The British International School, Cairo | |
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Location | |
6th of October City, Egypt | |
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Type | Private |
Established | 1976 |
Principal | Mr Dan Dorran [1] |
Enrollment | 1100 |
Website | bisc.edu.eg |
The British International School, Cairo (BISC) is a private British school in Beverly Hills, a compound within the 6th of October City, in Greater Cairo, Egypt. [2]
BISC was previously in Zamalek. [3] It moved from its Zamalek location in September 2008 to its new purpose-built campus in the residential compound of Beverly Hills.[ citation needed ] BISC has an extensive campus with facilities including a theatre, Olympic swimming pool and age-appropriate learning spaces for all students.
BISC is an independent, fee-financed, not for profit school authorised by the Ministry of Education. The Good Schools Guide International states that the school "offers a world-class education – the best in Egypt – and prestige. To be a BISC graduate certainly says something." [4] The school is regularly inspected by BSO and is one of only a handful of schools certified by COBIS within Egypt.
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Sheikh Zayed City is a city in Giza Governorate in Egypt and part of the Greater Cairo urban area. It was established in 1995 and is named after Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan.
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