Around the Campus
Welcome to the Paragon ISC Secondary Campus, situated in the heart of Phnom Penh, on street 3, Sangkat Tonle Basak, Khan Chamkar Morn; our Secondary Campus is dedicated to fostering the well-rounded development of our students.
The campus is designed to provide a conducive environment for academic pursuits and a range of facilities for extracurricular activities.
At the heart of creativity lies our Make Space, where students are encouraged to think outside the box, experiment, and bring their innovative ideas to life. The music and art rooms serve as sanctuaries for artistic expression, allowing students to explore and hone their talents in a supportive and inspiring atmosphere.
Paragon ISC Secondary Campus is committed to providing a comprehensive educational experience beyond traditional classroom learning. We believe in nurturing our students’ academic intellect and creative and athletic potential.
Admissions Process
We are currently accepting applications for the 2024-2025 Academic Year.
Our Admissions Officers will guide you through the whole process please contact us at [email protected]
Curriculum
We offer an exclusive blend of national and international curricula to meet the diverse needs of our student body. The Bilingual program adopts both the Khmer National Curriculum and the Cambridge curriculum. The International program adopts the CAIE – Cambridge curriculum, leading our students seamlessly from Primary through Secondary and Pre-University years. The students from the International program benefit from recognised programs such as Cambridge Primary, Cambridge Lower Secondary, Cambridge Upper Secondary (IGCSE), and Cambridge Advanced Levels (AS/A Levels).
The International General Certificate of Secondary Education (IGCSE) is a two-year program designed for 14 to 16-year-old students. IGCSEs are established qualifications that keep up with educational trends and developments and are ideal preparation for higher-level courses such as AS and A-Levels. Students will attend this program in Grades 9-10 at our school. Upon completion of the two-year course, our students have the option of sitting IGCSE exams that will be held in May/June or November. IGCSE courses are renowned for developing essential educational skills, knowledge, and understanding.
As part of our curriculum, we incorporate students’ experiences, cultures, and perspectives; specifically, we focus on Cambodian culture and its contribution to the heritage of civilization, and internationalism with a primary emphasis on creating open-minded pupils. We strive to provide our students with goals like international perspectives, self-confidence, and conscientiousness to enable them to function as leaders and team members in societies around the world. We inspire our students to chase their dreams and get admitted to the best universities in the world. The alumni network has been our pride, and we continue to build strong bonds between alumni, students, and parents.
General Certificate of Education Advanced Level (A-Level) is the internationally recognized ‘gold standard’ of Cambridge qualifications. It is highly sought after by universities within the European Union and worldwide. A-Level courses are highly specialized, and students typically take three subjects over two years. Course content is divided into two categories: AS syllabus content (which is expected to be covered during the first half of the course) and A2 syllabus content (which is expected to be covered during the second half of the course).
Cambridge Lower Secondary is typically for learners aged 11 to 14 years. Students cover Maths, Science, Arts, Languages and Social Studies subjects in both curricula. As a programme developed with consistent standards that are externally benchmarked across tens of thousands of students, it enables reliable structured reporting to parents about the performance of their children, which has validity beyond the school. The programme also enables the school to ensure that students are properly prepared for the demands of the IGCSE courses in these subjects.
Scholarship Opportunities
Paragon ISC offers a number of scholarships each year to the following students who are going to continue their studies at the Paragon ISC campuses:
- 3 students from Grade 6 who scored 50 in English, Mathematics and Science in Primary Checkpoint Exams.
- 3 students from Grade 8 who scored 50 in English, Mathematics and Science in Lower Secondary Checkpoint Science Exams.
- Grade 10 students who scored at least five “A”/”A*” in five different IGCSE examinations.
- Grade 11 or 12 students who scored three “A”/”A*” in AS/A level examinations.
- Grade 12 students who achieved Grade “A” in national BAC II examinations.
- Grade 9 students who ranked in the Top 100 in national Smart Student examinations.
- Scholarship from Chairwoman for Children of Public Servants.
Extra Curricular Activities
As part of our curriculum, we also offer a variety of extra-curricular activities to our students. These include fun and challenging activities to promote teamwork skills and confidence, moral values, and character development. Just a few examples: after-school clubs or meetings with outside organizations, community services, fundraising events, charity week, field trips, weekend activities with homerooms, International Holidays celebration, Halloween celebration, and many more.
Clubs
Students can join clubs at Paragon ISC Secondary Campus. These clubs can be either academic or interest-based. Here is a list of clubs available to students:
- Hip Hop
- Classical Ballet
- Comics Creation
- Portrait Charcoal / Silhouette Painting
- Portrait Painting
- Coding with Scratch
- Coding with Python, Robotics
- Intro. to Artificial Intelligence
- Young Web Developer
- Young Game Developer
- Animation
- Digital Art
- Video / Film Making
- Senior Kidspreneur
- Table Tennis
- Horse Riding
- Debate
- Creative Writing
- Chess
- Foreign Language (Korean)
- Foreign Language (Japanese)
Highlights
As part of our mission, we also promote the study of other Asian or European languages in the school. For those who want to learn Chinese or French, elective foreign language courses are offered.
For transportation to and from the School Campus, Paragon ISC coordinates for the services of medium-sized passenger buses. The school buses (and their drivers) are privately contracted by Paragon ISC. The school coordinates and supervises the buses for the convenience of Paragon ISC families. Students are fetched from home and picked to the school before lessons start. The bus fee depends on the location of the student and can be made term based or in a full form payment.
There is a large parking lot in front of the school for vehicles. Special security guard assigned to help drivers and control the traffic every morning and afternoon.
Our curricular and extracurricular activities allow students to:
University Admission
Our school inspires students to pursue and achieve their dreams through Primary to Secondary education with an exclusive blend of the National and International Cambridge curriculum and assisting them with additional co-curricular provisions such as Learning Support, Coaching, Alumni Association and College Counseling services. These guide our students through the competitive admission process to the best universities around the world.
Students at Paragon ISC are motivated to begin thinking about their future career as early as Grade 10, with coordinated sessions between their College Counselor, Homeroom Teachers, and Parents/Guardians to consider students’ aptitude and decide what opportunities they wish to pursue. Whereas students in Grade 11 and 12 receive crafted consultations and group seminars to help them hone and perfect the best possible university application. The wide range of services offered is the prep package ranging from IELTS preparation sessions, application workshops, and admissions correspondence to name a few.
Rest assured that the Paragon ISC team works tirelessly to ensure that our students have the greatest possible opportunity to showcase their accomplishments and gain acceptance to the institution of their choice.
With an exceptionally high University acceptance rate, our 2023-2024AY Graduates have received placements at the world’s most competitive tertiary institutions, such as The University of Toronto, The University of Manchester, King’s College London, The University of Bristol, and Monash University. Our diverse student body are pursuing a wide range of majors from Law to Economics; Commerce to Accounting; and Natural Science to Medicine.
We are proud of our graduates who have received offers from some of the world’s prestigious universities in the USA, New Zealand, Australia, Canada, and the UK.
Some outstanding admissions from 2023-2024 AY:
