The IGCSE departement has been officially approved by the Egyptian Ministry of Education and the University of Cambridge Local Examination Syndicate, England (UCLES) (http://www.alte.org/members) to offer students the International General Certificate of Secondary Education (IGCSE).

BICA is affiliated to WES (Worldwide Education Sevice) (http://www.weshome.demon.co.uk) based in the United Kingdom and through this association, it recieves continuos professional support and guidance.
The school is divided into an infant, Junior and Secondary departments, with relatively small class sizes therefore enabling teachers to cater for the different abilities and rates of progress within their classroom.