Invictus International School – founded in Singapore by tech entrepreneur John Fearon – is bringing to the capital the same model of premium education at an accessible price that has proven so successful.

Only opened in 2015, the original Invictus Dempsey campus is already among the top 10 schools in Singapore, and Invictus is next month to open the doors of its Phnom Penh campus with an incredible opening offer: Term 4 free starting April 1 – a saving of $2,000.

The offer reflects the school’s commitment to accessible education, with quality learning available over four terms for $8,000 per year.

Fearon tells The Post that he set up Invictus after finding a lack of international schools in Singapore offering quality learning at an accessible price.

“I set up Invictus to offer an alternative to expensive private schooling that would still provide a quality education for my children, and I felt this would be something that other parents wanted too,” he says.

The South African – who sends his children to Invictus in his adopted home of Singapore – says what sets the school apart is that with campuses in the Lion City and Hong Kong – and likely very soon Australia, with other countries being looked at – it is truly international, with students able to study at its branches abroad.

“We are a truly an international school and a true network of schools. Nobody offers that. The majority of international schools have no affiliation with any other schools anywhere else. They’re individually run, they don’t have relationships with any other schools anywhere else,” he says.

Creativity and the teaching of English, Khmer and Mandarin are threads that run through Invictus’ educational tapestry, with a particular focus on preparing students for success, both academically and in life.

“In Grade 3 and Grade 6, our students have, from the test results we’ve received so far, out-performed the other international schools quite significantly.

“But I’m short on [equating] test results to life [because] if you look at what we really need to teach our children, then it’s how to be creative, because with artificial intelligence and the way technology is developing, creativity is one of the most important things.

“How do you teach creativity? Well, the answer is that people learn to be creative by being in a creative environment and from watching people be creative – so we ask that our teachers be creative,” Fearon explains.

The school focuses on holistic education and character development, with a particular emphasis on leadership, multilingualism and the highly effective Singapore Mathematics method to ensure graduates are equipped with the necessary skills to enter the higher learning institution of their choice.

Fearon says the reasoning for the school’s powerful name reflects an important part of being successful.

“Invictus means ‘unconquerable’ in Latin, and I felt it was an appropriate name for the school because I feel that having an unconquerable spirit – resilience – is key to success in life,” he explains.

The popularity of Invictus in Singapore spurred Fearon to export the school abroad.

“We felt that other parts of the world would benefit from our education philosophy, and we wanted to build a network of schools that could allow parents to move between countries while maintaining the same quality of education,” he says.

The Cape Town native says Cambodia was an obvious choice for the latest Invictus campus.

“Cambodia has a fast developing economy, a growing population and a good regulatory framework that has made it attractive for us to expand our business into this wonderful country.

“We hope we can help educate as many Cambodians as possible to give them international outcomes and show that it’s possible to get a quality education at an accessible price point,” he stresses.

Fearon says an “international mindset” is key to success.

“I travel all the time and I meet very successful individuals, and when you ask them about their backgrounds, they generally went to top schools and then studied overseas.

“This gives them an international mindset, and I would like to give our students this.

“That is unique to Invictus and something most of our competitors cannot provide,” he says.​

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