Cairo American College

Cairo American College (or CAC) is a pre-K–12 international American school located in Maadi, Cairo, Egypt.[1] It caters mainly to dependents of the local American embassy and other international students. The school works to recreate an American schooling experience within a Middle-Eastern nation. It was recognized in 2014 by the School Academy Awards as the best school in the Middle East and Africa.

Cairo American College
Address
1 Midan Digla

Maadi

Cairo
,
Egypt
,
11431
Information
TypePrivate, American/International
Established1945
GradesPre-Kindergarten through Grade 12
GenderCo-educational
Age range4 to 18 years
Enrollment840
LanguageEnglish
Color(s)Crimson, black, cream
Mascot"Eddie The Eagle"
NicknameScreaming Eagles
Websitehttp://www.cacegypt.org

Curriculum

CAC follows "American Education Reaches Out" (AERO) standards. International Baccalaureate and Advanced Placement programs are offered within the high school, giving students the option to opt-in or out, to suit individual educational needs. Starting in the eleventh grade students may elect to pursue an International Baccalaureate Diploma.[2]

Cairo American College is accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools [3] and Council of International Schools.[4] Cairo American College holds membership with Association for the Advancement of International Education (AAIE) and Near East South Asia Council of Overseas Schools (NESA).[5]

Students

The United States Department of State provides direct and indirect support to CAC. However, CAC is not a Department of Defense (DOD) school. Despite this, a significant portion of dependents of the American Embassy attend CAC. As of the 2016-2017 school year, enrollment is 833 (Pre-K.-grade 5: 349; grades 6-8: 180; and grades 9-12: 304). Of the total, 300 are U.S. citizens, 188 are host-country nationals, and 345 are of other nationalities. Of the U.S. enrollment, 123 are dependents of U.S. Government direct-hire or contract employees, and 177 of either U.S. business and foundation employees or other private U.S. citizens. Ninety-eight percent of the school's graduates go on to colleges and universities in the United States or other countries.[6]

Notable alumni

References
  1. "Contact Information Archived 2015-01-31 at the Wayback Machine." Cairo American College. Retrieved on 23 January 2015. "1 Midan Digla Maadi 11431 Cairo, Egypt"
  2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-10-12. Retrieved 2016-10-11.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. http://www.msa-cess.org/default.aspx?RelId=606553
  4. https://www.cois.org/page.cfm?p=1884
  5. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-10-12. Retrieved 2016-10-11.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  6. United States Department of State
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