Phnom Penh is a very inclusive city, which can be seen in education, not only Cambodian schools, but also Chinese-English schools and French-language schools. Phnom Penh's kindergartens are even more diversified, with locally founded and foreign-funded international schools, and the fees are uneven.
According to the data, the cost of the International School of Phnom Penh ranges from $2,400 per year to $20,340 as high. It is reported that the curriculum of some international kindergartens is based on the standards of developed countries, employing foreign teachers, and equipped with advanced teaching equipment, with tuition fees of tens of thousands of dollars. With such a "sky-high" tuition fee, are local parents willing to pay for it?
"The tuition fees are really prohibitively expensive, but the wife strongly wants to send the children there".
in CambodiaMost foreign families, local dignitaries, and wealthy families will choose to send their children to international schools, and more and more middle-class families also want their children to receive international education.
Phnom Penh's third-generation Chinese Ah Ting is a businessman with two children, aged 5 and 2. Currently, the older child attends an international kindergarten in Phnom Penh, with a tuition fee of $5,000 to $8,000 a year.
Atting said that the tuition fees for international kindergartens in Phnom Penh are indeed surprisingly expensive, and he does not want his children to attend such an expensive school, which his wife strongly demands.
He pointed out that many international English schools cover kindergarten to high school, admit students aged 2-18, implement an international IB curriculum, and the IB degree obtained by students after graduation is recognized by universities around the world, which is an important reason for attracting parents.
In fact, Ah Ting said that his income is indeed a bit unbearable to bear the expensive tuition fee. In the past, he spent less than $1,000 a year in college, a far cry from his child's current tuition. At first, he thought that children were still young and there was no need to go to such an expensive school, but if it was an international university, it would be reasonable to say that tens of thousands of dollars a year would make it easier for children to go to such an expensive school.
But he also admits: "Kindergarten is a child's first window into the world of cognition. Private international schools offer a rich curriculum that encourages students to reach their potential, inspires and supports them to explore their interests. This is the advantage of expensive kindergartens, the so-called penny, you get what you pay. In any case, the child is in an international kindergarten, and he is more assured about the safety and growth of his children, and he is more confident and hopeful about their future.
"Every parent wants their children to become successful and hope that their children will grow up to get ahead".
Another Cambodian uncle who is a businessman comes from a wealthy family, and many of his grandchildren also attend international kindergartens, and the tuition fees are very high.
The old uncle said: "I have four children, they all have families, I have a total of 10 grandchildren, several of whom are only in kindergarten, the tuition fee is more than 10,000 US dollars a year, and the tuition fee is paid once every three months, about 4,000 US dollars." I was dumbfounded when I heard the amount of tuition, and it was unbelievable that a child would pay tens of thousands of dollars for a kindergarten. ”
He also said: "I told my children that there is no need to send their grandchildren to such expensive schools, just go to kindergarten and have fun, what can they learn?"The audience of these schools is a high-ranking and dignitary family, and there is no need to spend this kind of money, but my children do not listen, but give me lectures. ”
My child said that scientific studies have shown that brain development is inversely proportional to age, so the first few years are a good time to learn and acquire new knowledge, and this stage not only helps children improve their intelligence, but also is essential for their development later. Therefore, it is an important task for parents to give their children high-quality early childhood education. After hearing this, I think it's quite right, the child also has financial means, and told me not to worry. ”
"Every parent wants their children to become successful and hope that their children will grow up to get ahead".At present, children's tuition fees are a huge investment, and in the future, when they grow up, they will be extremely honored and proud," added the old uncle.
Emphasis on international education standards
Young couples who are able to do so are more inclined to send their children to international kindergartens
Xiaowei is 28 years old this year, works in a different ** company with her husband, and the two have a 2-year-old son. Recently, she was promoted to the position of Director of Outside Films. She plans to send her son to an international kindergarten next year, with tuition fees of about $3,000 to $4,000 a year.
Her husband was completely opposed to the child attending such an expensive school. He felt that this was a waste of money, and it was the same for public schools, and foreign private schools were all attended by aristocrats. The husband believes that the husband and wife did not grow up with a golden spoon in their mouths, they themselves started from scratch, and their parents are ordinary people. After marriage, he paid for a townhouse and a car in installments, and he usually saved money, and he has always been opposed to letting his children go to "sky-high" international schools.
Xiaowei said that young couples with better economic conditions in the local area now want their children to attend private international schools, because the quality of education is higher than that of public schools because of international teaching standards.
In addition, there are private schools with bilingual teaching, and children in the early childhood stage are in the language window period, and if they can be exposed to foreign languages, it is more conducive to laying a good language foundation. The International Kindergarten adopts a small class size, the number of children is small, and the teachers have the energy to take care of each child, which is conducive to guiding and nurturing them.
"International schools with expensive tuition fees have their advantages, otherwise parents would not send their children to education for nothing. Parents are willing to send their children to these schools as far as they can. Xiaowei finally said.
Indeed, in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, the teaching system of some international schools in line with international standards has won the favor of many local families, and some Chinese parents in Cambodia with good economic conditions also tend to send their children to study in international schools. However, as interviewed by several families, based on the consideration of "sky-high" tuition fees, there are still differences in the educational views of some parents in terms of school selection, what do you think about this?