CEO of Education Excellence Award Dr. Hamda Hassan Al Sulaiti (right) addressing the press conference.
Doha: The Organising Committee of Education Excellence Award yesterday announced 71 winners of 14th Education Excellence Award 2021 in a press conference held at the headquarters of the Ministry of Education and Higher Education.
The winners will be honoured at the conclusion ceremony of the award scheduled to be held on March 1, 2021.
Speaking at the press conference, CEO of Education Excellence Award, Dr. Hamda Hassan Al Sulaiti, said the number of winners for 14th edition reached 71 out of 374 contestants in all nine categories.
She said that the nine categories include excellent student (primary, preparatory and secondary school separately), excellent student of university, excellent teacher and excellent scientific research, master degree holder, PhD degree holder and excellent school.
“Qatar Academy students secured the largest number, seven, awards in the primary level category, Al Bayan Preparatory School received two awards and Amina Bint Wahab Preparatory School bagged two awards for the category of preparatory grade and Qatar Banking Studies and Business Administration bagged three awards.
Students of Al Bayan Secondary School for Girls received three awards in the category of secondary grade, Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar received five awards in the category of excellent university student,” said Al Sulaiti.
A total of 19 students won the award in the excellent student category for primary grade while 51 students applied for the award.
Eight students won the award in the excellent student category for preparatory grade while 32 students applied for the award.
Speaking about adding more categories to the award, she said that many ideas have been floated recently which are under study at the committee to give the final approval.
Fifteen students won the award in the excellent student category for secondary grade, 59 students applied for the award. Nineteen students won the award in the excellent university student category, 84 students applied for the award. Four teachers won the award in the excellent teacher category, 37 teachers applied for the award. Two master degree holders received the award out of 55 scholars who applied for the ward. A total of 20 PhD degree holders also applied for the award but luck favoured only two scholars to win the award. Thirteen schools applied under excellence school category, two of them bagged the award. Nine students received platinum medals and 10 students bagged gold medals in the excellent student category for primary grade. Five students received platinum medals and 3 students bagged gold medals in the excellent student category for preparatory grade.
Four students received platinum medals and 11 students bagged gold medals in the excellent student category for secondary grade. Six students received platinum medals and 13 students bagged gold medals in the university student category of the award.
One teacher from primary school, one teacher from secondary school and two teachers from secondary school received the award.
