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Egypt, Cairo
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In 1998, Prof. Dr. Gamal Nawara fulfilled a long-held dream: the founding of a German school in Egypt. He bore significant financial burdens and risks, undertaking substantial entrepreneurial effort; it is noted that his grandchildren now attend the school he founded. His main aim was to give parents connected to the German language, culture or education the opportunity to provide their children with a German-language education of high quality, with early language exposure so that even children with no German background can start in kindergarten. Today, more than twenty years after its founding, the school has grown to twelve grade levels and many students have completed the Abitur at ESK. Planning has included further expansion, such as a larger campus and a new gymnasium building added in 2008/2009, with additional projects envisioned for future growth.
The school community comprises the ESK family, including the leadership team, the board, teachers and staff, students, and an alumni network. Governance and student life are supported by school bodies such as the Elternbeirat (parents' council), Lehrerbeirat (teachers' council), Schülervertretung (student council), and SV-Lehrkräfte. Activities and events include staff and schoolwide Iftar gatherings during Ramadan, geography competitions such as Diercke Wissen 2026, excursions and class trips, and a range of projects and clubs highlighted in the News/Aktuelles sections.
Europa-Schule Cairo is a German government-recognized international school for ages 3 to 18, offering a German-language curriculum from Kindergarten to Gymnasium. The campus has a kindergarten building, bright classrooms, modern secondary facilities, a climate-controlled sports hall, two football pitches, a private pool, and outdoor spaces. The school emphasizes project-based, cross-disciplinary learning through a D-Zug track and uses modern media to support hands-on, individualized study. Core subjects include German, Mathematics, History, Arabic, Biology, Geography, English, with French from grade 6 and Physics and Chemistry from grade 7. Deutsch Sprachdiplom I (B1) is offered. Abitur is the German International Abitur, with exams in German, English, Arabic and Mathematics at higher level, and other subjects at basic level. Egyptian credentials Addadeya after grade 9 and Thanaweya after grade 12 are issued. The school participates in the Diercke Wissen geography competition.
