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Canadian International School of Egypt
The Canadian International School of Egypt, on a lush campus behind the New Cairo City Council in Katameya, serves students from Junior Kindergarten to Grade 12 on the Ontario curriculum, awarding the Ontario Secondary School Diploma and listed by the…
Fees
| Fee | Age | Type | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Early Years (JK/SK) | 1 | Annual | EGP 190,000 |
| Grades 1-6 (Primary) | 5 | Annual | EGP 190,000 |
| Grades 7-12 (Secondary) | 11 | Annual | EGP 214,000 |
| Application Fee | One-time | EGP 3,000 | |
| Re-enrollment Deposit | One-time | EGP 4,000 | |
| School Bus (annual) | One-time | EGP 48,000 |
Reviews
- Reviews split sharply. The positive pool praises the Ontario curriculum, helpful teachers and the balance between academics and extracurriculars; one ex-student said they had enjoyed every single second of eight years at the school.
- The negative pool flags two distinct concerns. One is academic standards, with parents writing that high school students were reading at Grade 3 level and that students were not being properly instructed in reading. The second is staff conduct and the school's response to it: parents describe children being bullied by multiple teachers and report the administration doing nothing in response.
- Facilities receive a specific complaint: science labs described as full of cockroaches and broken equipment.
- The directory rating across 19 reviews understates the polarity. Reviews cluster either at five stars with thin commentary or at one star with detailed accounts; the middle is largely empty.
- Independent expat or Reddit signal is essentially absent. The picture sits on directory reviews and parent platforms.
Head of school
Ms. Melanie Seifert
Our school motto is: “Learning, Sharing and Growing Together”. It is through our shared experiences at CISE that we grow into the people we are meant to become. Our school is a place where students and staff have found a second home and family. Our school is so much more than concrete and windows. It is a culture that we build together based on respect and the pursuit of excellence. It is a constant in a changing world, a place of security and community, and a link that binds us all past, present and future.
Location
El Tagamoa El Khames, Behind New Cairo City Council, 4th District, Zone 6, Katameya, New Cairo, Egypt