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'''The British School, Alexandria (commonly abbreviated to BSA) is located in Kafr Abdou, Alexandria, Egypt established in 1984 in the grounds of the British Consulate.The School currently educates around 335 students aged 3 to 18 from more than 20 different countries. The School aims to offer the highest quality of British-style education to the local and expatriate communities.

Board of Governors

 * Mr Paul Walton, Chair
 * Mr Colin Clement, Co-Vice Chair for School Improvement
 * Mr Magdi El Garf, Co-Vice Chair for Strategic Planning
 * Mrs Amani Madwar, Chair of the Curriculum Committee / FS & KS1 Governor
 * Mr Wael Mansour, Chair of the Land & Buildings Committee / ICT Governor
 * Mrs Sarah Frost, Chair of the Finance Committee / maths Governor
 * Mr Basil Marco, Chair of the Staffing Committee / Head of Institutional Affairs & Legal committee
 * Professor Sahar Hamouda, Member of Curriculum Committee / KS2 Governor
 * Dr Tawfik Gad, KS3 Governor / SEN Governor
 * Mr Stuart Dennis, Principal CEO and Head of The Upper School
 * Ms Carol Walter, Bursar

Curriculum
The Curriculum follows the six Early Years areas of learning:
 * A Personal, social and emotional development
 * A Communication, language and literacy
 * A Problem solving, reasoning and numeracy
 * A Knowledge and understanding of the world
 * A Physical development
 * A Creative development

Prep School
The Prep School is based on the Consulate Campus. Students from Years 3 to 6 work and socialise together creating a warm and friendly, family atmosphere.

Subjects taught at Prep school include: English, maths, Arabic, science, history, geography, computer science, drama, music, art & design, sports and PSHE. Modern foreign languages are also offered.

Lower School(Years 7 to 9)
Year’s 7, 8 and 9 pursue a balanced curriculum. Students study a range of subjects in readiness for exams taken in Upper School. There are productions and concerts, sports fixtures and after school activities throughout the year, and school trips both within and out of Egypt.

Subjects taught are: maths, English, science, history, geography, art, music, PE, drama, ICT, Arabic, French, PSHE and Egyptian humanities.

Upper School (Years 10 & 11)
In the Upper School, students achieve high grades in IGCSE/GCSE examinations. English, English literature, mathematics and at least two sciences are compulsory. IGCSEs/GCSEs in computing, art and design, music, drama, French, German, history, geography, business studies and Arabic 1st & 2nd language are also offered. The curriculum also includes physical education, citizenship and study skills as well as educational visits worldwide.

Citizenship
The British School students learn about the world and the people in it from an early age, developing an awareness of different cultures and countries.

Sports
The main sports offered by school are: athletics, badminton, basketball, cricket, fitness, football, gymnastics, hockey, rounders, rugby, swimming and volleyball.