Английская Википедия:Cairo American College

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Шаблон:Infobox school Cairo American College (or CAC) is a Pre-K–12 International American School located in Maadi, Cairo, Egypt.[1] It caters mainly to dependents of the local American embassy and other international students. Cairo American College is a not for-profit school.

Curriculum

CAC follows "American Education Reaches Out" (AERO) standards. International Baccalaureate and Advanced Placement programs are offered within the high school, giving students the option to opt-in or out, to suit individual educational needs. Starting in the eleventh grade students may elect to pursue an International Baccalaureate Diploma.[2]

Cairo American College is accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools[3] and Council of International Schools.[4] Cairo American College holds membership with Association for the Advancement of International Education (AAIE) and Near East South Asia Council of Overseas Schools (NESA).[5]

Students

The United States Department of State provides direct and indirect support to CAC. However, CAC is not a Department of Defense (DOD) school. Despite this, a significant portion of dependents of the American Embassy attend CAC. As of the 2022-2023 school year, enrollment is 895 (Pre-K.-grade 5: 330; grades 6-8: 229; and grades 9-12: 336). Of the total, 300 are U.S. citizens, 188 are host-country nationals, and 345 are of other nationalities, in total 56 countries are represented at CAC. Of the U.S. enrollment, 123 are dependents of U.S. Government direct-hire or contract employees, and 177 of either U.S. business and foundation employees or other private U.S. citizens. Ninety-eight percent of the school's graduates go on to colleges and universities in the United States or other countries.[6]

Notable alumni

References

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