Doha high schools for Alberta kids

[jes]

My husband has just accepted a job in Doha,Qatar. Now we have the daunting task of finding a high school grade 10) for our 14 year old son. Any suggestions??
All contact info on Doha college website is bounced back...is that school still functioning??

Since Doha is growing so fast are the schools difficult to get into??

Any info would be appreciated.

[mercedes]

Hi there,

There are a number of schools in Doha that should be fine for your son but in answer to your question, yes, it IS difficult to find spots. Most of the schools will also ask for a non-refundable registration fee so if you plan to apply to all the schools in the hopes of getting a spot in any one of thm, you could well be looking at forking out about US$1,000 just on the registration fees. That said, I am fairly certain that they will reimburse the fee if they are the ones who turn you down due to lack of space.
In terms of the schools themelves, there's Choueifat which is a good school but it's tough. I know, I was a student in a Choueifat school and I've worked in one too. It's a long day, there's a LOT of homework and ther are a LOT of exams. But, frankly, at the end of the day, the kids do get a good education. Although, personally, I find that parents need to be fairly strong of character because the management of these schools generally behaves as though the parents are insignificant. But then it will also depend a great deal on the director you happen to have in the school in Doha. You should also check out the GEMS school in Doha. I'm not personally familiar with GEMS but I hear they are doing very well.
Also, there's always the American School.
Hope this helps a little at least.
Best of luck.

[CBenn]

Hi Jes,
I would suggest American School of Doha. My wife and I have been in contact with them on a number of occasions. They have good sports programs and their HS principal is a Canadian . They are the most typical of a Canadian curriculum and the kids their are great (We have played against them a number of times).
http://www.asd.edu.qa/

Cheers,
Cbenn

[xtian001]

You can go to this site and look at some of the schools available for you and their website addresses.

http://www.lifeonthespot.com/blog/qatar/education/