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Digital Skills Programme Expands to 60 Primary Schools Across 19 Provinces
By Kampuchea Daily · 22 September 2026 · 3 views2 shares
A national programme that teaches coding, computer literacy and online safety to primary school pupils has added 18 schools. It now covers 60 schools in 19 provinces and municipalities, Fresh News reported.
The second phase for the 2025–2026 school year was launched on 6 March 2026 at Rohat Teuk Primary School in Banteay Meanchey province. The programme now reaches 17,988 students, including 8,796 girls, in grades 4 to 6. It began with 22 schools in 2024–2025.
Who is behind it
The programme is a partnership between:
the Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications;
the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport;
the National Committee for Promoting the Implementation of Key Measures in Education;
Tech for Kids Academy;
UNICEF.
What pupils learn
The curriculum combines English for technology, computer literacy, digital citizenship and online safety with mathematics, science, coding, artificial intelligence and problem-solving. Participating schools receive renovated classrooms, computers, smart TVs, security cameras and internet access.
The programme's first year produced early results: pupils from its 22 schools earned national-level awards for youth entrepreneurship at primary level through UNICEF's Virtual Global Game Jam 2025.
Teachers should "work closely with school directors to maintain classroom equipment for long-term use and maximise the benefits of digital learning." — So Visothy, speaking at the launch
Part of a wider digital push
The school rollout sits alongside other efforts to digitise education:
In November 2025, the education ministry and UNICEF launched the Capacity Development Platform, a nationwide learning management system for teacher training. Deputy Prime Minister Hang Chom Naron called it "a transformative step in Cambodia's journey toward quality teacher education."
At secondary and vocational level, the Digital Literacy Initiative, implemented by Swisscontact with the education and labour ministries, has focused on students in Siem Reap and Battambang who are about to enter the job market.