The American International School in Egypt
P.O. Box 8090, Masaken Nasr City 11371, Cairo, Egypt
Phone: 2 02 2618 8400Fax: 2 02 2617 4002
Email:
School Profile 2014 – 2015
SuperintendentWalidAbushakraEnrollment (Pre K – 12) 1616
Educational OfficerBill DelbruggeHigh School Enrollment (9 – 12) 460
DirectorMark LentzSenior Class of2015 121
Founded in 1990, the American International School in Egypt is an independent, co-educational day school for grades PK – 12. The student body is 80% Egyptian and 20% from 48 other nationalities. 100% of AISE graduates go on to attend 4 year colleges and universities worldwide. The majority of AISE faculty are certified teachers from the United States and Canada; Arabic, Spanish and French language classes are taught by native speakers; approximately 45% of AISE faculty hold advanced degrees. The average class size at the high school is 19.
All instruction is in English, except for Arabic, Spanish and French classes, and AISE students are typically bilingual or trilingual. Although English is typically not spoken in their homes, students perform in a demanding college preparatory curriculum.
International Baccalaureate: Approximately 30% of all grade 11 and 12 students are IB Diploma candidates; IB courses at AISE include:
IB English: Literature A1IB French B
IB English: Lang. & Lit A1IB French ab initio
IB Arabic: Lang & Lit A1IB Spanish ab initio
IB Arabic BIB History
IB Arabic ab initioIB Economics
IB GeographyIB Psychology
IB BiologyIB Business Management
IB ChemistryIB Global Politics
IB PhysicsIB Math HL
IB Visual ArtIB Math SL
IB Math StudiesIB Theory of Knowledge
IB Computer Science
Accreditation:Egyptian Ministry of Education
International Baccalaureate Organization
Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools (MSA)
Council of International Schools (CIS)
Curriculum:AISE offers
- an American Diploma program with college preparatory and honors courses
- an American Diploma program with up to three International Baccalaureate (IB) certificates in selected courses
- an IB Diploma program for highly motivated students in grades 11 and 12.
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AISE Graduates have been admitted to the following universities and colleges:
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UNITED STATES
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Albion College
American University
Amherst College
Arizona State University
Babson University
Bates University
Barton College
Berkeley College
*Bernard University
Bethel College
Biola University
*Boston University
Brock University
*Bryant University
*California State UniversitySan Diego
*California State University Pomona
*California State University Fullerton
Calvin College
Capitol College
Carleton College
Carnegie Mellon University
Chapman University
*City College of New York
Colby College
College of William & Mary
Columbia College
Colorado State University
Connecticut College
Cornell University
*CUNY Brooklyn College
*CUNY Hunter College
Dean College
Daemen College
DePaul University of Chicago
Design Institute of San Diego
*Drexel University
Earlham College
Eastern Mennonite University
East Carolina University
Emmanuel College
Embry Riddle
Ferris State University
*Florida International University
*Florida Institute of Technology
*Fordham University
George Mason University
*George Washington University
Georgetown University
*Georgia Institute of Technology
Golden West College
Grinnell College
Hofstra University
Harvard University
Iowa State
*Illinois State University
Indiana University in Bloomington
International University of Geneva
James Madison University
Louisiana State
Loyola University of Chicago
Loughborough University
*Jacksonville University
Johnson State College
Lynn University
Manhattan Ville College
*Marist College
Maritime School of Miami
Marquette University
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Michigan State University
Mount Holyoke College
Mount Ida College
Northern Michigan University
New York Institute of Technology
*New York University
Newbury College
New Jersey Institute of Technology
*Northeastern University
*Northern Virginia Community College
North Carolina State University
*Northeastern University
NYSID
Ouachita Baptist University
*Ohio State University
Pasadena City College
*Pace University
Parsons, The New School for Design
*Pennsylvania State University
Pepperdine University
Pitzer College
Portland State University
*Pratt Institute
*Purdue University
Providence College
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
*Rose Hulman Institute of Technology
Rutgers University
*San Francisco State University
San Jose State University
Santa Monica College
Savannah College of Art & Design
*SCAD
*School of Visual Arts
St. Mary’s College of California
Stanford University
*SYNY Stoney Brook
*Suffolk University
Swarthmore College
Syracuse University
Stony Brook University
Temple University
Texas Tech.
Trinity University
*Tuffs University
*University of Arizona
*University of Baruch
University of Boulder
University of California, Berkeley
*University of California, Davis
*University of California, Irvine
*University of California, L.A.
*University of California Santa Cruz
*University of California, San Diego
*University of California, Santa Barbara
*University of California: Riverside
University of Central Florida
University of Denver
University of Florida, Gainesville
University of Houston
*University of Iowa
*University of Illinois, Champaign
University of Illinois, Chicago
*UMass, Boston
*UMass Amherst
University of Maine
University of Maryland
University of Miami
University of Michigan
*University of Minnesota
University of Montana
University of New Hampshire
University of New Haven
University of Nebraska
University of North Carolina
University of Northern Iowa
University of North Dakota
University of Oregon
University of Pennsylvania
University of Pittsburgh
University of Richmond
University of Rochester
University of San Diego
University of San Francisco
University of Southern California
*University of South Florida
University of Southern Illinois
*University of Tampa
*University of Washington
University of Texas
University of the District of Columbia
University of the Pacific
University of Vermont
*University of Virginia
Virginia Polytechnic and State University
Washington State University
Washington University St. Louis
Wesleyan University
Test Virginia University
*West Virginia University
Wingate College
Williams College
Winthrop University
*Worcester Polytechnic Institute
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UNITED KINGDOM
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American Intercontinental University
*Art Institute Bournemouth
Aston University
*Bellerbys College
*Bradford University
Brighton University
Bournemouth University
*Brunel University
*City University London
*Cardiff University
*Chichester University
*Coventry University
*Drexel University
Glasgow University
Goldsmiths College
*Hult International Business School
*Heriot Watt University
Imperial College London
*Keel University
Kings College London
*Kingston University
Lancaster University
Leeds Metropolitan
Liverpool University
*London Foundation Campus
London Metropolitan University
London School of Economics
*Loughborough University
*Middlesex University
*Newcastle University
Nottingham Trent University
*Oxford Brookes University
*Portsmouth University
*Plymouth University
*Queen Mary University
Regents College
*Richmond American International University
*Royal Holloway
University of London
School of Oriental and African
*Southampton Solent University
Studies, University of London
St. Andrews University
St. George’s, University of London
Southampton University
Staffordshire University
*Sussex University
*University College London
University of Aberdeen
University of Baton
*University of Birmingham
*University of Brighton
*University of Bristol
University of Derby
University of Dundee
*University of East Anglia
*University of Edinburgh
*University of Exeter
*University of Essex
University of Glasgow
University of Kingston
*University of Lancaster
*University of Leeds
*University of Liverpool
University of Leicester
University of Maastricht
*University of Manchester
*University of Nottingham
*University of Reading
*University of Salford
*University of Southampton
*University of Sheffield
University of Sterling
*University of Surrey
University of the Arts, London
University of Wales
*University of Warwick
University of Waterloo
University of West England
*University of York
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CANADA
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Algonquin College
*Brock University
*Carleton University
*Concordia University
Dalhousie University
*McGill University
*McMaster University
*Queen’s University
*Ryerson University
Seneca College
Simon Fraser University
Trent University
*University of Alberta
*University of British Columbia
University of Ottawa
University of Saskatchewan
*University of Toronto
*University of Waterloo
University of Western Ontario
University of Victoria
*Wilfred Laurier University
*York University
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EUROPE
*American University in Paris
Bocconi University, Italy
Deree College, Greece
*European University, Barcelona
Franklin College, Switzerland
*Glion Institute, Switzerland
Griffith University, Ireland
*IstitutioMarangoni, Italy
*The Hague University, Holland
*Les Roches, Switzerland
*John Cabot University
University of Monaco
Marbella Design Academy, Spain
St. Louis University, Madrid, Spain
Webster University, Austria
Webster University, Switzerland
*University of Groningen, Holland
*Vrij Amsterdam University
EGYPT
Ain Shams University
*American University in Cairo
Arab Academy for Science and Technology
British University of Egypt
Cairo University
Flight School of Egypt
*German University in Cairo
Misr International University
Nile University
HONG KONG
Hong Kong University
LEBANON
*American University of Beirut
Lebanese American University
Dubai
*American University of Dubai
QATAR
Virginia Commonwealth University
Georgetown University, Qatar
Kuwait
American University of Kuwait
AUSTRALIA
Ballarat University
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*Class of 2014Acceptance
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