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3 min

Life

Qatar’s education council looks abroad to hire 1,500 new teachers

The teachers will be fast-tracked through immigration to fill vacancies at existing schools, and take up positions in some of the 22 new schools set to open across Qatar this fall.

3 min

Life

Some 2,000 students in Qatar banned from taking exams due to absences

The move comes as part of the education minister's "discipline before education" initiative, in which the goal is to get parents to help improve attendance rates in Independent schools.

5 min

Culture

Qatar teachers express anxiety about new ethics code

While some teachers support the new code of conduct, describing it as "very important and much needed," others expressed discomfort at the idea of opening up their private lives to extra scrutiny.

1 min

Life

SEC lists names of 15 new schools opening this fall in Qatar

The opening of nine new private schools and six kindergartens is hoped to alleviate some of the stress on Qatar's overburdened education system, which has been struggling to accommodate the growing needs of the population.

2 min

Life

Supreme Education Council: 13 new schools to open in Qatar this fall

Amid a school place shortage, some 22 more schools are supposed to open between October 2014 and May 2015, and several more kindergartens are expected to become operational by December, the SEC has pledged.

4 min

Qatar to get first Finnish school as private education options expand

The Qatar-Finland International School is one of five new private schools scheduled to open this fall as part of efforts to meet rising demand for school places in the country.

4 min

Report highlights hurdles facing Qatar’s private education sector

A new GCC Education Industry Report said there are many opportunities for private firms to fill demand for school places in Qatar, but high set-up costs and strict regulations are discouraging entrants into the market.

5 min

Many schools plan appeals after SEC limits tuition fee increases

Many private schools in Qatar are appealing to the SEC after they were refused to increase their fees, or only allowed to raise them by a few hundred riyals.

2 min

Life

SEC shortens independent schools’ day as Doha temperatures rise

The new directive means that independent schools must now finish teaching by noon each day, starting June 1. However, private schools appear to be unaffected by the change.

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