Education in Cambodia - Australian Lutheran World Service
Village Life in Cambodia—ALWS Awareness Week 2014
Education in Cambodia Education in Cambodia has slowly been on an increase in the last 10 years. Children enrolled in Primary Education has risen since 2001 from 81% to about 93% in 2013. This is a large improvement however attendance at school is still a major issue. With 20% of the population living below the poverty line it is easy to understand the difficulties families have in affording to not only send their children to school but keep their children at school. During the Khmer Rouge regime, schools were closed and education banned. Educated people and teachers were treated very harshly and often killed just due to the fact they were educated or had a profession. At the beginning of the 1970s, more than 20,000 teachers lived in Cambodia; only about 5,000 of the teachers remained 10 years later. After the Khmer Rouge reign the education system had to be rebuilt from nothing. This system is still being rebuilt. Today students attend six years of primary school, and then some may attend 6 years of secondary school. The percentage of students staying onto secondary school is far lower than that of primary school. The main focus for education in Cambodia are literacy skills. Classrooms are very basic with little resources, furniture. Often they have dirt floors. Classes are usually based around the old chalk and talk method of teaching.
The education system in Cambodia requires families to pay to send their children to school. This is very difficult for so many families to afford. Even if children are enrolled in school, attendance can be irregular due to : access to schools for rural families when the school is too far away for children to attend, Teacher student ratio is often 1 teacher to 50 students. illness due to food, water and sanitation issues. children being required to stay home to help families as workers or with younger siblings. affordability Education is slowly improving in Cambodia but is still very low by world standards.
In rural Cambodian schools are often not close to some communities and it is difficult for children to travel the distance to school each day. Bicycles can make a big impact on some children’s attendance at school, as without one they simply cannot get there. For further information contact Email: [email protected] Ph: 1300 763 407
Australian Lutheran World Service Awareness Week 2014 Village Life in Cambodia
Dare to Dream a Different World
Education in Cambodia Education in Cambodia has slowly been on an increase in the last 10 years. Children enrolled in Primary Education has risen since 2001 from 81% to about 93% in 2013. This is a large improvement however attendance at school is still a major issue. With 20% of the population living below the poverty line it is easy to understand the difficulties families have in affording to not only send their children to school but keep their children at school. During the Khmer Rouge regime, schools were closed and education banned. Educated people and teachers were treated very harshly and often killed just due to the fact they were educated or had a profession. At the beginning of the 1970s, more than 20,000 teachers lived in Cambodia; only about 5,000 of the teachers remained 10 years later. After the Khmer Rouge reign the education system had to be rebuilt from nothing. This system is still being rebuilt. Today students attend six years of primary school, and then some may attend 6 years of secondary school. The percentage of students staying onto secondary school is far lower than that of primary school. The main focus for education in Cambodia are literacy skills. Classrooms are very basic with little resources, furniture. Often they have dirt floors. Classes are usually based around the old chalk and talk method of teaching.
The education system in Cambodia requires families to pay to send their children to school. This is very difficult for so many families to afford. Even if children are enrolled in school, attendance can be irregular due to : access to schools for rural families when the school is too far away for children to attend, Teacher student ratio is often 1 teacher to 50 students. illness due to food, water and sanitation issues. children being required to stay home to help families as workers or with younger siblings. affordability Education is slowly improving in Cambodia but is still very low by world standards.
In rural Cambodian schools are often not close to some communities and it is difficult for children to travel the distance to school each day. Bicycles can make a big impact on some children’s attendance at school, as without one they simply cannot get there. For further information contact Email: [email protected] Ph: 1300 763 407
Australian Lutheran World Service Awareness Week 2014 Village Life in Cambodia
Dare to Dream a Different World
