Al-Ahram state-run news portal published the names of 47 private and international schools that committed grave breaches, requiring the Ministry of Education to apply sanctions against them.
Sanctions included administrative closure, placement under financial and administrative supervision, warnings to remove the irregularities, or seizure.
School Name | Irregularities | Sanctions |
International School of Choueifat – New Cairo | – Receivig fees in US dollars – Depositing the fees in a non-governmental bank in violation of the Education Ministry’s instructions. – Taking varied fees from parents of students depending on different US exchange rates in violation of the ministerial resolution number 422 of 2014. | The school was put under the administrative and financial supervision of the Education Ministry. |
American International School – New Cairo | – Increasing fees in violation of the law. -Taking varied fees from parents of students depending on different US exchange rates in violation of the ministerial resolution number 422 of 2014. | The school was put under the administrative and financial supervision of the Education Ministry. |
El Massria Integrated Language School – Sharqiya Governorate | – Increasing fees for students of the American Section of the school by over 7 percent. – Not notifying the Education Ministry of the size of fees one month prior to the start of the academic year in violation of the ministry’s instructions. | The school was put under the administrative and financial supervision of the Education Ministry. |
Hadabet Al-Ahram Private School – Giza | – Accepting primary and nursery school pupils without a license. The school obtained a license for the secondary levels only. | The school was put under the administrative and financial supervision of the Education Ministry. |
Eagles International School – Giza | – Not renewing the school’s license. – Admitting 17 students who were from another school without verifying if they passed the previous year’s exams. | The school was put under the administrative and financial supervision of the Education Ministry. |
American International School – Sheikh Zayed | – Receiving varying fees in accordance to the US dollar exchange rate. | The school was warned. |
Al-Hayat Internationl School – New Cairo | – The announced fees are in US dollars, not in Egyptian pounds, although the school receives fees in Egyptian pounds. | The school was warned. |
Modern English School – New Cairo | – Receiving the exam fees in US dollars. | The school was warned. |
Lycee International Balzac | – Receiving fees in Euros and Egyptian pounds. – The school’s regulations are not accredited. | – The school was warned. |
Suad Kafafi International Language Learning School – Giza | – 10 workers had no licenses. – The school includes one class for KG1. | – The school was warned. |
College de la Sainte Famille – Cairo | – No internal regulations – 3 workers have no licenses – The Education Ministry was not notified of the year 2016-2017 fees. | – The school was warned. |
Al-Quds Al-Sharif School – Cairo | – The British Section has no regulations – 30 workers have no licenses | – The school was warned. |
Geel Al-Mustaqbal School – Qaliubiya | – No internal regulations – 33 workers have no licnses | – The school was warned. |
Noor Internationl School | -No internal regulations – 72 workes have no licenses | The school was warned. |
Shams al-Maaref School – Cairo | – 5 workers had no licenses | The school was warned. |
Lycee Voltaire – Giza | – School license not renewed – The number of classes or students in each class not specified – No internal regulations – Increasing fees between 14 to 15 percent | The school was warned. |
Ramses College – Cairo | – The secondary school’s license not renewed – Increasing fees up to 22 percent – 41 workers have no licenses | The school was warned. |
Memphis School – Qaliubiya | – Violating the license regulations | The school was warned. |
Dream International Schools – Giza | – No internal regulations – No fees bulletin – License not renewed | The school was warned. |
Al-Ebdaa School – Giza | – No internal regulations – Fees increase | The school was warned. |
Beverly Hills School – Giza | – Workers with no license -Increasing fees by up to 7 percent – No internal regulations | The school was warned. |
Al-Huda International School – Giza | – Workers with no license | The school was warned. |
Narmer school – New Cairo | – Workers with no license – Non-specialists teach Arabic language for primary pupils | The school was warned. |
Sahara School – Cairo | – Using the school’s yard as a garage for buses. – The roof is used as a yard in violation of the ministry’s regulations. | The school was warned. |
Cairo English School-Cairo | -Receiving exam fees in US dollar | The school was warned. |
International School of Choueifat – Giza | – 262 workers have no licenses – 12 foreign students have no security studying permits | The school was warned. |
New Future school – Alexandria | – Overcrowded students in classes – Foreign workers have no work permits – Receiving LE200 for each nursery pupil without receipts | The school was warned. |
Al-Hureya language school – Alexandria | – Accepting enrollment requests from students for the year 2016-2017 starting December 2015 – No license for workers – Receiving fees from parents in return for allowing them to fill nursery pupils’ application forms | The school was warned. |
Alexandria House of English School -Alexandria | – Depositing school fees in non-governmental banks – 10 workers are not qualified for their positions | The school was warned. |
Pioneers School – Alexandria | – Financial violations relating to opening new bank accounts and receiving fees without receipts | The school was warned. |
The British School of Alexandria – Alexandria | – Financial violations relating to fees – Fees not announced – Receiving fees without receipts from nursery pupils’ parents | The school was warned. |
Bedayia International School-New Cairo | 28 workers had no licenses | The school was warned. |
Sakkara School – Maadi | – Licenses not renewed – No internal regulations | The school was warned. |
Nermine Ismail Schools – New Cairo | -Nursey level license not renewed | The school was warned. |
Al-Waha Language School – Maadi | – No internal regulations – 50 workers have no work permits | The school was warned. |
British International School-Cairo | – Operating without license – Receiving fees in Sterling pounds | The school was warned. |
British International School – Giza | – Operating without license – Receiving fees in foreign currency – Not saluting the Egyptian flag in the morning – Teaching non-Egyptian curricula | The school was warned. |
BBC – Cairo | – Not saluting Egyptian flag or singing the national anthem in the morning – Increasing fees – Workers have no permits – Receiving exam fees in US dollar | The school was warned. |
Al-Fouad International school – Sharqiya | – Increasing school fees | The school was warned. |
Al-Bashaer School – Cairo | – 62 workers have no permits – The British and American sections’ licenses not renewed – Increasing the number of students in classes – 9 foreign students have no studying security permits | The school was warned. |
Mahmoud Alam Eddin School -Sohag | -Increasing the number of classes without a permit | The school was warned. |
CitySchool – Sohag | – 28 unlicensed classes – Building an unlicensed fifth floor – Establishing a canteen in the school’s yard | The school was warned. |
Talaei al-Farouk – Qaliubiya | – Unlicensed classes | The school was warned. |
Mecca – Cairo | Dispute among owners | The school was warned. |
Saint Vincent de Paul – Cairo | Violating the construction regulations | The school was warned. |
Baron – Cairo | Unlicensed classes | The school was warned. |
Dawawin – Cairo | Unlicensed classes | The school was warned. |
Zahraa 2 – Minya | License violations | The school was warned. |
British Modern School – Minya | – No financial records at the school – Workers have no permits | The school was warned. |
Naseriya Seconday School – Assiut | – Overcrowding of students in classes – Violations relating to the contracts of teachers | The school was warned. |
Al-Mostaqbal Language School-Aswan | Increasing fees | The school was warned. |
Copts Language School – Beni Suef | Increasing the number of students | The school was warned. |
Shorouk School – Sohag | – Constructing a canteen in the yard – Constructing two unlicensed floors | The school was warned. |
Al-Zahraa School – Sohag | – Constructing 4 classes that have wood rooftops – Constructing an unlicensed building adjacent to the school | The school was warned. |
Al-Nahda Islamic School – Sohag | – Constructing an unlicensed fourth floor and a building adjacent to the school | The school was warned. |
Al-Sayyed Sheikh School – Kafr el-Sheikh | – Using part of the school yard to host celebrations – Accepting 83 students transferred from other schools, in other governorates, without the permission of the Education Department of Kafr al-Sheikh | The school was placed under financial and administrative supervision. |
Al-Rawda – Qaliubiya | The school is unlicensed | Administrative closure |
Al-Andalus – Cairo | The school is unlicensed | Administrative closure |
Smart Call – Cairo | The school is unlicensed | Administrative closure |
Al-Rawda Secondary School – Cairo | The school is unlicensed | Administrative closure |
Tiba Secondary School – Cairo | The school is unlicensed | Administrative closure |
Trust – Cairo | The school is unlicensed | Administrative closure |
Badr – Fayoum | The school is unlicensed | Administrative closure |
Ahmos Language School – Giza | – Financial violations – Workers had no permits | The school was placed under financial and administrative supervision. |
Ibn Sina – Giza | – Conflicting data on the number of students and classes – Cracks in the school building walls | The school was placed under financial and administrative supervision. |
Nobel – Giza | Conflicting data on the number of students | The school was placed under financial and administrative supervision. |
Nermine Ismail 4 – New Cairo | Non-completed secondary level license | The school was placed under financial and administrative supervision. |
Al-Manar Modern Languages School – Giza | Violating the students’ registry regulations | The school was placed under financial and administrative supervision. |
Rowad Masr – Giza | Violating the students’ registry regulations | The school was placed under financial and administrative supervision. |
Al-Shobban al-Moslemin – Minya | – Increasing the number of classes – Hiring employees without contracts – Financial violations | The school was placed under financial and administrative supervision. |
National Fundamental Education School – Kafr el-Sheikh | Removing an upper floor from the school building | The school was placed under financial and administrative supervision. |
Al-Ibrahimeya school – Kafr el-Sheikh | Violating students’ registry regulations | The school was placed under financial and administrative supervision. |
