DOHA: An average 83 percent of the parents are satisfied with the quality of education in Independent, international and the Arab private schools in Qatar, shows the 2014-2015 annual report on schools performance, issued by the Ministry of Education and Higher Education.
Independent schools top the list in terms of parents’ satisfaction with quality, at 84 percent, closely followed by international schools at 83 percent. Arab private schools came far below at 78 percent.
The report shows that an overall average of 72 percent teachers are satisfied with their salaries. The satisfaction level is the highest (80 percent) about Independent schools, and lower in International schools (35 percent) and Arab private schools (29 percent).
The report includes data on different aspects of the schools, including students, teachers, parents, academic achievements, teaching methods, facilities and services, home work etc.
Parents’ satisfaction about school curriculum is also considerably high at an average 80 percent, with international schools topping at 83 percent, followed by Independent schools (79 percent) and Arab private schools (78 percent).
A high 84 percent of parents, on an average, are satisfied about the school’s treatment of children, International schools at 86 percent, Independent schools at 84 percent, and Arab private schools at 78 percent. Parents’ satisfaction level about school’s communication is relatively low, at 74 percent on an average, international schools 76 percent, Independent schools 84 percent and Arab private schools 65 percent.
On the other hand, an average 63 percent of students are satisfied with their school activities, the highest at Independent schools (64 percent), followed by international schools (62 percent) and Arab private schools (55 percent).
An average 92 percent of the school directors and 71 percent of the teachers are satisfied about discipline and behaviour of the students.
Student- teacher ratio has been put at 11.1 percent on an average, with one teacher for 8.3 students in Independent schools, 15.9 students in International schools and 17.9 students in Arab private schools). Average experience of teachers is 11.8 years, the highest at Arab private schools (15.4 years), followed by International schools (11.9 years) and Independent schools (11.7 years).
Annual average family expenditure on students has been put at QR12,690. The expenditure is the highest at International schools (QR21,633), followed by Arab private schools (17,485) and Independent schools (QR8517).
Al Fadl Omar Abdul Aziz Al Naama, director of school assessment department at the ministry said, “This annual report provides the vision about education in Qatar, because it includes detailed information about different aspects related to teaching and learning process, which creates a good base for analysis, dialogue and discussion.”
“The report is important because it helps teachers, parents and interested people to compare a school with other schools and the performance in the previous years,” he added.
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