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Hope International School
British and IB Diploma school in Phnom Penh, founded 2002, running from age 3 through Year 13 for around 700 students.
Curriculum
A-Levels / IB
Fees, annual
USD 8kâ16k
Ages
3 to 18
Pupils
~700
Founded
2002
Fees
Annual fees
| Year level | Age | Fee |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten 1 | 3 | $7,835 |
| Kindergarten 2 | 4 | $7,835 |
| Kindergarten 3 | 5 | $11,495 |
| Grade 1 | 6 | $11,495 |
| Grade 2 | 7 | $11,495 |
| Grade 3 | 8 | $11,495 |
| Grade 4 | 9 | $11,495 |
| Grade 5 | 10 | $11,495 |
| Grade 6 | 11 | $13,002 |
| Grade 7 | 12 | $13,002 |
| Grade 8 | 13 | $13,002 |
| Grade 9 | 14 | $15,719 |
| Grade 10 | 15 | $15,719 |
| Grade 11 | 16 | $16,463 |
| Grade 12 | 17 | $16,463 |
One-time fees
| Item | Age | Fee |
|---|---|---|
| Application Fee | $100 | |
| Enrolment Fee | $595 | |
| Capital Fee (annual) | $1,012 |
Reviews
- HOPE International School in Phnom Penh is a not-for-profit Christian school founded in 2002 to support missionary and Christian-expatriate families working in Cambodia. The Phnom Penh campus serves around 270 to 400 students from preschool to year 12, with a sister campus in Siem Reap.
- The school runs an English-medium curriculum from a biblical worldview, with IGCSE and AS-Level pathways via Cambridge International, and IB DP authorisation listed on the IBO directory.
- Public review signal is light and skewed positive. Parents carry 21 reviews at 100 per cent recommend; the school's own testimonials emphasise teacher-as-mentor framing and a tight Christian community. Independent parent threads on HOPE specifically do not surface.
- Recruitment is through Christian sending agencies (TeachBeyond, OMF, WEC, TeacherHorizons) on a missionary-style package. Reviewers note teachers profess a Christian statement of faith and many are sponsored or fundraised rather than salaried in the standard international-school sense.
- Published profiles describe accreditation with the Association of Christian Schools International and a Cambridge examination centre, with fees in the lower-mid range for Phnom Penh internationals (around USD 7,800 to USD 16,300 a year on current ISDB data).
- For non-Christian families, the biblical-worldview framing is foundational rather than a wrapper around a secular curriculum.
Positives
- missionary community. Reviewers value a tight Christian-expatriate community and pastoral teacher relationships.
- academic pathway. Cambridge IGCSE, AS-Level and IBO-listed DP authorisation give graduates international pathways.
Considerations
- Christian foundation. All disciplines taught from a biblical worldview; staff are Christian-faith signatories.
- staff model. Teachers come through missionary-sending agencies on fundraised packages, not standard international-school contracts.
- depth of independent signal. Public review pool is small and dominated by school-aligned channels.
Leadership
Adam P. Ecklund, Ph.D.
Adam P. Ecklund is the Head of School at HOPE International School, where he leads a committed Christian community focused on providing quality education for families of Christian workers in Cambodia. He emphasizes the integration of Biblical knowledge into the curriculum and supports the diverse student body reflective of an international education.
Accreditations
- Association of Christian Schools International 01
Academic results
- Result Exam results not published on official site.