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Egyptian law has no homeschooling route. Parents of Egyptian children must enrol them in basic education, and since the 2025 amendments compulsory education runs for 12 years.
This guide covers what the law says, the manazel home study route, what it means for families using an online school, exams in Egypt, costs, and university equivalency.
Egyptian law doesn't recognise homeschooling. The Constitution and the Education Law expect children to be educated within the school system.
| Law | What it says |
|---|---|
| Constitution of 2014, article 19 | Every citizen has the right to education, and education is compulsory until the end of the secondary stage or its equivalent |
| Education Law No. 139 of 1981, article 15 | Basic education is a right of every Egyptian child from age six. The state must provide it, and parents or guardians must see it through for nine school years |
| Law No. 169 of 2025, article 4 | Compulsory education now lasts 12 years: six of primary, three of preparatory, and three of general secondary, technical secondary or the new Egyptian Baccalaureate |
| Law No. 169 of 2025, article 6 | Arabic, religious education and national history are core subjects, with their weighting set by the Minister of Education |
The enrolment duty falls on the parents of Egyptian children, and governors issue the decisions that enforce it locally. The law doesn't set out a homeschooling exemption.
The 2025 amendments were published in the Official Gazette on 13 August 2025, and the Egyptian Baccalaureate began as an optional alternative to the Thanaweya Amma for first-year secondary students in 2025/26.
The national system lets some students study at home as manazel (منازل) candidates and sit the official exams without attending classes.
Read the Education Law, in ArabicManazel candidates follow the Arabic-language national curriculum and sit the national exams, up to the Thanaweya Amma, through the education system rather than a classroom.
The Ministry of Education sets the rules, including age conditions, and revises them from time to time, so check with your local educational administration (idara) before you plan around this route.
CambriLearn doesn't teach the Egyptian national curriculum or prepare students for the Thanaweya Amma or the Egyptian Baccalaureate, so the manazel route is outside what we offer.
For an Egyptian child living in Egypt, studying with a foreign online school on its own doesn't meet the enrolment duty.
Read Law No. 169 of 2025, in ArabicThe duty is to enrol a child in Egyptian basic education. CambriLearn isn't registered with or accredited by the Egyptian Ministry of Education, so enrolling with us doesn't count as enrolment in Egypt.
Families who want a British or American curriculum in Egypt usually choose one of the international schools licensed by the Ministry of Education, where Egyptian students also take the core national subjects.
The article 15 duty is written for Egyptian children. Foreign families living in Egypt should still confirm their child's position with the local educational administration.
If your child's education needs to move with you between countries, speak to a consultant about where you'll be living, because the rules depend on the country you live in.
