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Deutsche Evangelische Oberschule Cairo (DEO)
Historic German school established 1873 in Dokki/Bab El-Louk. DSD and Abitur pathways.
Curriculum
German
Fees, annual
EGP 100–165k
Ages
3 to 18
Pupils
~1,500
Founded
1873
Fees
| Fee | Age | Type | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 4 | Annual | EGP 164,720 |
| Vorschule | 5 | Annual | EGP 131,770 |
| Klasse 1 | 6 | Annual | EGP 131,770 |
| Klasse 2 | 7 | Annual | EGP 131,770 |
| Klasse 3 | 8 | Annual | EGP 131,770 |
| Klasse 4 | 9 | Annual | EGP 131,770 |
| Klasse 5 | 10 | Annual | EGP 131,770 |
| Klasse 6 | 11 | Annual | EGP 122,600 |
| Klasse 7 | 12 | Annual | EGP 122,600 |
| Klasse 8 | 13 | Annual | EGP 122,600 |
| Klasse 9 | 14 | Annual | EGP 114,100 |
| Klasse 10 | 15 | Annual | EGP 107,170 |
| Klasse 11 | 16 | Annual | EGP 107,170 |
| Klasse 12 (Abitur) | 17 | Annual | EGP 99,710 |
| Einschulungsmaterial (Kindergarten) | One-time | EGP 160 | |
| Anmeldegebühr (Registration) | One-time | EGP 3,200 |
Reviews
- One of the oldest German international schools in the world, dating to 1873, and recognised since 2011 with the Exzellente deutsche Auslandsschule quality seal.
- Independent parent and student reviews are scarce. The International Schools Database lists only a handful of reviews, and online forums in German and English do not surface a meaningful discussion thread.
- The available signal is institutional: the school describes itself as an intercultural and interreligious meeting school, German-medium, with a strong performance culture and qualified teaching staff.
- The German national press has covered teacher experience at DEO Cairo, and a teacher-union piece confirms that the staff body is a mix of German-deployed and locally hired teachers, but neither piece reports parent complaints.
- Signal is too thin to characterise community sentiment without inventing it. Listing the school's external recognition and curriculum facts is honest; speculating about parent experience is not.
Head of school
Dr. Christian Dern
Accreditations
- Zentralstelle für das Auslandsschulwesen 01
Location