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Stages Early Years, Preschool, Primary School, Middle School, Secondary School
Introduction
Uptown International School in Cairo offers an IB continuum for ages 3 to 16, delivering the Primary Years Programme, Middle Years Programme, and the Diploma Programme within a private, coeducational day school. English is the language of instruction, while Arabic is taught as Language and Literature and additional languages such as French and German are available through Language Acquisition, supporting multilingual inquiry. The campus centers inquiry-based learning around a well-equipped library that stocks titles in English, Arabic, German, and French, with technology including tablets, laptops, and a dedicated computer lab to support research and collaboration. The school emphasizes holistic development through the IB framework, frequent enrichment activities, and organized local, national, and international trips. A dedicated Activities Coordinator coordinates after‑school programs and events, while the school's IB authorisation, updated most recently in 2024, confirms its commitment to an internationally minded curriculum in Cairo. Welcoming international families to inclusive education experiences.
Uptown International School - Cairo has typical class sizes of 24, instruction in English, Arabic.
Location
Located in the Mokattam district of Cairo, Egypt. The address is Plot
2 on Block 6092, 58 Street, Part G, Mokattam, Cairo 11571. Language of instruction is English and Arabic.
Stages
IB Primary Years Programme (PYP) and IB Middle Years Programme (MYP)
Type
Private day school; coeducational; IB World School
Country affiliation
Egypt
Fees
Application / Evaluation fee - Evaluation (application) fee: EGP 1,250. This evaluation fee is refundable if the application is rejected or if the application is withdrawn.
Tuition fees by year group (annual amounts; stated as full-year tuition) - Kindergarten (KG 1–2): EGP 134,000 per year. - Grade 1–3: EGP 166,080 per year. - Grade 4–6: EGP 185,840 per year. - Grade 7–8: EGP 204,600 per year.
Per-term breakdown - The school publishes annual tuition amounts. A per-term charge is not published as a separate fixed schedule; parents should expect the annual tuition to be divided according to the school's billing cycle at enrolment or invoicing (per-term invoicing details are not published).
Billing schedule and payment terms - The school bills tuition as an annual fee. Specific instalment dates, the number or amounts of instalments, and exact payment deadlines are not published in the public fee summary available. - Withdrawal and refund terms (financial penalties): - If a parent withdraws a student before the start of the school year the parent must pay 10% of the full-year school fees. - If a parent withdraws on or after the start of the school year the parent must pay 50% of the full-year school fees. - If a parent withdraws after the mid-term period there is no refund of school fees; the full-year fees remain payable.
Boarding - The school is a day school and lists bus service among its facilities; no boarding (residential) programme or boarding fees are published.
Other costs and optional fees - Bus (transport) fee for the Mokattam area: EGP 22,496 (listed as the bus charge for that area). - The published summary states the fees include tuition, educational resources, and activities; any additional optional charges (uniform, optional extracurricular programme fees, exams, external examination fees, international trips, or special resources) are not itemised in the public summary. Parents should budget separately for uniforms, optional extracurriculars, field trips, school photographs and similar consumables when planning.
Refund information (financial consequences of withdrawal and application refunds) - The evaluation/application fee is refundable if the school rejects the application or if the application is withdrawn. - Withdrawal penalties: see billing schedule and payment terms above (10% before term start; 50% on/after start; no refund after mid-term).
Fee payment options - Publicly available school materials do not publish a definitive list of accepted payment methods (for example: which card networks, online gateways, or bank-transfer details are accepted). Parents should use the school's published contact channels to obtain the official, current list of accepted payment methods and any transaction fees.
Summary of limits in the published material - The school publishes annual tuition amounts, the evaluation fee (refundable on rejection/withdrawal), a regional bus fee, and withdrawal/refund penalty levels. The public summary does not publish a term-by-term invoice schedule, instalment dates or amounts, a full itemised list of optional/one-off charges (uniform, books if charged separately, exam fees, etc.), nor a definitive list of accepted payment methods. The school does not publish any boarding fees because no boarding provision is listed.
FAQs
What is Uptown International School - Cairo?
Uptown International School provides international education in Cairo, Egypt.
Where is the school located?
The school is located in Cairo, Egypt.
What type of school is it?
Uptown International School is an international school in Cairo.
