Overview

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.

Vision

To be a global leader in providing an accessible, outstanding, and all-inclusive education that reflects the principles and teachings of Islam.

Mission

Doha Academy offers an education for life. We believe that schools should be happy and purposeful communities that enable children to achieve their best spiritually, morally, socially intellectually and physically.
 
Doha Academy is a group of separately licensed schools comprising Doha Academy Al Waab, Doha Academy Salwa, and Doha Academy International Kindergarten (“DIKg”). Doha Academy opened its doors for the first time in September 2000 on what is now the current site for Doha Academy Salwa. In 2014, due to expanding numbers, the school opened a new purpose-built campus in Al-Waab for EYFS, primary and secondary students. The school is supported by the Al Faleh Educational Holding and administered by the Board of Directors chaired by the school’s Founder Dr. Sheikha Aisha Bint Faleh Al Thani.
 
The Academy offers an all-inclusive KG-13 British-based education for international and Qatari students (Qatari vouchers are accepted at Doha Academy Al Waab and Salwa). Students are taught in mixed classes from KG1 to Year 5, and boys and girls separately from Year 6 up.
 
Doha Academy is part of Al Faleh Educational Holding, which has also partnered with the University of Aberdeen, and was listed on Qatar’s stock exchange in 2021 and main market in 2024. The vision of the Al Faleh group is to nurture future leaders via an all-through KG – tertiary education enabling students/graduates to best serve their communities. It is a key strategic objective of the organization to develop provision in response to employment market demands, and international standards such as those provided by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges (NEASC). All three schools are nationally accredited by the Qatari Private Schools Evaluation Department. In addition, both Al Waab and Salwa are fully NEASC accredited, and DIKg passed its initial NEASC Foundation Standards inspection and like Al Waab and Salwa is on NEASC’s highest accreditation pathway known as “ACE Learning”.

The Academy welcomes families from all ethnic, cultural and religious backgrounds and like all schools in Qatar (private as well as state) is required to teach Arabic, Islamic Studies and Qatar History. All the schools strongly promote Qatar National Identity (QNI) and initiate an Islamic values program.

Philosophy

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.

Values

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.