Cambodia Adventist School (CAS) is a
K-12 Christian,
co-educational
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boarding school located in Khan Russey Keo,
Phnom Penh,
Cambodia
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. It is owned and operated by the
Seventh-day Adventist Church.
It is a part of the
Seventh-day Adventist education system, the world's second largest Christian school system.
History
Cambodia Adventist School is the only
kindergarten through to 12th grade Seventh-day Adventist school accredited in Cambodia. The school began in 1995, and was previously called "Cambodia Adventist Primary School" (CAPS), but was changed a couple of years later.
[Southeast Asia Union Missions: Primary/Secondary Schools](_blank)
Southeast Asia Union Mission. Retrieved 2009-07-24 In 1995 it opened with two teachers and about 30 students in kindergarten through to 2nd grade.
The next year it expanded to include K-5. Another grade was added each year until 2004 when the first class graduated. The
elementary
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school was accredited in 2004 and the
high school
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was given accreditation in 2005.
CAS is taught in
English
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and is a boarding school. As of 2005, Cambodia Adventist School has 21 teachers and 330 students.
[Cambodia: Firm on Principles, Adventist School is a Showcase of Success](_blank)
Adventist News Network. Retrieved 2009-07-24.
See also
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Seventh-day Adventist education
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Seventh-day Adventist theology
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History of the Seventh-day Adventist Church
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Wat Preah Yesu
References
External links
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Cambodia: Firm on Principles, Adventist School is a Showcase of Success by Taashi Rowe/ANN.
Adventist News Network
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25 October 2005
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Schools in Cambodia
Secondary schools affiliated with the Seventh-day Adventist Church
Education in Phnom Penh