Cairo American College
| Cairo American College | |
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| Address | |
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1 Midan Digla Maadi Cairo, Egypt, 11431 |
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| Information | |
| Type | Private, American/International |
| Established | 1945 |
| Grades | Pre-Kindergarten through Grade 12 |
| Gender | Co-educational |
| Age range | 4 to 18 years |
| Enrollment | 840 |
| Language | English |
| Color(s) | Crimson, black, cream |
| Mascot | "Eddie The Eagle" |
| Nickname | Screaming Eagles |
| Website | http://www.cacegypt.org |
Cairo American College (or CAC) is a pre-K-12 international American school located in Maadi, Cairo, Egypt. 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.
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.
All school instruction is in English. World language studies include Arabic, French, and Spanish. Arabic is taught in grades 1-12; French and Spanish are offered in grades 6-12. Other nation-specific studies include the history and culture of Egypt. Technology is integrated into the curriculum school-wide, employing the use of Apple Inc. devices. CAC is a non-sectarian school.
Cairo American College is accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools and Council of International Schools. Cairo American College holds membership with Association for the Advancement of International Education (AAIE) and Near East South Asia Council of Overseas Schools (NESA).
The majority of the teachers are educated in either North American institutions and universities, or equivalent institutions in Egypt, such as the American University in Cairo. As of the 2014-2015 school year, there are 96 full-time and 10 part-time faculty members. They include 53 U.S. citizens, 24 host-country nationals, and 29 third-country nationals.
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.
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