The British International School, Cairo (BISC) is a private British school in Beverly Hills, a compound within the

6th of October City 6th of October ( ar, السادس من أكتوبر, Al Sādis Min Uktōber; arz, ستة اكتوبر, Setta Oktōbar) is a city in Giza Governorate, a satellite town and part of the urban area of Cairo, Egypt, 32 km (20 miles) outside the ...

, in

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. BISC was previously in

Zamalek Zamalek ( ar, الزمالك , ''al zamalek'') is an affluent district of western Cairo encompassing the northern portion of Gezira Island in the Nile River. The island is connected with the river banks through three bridges each on the east ...

. It moved from its Zamalek location in September 2008 to its new purpose-built campus in the residential compound of Beverly Hills. BISC has an extensive campus with facilities including a theatre, Olympic swimming pool and age-appropriate learning spaces for all students. BISC is an independent, fee-financed, not for profit school authorised by the Ministry of Education. The ''

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'' states that the school "offers a world-class education – the best in Egypt – and prestige. To be a BISC graduate certainly says something." The school is regularly inspected by BSO and is one of only a handful of schools certified by

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within Egypt.

References

External links

School website
{{coord missing, Egypt International schools in Greater Cairo Schools in 6th of October (city) British international schools in Egypt International Baccalaureate schools in Egypt Private schools in Egypt Educational institutions established in 1976 1976 establishments in Egypt