ADMISSIONS PRIORITIES & AGE CONSIDERATIONS

Admission Guidelines & Entry Requirements

At CAC, our admissions process ensures a balanced, diverse, and thriving student community. We follow clear age guidelines and enrollment priorities to support student success at every stage. Learn more about our policies to see how we welcome new families while maintaining our commitment to excellence.

Admissions Priorities

CAC will seek, in line with its mission, to provide an exceptional educational experience by enrolling students from a broad range of nationalities to promote diversity, inclusion, and international-mindedness.

In the event of space constraints, admissions categories and priorities are defined in Policy 8.202 as follows:

Category One

Dependents of expatriate employees who are citizens of the United States with policy-mandated Board appointments.

Dependents of expatriate employees of organizations with policy-mandated Board appointments.

Applicants who receive tuition as a CAC contractual benefit. [CAC employees are expected to enroll their dependents at the beginning of the academic year. Those who are not enrolled at the beginning of the year will be placed on the waiting list].

Category Two

Dependents of expatriates.

Category Three

Qualified siblings of current CAC students.

Category Four

Qualified children of CAC alumni.

Category Five

Host country national applicants who have been enrolled in U.S. schools or overseas schools that offer an American or IB curriculum immediately prior to applying to CAC.

Category Six

All other applicants.

Age considerations

Admission to Pre-Kindergarten

Admission to Pre-Kindergarten is determined by age and through assessment of the applicant's readiness to benefit from the CAC Pre-Kindergarten program. To meet the age requirement, applicants must be three years old for PreK-3 and four years old for Pre-K4 on or before September 30th of the school year for which they wish to enroll. Admission to Pre-Kindergarten does not guarantee continued enrollment at CAC.

Admission to Kindergarten

Admission to Kindergarten is determined by age and through assessment of the applicant's readiness to benefit from the CAC Kindergarten program. To meet the age requirement, applicants must be five years old on or before September 30th of the school year for which they wish to enroll.

Admission to Grade 1

Admission to first grade is determined by age and readiness. To meet the age requirement, applicants must be six years old on or before September 30th of the school year for which they wish to enroll and/or have successfully completed the CAC Kindergarten program or its equivalent, as determined by CAC.

Admission to Middle School/High School

In addition to requirements for admission noted elsewhere in CAC Board policy, applicants to the middle and high school must be able to successfully satisfy CAC graduation requirements before their 20th birthday.

Board approved and issued: April 13, 1993
Revised: June 6, 2000, April 24, 2007

Other Policies

Parents & students should be aware of the following policies regarding the school's curricular requirements and guardianship of students:

Cairo American College is a private, secular American school. All students must satisfy the curricular requirements as outlined in the school's policies. These include participation in health courses (which include sex education), mixed physical education classes with a swimming component and other specific graduation requirements for secondary school students.
Students admitted to Cairo American College must reside with their parents. Guardianships, in lieu of residing with parents, must have prior approval of the school.
On a space available basis Cairo American College welcomes students wishing to study at CAC for one semester under the legal guardianship of an individual or family living in Egypt subject to guidelines developed by the Administration. Enrollment in the exchange program is limited to one semester. If the student wishes to extend the period of study he/she would be treated as a regular admission on a retroactive basis. Exchange students will be required to pay the regular tuition for the semester of attendance plus application fees.

Approved: June 4, 1996
Revised: April 10, 2001, November 15, 2005