El Nasr Girls' College

Infobox School
name = El Nasr Girls' College (EGC)
native_name = كلية النصر للبنات
latin_name = El Nasr Girls' College
location = Shatby, Alexandria
city = Alexandria
county = Egypt flag|Egypt
founded = 1935
status = Active
homepage = http://www.egcalex.com/

El Nasr Girls' College (EGC) ( _ar. كلية النصر للبنات) is a famous school in El Shatby, Alexandria, Egypt. It is one of the main old schools in the city. It includes kindergarten, primary, preparatory, and secondary sections.

History

The E.G.C opened in 1935 in a villa in Zizinia which was rented for two years till the school in El Shatby was built. [cite web
last =Aziz
first =Lamia
coauthors =Samar El Amir, Asmaa Ezzat
title =A brief review of the history of the college
publisher =English (ElNasr) Girls College - The Students Site
url =http://www.geocities.com/englishgirlscollege/a_brief_review_of_the_history_of.htm
accessdate = 2007-11-30 ] It was to be a counterpart to Victoria College which used to admit boys only. The idea of establishing this school was Sir Henry Barker's, a British resident in Alexandria. The acronym E.G.C. used to stand for English Girls' College . However, in 1956, during Nasser's era, the school was nationalized and given its current name, and the school staff were sacked and expelled from Egypt. [cite web
last =Berry
first =Charlotte
title =MS 238: Papers of Henry Michael Barker relating to the history of the Barker family of Alexandria, Egypt, c 1940-c 2000
work =Archives
publisher =University of Exeter
date= 2004-02-18
url =http://www.library.ex.ac.uk/special/guides/archives/231-240/238_01.html
accessdate = 2007-11-30 ] The school accepted boys up to grade 3 Prep for a period, during which it was called El Nasr Chatby College.

The school used to include Egyptian and foreign students who belonged to high class families. The staff, as well, was 100% British. One very well known E.G.C. graduate is Queen Sofia of Spain.

Main building

The main building of the school consists of classrooms, a dormitory, a huge dining room, and a theater. Nowadays, the dormitory section has transformed into classrooms as there is no boarding students any longer.

See also

* Educational institutions in Alexandria
* Education in Egypt

External links

* [http://www.egcalex.com/ School website]

References