URGENTLY REQUIRED: Primary Class Teacher

El Gouna International School is a co-educational school established in 1998 in the beautiful, purpose-built resort town of El Gouna, about 28 km away from Hurghada International Airport in the Red Sea coast of Egypt, a mere 2-3 hour flight from Europe/UK. El Gouna is known for being Egypt’s greenest and most environmentally friendly city, attracting tourists from around the world; featuring 18 hotels, numerous restaurants, bars and eateries, 3 marinas, as well as, a fully equipped international hospital.  Cultural events and festivals are usually organised, such as the popular El Gouna Film Festival.

EGIS offers two educational tracks: the International British Section and the National Language School Section. The total student population on average is around 720, of which 430 are in the National Section and about 290 students in the International British Section. EGIS offers the British Curriculum (EYFS, National curriculum for England, leading to IGCSE/AS/A Levels), and the Egyptian Language School Curriculum as separate school sections, in addition to the German Language DSD Programme for students in both sections.  EGIS is accredited by the Ministry of Education and is a member of the British Schools in the Middle East (BSME), and a compliant member of COBIS. Our school is affiliated with the British Council as an approved center for Cambridge (CAIE) and Edexcel (Pearson) exams.

Every year for the past several years, EGIS produces at least one and as many as three Outstanding Learner Awardees at a time.  Our students have consistently received awards annually from Cambridge, Edexcel and the British Council the following: Top in Africa in Physics IGCSE, Top in the World in German Foreign Language IGCSE, High Achievement in Arabic Foreign Language IGCSE, Top in Egypt in Travel and Tourism, Top in Egypt in Information Technology, High Achievement in AS English, Top in Egypt in English Literature and most recently, Top in Egypt in History!

At EGIS, our Mission is to challenge, inspire and empower each other to succeed in realising our fullest potential, by pursuing opportunities to become passionate life-long learners, prepared to contribute to this rapidly changing world.

The school’s core values include EXCELLENCE, which we all try to constantly strive for rather than seeking perfection; promoting LOYALTY and believing that the trust people place in us lies at the heart of lasting relationships within a diverse but close-knit school community where everyone is supported and valued; developing our GRIT and having a GROWTH MINDSET are strengths of character that are important if we are to succeed no matter the odds; facing change with OPTIMISM, mindful that growth comes only with change; celebrating our differences and appreciating diversity in UNITY, whilst NURTURING kindness, care and encouraging each other to preserve and protect our natural environment. Our over-arching aim is the ACHIEVEMENT of intellectual independence and excellence by taking risks and through collaboration, inquiry and innovation. Our Core Values spell out and represent "EL GOUNA," our community, and we use these values to reach our vision in which we aim to provide a world-class education enriched by international approaches in an atmosphere that empowers everyone to be self-critical, recognising the need for growth and change whilst constantly striving for excellence.”