CAIRO — Some Syrian students living in Egypt attend special classes to help them meet the particular challenges they face as refugees in Egyptian schools. The first school for Syrians was inaugurated at the end of 2015 in 6th of October City, a suburb of Cairo where Syrians abound.
These schools do not entirely replace Egyptian schools, but operate in parallel, teaching the same curriculum to Syrian students in the Syrian dialect of Arabic and tailor lessons to remedial needs. These institutions, some called schools and others are known as learning centers, serve all levels from kindergarten to high school. Some of them charge a nominal fee while others are free of charge. There are no statistics available on their number in Egypt, but according to some estimates, there are 12 such schools in 6th of October City alone. These schools employ many Syrians as instructors and other staff.