Doha: The Ministry of Education and Higher Education has announced that the early registration for new students in government schools will open on August 1.
“Early registration of new students in government schools for the 2021-22 academic year for all nationalities will be available on the Public Services Portal effective August 1 until August 15,2021,” the Ministry said in a tweet.
The applicants can access the Public Services Portal through the (eduservices.edu.gov.qa) website.
The electronic service allows parents to apply for online registration in a government school for the next academic year.
Qatari students, those from other GCC countries, children of Qatari women and expatriates working in government sectors can apply for registration.
The applications submitted by the parents of eligible students will be assessed by the Student Affairs Department. Approval of the application for registration will be made by the school.
For inquiries about registration, the applicants can go through the user guide available on the public services portal, or contact 155 hotline.
According to a report on the website of the Ministry, the number of public schools exceeded 207 plus 68 kindergartens in 2019-20 academic year serving more than 124,600 Qatari and non-Qatari students.
All public schools in Qatar are committed to teaching basic and integrated curricula — mathematics and science, Arabic and English languages, Qatar's history and Islamic education.
Qatar also offers specialised programmes and curricula, such as science, technology and business to name a few. The public sector also provides a variety of specialised educational services for students with special needs as well as gifted and talented students.
In addition, Qatar has specialised schools for those with special needs, those with specialised talent and those who are interested in a specialised focus and curriculum.
Students spend 12 years in public school, divided into several stages. After going through the pre-school or kindergarten stage students move to the primary stage that lasts 6 years. The primary stage includes co-educational schools, boys’ schools and girls’ schools. Second is the preparatory stage that lasts from seventh grade to ninth grade. The student then moves to the secondary stage from the tenth grade to the twelfth grade.
At the secondary school level, students can choose public schools with general education or specialised schools with a range of options that suit the student’s interests and academic priorities, such as science and technology and banking, to name a few.
