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Malvern College Egypt
A Katameya based British international school operated in partnership with Malvern College UK, an IB World School from 2019 and the largest of the UK brand schools in Cairo. Opened in September 2016 in the Investment Zone off South Ring Road, MCE is run jointly by Malvern College International and the Egyptian Azazy International Group.
In brief
A Katameya-based British international school operated in partnership with Malvern College UK, an IB World School from 2019 and the largest of the UK-brand schools in Cairo.
Opened in September 2016 in the Investment Zone off South Ring Road, MCE is run jointly by Malvern College International and the Egyptian Azazy International Group. The school covers 18 months to 18 years and now has around 850 pupils.
Sixth Form runs both A-Level and the IB Diploma, which is unusual for a British international in Egypt and gives families a choice at the end of Year 11. IGCSEs are taken under Edexcel.
Parent feedback skews positive on teachers, pastoral care and the breadth of co-curricular activity, music in particular. Parents who want a UK-brand school but find the Maadi end of town inconvenient tend to land here.
Fees
Annual fees
| Year level | Age | Fee |
|---|---|---|
| Early Years (18 months - 4 years) | 2 | EGP 130,000 |
| Primary (Years 1-6) | 5 | EGP 180,000 |
| Lower Secondary (Years 7-9) | 11 | EGP 210,000 |
| IGCSE (Years 10-11) | 14 | EGP 230,000 |
| Sixth Form (A-Level / IB Diploma) | 16 | EGP 244,560 |
Reviews
The Egyptian campus of the Malvern College family, opened in 2016 in Investment Zone Kattameya on the South Ring Road in New Cairo. Operated locally by Azazy International Group in partnership with Malvern College UK, with Gavin Boyle as headmaster. Around 850 pupils from 18 months through Sixth Form on a purpose-built campus with a 25-metre pool, 450-seat theatre, music studios and labs. Curriculum runs the English National Curriculum into IGCSEs, then a choice of A levels or the IB Diploma in Sixth Form. The 2025 leaver cohort placed at Imperial, LSE, King's College London, Edinburgh, NYU and Toronto, alongside several UK redbrick destinations. Family-side feedback skews warm on early years, teacher engagement and the breadth of co-curricular life; teacher-side commentary on senior management is patchier.
Positives
- Sixth-form destinations. Class of 2025 placed across Imperial College London, LSE, King's College London, Edinburgh and several other UK universities, with offshore destinations including NYU and the University of Toronto. The pathway through IGCSE into either A level or the IB Diploma is well-established.
- Early years and teacher engagement. The Little Malvernians early-years phase draws steady praise from families, with teachers described as taking real interest in individual children. Daily communication with parents around primary-age children comes up consistently.
- Campus and co-curricular breadth. Purpose-built site with a 25-metre swimming pool, a 450-seat theatre, music practice rooms and science labs. Extracurricular programme is wide and the music rooms are used heavily for performance preparation.
- British partnership, Egyptian operator. Partnership model with Malvern College UK provides curriculum oversight and periodic visits; day-to-day ownership sits with Azazy International Group locally. The British anchor is real but the campus stands on its own delivery, not on the UK brand.
Considerations
- Senior management and staff dynamic. Teacher-side commentary on senior management is uneven, with periodic friction around workload, observation cycles and the gap between leadership messaging and day-to-day staff experience. Volume of staff comment is modest; treat it as a watch-this rather than a settled verdict.
- Fee transparency. Tuition lands in the upper band of New Cairo British schools and the school does not publish its fee schedule openly on the public site, asking enquiring families to go through admissions. Direction of travel on fees is best confirmed in writing before deposits.
- New Cairo location. Kattameya sits on the southern arc of New Cairo, off the South Ring Road. From central Cairo or Maadi the run is workable outside peak hours and meaningfully longer inside them. Bus routes cover the main residential pockets of the 5th Settlement and Katameya.
Leadership
Mr. Gavin Boyle
Gavin Boyle is an experienced educational leader with a Master of Education (MEd) in Educational Leadership and Management from the University of Buckingham. Before becoming Headmaster of Malvern College Egypt in August 2023, he served as the Director of Learning at St Christopher's School in Bahrain for over 11 years. His professional background includes a Bachelor of Arts with QTS from St. Martin's College and expertise in instructional design, technology integration, and leadership development. He is committed to fostering academic excellence and character development through the 'Malvern Qualities'.
Accreditations
- British Schools in the Middle East accreditation 01
Academic results
- Result IB DP 2021 100% pass rate
- Result IB DP 2024 avg 35 pts (Malvern College Group)