Doha British School

About the School

Doha British Schools are a cluster of outstanding schools that provide a British educational provision for over 3000 students in Qatar.

Doha British School Ain Khaled, was founded in 1997 and is a private co-educational day school for students from Foundation Stage to Year 13, offering the National Curriculum of England and the IB programme. Students follow the English Early Years Foundation Stage, the National Curriculum at Key Stages 1, 2, 3 and at Key Stage 4 a comprehensive range of IGCSE courses. At Post-16 the school is the only school in Qatar to offer 4 different pathways for our Post 16 provision, which include AS, A level, BTEC and the IB Diploma programme.

Doha British Schools has continuously expanded its educational offerings, driven by its exceptional reputation. This growth journey began with the establishment of the Al Wakra campus in 2014 and further expanded with the opening of the Rawdat Al Hamama campus in 2022, which offers outstanding education for students.

With even greater ambitions on the horizon, we are thrilled to announce that the Al Wakra campus will be relocating to its new and improved location for the academic year beginning September 2024. This new campus has been meticulously designed to meet the highest standards of modern educational infrastructure. The future campus boasts expansive open spaces and a vibrant layout, fostering an environment that encourages innovation, creativity, and critical thinking. These features are integral to providing a comprehensive educational experience, perfectly aligned with our school's commitment to holistic education. With this new campus, Doha British School reaffirms its dedication to delivering an unparalleled learning experience. Our mission is to empower our students to realize their full potential through a steadfast commitment to academic excellence, personal development, and global citizenship.

Cultural diversity is celebrated and currently the student body compromises approximately 90 different nationalities. The school has full accreditation from CIS, BSME, BSO and QNSA and almost all of our teachers are UK graduates and PGCE qualified.

Values and Mission

Our core purpose is to ensure that every young person gains as much as possible from our schools, based on our fundamental belief that all learners can, need and want to achieve. The DBS Way encourages learners to be resilient, self-confident, motivated, ambitious, inquisitive, respectful, honest and to act with integrity and community spirit. Our Mission is to prepare all young people through a relevant, challenging curriculum and well-resourced facilities to become lifelong learners contributing to a global community. The character development of our students, as noted above, is also a high priority. We have a reputation for providing academic excellence coupled with unrivaled pastoral care.