The school, located in Prek Sai Khocommune in Prey Veng province, about 100 kilometres east of Phnom Penh,was built in August last year at a cost of 185,000 USD. Of which,145,000 USD was sponsored by Vietnam ’s Mekong Delta province ofDong Thap.
Speaking at the ceremony, headmaster ofthe school Nguyen Van Hao said the students, accounting for 70 percentof Vietnamese children in the locality, are grouped in seven classes,including five Vietnamese and two Khmer. All the students enjoy freeeducation and uniform
He blamed the late start of the new academic year for the impacts of the recent devastating floods.
Since the school was put in operation in 2012, it has receivedattention from the local government and the Vietnamese community inCambodia, as well as the Vietnamese Embassy and the Dong Thap People’sCommittee, he said.
However, he also pointed outthat the school is facing numerous difficulties such as poorinfrastructure and teachers’ low income.-VNA