's published mission says WIS provides “a nurturing atmosphere that is supportive of each individual student's needs, talents, and creativity,” which signals a general commitment to students' social and emotional development. The Admission page sets out behaviour expectations emphasising respect, responsibility and self‑discipline. The website does not describe a named SEL curriculum, SEL-specific staff (for example an SEL coordinator), or school‑wide SEL programmes. Job listings do include recruitment for “School Counseling Officers,” suggesting some pastoral support roles exist, but the site gives no further detail about how counselling links to an SEL programme.
The school's public website does not publish a Special Educational Needs (SEN) policy or a list of which types of additional needs it supports. While the site makes general statements about supporting individual students, it does not describe specialist SEN provision, specialist SEN staff, referral processes, or individual education plans. Based on the information available online, WIS does not present itself as a specialist SEN institution and does not publicly disclose further SEN detail on its website.
The Admission page states that Pre‑K and Kindergarten students are grouped according to English ability and that placement tests are used for older entrants; students whose English is considered below the required standard may be placed in Kindergarten. The Academic page states instruction is in English for half‑day classes and in English plus Khmer for full‑day classes. The website does not describe a named EAL programme, dedicated EAL staff, or published EAL curriculum on its public pages; support that is evident online appears limited to placement and grouping by English level.
The school's job listings include roles for “School Counseling Officers” and “Nurse,” indicating WIS recruits for counselling and health roles. The profile and admission pages emphasise a nurturing atmosphere and behavioural expectations of respect and responsibility as part of student support. The website does not publish a standalone mental‑health or wellbeing policy, nor does it detail counselling programmes, referral pathways, or external mental‑health partnerships. For specifics about the scope or availability of counselling and wellbeing services, those details would need to be requested directly from the school.
The public website does not publish a standalone child protection or safeguarding policy or identify named safeguarding leads. The Admission page includes safety‑related expectations (for example refraining from bringing anything that may compromise others' safety), but no comprehensive safeguarding policy is available online. Campus contact details are provided across the site, but the website does not set out reporting procedures, designated safeguarding contacts, or external safeguarding arrangements. Therefore, WIS does not publicly disclose detailed safeguarding/child‑protection policies on its website.
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).
