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Egypt, Alexandria
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DSBA Alexandria has a campus that includes a newer school building alongside an older wing. An extension built in 1981 houses the science facilities, including a lecture hall and laboratories for chemistry and biology. Most classrooms are equipped with fixed projectors. The school provides a computer room and borrowable laptops, and has a staff lending library and access to Goethe-Institut media resources. Music facilities include a new short grand piano, an older grand piano, two pianos, five keyboards, and part of the Orff instrumentarium.
For physical education, there is an external sports field. There is also an external swimming pool for PE. The schoolyard is available for outdoor activities and PE. These facilities are described as part of the school's PE provisions.
A 1981 extension houses the science facilities, including a lecture hall and a chemistry/biology laboratory. Most classrooms are equipped with fixed projectors. The school provides a computer room and borrowable laptops, and offers an Ausleihbibliothek for teachers plus access to Goethe-Institut media resources. The Grundschule-/Unterstufenbibliothek and the Oberstufenbibliothek are well equipped. Sprachunterricht starts in kindergarten with Arabic and German; English begins in grade 4 and French in grade 6, with the school offering the DELF diploma in French.
The school offers multiple after-school activities (AGs) to develop students' interests and talents. The arts include a large choir, a children's choir, and an orchestra. Theatre groups operate in Arabic and German, and there is a Schulband. Other activities include a Social-AG, Handarbeit (crafts), Pfadfinder (scouts), Jugend debattiert (youth debating), and Mediation. Bus transport after the 10th hour runs on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Saturdays to bring students home.
Deutsche Schule der Borromäerinnen Alexandria is a long-established German-Egyptian Begegnungsschule serving predominantly girls aged 3 to 18. The German-language curriculum forms the spine of education from Kindergarten through Gymnasiale Oberstufe, with Arabic weekly sessions in kindergarten and English introduced in grade 4. The gymnasium offers the Deutsches Internationales Abitur (DIA), a bilingual German-English Abitur alongside the Allgemeine Hochschulreife, and the school provides a DELF French diploma via the Institut Français in Alexandria. The facility set combines a newer building with an 1981 extension housing science labs, a lecture hall, computer room, and well-stocked libraries. German remains the core language of instruction, supported by a broad co-curricular program, music ensembles (choir, orchestra, Schulband), and theatre in both German and Arabic. Extracurriculars include student clubs and service initiatives such as CHC and internships. The school emphasizes intercultural cooperation, strong German-language heritage, and many graduates pursue studies in Germany. A family-like learning culture.
