DOHA: The Royal Grammar School (RGS) Guildford in Qatar is set to open its doors in September.This was announced yesterday at a ceremony attended by Minister of Education and Higher Education H E Dr Mohamed Abdul Wahed Al Hammadi and British Ambassador to Qatar Ajay Sharma.
The School will initially open for co-educational Nursery, Reception, Year 1 and Year 2 pupils who are aged between three and six. In future, the RGS Guildford in Qatar will open additional year groups, from Year 3 to Sixth Form. The school will offer single-sex education to its Senior School students as well as some co-curricular activities.
The RGS Guildford in Qatar, located in Um Salal Mohammed, will follow a British curriculum that has been developed at the RGS Guildford, and will be delivered in an international setting.
The RGS Guildford has a long tradition of academic excellence dating back to 1509. The RGS Guildford in Qatar is its first campus outside of the UK.
The event hosted by RGS Guildford in Qatar’s local partner, Hamad Saleh Al Qamra, Chairman of Al Qamra Holding, a number of officials were also in attendance including Fawzia Abdulaziz Al Khater, Director of Education Institute at the Ministry of Education and Higher Education; Hamad Al Ghali Al Marri, Director of The Private Schools Office at the ministry; RGS Guildford’s Headmaster Dr Jon Cox; RGS Guildford in Qatar’s Principal Paul Bridges; Head of Prep School Alistair Downs and Dr Hossam Mostafa, CEO of Al Qamra Holding.
“Our Group is honoured to be partnering with the RGS Guildford who will be delivering their outstanding British curriculum to students in Qatar, in just a few short months.
“We truly understand the need for high quality education in Qatar, especially in the context of the Qatar National Vision 2030, and we are immensely proud to be supporting and providing the highest standards in education for the people of Qatar,” said Al Qamra.
“Our new school in Qatar is an opportunity for the RGS Guildford to share our curriculum, our expertise, and to stay true to our values in an international setting,” said Dr Cox.
The British Ambassado said: “Qatar and Britain have always enjoyed close relations. I am thrilled that Britain has continued to support the State of Qatar with foreign investment, with the most recent of these being the opening of the RGS Guildford in Qatar – a truly iconic British educational institution which will open its doors to the students of Qatar.”
The Peninsula
