Japanese School of Phnom Penh


Japanese School of Phnom Penh (プノンペン日本人学校, Punonpen Nihonjin Gakkō) is a full-time Japanese school, is in Sangkat Toek Thla in Sen Sok, Phnom Penh, Cambodia.[1] The institution, serving elementary and junior high school, is 1.5 kilometres (0.93 mi) northeast of Phnom Penh International Airport.[2]

Japanese School of Phnom Penh
Address
Street Lum (2009)

Phnom Penh

Cambodia
Information
TypeNihonjin gakkō
Established2015
HeadteacherY. Murakami
Staff~17
Years offeredGrade 1 to 9
GenderAll
Age6 to 16
Enrolment~50
Hours in school day8

History

Prior to the school's establishment, there was an increased number of Japanese families with children in Cambodia that occurred after the growth of Japanese business operations. In 2013 the Japanese Business Association of Cambodia established a committee for making a day school.[2] It was established in 2015,[3] with 14 teachers and 21 students upon opening. It is the first full Japanese day school in Cambodia.[2]

Facilities

The school features a large structure with a corrugated iron roof housing an artificial turf pitch and a concrete surfaced basketball court. There is a three-storey teaching block directly opposite the sports ground, featuring a staff room, principal's office, home economics room, multi-purpose assembly room, science lab and nine classrooms.

There is a caretaker's housing unit situated between the sports ground and the teaching block, which contains an adjoining sports equipment annex.

References
  1. "Home". Japanese School of Phnom Penh. Retrieved 2020-05-14. No. 205B, Street Lum, Group 5, Village Toek Thla, Sangkat Toek Thla, Khan Sen Sok, Phnom Penh, Cambodia
  2. "First school dedicated to Japanese residents opens in Cambodia". The Japan Times. Kyodo News. 2015-05-31. Retrieved 2020-05-15.
  3. "学校概要". Phnom Penh Japanese School. 2016-03-19. Retrieved 2020-05-14.

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