Live one to one IGCSE, A-Level and IB lessons online for students in Cairo and across Egypt, taught by Cambridge and Edexcel specialists around the Sunday to Thursday school week. Start with a free diagnostic lesson.
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Quick answer: Velocity Tuition Academy gives students in Cairo and the rest of Egypt live online one to one lessons for IGCSE, A-Level and IB (MYP and Diploma), plus Digital SAT preparation for US and American-style universities. Tutors specialise in Cambridge (CAIE), Pearson Edexcel or IB, lessons are timed for Cairo and the Sunday to Thursday week, and the first lesson is a free diagnostic.
Cairo's international school sector has grown dramatically over the past decade, and the British curriculum has been at the centre of that growth. Schools like Futures Language Schools, Cairo English School, Malvern College Egypt, and the British International School Cairo are producing IGCSE cohorts who are overwhelmingly targeting UK universities — and the grade expectations that come with those applications. A standard offer from a competitive UK institution often requires A*AA or AAA at A-Level, and the IGCSE grades that precede them matter for predicted grades, early offers, and subject choices.
What drives Cairo families toward specialist online tuition is a combination of ambition and supply gap. The Egyptian capital has a rapidly expanding international school community, but the pool of tutors who genuinely know the Cambridge CAIE IGCSE Extended specification — not just the general content — has not kept pace with that growth. Families who want subject-specialist support increasingly look online, where the quality is consistent and the tutor knows the exact paper their child is sitting.
Egyptian families most often book IGCSE Maths, Physics, Chemistry, Biology and Economics, and we teach all 13 subjects on our list from the Cambridge or Edexcel syllabus your child follows.
Cairo schools generally follow a Sunday–Thursday school week, and our scheduling reflects that. Weekday evenings and Fridays are the most common slots for Cairo students.
Maths in Cairo: Cambridge 0580 or 9709, Edexcel 4MA1, or IB Maths.
Physics for Egyptian students: Cambridge 0625 or 9702, Edexcel 4PH1, or IB Physics.
Chemistry in Egypt: Cambridge 0620 or 9701, Edexcel 4CH1, or IB Chemistry.
Biology for Cairo students: Cambridge 0610 or 9700, Edexcel 4BI1, or IB Biology.
Economics for Cairo students: Cambridge 0455 or 9708, Edexcel 4EC1, or IB Economics.
Each subject has a dedicated specialist teaching one to one from the exact syllabus your child is entered for. Select a subject for the programme details.
We work with students from Futures Language Schools, Cairo English School, Malvern College Egypt, and BISC. We understand their boards and the UK university aspirations that shape academic pressure in these schools.
Cairo's international school families are largely targeting UK universities. IGCSE grades feed directly into predicted grades and A-Level choices. The margins matter — and specialist preparation is what closes them.
Enquiries, scheduling, and between-session questions all handled on WhatsApp. Responsive, direct, and nothing lost in the process.
Sunday–Thursday scheduling as standard. Weekday evenings and Fridays are our most popular Cairo slots.
Cairo and New Cairo have a large and growing number of international schools teaching Cambridge, Edexcel and IB programmes. We support their students, and private candidates studying independently, with board-specific lessons.
Students in Cairo applying to US universities, or to American-style universities in Egypt such as the American University in Cairo (AUC), often prepare for the Digital SAT during school. Our lessons use Bluebook-style tests, Desmos practice and full timed papers.
Home education in Egypt sits outside formal government frameworks, and private IGCSE candidates in Cairo typically register through the British Council Egypt or accredited exam centres that accept external entries for Cambridge and Edexcel examinations. The British Council has a well-established presence in Cairo, and the process for external registration is familiar to families who have explored it.
Cairo private candidates often come to us with a strong work ethic and clear university targets, but without the structured exam preparation that school-based students receive. We build that structure from the ground up — systematic syllabus coverage, past paper practice, mark scheme training, and a preparation timeline mapped to their specific exam series.
If your child is preparing for IGCSE independently in Cairo, message us on WhatsApp and we will advise honestly on the best approach for their timeline.
Message us on WhatsApp, Sunday to Thursday, with the subject, board, current level and exam series, and we will suggest a starting point.
Your first lesson is free: we gauge your child's level, list the topics to fix and plan towards the exam date, with no commitment.
Lessons fitted around Cairo school hours, with a progress note to parents each month.
An early start means Egyptian students finish the syllabus with months to spare and spend the run-up to exams on timed papers.
Practical guides for Egyptian parents and students, checked against the official Cambridge, Pearson and IB documents.
Yes. Students in Egypt who are not at school can enter IGCSE as private candidates through the British Council Egypt or an approved exam centre. Watch the entry deadline, which closes months before the exam.
Egyptian candidates mostly sit Cambridge in May/June or October/November. The final Cambridge entry dates are 21 February for June and 16 August for November, and centres often close earlier. Pearson Edexcel International GCSE also runs May/June and November, and International A Level adds a January series for A-Level students in Cairo.
Exam centres in Egypt may set their own deadlines ahead of the board, and accepting external candidates is at their discretion. Check early, then see our private candidate guide for documents and steps, and IGCSE exam dates for each session.
Let us know the subject, board and exam series, and we will explain what the preparation should cover and whether the time available is realistic.
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When there is not enough time left to change a grade, we tell Cairo families before they enrol rather than after.
