Northwestern University in Qatar (NU-Q

Schools, Schools & More Schools

By Ola Diab

School for Boys). The ministry added that these new five schools are part of the Qatar Public Private Partnership (PPP) Schools Development Programme and among a total of eight schools in the first package. Each of the new schools will accommodate 786 students, including 36 children with disabilities, which are divided into six classes in each school, while the rest of the 750 students are divided into 30 classes. The ministry has been keen to implement the country's sustainability standards during the construction of the schools. Environment-friendly materials were used to ensure their classification as green buildings according to national standards, while also implementing security and safety conditions and ensuring easy access for people with special needs. Some 225,118 students in 212 public schools and kindergartens, and more than 215,000 in 338 private schools and kindergartens returned to school on 21 August 2022 for the new academic year 2022-23. The academic year is expected to conclude in June 2023. The arrangements for the new academic year include a number of axis and initiatives announced by HE the Minister of Education and Higher Education, Buthaina bint Ali Al Jabr Al Nuaimi, to develop the educational system in Qatar during the next eight years to achieve Qatar National Vision 2030.

The Ministry of Education and Higher Education (MoEHE) is opening at least eight new schools for the academic year 2022–23 at various locations in the country.

Five out of the eight new schools started operating at the beginning of the new academic year 2022-23 on 21 August 2022 for boys and girls in the preparatory and secondary stages. These five new schools are Amr Ibn Al Aas Secondary School for Boys (Al Wakra area), Talha bin Obaid Allah Preparatory School for Boys (Rawdat Al Hamama, Al Daayen Municipality), Ramla Bint Abi Sufyan Secondary School for Girls (Umm Salal Muhammad, Umm Salal Municipality), Hind Bint Amr Al Ansaria Preparatory School for Girls (Bufasilah, Umm Salal Municipality), and Saeed Bin Zaid Preparatory School for Boys (Al Wukair, Al Wakra Municipality). The schools are distinguished by their modern buildings with all amenities such as a sports hall, theatre, science laboratories, art workshops, computer labs, outdoor playgrounds and an air-conditioned school assembly yard and dedicated parking. HE the Minister of Education and Higher Education, Buthaniya bint Ali Al Nuaimi, issued a ministerial decision appointing principals for the five new schools: Said Abdel Hadi Saad Luthain (Amr Ibn Al Aas Secondary School for Boys), Gamal Mohamed Yakoub Al Jaber (Talha bin Obaid Allah Preparatory School for Boys), Maryam Khalaf Naser Hattab Al Kaabi (Ramla Bint Abi Sufyan Secondary School for Girls), Shaikhah Jubran Said Al Mazarkah Al Shahrani (Hind Bint Amr Al Ansaria Preparatory School for Girls), and Hassan Abdallah Mohamed Saleh Al Abdallah (Saeed Bin Zaid Preparatory