Widely known as CAC, Cairo American College is an established coeducational day school located in the Digla area of Maadi, Cairo, welcoming students from early years through senior school. It distinguishes itself by pairing a comprehensive American-style educational foundation with the rigorous International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma Programme in high school.
What teachers and parents say
Positives
- Top-tier compensation and savings potential for teachers, offering generous USD packages, excellent benefits, and low local living costs.
- Outstanding campus and facilities, featuring expansive green grounds, modern sports amenities, and high-standard resources in Digla Maadi.
- Premier regional reputation and strong community, widely regarded on teacher and expat forums as the top genuine international school in Egypt.
Negatives
- Exorbitant tuition fees, making it largely cost-prohibitive for parents without embassy, multinational, or corporate employer sponsorship.
- Challenging external living environment, with teachers noting daily life in Cairo involves heavy traffic, pollution, and bureaucratic friction outside the school bubble.
- Address
- 1 Midan DiglaRoad 253Digla - Maadi 11431Cairo, 11431Egypt
- Website
- http://www.cacegypt.org
- [email protected]
- Phone
- Egypt (+20) +20 22-755-5555
- System
- IB
- National education system
- United States
- Curriculum
- IB Diploma
- Levels
- Early years, Primary, Middle school, Senior school
- Enrollment
- 1,020
- Faculty
- 107
- Students
- Coeducational
