Quick summary of key school information
School details
| Number of students |
2124 |
| Number of nationalities represented in the school |
30 |
| Most common nationality |
Egyptian |
| Ratio of local students to international students |
90% local : 10% international |
| Additional language classes offered by the school |
Arabic, French, Spanish |
| Max. number of students per class |
25 |
| Average number of students per class |
23 |
| External examinations or assessments available |
IB Diploma, IGCSE, A Levels, American High School Diploma |
| Entry evaluation for students |
Assessment |
| Brief description of entry evaluation required |
Assessments vary according to age/year group.They are not designed on a pass/fail system. Rather they are used to measure skills including language and maths. |
| School bus service available |
Yes |
| Extracurricular activities or clubs offered |
Lego robotics, football, storytelling, mosaic madness, band, choir, Chinese, gifted and talented challenge club, board game brainiacs, French conversation skills, imagining Evita, yoga, sock rockers, high energy particle physics, digital chess champion, digital leaders, international cookery club, table tennis, TED talks poetry slam, fitness. |
| Sports activities included |
Physical education |
| Sports teams or sport competitions available for students |
MESC students participate in Volleyball, Basketball, Football and Swimming. They compete in a number of tournaments throughout the region, such as CISSA (Cairo International Schools Sports Association) tournaments locally against other international schools, and ISAC (International Schools Activities Conference) tournaments against international schools around the Middle East. |
| Sports facilities at the school |
2 swimming pools, huge sports hall, 3 multipurpose halls, athletics track. |
| Qualities and characteristics best defining the school |
Modern English School Cairo is a learning community which provides a high quality education for children from Foundation Stage 1 to university entrance level, serving the needs of Egyptian and international families in Cairo. Its broad education is based upon the British Curriculum in Primary. In Secondary, MESC offers a choice between a British Curriculum, an American Curriculum and the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme. Arabic and Religious Studies are taught throughout the school. |
| Teaching approach of the school |
Leadership through Education: Caring, Challenging, Inspiring |