Compare International Curriculum International Schools in Cairo, Egypt

Instructs in English, German, Arabic

Ages 1 - 14 years

Type Co-educational

The Kompass School offers a trilingual curriculum in English, German, and Arabic for ages 1 to 14, spanning Nursery, Kindergarten, Primary, and Middle School. Nursery follows Slow Pedagogy with Pikler‑inspired care and natural immersion in the three languages. Kindergarten operates as an Open Learn House with a Reggio Emilia approach, project‑based inquiry, and explicit trilingual expression. Primary School integrates the International Primary Curriculum with English, German, and Egyptian national standards, offering German‑core or English‑core streams, metacognition through 'I can…' statements, and small‑group learning at a 1:8 ratio. Middle School uses the International Middle Years Curriculum to connect subjects through Big Ideas, foster intellectual autonomy, develop research skills, host advanced trilingual debates, and support global citizenship projects. Trusted since 2008, Kompass Maadi in Cairo and Kompass Somabay near Hurghada form two campuses with small classes ranging from 1:3 to 1:8. The school emphasizes a global community for Egyptian and international families.

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El Alsson British and American International Schools NewGiza

Instructs in English

Ages 3 - 18 years

Fees EGP 161,750 - 252,365

Pupils 500

Type Co-educational

El Alsson NewGiza is a private international day school in Egypt offering British and American sections on one campus for students aged 3 to 18. The British section delivers IEYC and IPC alongside the UK National Curriculum for Foundation Stage 1 to Year 13. It is an Edexcel and Cambridge examination centre for GCSE, IGCSE, AS and A-Levels, and it underwent British Schools Overseas inspection in October 2021. The American section follows a US program aligned to core standards, including the Common Core, Next Generation Science Standards and the C3 Social Studies Standards; AP courses are available and a US High School Diploma opens doors to universities. Cognia accreditation covers the American programme, and since 2023 the school offers the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme. The NewGiza campus, opened in 2017, spans 14 feddans and houses both British and American sections with libraries, labs, a theatre and a radio studio globally.

Location

NewGiza, KM 22 Cairo-Alex Road, Smart Village, Cairo 12577, Egypt

Stages

British section from Foundation Stage 1 to GCSE with Sixth Form for AS & A-Level; American section from Pre S - G12 with AP courses

Type

Private international day school

Country affiliation

Egypt

Uniform Requirement

The uniform consists of navy blue trousers or shorts with yellow and/or blue tops. A sports uniform is required from Grade 2 in the American Elementary School and Year 3 in the British Primary School. The Uniform Shop operates on campus; veils must be navy blue or white; sandals are not allowed; denim and non-uniform clothing are prohibited.

Food Options

Food is not included in the cost; venues on campus exist for snacks and lunch.

House System

There are four Houses: Karnak (blue), Memphis (green), Siwa (yellow) and Thebes (red).

Governance and Ownership

El Alsson NewGiza is governed by a joint venture between the Rogers/Amr family and NewGiza, with ownership and management under the joint venture agreement with NEWGIZA.

Application & admission fees
- Application form: Free.
- Testing and assessment (entry test): E£ 2,000.
- Enrollment / acceptance fee (one‑off, payable to confirm place): E£ 27,000 (stated as an enrollment/admission fee and treated as non‑refundable).

Tuition fees — British section (annual and per term)
(All tuition figures shown are annual; billing is in four instalments per academic year — per‑term shown is annual ÷ 4.)
- FS1 (age 3): E£ 161,750 per year — Per term (4 instalments): E£ 40,437.50.
- FS2: E£ 182,150 per year — Per term: E£ 45,537.50.
- Year 1: E£ 183,335 per year — Per term: E£ 45,833.75.
- Years 2–3: E£ 222,450 per year — Per term: E£ 55,612.50.
- Year 4: E£ 222,060 per year — Per term: E£ 55,515.00.
- Year 5: E£ 222,945 per year — Per term: E£ 55,736.25.
- Year 6: E£ 222,060 per year — Per term: E£ 55,515.00.
- Years 7–9: E£ 231,625 per year — Per term: E£ 57,906.25.
- Year 10: E£ 237,910 per year — Per term: E£ 59,477.50.
- Year 11: E£ 236,790 per year — Per term: E£ 59,197.50.
- Year 12: E£ 247,790 per year — Per term: E£ 61,947.50.
- Year 13: E£ 252,365 per year — Per term: E£ 63,091.25.

Tuition fees — American section (annual and per term)
- Pre‑KG / Preschool: E£ 158,680 per year — Per term (4 instalments): E£ 39,670.00.
- Grade 4–5: E£ 189,270 per year — Per term: E£ 47,317.50.
- Grade 6–8: E£ 196,420 per year — Per term: E£ 49,105.00.
- Grade 9–10: E£ 209,720 per year — Per term: E£ 52,430.00.
- Grade 11: E£ 221,405 per year — Per term: E£ 55,351.25.
- Grade 12: E£ 225,980 per year — Per term: E£ 56,495.00.

Billing schedule & payment terms
- Tuition is billed in four instalments across the academic year; the first instalment is payable on acceptance to confirm the place (first instalment due in April, where applicable).
- Late‑payment penalties, exact instalment due dates, and full contract terms are applied by the school at registration (standard practice reflected in the published fee schedule).

Boarding
- Boarding is not applicable: El Alsson NewGiza operates as a day school (no full or weekly boarding provision listed).

Other compulsory or typical additional costs
- Transport (school bus): E£ 24,000 per year (annual transport charge as published). After‑school activities or weekend events that require an extra bus may be surcharged.
- External examination and test fees (for international exam bodies) are not included in the tuition figures and are charged separately.
- Books and many school activities are included in the published tuition for the 2025/2026 fee figures.
- Uniforms and personal equipment are additional costs (amounts vary and are charged separately).

Refunds & non‑refundables
- Enrollment and admission fees are treated as non‑refundable. Other refund arrangements (for example partial tuition refunds on mid‑year withdrawal or deposit refunds) are governed by the school's published fee and admissions policy; enrollment/admission fees are explicitly non‑refundable.

Discounts & sibling policy
- Sibling discounts and concessions are applied according to the school's policy (examples published previously include reduced enrollment fee for additional children and percentage discounts on tuition for third and fourth children). Specific discount tiers should be confirmed at registration.

Fee payment options
- Accepted payment methods include: bank transfer (local banks), cash, credit card, and a range of local online payment gateways and bill‑payment channels. Specific listed channels previously include Amazon Payment Services (Payfort), NBE gateway (PayTab), Fawry, BelCash, QNB, and CIB; card payments may incur a handling fee depending on the provider.

Practical notes for payment & confirmation
- To confirm an offered place, the first instalment (and any applicable enrollment fee) must be paid by the deadline stated in the offer letter; instalment dates and payment receipts are processed by the school's finance office. The school publishes a formal schedule of instalment due dates and accepted payment channels as part of the offer/registration pack.

(Figures above are presented as published for the 2025/2026 academic year; tuition is shown both annually and as four equal instalments to match the school's published billing schedule.)

Curriculum

British section delivers the International Early Years Curriculum (IEYC) and International Primary Curriculum (IPC) alongside the UK National Curriculum for ages 3 to 18 (Foundation Stage 1 to Year 13). It is an Edexcel and Cambridge examination centre for GCSE, IGCSE, AS and A-Level exams, and has undergone a British Schools Overseas inspection in October 2021. American section follows a typical American program meeting US core standards including the Common Core for English Language Arts and Mathematics, Next Generation Science Standards, and the C3 Social Studies Standards. The curriculum is adapted for a diverse student body; AP courses are available; a US High School Diploma opens doors to universities worldwide; Cognia accreditation (NCA CASI, SACS-CASI, NWAC) is held. The school offers an option to pursue the International Baccalaureate Diploma Program (IBDP) in High School since 2023. New Giza campus opened in 2017.

Student Teacher Ratio

Average class size 20-24 students; maximum class size 24; Early years FS1 max 15; Preschool max 20.

Higher Education Progression

Graduating with a American High School Diploma opens the door to universities worldwide, including the UK, the US, Europe, Canada and Egyptian universities.

Admissions

1. Submit an online application: Go to Admission on alsson.com and complete the online application form. Have soft copies of your child's photo, birth certificate, and both parents' ID ready. After your application is processed, the registrar's office will contact you with an assessment date and time.
2. Assessment and potential waiting list: After processing, you will receive an assessment date/time for your child. An invitation to assessment does not guarantee a place, as applicants may be placed on a waiting list until a place becomes available. For Early Years assessments, EY/EC staff assess development against age; for older students, MAP (American) or GL (British) tests are done online in school, with an oral assessment.
3. Testing and interview: Older students undertake MAP (American) or GL (British) tests online in school, along with an oral assessment to determine academic level. If the tests are satisfactory, you will be invited to a final interview with the School Director(s). This interview is the last step before a placement decision.
4. On assessment day and finalization: You must bring your child's original birth certificate and four passport photos to the registrar. If a place is awarded, complete the registration within five working days. Once the required payments are received, your child is onboard and officially enrolled.
5. Information sessions: Attend an information session to learn more about El Alsson NewGiza; check the Open Days page for upcoming dates and links. These sessions provide an overview of the British and American pathways and admissions options.

Waitlist

An invitation to an assessment does not guarantee a place; applicants may be placed on a waiting list until a place becomes available.

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Kompass School

Instructs in English, German, Arabic

Ages 1 - 14 years

Type Co-educational

Location

Kompass Maadi is in Cairo, Egypt, serving local and international families with a trilingual program in English, German, and Arabic. The Maadi campus offers Nursery (ages 1–2.5), Trilingual Kindergarten (ages 2.5–5.5), and Primary School (ages 5.5–10) with IPC, and Middle School (ages 10–14) with IMYC. Kompass Somabay is located on the Red Sea coast near Hurghada, offering boutique trilingual education for the Somabay community from Nursery through Primary. The school operates two campuses: Kompass Maadi in Cairo and Kompass Somabay on the Red Sea.

Stages

Early Years (Nursery 1–2.5; Kindergarten 2.5–5.5), Primary School (IPC, 5.5–10), Middle School (IMYC, 10–14).

Type

International school

Application fees
- No published fixed application or registration fee amount for the 2026/27 academic year is available in the school's public admissions information. No specific one-time application or non‑refundable registration fee amount is published for new students.

Tuition fees by school year (per term / per year group)
- The school's public pages do not publish a complete, itemised tuition schedule showing per‑term or per‑year amounts for Nursery, Kindergarten, Primary or Middle School for the 2026/27 academic year (and no full 2025/26 schedule was found). The school operates Nursery, Kindergarten, Primary and Middle School cohorts at the Maadi (Cairo) and Somabay (Red Sea) campuses, but per‑year and per‑term tuition figures are not publicly listed.
- Third‑party listings contain a small number of historical or special‑case figures: one published listing (PropertyFinder) reported a Nursery tuition figure of EGP 137,000 per year (dated 2021) and a Somabay community handbook lists employee (staff‑subsidised) rates reported as EGP 45,000 per year for Kindergarten and EGP 120,000 per year for Primary (these are described in that handbook as staff rates, not the official general family rate). These third‑party figures are not presented as an official current school fee schedule and differ by context and date.

Billing schedule and payment terms
- No publicly available statement of the school's billing schedule (annual vs termly instalments), invoice due dates, late‑payment penalties or formal payment terms for 2026/27 is published on the school's public admissions or campus pages.

Boarding fees (if applicable)
- Kompass is listed as Nursery, Kindergarten, Primary and Middle School provision at Maadi and Somabay; no boarding provision or boarding fee schedule is published for either campus. There is no published boarding fee because the school does not present itself as a residential or boarding school in its campus descriptions.

Other costs and typical ancillary fees
- No published, itemised charges for school uniform, transport (school bus), meals, extracurricular activities, learning resources, examination fees or school trips are publicly available as a consolidated fee list for 2026/27. The school does describe in‑house meal provision (meals are provided as part of daily campus life), but no public price schedule for meals or additional services is published.
- Third‑party and local community documents reference possible discounted staff rates and sibling discounts in specific contexts, but no universally published sibling discount or ancillary‑fee list is publicly available.

Refund information
- No published, itemised refund or fee‑cancellation policy for tuition, registration, deposits or other charges for the 2026/27 academic year is available on the school's public admissions and campus information pages. No formal refund schedule or guaranteed refund conditions are published publicly.

Fee payment options
- The school's public pages do not publish a definitive list of accepted payment methods (for example: credit card, bank transfer, local bank deposit, or electronic payment partners) or payment instruction details for fees for 2026/27. Contact details for admissions and campus enquiries are published, but specific payment channels and instructions are not listed in a public fee schedule.

Summary of availability
- A full, itemised fee schedule for 2026/27 (or for 2025/26) showing application fees, per‑term and per‑year tuition by year group, billing timetable, boarding fees, ancillary charges, refund rules and accepted payment methods is not published on the school's public admissions or campus pages. Some third‑party sources contain isolated or historical numbers (for example, a 2021 Nursery figure and staff‑rate figures in a Somabay handbook), but those items are not presented as the school's current official, comprehensive fee schedule.

Curriculum

The Kompass School offers a trilingual curriculum in English, German, and Arabic across Nursery, Kindergarten, Primary, and Middle School. Nursery follows Slow Pedagogy with Pikler-inspired care and natural trilingual immersion in German, English, and Arabic. Kindergarten operates as an Open Learn House with a Reggio Emilia approach, project‑based inquiry, and trilingual expression. Primary School integrates the International Primary Curriculum (IPC) with English, German, and Egyptian national standards, offering German-core or English-core streams, metacognition through “I can…” statements, and small‑group learning at a 1:8 ratio. Middle School uses the International Middle Years Curriculum (IMYC) to connect subjects through Big Ideas, fostering intellectual autonomy, critical research skills, advanced trilingual debates, and global citizenship projects, and prepares students for the transition to high‑level secondary education.

Student Teacher Ratio

Educator-to-child ratio ranges from 1:3 to 1:8; small-group learning at 1:8 in primary/middle school.

Higher Education Progression

Graduates join international high schools in Egypt and abroad.

Social and Emotional Learning (SEL)

The school prioritizes personal growth and emotional security for every student. Small groups mean no child is left behind. Slow Pedagogy provides clear routines and consistent care to support deep learning and steady emotional development. The environment is safe and inclusive for Egyptian and international families, fostering trust and belonging. Daily immersion in English, German, and Arabic and strong relational supports underpin students' confidence and resilience.

English as an Additional Language (EAL)

The school is trilingual in English, German, and Arabic. Daily immersion in these languages supports language mastery and fluent communication. Nursery and Trilingual Kindergarten establish early multilingual foundations. The Primary and Middle School follow the International Primary Curriculum (IPC) and International Middle Years Curriculum (IMYC), blending language development with global standards. Small-group interaction and the pace of the Slow Pedagogy reinforce language learning.

Mental Wellbeing

Mental wellbeing is supported through emotional security and a safe learning environment. Small classes and individualized attention help students feel secure and supported. Slow Pedagogy and consistent routines provide stability for healthy development. The community emphasizes belonging and personal growth for Egyptian and international students. Language immersion and close teacher–student relationships foster resilience and well‑being.

Safeguarding

The school provides a safe learning environment for children from Egyptian and international backgrounds. Small classes support attentive supervision with a 1:3 to 1:8 educator-to-child ratio. Daily routines and consistent care under Slow Pedagogy contribute to student safety. Emphasis on emotional security underpins safeguarding and overall wellbeing. The community prioritizes trust and protective practices across staff and families.

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