Beni Suef STEM School belongs to a national network that began in 2011. This is how it came about.
Sept 2011
The original STEM schools were established as a USAID grant.STEM 6th of October High School for Boys opens in Giza, the first STEM school in Egypt. It was built as a grant from the United States, with the Franklin Institute and the 21st Century Partnership for STEM Education. Its first class: 150 students.
The original STEM schools were established as a USAID grant.Sept 2012
The Maadi STEM School for Girls opens in Cairo, with 120 students in its first class.
2013
A shared, integrated curriculum is introduced at both schools, built around ten Egyptian Grand Challenges and semester-long Capstone projects.
2014–15
Students from Maadi place 3rd, then 1st, in their category at the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair, the STEM schools’ first wins on the world stage.
2015–17
The Ministry opens new STEM schools in Alexandria, Dakahleya, Assiut and beyond; the network passes eleven schools nationwide.
2019–20
Beni Suef STEM School opens, under the same Ministry framework, and welcomes its first students.
2020–21
Students alternate a week on campus with a week online through the pandemic. Exam schedules change at short notice, and Capstone grades are estimated from the previous project.
2025–26
258 students, including 86 in the Class of 2026, come from 23 governorates.
Sources: the 21st Century Partnership for STEM Education; USAID/Egypt; Hassan, Hassan & Muhammed, “Requirements of STEM Schools in Egypt,” Buhuth Journal, 2025.