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Cairo American College

Private, american/international school in Cairo, Egypt

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Cairo American College (or CAC) is a Pre-K–12 International American School located in Maadi, Cairo, Egypt.^[1] It caters mainly to dependents of the local American embassy and other international students. Cairo American College is a not for-profit school.

Curriculum

CAC follows "American Education Reaches Out" (AERO) standards. International Baccalaureate and Advanced Placement programs are offered within the high school, giving students the option to opt-in or out, to suit individual educational needs. Starting in the eleventh grade students may elect to pursue an International Baccalaureate Diploma.^[2]

Cairo American College is accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools^[3] and Council of International Schools.^[4] Cairo American College holds membership with Association for the Advancement of International Education (AAIE) and Near East South Asia Council of Overseas Schools (NESA).^[5]

Students

The United States Department of State provides direct and indirect support to CAC. However, CAC is not a Department of Defense (DOD) school. Despite this, a significant portion of dependents of the American Embassy attend CAC. As of the 2022-2023 school year, enrollment is 895 (Pre-K.-grade 5: 330; grades 6-8: 229; and grades 9-12: 336). Of the total, 300 are U.S. citizens, 188 are host-country nationals, and 345 are of other nationalities, in total 56 countries are represented at CAC. Of the U.S. enrollment, 123 are dependents of U.S. Government direct-hire or contract employees, and 177 of either U.S. business and foundation employees or other private U.S. citizens. Ninety-eight percent of the school's graduates go on to colleges and universities in the United States or other countries.^[6]

Notable alumni

Farida Osman, Olympic swimmer
Yousef Al Otaiba, United Arab Emirates ambassador to the United States
Steve Kerr, NBA coach and former player

References

^ "Contact Information Archived 2015-01-31 at the Wayback Machine." Cairo American College. Retrieved on 23 January 2015. "1 Midan Digla Maadi 11431 Cairo, Egypt"
^ "Curriculum". Archived from the original on 2016-10-12. Retrieved 2016-10-11.
^ "MSA-CESS -> Member Resources -> Membership Directory". Archived from the original on 2020-08-14. Retrieved 2016-10-11.
^ "Membership Directory - CIS Council of International Schools".
^ "CAC Accreditation". Archived from the original on 2016-10-12. Retrieved 2016-10-11.
^ United States Department of State

International schools in Egypt

Organised by governorate

Cairo Gov.

Cairo	Cairo American College Collège de la Sainte Famille Deutsche Schule der Borromäerinnen Kairo International Italian School "Leonardo da Vinci" Lycée Français du Caire Lycée La Liberté Héliopolis(*) Maadi British International School Malvern College Egypt Manarat El-Mostaqbal American School New Generation International Schools Pakistan International School of Cairo
New Cairo	American International School in Egypt East Campus British International College of Cairo Europa-Schule Kairo International School of Choueifat Modern Education Schools New Cairo British International School Salahaldin International School

Giza Gov.

Giza	Cairo Japanese School Deutsche Evangelische Oberschule El Alsson School Green Land International Schools Giza Campus
6th of October	American International School in Egypt West Campus Beverly Hills Schools British International School in Cairo Green Land International Schools Zayed Campus

Alexandria Gov.

Alexandria	Lycée Français d'Alexandrie Collège Saint Marc() Institution Sainte Jeanne-Antide() New German School of Alexandria Deutsche Schule der Borromäerinnen Alexandria The British School, Alexandria Victoria College, Alexandria Schutz American School, Alexandria