Modern English School Cairo

Modern English School Cairo Founded in 1990, and with a current enrolment of 2,200 students aged 3½ to 18 years, Modern English School Cairo (MES Cairo) provides its students with a comprehensive international education. Our school is acknowledged as a centre of excellence and has received many awards, memberships and accreditations (BSO, AdvancED, MSA and IBO). Our students graduate from MES Cairo and go on to some of the most competitive universities in the world, such as Oxford, MIT, London School of Economics etc.

MES Cairo offers an English language education of the highest quality that seeks to promote mutual respect, broadmindedness and understanding amongst young people of all nationalities and cultures. The school is an inclusive, diverse and vibrant international community of learners from thirty different nationalities. Teachers are all fully qualified professionals, certified by educational authorities in their country of origin, mainly the UK and USA. MES Cairo teachers enable students to thrive academically, and at the same time nurture their cultural and social development. The strong traditional values that formed the foundations of MES Cairo over twenty years ago still underpin the school’s ethos. Young people are able to learn in a courteous, safe and warm environment where life-long learning skills are developed. It is the school of choice for many parents in Egypt, including those employed by international companies and diplomatic missions. Parents choose MES Cairo because they want their children to thrive academically whilst ensuring that all their talents are nurtured.

In the Primary years, MES Cairo provides a world class education based upon the National Curriculum of England. Specialists in French, Music, PE and computing teach the students throughout their Primary and Secondary years. In the Secondary Department, students have the option to graduate with either British, American or International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme qualifications. IGCSE, AS, A Level, IBDP and AP results are excellent across the board. All the programmes include Ministry of Education Arabic, Religious Studies and Civil Studies courses, delivered by highly trained professionals who are able to tailor those courses to meet the needs of each student, including those who choose to study them through Arabic as a Foreign Language. MES Cairo graduates are accepted by top universities in Egypt, The UK, USA, Canada and elsewhere.

In today’s rapidly advancing world, MES Cairo has made it a priority to be constantly updating and enhancing its facilities, which include advanced Library/Learning Media Centres, advanced technology in every classroom, numerous Science laboratories, six ICT suites, a 400-seater theatre, two Drama studios, two Design Technology workshops, two swimming pools, a sports field and athletics track, a large sports hall, three multi-purpose halls, volleyball/basketball courts and a Dance studio.