Qatar Academy Doha

At a glance

Where a detail is not officially published we mark it clearly rather than guess. Always confirm current figures with the school.

Curriculum and academics

Qatar Academy Doha follows the International Baccalaureate from the early years right through to graduation, which makes it one of the few schools in the city to offer the complete continuum. Younger pupils work through the Primary Years Programme, the middle grades move into the Middle Years Programme, and senior students choose between the Diploma Programme and the Career related Programme. Teaching is in English, with Arabic and Islamic studies taught alongside in keeping with schooling in Qatar.

The school is the largest member of the Qatar Foundation family of schools, with a student body reported at more than nineteen hundred, so it offers a broad spread of subjects, languages and enrichment. To understand how the IB pathway is structured and where the Diploma leads, see our pillar guide to the International Baccalaureate, and our Doha city guide for how it sits against the alternatives across the capital.

Families choose Qatar Academy Doha for an established, academically ambitious IB education inside the Education City research and university hub. It suits families who want a full continuum school where a child can progress from the early years to a university ready qualification on one campus.

Qatar Academy Doha fees

Qatar Academy Doha fees sit in the upper band for the city, in line with established IB continuum providers. We describe the band rather than quote a precise headline number, because the school revises its schedule each year and bills differently across the stages. A parent should budget for the components that sit around tuition.

• Application and registration fees: one off charges at the point of joining.
• Annual tuition: billed per year and rising through the stages.
• Examination fees: International Baccalaureate assessment charges in the senior years.
• Extras: transport, meals, trips and activities.

For the citywide picture, our guide to international school fees in Doha divides the market into low, mid and premium tiers, and you can line up the bands by stage in our Doha primary fees and Doha secondary fees breakdowns. Confirm current figures with the school, since they revise them each year.

Admissions

The main intake aligns with the Qatari school year, with applications typically reviewed ahead of an autumn start, though places can open at other points where a seat is available. The process runs through an application, prior school reports and an age appropriate assessment of readiness for the stage sought.

Because the school is well known and part of a large foundation, demand for popular entry points can be high, so applying early gives the best chance of a place. Families relocating to Doha partway through the year should contact the admissions office directly to ask about current availability.

Location and who goes there

The school sits inside Education City in the Al Rayyan area, the research and university district on the western side of the Doha metropolitan area. The setting places it alongside branch campuses of international universities and the wider Qatar Foundation community, which shapes the academic culture of the school.

The community is a mix of Qatari and international families who value a full IB education and the Education City environment. For a fuller picture of where international families settle across the capital and how the schools are distributed, our Doha city guide sets out the districts and the schooling landscape.

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