Sherborne Qatar School opened in 2009 and is proudly celebrating its tenth birthday this year. As an integral part of Sherborne School, one of the United Kingdom’s oldest and most prestigious independent schools, we belong to a family of schools supporting each other.
While the long history of our school gives our pupils a profound sense that they are part of a living tradition, we provide over 1200 pupils from 54 nationalities with world-class British education that is shaped for the opportunities and challenges of the 21st century.
As we enter our second decade here in Qatar we are looking forward to opening Sherborne Qatar School for Girls, which is planned for 2020 at Al Ebb, near Doha Festival City, welcoming girls from Pre School Early Years Foundation, Primary School and Secondary School to Year 12.
A Culture Of Excellence
Excellence is encouraged in all areas of school life. We want our pupils to be the future leaders in their chosen professions and together to develop a sense of purpose, of charity and service. We want them to take their opportunities to grow as curious learners and strive to be the very best they can be, to flourish intellectually and take on new challenges, developing character, moral strength and a life-long love of learning.
We want pupils to develop a range of interests by participating in the extensive and varied Enrichment Programme, challenging them to both extend skills which they already have but also to try something new. The Enrichment Programme is developed to accommodate the diverse interests of our pupils spanning from all major sport disciplines to Netball, Cross Fit, Calligraphy, Drama, Sewing and Flamenco Dance to Arabic Culture, Film, Art, Medical, Tech, Photography, Music and Yoga Clubs.
We employ British trained teachers and foster excellent positive relationships of trust between teachers and pupils. Our teachers encourage pupil collaboration, discussion and independent learning. The focus is on knowledge over compliance, raising the pupils’ interest levels and engage them in quality learning. Our pupils are courteous and enthusiastic learners that look forward to lessons and are proud to be members of the school community, behaving responsibly and have increasing opportunities to contribute to the life of the school.
Outstanding Pastoral Care
The British style House system is central to our culture. Through the various competitive Inter-House activities, which are well supported by pupils, staff and parents, pupils learn to work together as a team, across all age groups, and to support and encourage each other in a positive manner, thus developing their confidence and self-esteem.
We encourage participation in sports, arts and music and believe in ‘Education for Life’, a holistic approach to learning allowing our pupils to become thinkers, problem solvers, debaters, communicators and entrepreneurs, all in classrooms and dedicated sport facilities where they are encouraged to take chances and are allowed to make mistakes.
“Education for life” is about developing reflective, adaptable and passionate lifelong learners.
Academic Achievement
The Prep School is for 3 to 11-year-old pupils and teaches the National Curriculum of England, modified to suit the local Qatari values and culture thus including Arabic, Islamic Studies, Qatari History and French. The Senior School is for 11 to 18-year-old pupils and it also adapts the National Curriculum of England to the local context. Pupils study a combination of IGCSEs and GCSE examinations in Key Stage 4 (Years 10 & 11) and then pupils take international AS and A levels in Key Stage 5 (Years 12 & 13). In line with the caring and inclusive ethos of the school, the Senior School offers vocational business courses to provide an alternative route to higher education.
This year’s I/GCSE results were the school’s best ever with 87% of pupils achieving grade 4 or higher and 37% of all grades achieved were the top 9 – 7 grades. The A level results were also the best ever, with 82% of grades being grade A* to C and 39% at A* or A. These figures are well above the UK average.
Choosing a school for your child is an incredibly important decision.
Sherborne Qatar is already the school of choice for many Qatari and expatriate families in Doha and if you have not already done so, prospective parents are warmly invited to book a tour of the school via our website www.sherborneqatar.org. For more information you can also email us at [email protected] or call our Admissions Team on +974 4459 6572 or +974 4459 7719.
