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Dwight School Cairo

Egypt, Cairo

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The school at a glance
Fees Fees not listed
Ages 3 - 11 years
Opened 2026
Bus Service No
Academic offering
Strengths Sport, Performing Arts, STEM
Clubs Academic and Intellectual, Arts and Creative, Cultural and Language
Stages Early Years, Primary School, Middle School, Secondary School
Introduction

The Dwight School Cairo is a private international independent school located in Cairo Festival City. As part of the Dwight Schools network, it is authorized to offer the full International Baccalaureate curriculum. In its inaugural year, the Cairo campus will serve Early Childhood–PreK to Grade 5, with plans to extend to higher grades in subsequent years. The campus comprises a Main Building with age-appropriate learning environments and shared community spaces, flexible classrooms, outdoor learning courtyards, and dedicated spaces for theatre, science laboratories, and the Spark Lab. Libraries and specialist labs support hands-on inquiry across ages. Sport includes a full-size field, pools, a sports hall, gym, and roof courts, complemented by the Gym and E-sports Link. Extra-curricular activities include theatre-based music and drama, and Dwight's Sparkathon, a signature weekend-long design and entrepreneurship challenge that connects students across campuses. The school is part of a global network with campuses in New York, London, Seoul, Shanghai, Dubai, Hanoi, Jersey City, and Dwight Global Online.

Cairo Festival City, Cairo, Egypt

The Essentials

Location
The Dwight School Cairo campus is located in Cairo Festival City, Cairo, Egypt. It sits in New Cairo's Cairo Festival City, a well-connected destination with access to major roads and amenities. The campus address places it in one of New Cairo's established districts.

Stages
Early Childhood – PreK to Grade 5 in the first year, with plans to expand to higher grades in subsequent years.

Type
Private international independent school

Additional learning support
Quest (Inclusion) Program
Diving Deeper

Governance and Ownership
Partnership with Al-Futtaim Education Foundation; Dwight School Cairo is part of the Dwight Schools global network.
Fees
School fees overview — Dwight School Cairo (2026/27 academic year)

Application fee
- No published application fee amount is available. Admissions provides fee details directly to applicants; contact Admissions for the current application fee and related registration charges.

Tuition fees by year group (per year / per term)
- No published tuition schedule or numeric tuition amounts by year group or term are available for 2026/27 or 2025/26. The school is scheduled to open in September 2026 with Early Childhood (PreK) through Grade 5 for its first year; specific tuition figures for each year group and per-term amounts have not been posted publicly.

Billing schedule and payment terms
- No published billing schedule (annual vs. termly instalments), payment deadlines, or formal payment terms are publicly available. Information on invoicing frequency, late-payment penalties, required deposits, or tuition hold/reservation deposits is not published.

Boarding fees (if applicable)
- No boarding provision or boarding fees are listed. The campus information and programme descriptions make no reference to a boarding programme; there is no published boarding fee schedule.

Other costs and ancillary fees
- No published cost schedule for uniforms, school meals, transport, extracurricular programmes, materials/supplies, examination fees, or optional activity charges is available. These ancillary costs are not listed publicly.

Refund information
- No published refund policy or refund amounts for deposits, tuition paid in advance, or withdrawal/leave-of-absence scenarios is available. Refund terms and conditions have not been posted publicly.

Fee payment options
- No published list of accepted payment methods (for example, bank transfer, credit card, cheque, online payment portal) is available. Details about accepted currencies and payment routing have not been published.

Admissions contact for fee details
- For up-to-date numeric fee schedules, application charges, billing terms, payment options, and any refundable/deposit conditions, contact Admissions by phone at +20 1055933777 or by email at [email protected]. Admissions office hours are Sunday to Thursday, 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM.

Findings summary (brief)
- The school has not published numeric fee amounts, per-term or per-year tuition schedules, billing schedules, or ancillary fee lists for the 2026/27 or 2025/26 academic years in publicly available pages. The School Fees section directs prospective families to Admissions for fee details. Because numeric fee data are not publicly posted, specific figures (application fees, tuition per year/term, boarding, uniform costs, refund terms, and payment methods) cannot be provided here.
Academics

Curriculum
The Dwight School Cairo is part of the Dwight Schools network, which is authorized to offer the full International Baccalaureate (IB) curriculum. In its Cairo campus, the first year will include Early Childhood–PreK to Grade 5, with plans to expand to higher grades in subsequent years.

Higher Education Progression
Graduates from Dwight School Cairo and the Dwight network gain admission to leading universities worldwide, including Harvard, Stanford, Princeton, New York University, Vassar, Cornell, McGill University, Waseda University, École hôtelière de Lausanne, the University of Edinburgh, and the University of St. Andrews.
Wellbeing

Social and Emotional Learning (SEL)
The Quest Program supports social and emotional development by fostering confidence, dignity, and a strong sense of belonging. It emphasizes collaboration between families and the school. Support is planned around each student's strengths and needs and is delivered in collaboration with classroom teachers and specialists. Inclusion promotes shared learning environments and respect for differences. The program aims to build independence and access to learning over time.

Special Educational Needs (SEN)
The Quest Program brings together learning support, inclusion, enrichment, and personalized learning. It is designed so every student is known as an individual and supported to access learning with confidence, dignity, and a sense of belonging. Quest supports students across all divisions and adapts as children grow and their needs evolve. Quest may support students who require additional academic guidance, personalized strategies, short-term or ongoing learning support, or enrichment opportunities. Inclusion means students learn together where possible, differences are respected, barriers to learning are identified early, and teachers work collaboratively to support every learner, with support planned around each student's strengths and delivered with classroom teachers and specialists. The goal is to build confidence, independence, and access to learning over time.

Mental Wellbeing
The Quest Program builds confidence, independence, and a sense of belonging, supporting mental wellbeing. Support is planned around each student's strengths and needs and delivered in collaboration with classroom teachers and specialists. Partnership with families helps sustain emotional and social development. The process is reviewed regularly as students progress.
Parent Experience

History
Opening in Cairo Festival City in September 2026, Dwight School Cairo is being developed and modeled after the success of other Dwight schools around the world. In its first year, it will offer Early Childhood – PreK to Grade 5, with plans to expand to higher grades in subsequent years. The Dwight School network was founded in New York in 1872, and Cairo is part of a global network that includes campuses in New York, London, Seoul, Shanghai, Dubai, Hanoi, Jersey City, and Dwight Global Online.

Community
The campus features a Main Building with shared community spaces and flexible classrooms. The Theatre provides spaces for performing arts and community events. Sports Facilities include a full-size field, pools, sports hall, gym, roof courts, and a Gym and E-sports Link. Laboratories, Spark Lab, and Libraries support experimentation and hands-on learning. Weekly Parent Coffee Morning occurs every Wednesday from 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM.
Facilities

Facilities Overview
The campus has a Main Building with age-appropriate learning environments connected by shared community spaces. Flexible classrooms and breakout areas create a dynamic setting that goes beyond traditional walls. Early Childhood classrooms flow directly into outdoor learning courtyards, with child-centered spaces that encourage exploration, creativity, and confidence. The Theatre, specialist laboratories, Spark Lab, and libraries support hands-on learning across all ages.

Sports Facilities
The school has a full-size field, pools, sports hall, gym, and roof courts. The Gym and E-sports Link support both physical activity and cognitive development daily.

Academic Facilities
The school has laboratories, Spark Lab, and Libraries. Specialist labs and maker spaces support hands-on learning across ages. The Spark Lab fosters experimentation and discovery. Libraries provide spaces for study and research.

Extra Curricular Facilities
The Theatre offers dedicated spaces for music and drama, supporting performing arts and community events. Music and drama activities are hosted in this dedicated venue, enabling rehearsals and performances throughout the year.
Extra-Curricular Activities

Academic & Intellectual
The school hosts Sparkathon, Dwight's signature weekend-long global design and entrepreneurship challenge. The school brings together students from multiple campuses to collaborate in international teams to solve real-world problems around sustainability, future cities, and social impact. The school fosters collaboration and design-thinking across the Dwight network. The school connects students with peers worldwide through this shared challenge.

Arts & Creative
The school hosts the Global Music Concert, an annual celebration that unites students from Dwight campuses. The Global Music Concert has been hosted at Carnegie Hall, Jazz at Lincoln Center, Lotte Concert Hall, and Shanghai City Theater. The school participates in ChoirFest, an annual choral event hosted by Dwight School London that brings together musicians from Dwight Schools across the globe. The school supports participation in ChoirFest after a week of workshops and rehearsals.

Cultural & Language
The school offers educational travel and global immersion that include international service-learning programs. The school includes cultural exchange trips as part of these experiences. The school provides music and arts tours as part of the immersive programs. The school organizes university exploration visits to broaden perspectives and deepen real-world understanding.

Community & Service
The school offers international service-learning programs as part of its educational travel and global immersion. The school provides cultural exchange trips for students to engage with communities beyond campus. The school offers music and arts tours as part of experiential learning within service and immersion. The school conducts university exploration visits to broaden perspectives.

Leadership & Professional
The school enables students to participate in Sparkathon, Dwight's signature weekend-long global design and entrepreneurship challenge. The school supports collaboration in international teams to address real-world problems around sustainability, future cities, and social impact. The school fosters teamwork and problem-solving skills through cross-campus projects. The school connects students with peers across Dwight campuses for shared leadership experiences.
Languages

Language Provision
Languages are studied as part of the curriculum. The Middle School section indicates language study is integrated into the learning focus.
Admissions

Admissions
1. Submit the application. Dwight School Cairo welcomes applications; the Apply Now page notes that a member of the admissions team will contact you after submission to request the essential supporting documents required to process your child's application. The application becomes active once all of the essential supporting documents have been received. 2. Provide essential documents. The admissions team will contact you to request the documents required to process your child's application. The documents requested are considered essential for processing. 3. Activation and next steps. After the essential documents are received, the application becomes active. You may follow up with the admissions office for any status updates concerning your application. 4. Age equivalency and placement. The 2026-2027 Age Equivalency Guide maps birth years to stages from Early Years through Upper School. Applicants for PreK must be 3 years old by September 30 and Applicants for KG1 must be 4 years old by September 30.
School Events
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