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Deutsche Schule der Borromäerinnen Alexandria (DSBA; ar, المدرسة الألمانية للقديس سان شارل بورومي بالإسكندرية) is a German-Egyptian school of encounter (dt. Begegnungsschule), which is supported by the Federal Office of Administration in Cologne, both in personnel and funding terms. It is mainly attended by Egyptian female pupils. The school is run by the

Sisters of Mercy of St. Charles Borromeo The title Sisters of Mercy of St. Borromeo refers to a number of female Catholic religious congregations sharing one rule and tradition. History They were originally established in 1626 as a pious association of ladies formed in 1626 for the care ...

, based in Kloster Grafschaft. It was recognised as a German school abroad by the

Central Agency for German Schools Abroad The German Central Agency for German Schools Abroad (german: Zentralstelle für das Auslandsschulwesen, ZfA) is an agency of the Federal Office of Administration, itself an agency of the Federal Ministry of the Interior, that operates and manages ...

(ZfA).

History

The Deutsche Schule der Borromäerinnen Alexandria was founded in 1884 and was initially an educational institution for German and Austrian children, whose fathers were employed in the construction of the port of Alexandria. With the enlargement of the spectrum of pupils, a curriculum based on the model of the so-called higher school for daughters (dt. Höhere Töchterschule) was introduced in 1894. After the expulsion of the German sisters in the

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, they returned in 1922 to

Alexandria Alexandria ( or ; ar, ٱلْإِسْكَنْدَرِيَّةُ ; grc-gre, Αλεξάνδρεια, Alexándria) is the second largest city in Egypt, and the largest city on the Mediterranean coast. Founded in by Alexander the Great, Alexandri ...

to work again. Already in 1911, a commercial class was launched where the students learned accounts, shorthand and typewriting, and deepened their skills in foreign languages. In 1924, the first German teacher, appointed by the Foreign Office, undertook their service as teachers at the school. Continuously, the number of German teachers in parallel with the ever growing number of pupils increased. After

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, in 1946, Arabic became an official language taught at school. The first German secondary school leaving examination after grade 10 was conducted in 1958. In 1964, the first candidates registered for the Egyptian Thanaweya Amma school-leaving examination.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Deutsche Schule der Borromaerinnen Alexandria Alexandria Private schools in Alexandria International schools in Alexandria Educational institutions established in 1884 1884 establishments in Egypt Girls' schools in Egypt

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