Schools in Egypt

[GM43]

For the German school:
The fees for the term of 2008/09 are as follows:

Nursery class (2-4 years) 1.800 Euro

Pre school (4-6 years) 2.500 Euro

Primary school 2.500 Euro

Sekundarstufe I 2.800 Euro

Age deadline is the 30.09.

It includes: full day school, daily meals and beverages at breakfast and lunchtime and afternoon, 3 uniform shirts. Refundable deposit on books of 100 Euro has to be paid extra. Working material has to be bought (prices on request).

The registration fee is 50 Euro.

Familiy discount for the 2. child of 25%.

from their website: Deutsche Schule Hurghada

these fees are for next year!

[GM43]

For the French School:

School Fees
Year 2008/2009


FIRST REGISTRATION FEE
School entrance fee to be paid only once at enrolment for any school boy/girl. This fee wil not be refunded: 500 euros

FEES
first term payable on 5th september 900 Euro
(Including CNED fees, postal charges)


Second term payable on 15 December 600 Euro

Third term payable on 15 March 600 Euro

TOTAL YEARLY SCHOOL FEES 2100 Euro

Any term started will not be refunded

FOR MUTLIPLE CHILDREN FAMILIES: Reduction of 500 euro per child from the second child

Parents must pay the fees on time. Any delay to each term a 10% penalty will be added to the fees. No fees will be refunded.


These are the prices for the canteen: Prices 2007/08:

* 10 LE per meal for pre-school children "Maternelles" (petite, moyenne et grande section)
* 12 Le per meal for primary school children (classes of CE and CM)
* 14 LE per meal for college students.

from their website: French School of Hurghada - Fees

[GM43]

I couldn't find the fees of the Rajac school and Sunrise school

[Georgina]

Originally Posted by GM43

El Gouna International School
School Fees for the Academic Year 2007/08
but I've heard that the fees will be higher next year, so when you want to enroll your child in this school, ask about the fees first!

I just heard a letter has gone out stating a 35% increase for fees next year!

[GM43]

@ hurghadamerican:
"Graduate with an American Diploma accepted at Universities throughout the world."

this is what the Sunrise school is writing about their school!


taken from: Sunrise Language School / Hurghada / Red Sea Pages

[GM43]

@Georgina:
I've heard 40%, but because it was only from hearsay I didn't write it.
But this percentage depends on how long your child is in school (before Sept 2006) than the raise is 20% (I've heard).
Still a big increase!
But maybe these increases has something to do with this:

Originally Posted by queenie40something

This doesnt sound too good 20% tax on private schools Al-Ahram Weekly | Egypt | Paying the price

[Jeremy Sturgess]

Originally Posted by GM43

@Georgina:
I've heard 40%, but because it was only from hearsay I didn't write it.
But this percentage depends on how long your child is in school (before Sept 2006) than the raise is 20% (I've heard).
Still a big increase!
But maybe these increases has something to do with this:

Fees from El Gouna school have gone up substantially and even more for new students joining in Sept. However these fees need to be seen in the light of what were very low fees in the first place. Gounas fees last year were less than half the fees for BISC in Cairo last year so I will still be saving considerable amounts when my son moves from BISC to GOUNA in September. These schools are all competing for British teachers who they have to pay market rates and I think it is therefore not surprising. I would be more concerned if they were scrimping on the quality of teachers. Unless they have the money to hire the right teachers and invest in continuingly improving facilities our children will suffer more in the end. Rising fees are perhaps also the signs of a successful school who are not afraid to charge more in the knowledge that the product is the best available.

[Lsab]

I had heard that el Gouna teachers are really happy with the school (where they hadn't been a few years back) and none of them are leaving so they're not trying to compete to get more British teachers. I'll have to ask if they're getting a pay rise in accordance with market rates. It's possible.

[GM43]

Only that mr. Sawiris could contribute more to the school, when he started El Gouna, he was obliged to start a school too.
What I know is that he charges the (normal) high prices (as usual in El Gouna) for water and electricity.
But it is very difficult to get an insight in the expenses and income of the school.

[GM43]

Originally Posted by Jeremy Sturgess

However these fees need to be seen in the light of what were very low fees in the first place

Is the school still telling that?? That is what they told us 3-4 years ago! mrs. Bolton said: For the next year we have to raise the fees more, but then we are on the correct level and increases will only be small!