Cambodia Bac II Social Science case studies
Cambodia Bac II Social Science · Put your knowledge to work in context.
The Bac II Social Science track is the upper-secondary school certificate examination taken by Cambodian students who specialise in history, geography, civics, economics and Khmer literature rather than the science subjects. It is a school-leaving credential: results are used for upper-secondary graduation and for admission to universities and teacher-training colleges, so the score matters beyond the certificate itself. The Cambodia Bac II Social Science case studies are 5 cases and about 2,981 words.
1March 1970: Four Sources, One Display Panel
At a high school in Battambang, the Grade 12 history club must mount a 300-word display on the events of March 1970 in Phnom Penh. The club has four items and two weeks.
654 words, about 3 min2A 30-Hectare Lease on the Floodplain
A commune council in Kampong Chhnang province must vote on a 15-year lease of 30 hectares of seasonally flooded grassland on the Tonle Sap floodplain. The land is under water for three to four months each year, to a depth of 0.5–3 metres.
602 words, about 3 min3Four Requests and a 180 Million Riel Budget
A commune council in Takeo province has 180 million riel for its 2025 investment plan. It has received five requests: replace the roof of the primary school (60 million); extend the health post by two rooms (70 million); upgrade 2 km of dirt road to the market (90 million); build a boundary wall at the pagoda (40 million); and a covered market shelter requested by a women’s savings group (15 million).
566 words, about 3 min4Rice or Cassava with a Monthly Loan Repayment
A household in Prey Veng province farms 2.0 hectares and has five members. One adult son works in a garment factory and sends home 100 per month.
566 words, about 3 min5A Proverb, a Road Block, and a Grading Decision
In a Khmer literature class in Kandal province, students debate the proverb “When elephants fight, the rice plants are crushed” (ដំរីជល់គ្នា ស្រូវរងរា), in the version used in this class. Student A says it teaches ordinary people to stay out of disputes between the powerful.
593 words, about 3 min