Sherborne Qatar

Sherborne Qatar Senior School and Sherborne Qatar Prep School are two British schools based in Doha, Qatar. They are the sister schools of the historical public school, Sherborne School. The motto of the two schools is "Education For Life". It has been incorporated in the Ministry of Education's educational reform program, the 'Outstanding Schools Program'.[1] It has been ranked as a "good school with some significant strengths" in British School Overseas inspection report.[2]

Sherborne Qatar Senior School
Location
Doha

Qatar
Information
Established2012
Head teacherMr. Stephen Spicer
Age11 to 18/19
Houses     Hamad House
     Moza House
     Cook House
     Cutler House
     Ahmed House
     Copeland House
Websitehttp://www.sherborneqatar.org/

Sherborne Qatar Prep School
Location
Doha

Qatar
Information
Established2009
Head teacherMr. Nick Fawcett
Age5 to 11
Houses     Irons
     Powys
     Amna
     Jassim
     Sheppard
Websitehttp://sherborneqatarprep.org/

History

Sherborne was established in Qatar in 2009 at the invitation of the Supreme Education Council.[3] A member of the ruling family, Abdullah bin Ahmed Al Thani, had recommended the school to the council.[4][5] It was the first Sherborne branch established outside the United Kingdom.[6] Colin Niven was the founding principal.[4]

Curriculum

Both schools follow a British curriculum. Years 10 & 11 take part in the GCSE and IGCSE syllabus where they can choose from various subjects. In 2014 a Sixth Form was open which the school caters for A-Levels.

Facilities
  • Auditorium
  • Multipurpose Hall
  • Artificial Turf Football Pitch
  • Cricket Nets
  • Drama Room
  • Music Rooms
  • Library

Trips

Sport

Both schools take part in regular sport fixtures against other schools across the country. The school's main sports are association football, rugby union, cricket, volleyball, athletics and cross country.

Memberships

The schools are members of the following organisations:

  • QUESS (Qatar Unified English Speaking Schools)
  • BSME (British Schools in the Middle East)[7]
  • COBIS[8]
  • IAPS

References
  1. "Outstanding Schools". Supreme Education Council of Qatar. Retrieved 25 June 2015.
  2. "Inspection Report Sherborne School Qatar" (PDF). Penta International. May 2017. Retrieved 6 June 2019.
  3. "Sherborne Qatar adds more classes". The Peninsula Qatar. 10 June 2012. Retrieved 26 June 2015.
  4. Max Davidson (18 September 2009). "English schools abroad: Forever England". The Telegraph. Retrieved 26 June 2015.
  5. "Farrow Partnership Shortlisted to Design Sherborne Qatar School". Farrow. 28 April 2011. Retrieved 26 June 2015.
  6. "Sherborne Qatar". We Are Realm. Retrieved 26 June 2015.
  7. http://www.bsme.org.uk/search-for-school/school_details/52.html
  8. http://www.cobis.org.uk/page.cfm?p=1056&start=1

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