Uppingham Cairo - A Guide to Day Boarding 2026-27

Uppingham Cairo

A Guide to Day Boarding

A Guide to Day Boarding Unlike Uppingham School UK, Uppingham Cairo is not a Boarding School yet! However, the only distinction is that our pupils do not sleep at school.

Our unique extended programme means that, from the Fives, our pupils can enjoy the same rich immersive experience as their peers in independent boarding schools the UK. All Nursery and Fours children are Day Pupils.

Day Pupils and Day Boarders We refer to our pupils as either ‘Day Pupils’ or ‘Day Boarders’, and parents are asked to decide between the two options for their son or daughter each year. This means that a pupil can be a ‘Day Pupil’ in the 6s, for example, but be a ‘Day Boarder’ in the 7s depending on the wishes of the family and pupil. .

Day Pupils enjoy the full rigour of our broad academic curriculum, and enjoy morning break and lunch each day. They also have optional access to the co-curricular activities provided by the academic staff, which further extends the Junior School day to 4.30pm each day.

Day Boarders follow an identical programme to the Day Pupils during the day, but also have access to: • • • •

The full evening programme of Sports Academies and Enrichment activities after school including our specialist sports training and world class sports academies Breakfast before school, Afternoon Tea and Supper in addition to morning break and lunch Supervised Prep (Homework) Academic Tutoring (Senior School)

Times of the School Day Academic Programme (All Pupils) All pupils follow the academic and sporting programme for their Form during the academic programme which runs every day from 8.20am 3.30pm in the Junior School and until 4:30pm in the Senior School.

Day Boarders have full access to the Day Boarding programme that runs into the evening each day.

Day Boarding Programme (Day Boarders Only) The Day Boarding programme runs from Sunday to Wednesday each week, at the following times: Senior School: Junior School:

4.30pm – 9.00pm 4.30pm – 7.00pm

The Times of the School Day booklet explains in more detail how the timings are arranged for both Day Pupils and Day Boarders in different parts of the school.

A Personalised Programme We offer a great deal of flexibility for both Day Pupils and Day Boarders, enabling them to create a personalised programme that best suits their interests and aspirations.

It is important to note that Day Boarders do not have to stay until the end of the Day Boarding programme each day. They could, for example, choose to stay until 4.30pm on Sundays, until 9pm on Tuesdays and until 7pm on Wednesdays. We only ask that their weekly schedule remains the same each week, once their options have been chosen.

Collection Times All pupils can be collected at the end of the academic day, or at the end of the core co-curricular programme in Junior School, depending on whether they have chosen clubs and activities for that particular day.

Day Boarders can also be collected at any of the red collection times below depending on the clubs and activities they have chosen for that particular day: Sunday to Wednesday Junior School 3.30pm 4.30pm 7.00pm *

Senior School 4.30pm 7.00pm * 9.00pm *

Thursdays only Junior School 3.30pm

Senior School 3.30pm

* Day Boarders only

School Bus Times The School Bus Timetable is arranged to enable pupils to leave school 15 minutes after each of these collection times.

Day Boarders also have the option to take the Early Morning Breakfast Service Bus to arrive at school at 7.20am each morning, in time for breakfast.

Twilight Club Nursery and Fours pupils who have an older brother or sister who is a Day Boarder at Uppingham Cairo have the option to go to Supper and Twilight Club until 7pm (Sunday to Wednesday), so that they can be collected at the same time as their older brother or sister if they are in the Junior School. Twilight Club does not extend beyond 7pm as our youngest children should be tucked up in bed shortly after this time each day.

Nourish and Flourish Our team of professional Eatery Chefs produce five freshly prepared and cooked meals in our onsite bespoke kitchen each day, as follows: • • • • •

Breakfast (Day Boarders Only) Morning Break Lunch Afternoon tea (Day Boarders Only, Sunday to Wednesday Only) Supper (Day Boarders Only, Sunday to Wednesday Only)

Our nutritionally balanced menus have been carefully designed by Eatery to provide all our pupils with delicious and nutritious food throughout the day. The menus are rotated every three weeks, and the menu is shared with parents before the start of each term.

Prep Homework at Uppingham Cairo is referred to as ‘Prep’, and is set for all pupils from the 5s. Senior School Day Pupils complete their prep at home, whilst Day Boarders complete their prep in ‘Prep’ at school. Prep is always supervised at school. Pupils who do not complete their Prep in the first session, continue in the Additional Prep session which follows to ensure their Prep is completed.

Day Boarding Fees The additional fees for Day Boarding are as follows: Junior School: £2,500 per annum Senior School: £3,500 per annum

Uppingham Cairo KM 22 Cairo-Alex Road, First 6th of October Giza Governorate 3296170 Egypt Switchboard: +10 12777777 admissions@uppinghamcairo.com www.uppinghamcairo.com