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Egypt, Cairo
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Standard school uniform applies; from April, students must wear conforming school clothing (pullovers and jackets).
The Mensa is open Monday to Wednesday 07:00–14:05 and Thursday/Saturday 07:00–15:15. Food and drinks may be purchased only during the two long breaks; the Mensa is accessed through the main entrance, students queue in an orderly line, and small change is helpful; after eating, tables are cleared.
The school is operated by the Borromäerinnen, the Congregation of the Sisters of Mercy of Saint Karl Borromaeus, a Catholic religious order (Pontifical Right). In Egypt they run the Cairo and Alexandria schools and also support an outpatient clinic in Maadi and the Pelizäusheim old-age home in Alexandria.
Deutsche Schule der Borromäerinnen Kairo is a German international school for girls in Cairo. It follows the KMK framework for Grades 1–12, serving about 620 pupils in that range and 120 in Kindergarten and Vorschule, taught by 50 teachers and 12 Erzieherinnen. The school teaches four languages—German, Arabic, English and French—with Arabic from Grade 1, English from Grade 4 and French from Grade 6. In Grundschule, the gymnasiale Mittelstufe begins in Grade 5; upper levels lead to the Allgemeine Hochschulreife as Deutsches Internationales Abitur. After Grade 9 students take the Adadeya examination and after Grade 12 the Thanaweyaprüfung. A Studien- und Berufsberatung provides early guidance, with cooperation agreements with universities in Germany and Egypt. Facilities include a library of about 8,500 books in four languages, a Mensa, a Schulklinik, and on-site support from the Konvent der Borromäerinnen in Maadi. Extracurriculars include choirs, MUN, Debating, DELF, and Sozial-AG for all students.
