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).

 

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.

 

IGCSE  students follow a two-year program named International General Certificate of Secondary Education (IGCSE) designed for 14 to 16-year-olds. This program will be intended for students in Grade 9-10 at our school. IGCSEs are established qualifications that keep pace with educational developments and trends and so are an ideal foundation for higher-level courses such as AS and A-Levels. At the end of this two-year course, when our students are about to complete Grade 10, they are offered to sit IGCSE exams that are to will held in May/June or November series.

IGCSE courses are renowned for developing vital educational knowledge, understanding and skills

 

The General Certificate of Education Advanced Level, or A-Level, is the ‘gold standard’ of Cambridge qualifications. It is accepted as an entry qualification by universities of the European Union and elsewhere worldwide. A-Levels are highly specialised, and a student will generally take three subjects over two years. The subject content of each Cambridge A-Level syllabuses has been subdivided into two parts: the AS syllabus content, which is expected to be covered in the first half of the course, and part two of the syllabus, commonly referred to as ‘A2’.

 

Our curriculum strives to incorporate the experiences, cultures, and perspectives of our students; specifically, an appreciation of Cambodia’s culture and its contribution to the heritage of the civilised world and with a primary focus on internationalism, to create open-minded world citizens who have international perspectives, are self-confident and conscientious, and who can function as leaders and team members in societies all over the world. We inspire our students to pursue and achieve their dreams and get admitted to the best universities worldwide. The alumni network has been our pride, and we continue to build strong bonds between alumni, students and parents.

Paragon International School focuses on the individual well-being of students. It doesn’t believe in a “one size fits all” approach, so teachers are highly encouraged to differentiate their instruction, curriculum, & materials to promote meaningful learning for every student.

Providing learning support for students with diverse learning needs is one of the vital components to ensure the quality of the school. In this regard, the Learning Support Department works in collaboration with all stakeholders of the school – teachers, teaching assistance, parents and wider community to ensure that individual needs of each referred student are met. One of the many services provided by the department is in-house training for teachers and teaching assistance on the topics of understanding learning differences and giving the right type of intervention. In this respect, the department has been organizing awareness campaigns, such as “Dyslexia Awareness Week” and “Understanding ADHD” that turned into annual events for teachers, parents and students.

Members in the learning support department try to stay updated with the latest interventions and strategies to support students with special needs. All members of the department have taken courses on understanding special educational needs, such as Dyslexia, ADHD, Autism and what approaches work best in teaching students with such conditions.

Additionally, Paragon International School is one of the member schools of SENIAC Local Chapter (Special Educational Needs in Asia) and benefits from the resources of the wider community to give evidence-based interventions. The representatives of more than 20 International schools have attended the PD that was held in North Bridge International School to exchange latest intervention approaches.

Paragon ISC provides access to diverse and inclusive opportunities for students who wish to embrace the challenge of pursuing academic excellence, develop social and intellectual skills and gain fulfilment through our wide range of activities. Here are some examples of co-curricular activities: STEM Festivals, Subject Weeks, Spelling Bee, Quiz Show, Culture and Education Festival, PTC, subject-wise field trips and many more.

On the other hand, the school also offers extra-curricular activities to students. Various fun and challenging activities aimed to build teamwork skills and confidence, moral values and character appeal in our students. Here are some examples: after-school clubs, meeting with entrepreneurs, community services, fundraising events, charity week, field trips, weekend activities with homerooms, International Holidays celebration, Halloween celebration and many more.

 

Clubs

Paragon ISC offers various clubs to students. It could be academic or interest clubs. Here is the list of the clubs provided in Paragon ISC Secondary Campus: 

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)

 

XXI century skills

Our curricular and extra-curricular activities allow students to:
– integrate knowledge and skills from the domains of STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics), Languages and Social Science.
– apply their knowledge and skills to real-life scenarios, including proposing solutions to identified problems.
– acquire lifelong skills to become successful individuals in the future. 

Cambridge Exams

Every year many Paragon ISC Students achieve outstanding results in CAIE examinations, and these results take them to the top universities around the globe. Students are positively and rigorously prepared for Checkpoint, IGCSE, AS&A level examinations and the teaching process is designed so that they are challenged enough. This spirit is being passed from generation to generation and the inspiration of Paragon ISC’s motto echoes in all their minds. “Learn today for a better tomorrow!” 

National Examinations (A achievers)

There are many students of Paragon ISC who earned high scores from the Baccalaureat of National Examination as an excellence at grade A had 10 students  and very good at grade B had 16 students. Many others got grades C and D. Only six students got E . 

Behind their good expectation grade, the National Curriculum team at Paragon ISC works on developing student learning  progress since the beginning of the academic year. Our team implements many strategies to support and motivate learners to gain the ability of their learning achievement. In each month, students were required to complete the test on quantitative and qualitative questions to be analyzed and they got the formative assessment throughout the classroom participation by subject teachers. The National academic coordinator has collected both quantitative and qualitative assessment from all perspective subject’s teachers to find solutions and implement teaching and learning techniques to support our students in the classroom.

At the end of each term, the National curriculum coordinator has met with parents to discuss students abilities and our expectations for future achievement from the National examination. Furthermore, our student’s parents strongly cooperate with the National Curriculum perspective team to support children self learning at home.   

After school year end, we always organized the Preparation Course to support at all level of students’ achievement, eg. We prepared a class for students who are expected to get grade A from the National examination, and strongly support differentiation levels of students with small size groups (10 students/group). The course is held until the nearest exam date, and students will sit for mock exams at least one or two times based on the course’s length, to evaluate their learning progress and achievement expectation. 

The Paragon ISC is always proud of our valued students for their self motivation, learning hard, and very good patience and perseverance.

Olympiads and Competitions (total number of medals)

International Competitions are the arena for our students to challenge students from around the globe. Apart from the tremendous eye-opening exposure, such international competitions present the students with the chance to develop their talents, showcase their work and compete in an international arena and win medals and trophies.  Some international contests:

STEM
Genius in USA
Kangaroo Math olympiad
World Robotics Olympiad
World Scholars Cup
InfoMatrix in Romania

Paragon ISC students olympiad and competition statistics:
Gold medals – 101
Bronze medals – 186
Silver medals – 102

Sports Events

Students are encouraged to participate in different sports at school as it supports students’ physical and mental development. School takes part in competitions between international schools and participates in sport events organized in Thailand, LAO and Portugal etc. Paragon ISC students have demonstrated competence not only in academics but in sports too; many trophies are won from different sports events each year. 

 

English Proficiency Examinations – IELTS

Students have the opportunity to be prepared for the well known language proficiency test right at the school and receive the required score for their university admissions. 

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 of showcasing their accomplishments and gaining acceptance to the institution of their choice.

 

With an exceptionally high University acceptance rate our 2021 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.:
– MIT

 – Rithichan Chhorn – The University of Manchester, The University of Toronto, King’s College London, The University of Bristol

 – Rothlara Poch – The University of Sydney, UNSW Sydney, University of Technology Sydney

 – Sour Kim – Monash University 

 – Tepnorrak Long – Monash University

 – Jing Jing Ly – Auckland University of Technology

 – Elaine Chhun – University of Melbourne, Monash University, The University of Queensland 

 – Sovannaroth King – University of Melbourne, Monash University, The University of Sydney 

 – Sokdiamant Chan – Monash University, The University of Queensland, The Australian National University, University of Melbourne

– Chan Piseth Ear – University of Technology Sydney

– Hongngoun Lim – University of Technology Sydney

– Vatanak Nongyongdy – University of Technology Sydney

– Vannvireak Keo – The University of Bristol, The University of Edinburgh

– Kim Huong La – Monash University

The College Counselor of the school offers individual counseling to assist students with the preparation of necessary college/university entrance documentation and ensure that these students are meeting all requirements to enter a college/university upon graduating from the secondary school.

Paragon ISC offers an ESL program for students who need support in the English language. We use an acceleration model that develops students’ ability to communicate effectively through speaking, reading, listening and writing at the highest level of competence. English Language classes are taught by certified teachers. To facilitate assimilation, ESL students who have obtained at least 80% at the end of the quarter assessment are promoted to mainstream classes.

Promoting the study of other Asian or European languages at the school is also a part of our mission. Elective foreign language courses are offered for students who want to learn Chinese or French.

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 6.0 in English, Mathematics and Science in Primary Checkpoint Exams. – 2000 USD
  • 3 students from Grade 8 who scored 6.0 in English, Mathematics and Science in Lower Secondary Checkpoint Science Exams. – 2000 USD
  • Grade 10 students who scored at least five A/A* in five different IGCSE examinations – 2000 USD
  • Grade 11 or 12 students who scored three A/A* in AS/A level examinations – 2000 USD
  • Grade 12 students who receive Grade-A in national BAC II examinations – 500 USD
  • Grade 9 students who came in Top 100 in national Smart Student examinations – 100% Full scholarship
  • Grade 6 students who came Top 3 in Grade 6 Scholarship Examination – 100% Full scholarship 
  • Scholarship from Chairwoman for children of Public Servants – 10% to 50%
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