St. George's College is a boys' school that offers the basic three stages of the pre-university
education system
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in
Cairo, Egypt
Cairo ( ; ar, القاهرة, al-Qāhirah, ) is the capital of Egypt and its largest city, home to 10 million people. It is also part of the largest urban agglomeration in Africa, the Arab world and the Middle East: The Greater Cairo metro ...
(primary, preparatory, and secondary education stages). The primary language of instruction is
English
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* English language
* English people
English may also refer to:
Peoples, culture, and language
* ''English'', an adjective for something of, from, or related to England
** English national ide ...
; nevertheless, social sciences are taught in
Arabic
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. In addition,
French is also taught as a second foreign language.
History
S.G.C. is one of the oldest private
English language
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schools in
Cairo
Cairo ( ; ar, القاهرة, al-Qāhirah, ) is the capital of Egypt and its largest city, home to 10 million people. It is also part of the largest urban agglomeration in Africa, the Arab world and the Middle East: The Greater Cairo metro ...
, as it was established in September 1934. At that time it was located in
Shubra
Shoubra ( ar, شبرا, ; Coptic language, Coptic: '; also written Shubra or Shobra) is one of the largest districts of Cairo, Egypt and it is administratively divided into three areas: Shubra (administrative region), Shubra, Road El Farag, and E ...
.
In 1950, it was amalgamated with the smaller St. Austin's School, and was transferred to
Heliopolis (Cairo suburb)
Heliopolis ( arz, مصر الجديده, ', , "New Egypt") was a suburb outside Cairo, Egypt, which has since merged with Cairo as a district of the city and is one of the more affluent areas of Cairo. Named for the ancient Egyptian city ...
at Ismailia Square.
See also
*
:St. George's College, Cairo alumni
*
Education in Egypt
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External links
* http://www.saintgeorgecollege.com/
* http://www.stgeorgesoldies.com/
* http://www.myspace.com/sgcspace
https://heliopolis.st-georgescollege.com
Educational institutions established in 1934
Education in Cairo
Private schools in Cairo
1934 establishments in Egypt
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