Schools in Egypt

[GM43]

the topic title is: Cheeky Monkeys.
Funky Monkey was a restaurant and is closed.

[realestatemart]

Originally Posted by GM43

the topic title is: Cheeky Monkeys.
Funky Monkey was a restaurant and is closed.

sure i did a mistake

[um zineddine]

Hello,
I am very intersted by the subject, and i need your help, i bought a property in Hurghada, it will be ready in December 2008, I live in the uk and I am planing to move to hughada, the only worries is the schools my children are 15, 13,6 and 3, it seems that it isn't cheap as I thought , I need to be sure that british schools follow the uk curriculum, is it realy £6000 a year per child?

[Lsab]

Hello um Zineddine,

Did you check the earlier posts in this thread? I had a quick look and I think the fees mentioned were in $s rather than £'s - so that you can halve the amount you originally thought it was. These fees were also for El Gouna school which follows the British curriculum and has an excellent reputation (I have a friend who teaches there).

Click on the link to this thread too and look at post #292: http://www.propertycommunity.com/forum/egypt...html#post46213

If you've got a moment it would be great if you could introduce yourself on this thread: http://www.propertycommunity.com/forum/egypt...ctions-33.html. It's not obligatory of course but we all like to 'meet' the new members and if you read through, you'll get to meet us too!

...and welcome to the forum - I think you'll be joining many members who are intending to move to Hurghada or indeed, are there already! May I ask on what development you have bought?

If you've any questions at all please feel free to ask.

Best wishes
Linda

[um zineddine]

Hello Linda thank you very much for your quick response, very useful information too.
I vesited the forum as you told me , it is very intersting to meet people sharing your same interest, thank you so much.
salam

[Lsab]

Salam Seloua - I just posted a message for you on the Introductions thread

[scooby21]

Hi it was me that mentioned the price of £6000 GBP that is for the british school in Cairo, prices per child and yes I was a bit shocked and it is out of my budget with like yourself 4 children, we had been thinking about Hurgarda but have now gone back to orginal plan of moving to Cairo as we have family there, schools vary lots in price in Cairo there are language schools that teach most things in English but run the egyptian national system (£600 GBP per child) be aware though that this is not accepted in UK universities, there are more affordable options such as one school I priced was £6000 GBP per year for all my children Not per child(ages 10, 7,6,and 3) but running the british system, these schools are all in Cairo however and I think options are more limited in the Hurgarda area, the other thing is that in the UK the GCSE exam fees are paid for by the government and in Egypt you have to pay for each exam your child takes on top of the school fees. Please dont let this put you off the move but education is one of the more stressful things I have been looking at for our move and for me my children have to be happy or it just isnt going to work out for us. I have heard of other fmilies that have been in Hurgarda but have had to move to Alexandra or Cairo when kids have gone to university - lots to consider

[Lsab]

It's a really difficult one isn't it? We have to pay for all the exams too here in Bahrain and the cost really adds up. Also though I know if you still pay taxes or own property in the UK you're alright, but if not, getting your child into uni if you've been away from the UK for a few years is very difficult. You could end up paying fees as an overseas student, whether or not you have a British passport.

[um zineddine]

Originally Posted by scooby21

Hi it was me that mentioned the price of £6000 GBP that is for the british school in Cairo, prices per child and yes I was a bit shocked and it is out of my budget with like yourself 4 children, we had been thinking about Hurgarda but have now gone back to orginal plan of moving to Cairo as we have family there, schools vary lots in price in Cairo there are language schools that teach most things in English but run the egyptian national system (£600 GBP per child) be aware though that this is not accepted in UK universities, there are more affordable options such as one school I priced was £6000 GBP per year for all my children Not per child(ages 10, 7,6,and 3) but running the british system, these schools are all in Cairo however and I think options are more limited in the Hurgarda area, the other thing is that in the UK the GCSE exam fees are paid for by the government and in Egypt you have to pay for each exam your child takes on top of the school fees. Please dont let this put you off the move but education is one of the more stressful things I have been looking at for our move and for me my children have to be happy or it just isnt going to work out for us. I have heard of other fmilies that have been in Hurgarda but have had to move to Alexandra or Cairo when kids have gone to university - lots to consider

Hi, thank you very much for all the information, i tell the truth i feel a bit down, my concern is the quality of teaching and also the school has to follow the uk curiculum , if we pay cheaper to get low education then for sure my son will be very disappointed. it is a very hard decision, i am looking forward to move there and try a new life but i hope schools want be an obstacle. i thought about to pay home schooling for them in the uk and they will travel to uk to take their exams, at least uk qualification are recognised everywhere, what do you think about that? when are you planing to move there?

[Lsab]

Originally Posted by um zineddine

Hello Linda thank you very much for your quick response, very useful information too.
I vesited the forum as you told me , it is very intersting to meet people sharing your same interest, thank you so much.
salam

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