Egypt Modern School (EMS)/ Alexandria American College (AAC) was founded in 1999 and affiliated by the North Central Association AdvanceEd in 2005. It is an independent, co-educational school that enrolls students starting Pre-K through Grade 12. It is located in Abis, Alexandria.
It was established by International Company for Educational Services to meet the needs of Egyptian and foreign children living in Alexandria.
The school is located on two- acres with one campus, divided to accommodate the National and American divisions. The campus houses twenty classrooms provided for the American division.
Each classroom is furnished with the computers connected by a network to the Internet. The school includes facilities for health, outdoor play, physical education, art, technology, library, music, and Special Needs services. The school also houses the offices for Finance, Personnel, and the Head of School. Additionally it includes a lecture hall, basketball court, volleyball court, a multipurpose court, and an exercise room. The entire premise is surveyed using cameras. The cameras are installed at school gates, classrooms, and corridors and then linked to the administrative office where administrators can monitor the footage.
The school is affiliated with the Egyptian Ministry of Education with license number 154453 attained on the 2nd of September 1999. The school has been accredited by AdvancEd (previously CITA) since 2006.