The SHCC was first established in December 2007 by Chourn Sambath who is the SHCC Director and Sok So former Deputy Director. The original centre consisted of three small makeshift classrooms constructed of wood and bamboo with dirt floors on a much smaller plot of land than the school’s current location. When the SHCC began to formally take registrations from children in the community in mid-December 2007, over 250 children expressed interest and it was immediately obvious that the grounds and classrooms were at full capacity. In February 2008, the SHCC received much needed international assistance for a fundraising effort to secure funds to satisfy the needs of a growing school and number of students. These funds assisted in the construction of three concrete classrooms, two Kindergarten classrooms, better facilities including an office, general room and toilets. Gardens and a pond were also constructed on a newly secured much larger plot of land. The new plot of land has been leased on a 10 year long-term basis for the school.