Malvern College Egypt

Malvern College Egypt (MCE) is a British international school located at B2-B3 South Ring Road Cairo, Egypt. It is operated in a partnership between UK-based Malvern College and the Azazy International Group. This is the college's first international school in the Middle East, it opened in September 2016 with 350 students and 35 expatriate teaching staff.

Malvern College Egypt
Address
B2-B3 South Ring Road - Investment Zone Kattameya

Cairo

Egypt
Coordinates29°58′49″N 31°20′48″E
Information
TypeInternational School, day school
MottoSapiens qui prospicit
(Wise is the person who looks ahead)
EstablishedSeptember 2016
HeadmasterPhillip Burgess
GenderCo-educational
Age3 to 18
Enrolment850
Websitehttp://www.malverncollege.edu.eg/

Opening

The College was formally launched in December 2014 by the former British Ambassador to Egypt, John Casson, at an event also attended by Prince Michael of Kent, members of the British Parliament’s All-Party Parliamentary Group on Egypt, former First Lady of Egypt Jehan Sadat, Egyptian actor Omar Sharif, British actress Liz Hurley and former British Prime Minister Tony Blair.[1][2][3]

Staff and facilities

Malvern College has four overseas campuses, Malvern College Qingdao and Malvern College Chengdu in China, Malvern College Egypt in Cairo, and Malvern College Hong Kong located in Pak Shek Kok, New Territories, Hong Kong, adjacent to the Hong Kong Science Park.

The founding headmaster is Duncan Grice who previously worked at Dulwich College Suzhou. The current headmaster is Mr Phillip Burgess.

The college is managed in partnership with a British independent school and in having teaching staff who have exclusively attended British universities.[4][5]

As of 2017 facilities include a library, science laboratory, media centre, music studios, music practice rooms, a 25 m six-lane swimming pool, a beginners’ pool, a basketball court, a 5-a-side FIFA 2 standard all-weather pitch, a 450-seat theatre, food technology room and an art and design technology workshops. Additionally, there is a medical centre, a coffee shop and a central piazza.[6][7][8]

References
  1. "British ambassador launches Malvern College Egypt - Egypt Independent". 15 December 2014.
  2. "Malvern College Egypt - British International School in Cairo". malverncollege.edu.eg.
  3. "British Ambassador John Casson launches Malvern College Egypt - GOV.UK". www.gov.uk.
  4. "About Malvern College Egypt". malverncollege.edu.eg.
  5. "Our Facilities". malverncollege.edu.eg/our-facilities/.
  6. "Virtual tour at MCE?".
  7. "Teacherhorizons". www.teacherhorizons.com. Retrieved 14 July 2017.
  8. "Wherever next?".
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