Doha Academy is an independent, privately owned day school situated in Doha, Qatar. It is open to students aged 3 – 18 or Kindergarten to Year 13, and follows the national curriculum for England. The school prepares students for the University of Cambridge International and EDEXCEL examinations (IGCSE at Year 11 & AS Level at Years 12).
Doha Academy opened in September 2000. The school is supported by the Al-Faleh Educational Holding and administered by the Board of Directors chaired by Sheikha Aisha Bint Faleh Al Thani, a board member of SEC and ROTA.
Doha Academy is a Muslim institution of education, integrating academic and religious curricula for students to learn and grow with Islamic values and live in harmony with their Islamic beliefs in any society.
Boys and girls are separated in classes from year 6 upwards. The school offers a British-based curriculum combined with Islamic teachings from preschool through to year 13. The school attracts students from Qatar and further afield including other Middle Eastern countries, Indonesia, Malaysia, Europe, The United States, Canada, and Australia reflecting diversity within the Muslim Ummah.
To be a global leader in providing an accessible, outstanding, an all-inclusive education that reflects the principles and teachings of Islam.
Doha Academy schools offer boys and girls an education for life. We believe that schools should be happy, purposeful communities where children are encouraged to achieve their best spiritually, morally, socially, intellectually and physically.
The objectives we are committed to:
- Providing a broadly-based curriculum that is designed to motivate, challenge, encourage and inspire students and enable them to achieve their potential and make the most of their time at Doha Academy and beyond.
- Adopting teaching and learning methodologies that promote the best habits of independent thought, study and research in our students through the creation of an enjoyable, lively and creative process of education.
- Integrating information and communication technology in the education process.
- Enhancing the partnership between students, staff, parents and the wider community.
- Developing the spiritual, moral and well-being of our students to become global citizens.
Doha Academy aims to provide its students with ‘an education for life’ to that extent the Academy aims to develop the ‘whole child’ in conjunction with academic knowledge. Below you will find a list of key values and traits which we endeavour to instil in our students:
- Independent thinking and study skills.
- Respectful, caring and responsible attitude.
- Spirituality: well-grounded in the practices and teaching of Islam: engendering Islamic values and principles.
- Positive and reflective outlook (a ‘can do’ attitude with a willingness to learn from mistakes)
- Motivated and enquiring learners who look beyond the here and now, want to learn more and have a genuine interest in life-long learning.
- Team player: a willingness to participate and make a collaborative effort to achieve a common goal.
We live in a rapidly changing world, where must prepare our students for life in a society where they will work in jobs that do not currently exist, employing technologies that have not yet been invented. Doha Academy aims to provide its students with ‘an education for life’, along with developing the ‘whole child’ in conjunction with strong academic knowledge.
Our purposeful community is one which is inclusive, as we strive to become a global leader in education. Our purpose for our learners, is to prepare and produce the individuals who contribute to the 21st century work place and those who aspire to be leaders, entrepreneurs, and technology and sustainability experts.
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Doha Academy has been an incredible journey for my son; the dedicated staff consistently inspire his love for learning, and I’m amazed by the growth he’s achieved this year.
By Lebogang Mabuza (Jul, 2024) |