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The Egyptian educational system is highly centralized, and is divided into three stages: Egypt has long been the cultural and informational centre of the Arab world, and Cairo is the regions largest publishing and broadcasting centre. ... The Culture of Egypt has five thousand years of recorded history. ... Egypt is the most populous country in the Middle East and the second-most populous on the African continent. ... This article does not cite its references or sources. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article may require cleanup. ... Politics of Egypt takes place in a framework of a semi-presidential republic, whereby the President of Egypt is de facto both head of state and head of government, and of a party system dominated by the National Democratic Party. ...

  • Basic Education - (Arabic:Marhalet Al-Taaleem Al-Asassi)
    • Primary Stage
    • Preparatory Stage
  • Secondary Education (Marhalet ElTaaleem Al-Thanawi)
  • Post-Secondary education

Since the extension of the free compulsory education law in 1981 to include the preparatory phase, both the primary and preparatory phases (Ages 6 through 15) have been combined together under the label Basic Education. Education beyond this stage depends on the student's ability. Arabic redirects here. ...

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Secondary Education

Secondary education consists of three different types: general, technical, and vocational. Secondary education - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... Vocational education prepares learners for certain careers or professions, which are traditionally non-academic and directly related to a trade, occupation or vocation in which the learner participates. ... A blacksmith is a traditional trade. ...


Technical Secondary Education

Technical education, which is provided in three-year and five-year programs, includes schools in three different fields: industrial, commercial and agricultural.


Azhar Education System

The Azhar education system is supervised by the Supreme Council of the Al-Azhar Institution. The Al-Azhar Institution itself is nominally independent from the Ministry of Education, but is ultimately under supervision by the Egyptian Prime Minister. Al-Azhar Islamic university in Cairo Egypt Al-Azhar University is connected to the mosque in Cairo named to honor Fatima Az-Zahraa, the daughter of Muhammad, from whom the Fatimid Dynasty claimed descent. ... List of Heads of Government of Egypt List of Heads of Government of Southern Region of Egypt Affiliations:- See also:- Egypt Rulers and Heads of State of Egypt Colonial Heads of Egypt Lists of Incumbents Categories: Egypt ...


The Azhar schools are named "Institutes" and include primary, preparatory, and secondary phases.


All schools in all phases teach non-religious subjects, to a certain degree, although not as intensively as the state schools. The bulk of the curriculum, however, consists of religious subjects as described below. All the students are Muslim, and males and females are separated in all phases. The Azhar schools are spread all over the country, especially in rural areas. The graduates of the Azhar secondary schools are eligible to continue their studies only at the Al-Azhar University. In the early 2000s, the Azhar schools accounted for less than 4% of the total enrollment.


Post-Secondary Education

Main article: Egyptian universities

There are both private and public institutions of higher education in Egypt. Public higher education is free in Egypt, and Egyptian students only pay registration fees. Private education is much more expensive. Major universities include Cairo University (100,000 students), Alexandria University, Ain Shams University, and the 1,000-year-old Al-Azhar University, one of the world's major centers of Islamic learning. Universities in Egypt are generally either state-funded or privately funded. ... The University of Cambridge is an institute of higher learning. ... Cairo University, the biggest in Africa Cairo University (formerly Fouad the First University) is an institute of higher education located in Giza, Egypt. ... Alexandria University (Arabic: جامعة الإسكندرية ) is a university in Alexandria, Egypt. ... Ain Shams University (Arabic: جامعة عين شمس) is a renowned institute of higher education located in Cairo, Egypt. ... Al-Azhar Mosque in Cairo Egypt Al-Azhar University (Arabic: الأزهر الشريف; al-Azhar al-Shareef, the Noble Azhar), is a premier Egyptian institution of higher learning, world-renowned for its position as a center of Islamic scholarship and education. ... For people named Islam, see Islam (name). ...


Types of Schools

Government Schools

Generally speaking, there are two types of government schools: Arabic Schools and Experimental Language Schools.

  • The Arabic Schools provide the governmental national curriculum in the Arabic Language.
  • The Experimental Language Schools teach most of the government curriculum in English, and add French as a second foreign language.

Arabic redirects here. ...

Private Schools

Generally speaking, there are three types of private schools: Ordinary Schools, Language Schools, and Religious Schools.

  • The curriculum of the Ordinary schools is quite similar to that of the government schools, but the private schools pay more attention to the students' personal needs and to the school facilities.
  • The Language schools teach most of the government curriculum in English, and add French or German as a second foreign language. They are expected to be better than the other schools, because of the facilities available, but their fees are much higher. Some of these schools use French or German as their main language of instruction, but it may be difficult for the student to study in governmental universities in Arabic or English afterwards.

Many of the private schools were built by missionaries, are currently affiliated with churches and provide quality education.


Many private schools offer additional educational programs, along with the national curriculum, such as the American High School Diploma, the British IGCSE system, the French baccalauréat, the German Abitur and the International Baccalaureate. A high school diploma is a diploma awarded for the completion of high school. ... The International General Certificate of Secondary Education (IGCSE) is an international qualification for school students. ... For other uses of Baccalaureate, see Baccalaureate (disambiguation). ... Abitur (from Latin abire = go away, go off) is the word commonly used in Finland and Germany for the final exams young adults (aged 18, 19 or 20) take at the end of their secondary education, usually after 12 or 13 years of schooling. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into International Baccalaureate Organization. ...

  • The Religious Schools are religiously oriented schools that are sponsored by the Muslim Brotherhood movement, especially in the western delta region. Their curricula differ from those of the state or thdrtgiop 6hcwd87u0d9ytfr76waebtgioeas4rytfg782ya36t5r813QvbER87E4S 4RYW87GT5870W 4YT7803WQ4

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