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Egypt, Cairo
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Founded in 1904 by the Congregation of the Borromäerinnen to provide German education in Cairo, the school began in Bab el-Louk and relocated there in November 1904 due to space constraints. In 1911 a new building was inaugurated on land in Maadi where the kindergarten and preschool are today. The school faced disruptions during World War I (1914–1915) and reopened in 1923 with about 60 pupils; Arabic was introduced as a subject in 1926, and in 1929 an expansion added eight large classrooms, a boarding house, and additional rooms for teachers. From 1930 instruction followed German guidelines; after 1946 only girls were admitted and numbers grew. In 2004 the school celebrated 100 years of Begegnung, and Bund-Länder inspections awarded the label Exzellente Auslandsschule in 2012/13 and again in 2018/19; the school continued to operate through the Egyptian Revolution in 2011 and the COVID-19 pandemic with adaptive measures.
DSB Cairo maintains a vibrant school community with structures such as a Student Council (SMV), a Parents' Council (Elternbeirat), and an Alumni network, plus activities organized by the Sozial-AG. The parents' council was among the first in Egypt and acts as a vital body to facilitate effective communication between parent representatives, teachers, and the school leadership, to relay concerns, offer advice, and propose solutions. It communicates regularly with parent representatives, holds monthly meetings with the school leadership, organizes discussions for parent representatives across levels, and participates in various school activities. The council operates under a statute detailing its structure, duties, and role; it typically comprises nine elected members representing the three school levels, who elect a chair and a deputy.
The Elternbeirat is a longstanding, formal body at DSB Cairo that enables structured parent–teacher–school communication. In the 2024/25 school year the chair is Remon Maher and the deputy is Yousra El Fayoumi; primary, middle, and upper school representatives are listed as Engy Emad, Sarah Moneir, Yousra El Fayoumi; Dahlia Nabeh, Maria Nabil, Kheir Helmy; Amira Sabry, Nesreen Youssef, Remon Maher respectively. The nine elected members represent the three school levels, and the group is responsible for regular liaison with the school leadership, organizing discussions, and supporting school activities according to its statute.
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.
