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Qatar Academy Sidra

Qatar, Doha

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The school at a glance
Instructs in English
Fees QAR 49,033 - 77,556
Ages 3 - 18 years
Bus Service No
Academic offering
Curriculum IB (PYP), IB (MYP), IB (DP)
Introduction

Qatar Academy Sidra is a private, co‑educational international school located in Education City, Doha, operating under Qatar Foundation's Pre‑University Education. The academy is an IB World School and follows the Primary Years, Middle Years and Diploma Programmes, with the school site also describing the IB Career‑related Programme at senior level; it serves students from Preschool to Grade 12 (typically ages 3–18). The language of instruction is English; the school publishes that it offers Arabic as a first language and French and Spanish as additional languages. As part of the Education City open‑campus model, senior students access shared facilities and pathways through Education City High School and resources from onsite universities. The school's website publishes information about its senior pathways (IB Diploma, IB Diploma Courses, Advanced Placement and BTEC options), its co‑curricular provision, college‑counselling services and the use of systems such as ManageBac to support learning and reporting.

Gate 15 Education City, Qatar Foundation, Al Rayyan Al Jadeed St, Al-Rayyan, Qatar

The Essentials

Qatar Academy Sidra has instruction in English.

Location
QA Sidra is located in Education City, Doha, Qatar. It sits on the Qatar Foundation campus, with access to the Foundation's facilities and proximity to Sidra Medical Center and other universities within Education City. The Education City precinct is well connected to central Doha by major roads.

Stages
QA Sidra serves Preschool through Grade 12. The school is organized into an Early Education Center (PK-3), Primary School (KG-5), and Senior School (6-12). The school offers the International Baccalaureate Primary Years Programme (PYP), Middle Years Programme (MYP), and Diploma Programme (DP).

Type
Co-educational, international school. It is part of the Qatar Foundation's Pre-University Education network. There is no boarding facility indicated.

Pupil Nationality Mix
The school represents 37+ nationalities with about 60% of students who are Qatari and the remaining 40% international. The mix reflects a strong local presence alongside a diverse international student body.

Additional learning support
QA Sidra aims to be inclusive and serves a limited number of students with learning differences. Support depends on the diagnosis and current abilities; families should provide relevant records during admissions; the Admissions Committee reviews, and accommodations may be documented through an IAP/ILP/IALP as appropriate.

Country affiliation
Affiliated with the Qatar Foundation and located within the State of Qatar.

Religious affiliation
Aligned with Islamic and Qatari values.

School day structure
School days run Sunday through Thursday. Early Education Center hours are 7:00 am–2:00 pm; Primary is 7:00 am–3:00 pm; Senior School is 7:00 am–5:00 pm. On PK-3, some schedules show 7:00 am–12:00 pm while KG–Grade 12 may have 7:00 am–2:00 pm or 1:00 pm on Tuesdays depending on level.

Bus service
QA Sidra does not provide a school bus service; most students are driven to school by parents or a private driver.
Diving Deeper

Boarding Arrangements
Qatar Academy Sidra is a day school; there are no on-site boarding facilities. The school hours vary by level: Early Education Center 7:00 am–2:00 pm, Primary School 7:00 am–3:00 pm, Senior School 7:00 am–5:00 pm. There are no dormitories or long‑term boarding options listed.

Uniform Requirement
Uniforms are required and are available for the new academic year via the Noble House online shop, using the school access code INT18759 to view Qatar Academy Sidra options. Orders can also be placed through Olin shop and pop-up events as directed on the uniform page. It is advised to order in advance, with July recommended to avoid August rush.

Governance and Ownership
Qatar Academy Sidra is part of the Qatar Foundation's Pre-University Education and is located in Education City. It operates as a non‑profit, co-educational international school. It is licensed by the Qatari Ministry of Education and fully accredited by CIS and NEASC.
Fees

Annual tuition at Qatar Academy Sidra ranges from QAR 49,033 to QAR 77,556 for 2026/27.

Application & Registration Fees

- Application fee (one‑time, non‑refundable): QAR 500.
- Registration / enrolment fee (one‑time, payable on acceptance): QAR 3,000.

Annual tuition and related mandatory annual charges (by age / year group)

- Kindergarten 1 (age 3): Annual tuition QAR 46,033; Technology fee QAR 2,000; Educational resources fee QAR 1,000. Annual total (excluding one‑time application/registration) QAR 49,033. First‑year total including application and registration: QAR 52,533.

- Kindergarten 2 (age 4): Annual total QAR 49,033 (tuition + technology + resources).

- Kindergarten 3 and Grades 1–5 (age 5–10): Annual total QAR 55,656.

- Grades 6–10 (age 11–15): Annual total QAR 68,967.

- Grades 11–12 (age 16–17): Annual total QAR 77,556.

(Note: the figures above present the published annual totals in Qatari riyals; the KG1 example shows the separate items used to form the annual total.)

Approximate per‑term amounts (inferred)

- The school's published figures are annual. Where parents require a term figure, the per‑term amounts below are calculated by dividing the published annual total by three (approximate term invoices):
- KG1 / KG2: QAR 49,033 per year → approx. QAR 16,344 per term.
- KG3 / Grades 1–5: QAR 55,656 per year → QAR 18,552 per term.
- Grades 6–10: QAR 68,967 per year → QAR 22,989 per term.
- Grades 11–12: QAR 77,556 per year → QAR 25,852 per term.

(These per‑term amounts are an arithmetic division of the published annual totals and are identified here as calculated estimates rather than directly published term invoices.)

Billing schedule and payment terms

- An application invoice is issued when the application is submitted; the application fee is charged at that stage. The registration fee is charged on acceptance.
- Invoices for tuition and ancillary charges are issued by the school's admissions/accounts process; the school operates an online admissions/invoicing system. Payment instructions appear on the school's invoices.

Boarding fees

- No boarding programme or boarding fees are listed for Qatar Academy Sidra; the school operates as a day school.

Other costs and typical ancillary charges

- Technology fee (annual): QAR 2,000 (listed as a separate annual charge).
- Educational resources / learning materials fee (annual): QAR 1,000 (listed as a separate annual charge).
- Uniforms: Students wear a school uniform; uniform cost is not published in the fee table and is provided to families on acceptance. Lunch options and school meal purchases are available and billed separately when selected.
- Optional charges commonly billed separately (not published as fixed amounts): school lunch plans, extracurricular activities, school trip costs, and exam fees for external assessments. No fixed public prices for these items were found in the published fee summary.

Refund information and withdrawal

- The application fee is non‑refundable.
- The school publishes a withdrawal process for Qatar Foundation schools and processes withdrawal requests; a specific tuition/refund schedule for registration fees or prorated tuition refunds was not published in the fee summary available. Parents completing withdrawal are invited to an exit meeting and the school processes withdrawal paperwork as described in the admissions materials.

Fee payment options

- The admissions and invoicing workflow is electronic and uses the school's online admissions system; invoices include payment instructions. Online card payment and bank transfer are commonly supported by the admissions/invoicing platforms used by Qatar Foundation schools. Specific accepted payment methods for each invoice (bank account details, online payment link, or card instructions) are provided on the invoice.

Notes on items not published or not found in the public fee summary

- The school's admissions pages list approved fee structure documents for the 2025–2026 academic year, but a term‑by‑term official invoice schedule (exact invoice dates, payment deadlines, detailed late‑payment penalties, and a formal tuition refund table) was not available in the publicly accessible fee summary that was retrieved. The per‑term amounts above are calculated estimates based on the published annual totals. Where the fee summary names ancillary charges (uniform, lunch, activity costs) it does not publish fixed prices for each of those items.

If you need the precise term invoice dates, payment deadlines, or the school's full published refund schedule for tuition/registration, those items are contained in the school's official fee structure documents and the school's billing/invoice notices.
Academics

Qatar Academy Sidra teaches IB (PYP), IB (MYP), IB (DP) for students aged 3 to 18.

Curriculum
Qatar Academy Sidra is a co-educational international school in Education City, Doha, established in 2012 and part of Qatar Foundation Pre-University Education. The school offers the International Baccalaureate continuum—PYP for Early Learners through Grade 5, MYP for Grades 6–10, and DP for Grades 11–12—with CP candidacy. QA Sidra is licensed by the MOE and accredited by CIS and NEASC, with CIS reaccreditation completed on 6 January 2026. The language of instruction is English, with Arabic offered as a second language. In practice, the PYP uses transdisciplinary Units of Inquiry; the MYP comprises eight subject groups with a Personal Project and external e-Assessments; the DP includes six subject groups plus the Diploma Core (TOK, EE, CAS) and leads to IB Diploma, IB Bilingual Diploma, or DP Certificates, along with MOE-equivalency options and a QA Sidra High School Diploma pathway.
Wellbeing

Social and Emotional Learning (SEL)
Qatar Academy Sidra follows the International Model for social and emotional support; the counseling department addresses transitions, academic success, personal and social development, and future planning, with a Social/Emotional Curriculum in the primary focusing on empathy, respect and responsibility and secondary SEL delivered through the advisory program.

Special Educational Needs (SEN)
The school publicly discloses Specific Learning Needs and an Individualized Learning Plan as part of admissions, but does not specify which kinds of SEN it can support or whether it is a specialist SEN institution.

English as an Additional Language (EAL)
The language of instruction at Qatar Academy Sidra is English; EAL needs are considered during admissions with an EAL pathway, including a WIDA assessment after admission if the student falls within the EAL threshold.

Mental Wellbeing
Mental wellbeing is supported by two full-time registered nurses (one on each campus), health education programs, and annual screenings in collaboration with the Qatar Ministry of Public Health and the World Health Organization; the counseling program follows the ASCA model and the International Model for School Counselors, with orientation for new students and both small-group and individual counseling.

Safeguarding
The school does not publicly disclose information regarding safeguarding policies.
Parent Experience

History
QA Sidra was established in 2012 as part of the Qatar Foundation Pre-University Education. It is a non-profit, co-educational international school offering a broad-based, international educational programme. QA Sidra is a fully authorized International Baccalaureate Primary Years Programme, Middle Years Programme and Diploma Programme school. The school is licensed by the Qatari Ministry of Education and is accredited by the Council of International Schools (CIS) and the New England Association of Schools and Colleges (NEASC); CIS re-accreditation was completed on January 6, 2026.

Community
QA Sidra serves about 831 students from 37+ nationalities, with around 60% Qatari. Community life includes annual cultural events such as International Day of Peace (Peace One Day) celebrations. National Sport Day is celebrated as part of QA Sidra's community calendar.

Parent Teacher Association (PTA)
The PTA is a group consisting of all QA Sidra parents and legal guardians of QA Sidra students as well as all QA Sidra faculty and teachers. Its goal is to build a partnership between school and home and to engage in community and fundraising activities that support QA Sidra. The PTA provides a forum for parents to have a voice in the school conversation through Advisory Conversations and encourages engagement by all parents and teachers. It funds, plans, and carries out activities throughout the year and creates forums for information exchange between parents and teachers. Volunteer opportunities include Class Parents, PTA events, helping organize events, Welcome Team, Sponsorship and Fundraising, sharing talents as part of the co-curricular programme and after-school activities, and monthly Advisory conversations with school leadership. All QA Sidra parents are members of the PTA.
Facilities

Facilities Overview
Qatar Academy Sidra Education City High School offers extensive, purpose-built facilities across academics, arts, and sport. The Senior School houses a library and media center with more than 60,000 print and AV resources and a Mac lab for IB programs. Six science labs with fume cupboards, a dedicated Grade 12 lab, a data-logging room, and a darkroom support hands-on science learning. The IT and E-Learning department maintains ten computer labs and a wireless network to support digital learning. Arts and performance spaces include an auditorium, drama classrooms, art studios, and music studios; sports facilities include an Olympic-standard 50m pool, training pools, a multi-purpose complex, squash courts, gyms, an outdoor track, two football pitches, and a cafeteria.

Sports Facilities
Facilities include an Olympic-standard 50-meter swimming pool with electronic timing and scoreboards, two training pools, a multi-purpose sports complex, squash courts, fitness centers, an outdoor running track, two football pitches, four indoor gymnasiums, and a gymnastics room.

Academic Facilities
Library and media resources include more than 60,000 print and AV items plus electronic subscriptions accessible via Destiny Library Management System, with librarians offering English and Arabic services; a Mac lab supports the IB Film program and inter-library loans within Education City. Science facilities comprise six labs with fume cupboards, two Grade 12 labs, a data-logging room, and a photography darkroom. The Technology Department provides a campus-wide wireless network, ten computer labs, mobile learning equipment, audio and video recording equipment, and an online learning management system.

Extra Curricular Facilities
The auditorium seats approximately 250 and hosts plays, debates, choral and orchestral events. Dramatic and visual arts spaces include two drama classrooms with stages, a ceramics studio with kiln, three art studios, two music studios, and eight practice studios, alongside a on-site cafeteria to support student life.
Extra-Curricular Activities

Academic & Intellectual
Qatar Academy Sidra offers the International Baccalaureate Primary Years Programme, Middle Years Programme and Diploma Programme. The IB framework emphasizes inquiry-based learning and prepares students for higher education globally. The language of instruction is English. The school has over 831 students, with about 60% Qatari and more than 37 nationalities.

Lifestyle & Wellbeing
School hours are 7:00 to 14:00 for the Early Education Center, 7:00 to 15:00 for Primary, and 7:00 to 17:00 for Senior School. The school follows a no-nut policy. The school is licensed by the Qatari Ministry of Education and is accredited by CIS and NEASC and authorized for the IB programmes.
Languages

Language Provision
Languages taught include English and Arabic. The language of instruction is English. Arabic is taught as a language and integrated into the curriculum as part of a bilingual approach.

Bilingual Teaching
The school offers a bilingual curriculum in English and Arabic.
Reputation

Accreditations
Qatar Academy Sidra is a CIS- and NEASC-accredited international school and an IB World School offering the International Baccalaureate programmes. The school is also MOE-approved and IB-approved to trial the IBCP.
Admissions

Admissions
1. Step One: Submit Application & Required Documents. The Open Apply application is completed and evidence uploaded: birth certificate or passport; MAP or ISA data if available; reports from the previous two years of schooling (in English); confidential recommendation; student language profile; immunization records; medical history form and medical examination; Qatar ID or Qatar Passport. The language of instruction is English. An application fee of 500 QAR and a registration fee of 3,000 QAR are payable upon acceptance; an individualized learning plan is requested if the student has specific learning needs. 2. Step Two: Screening. The Admissions Officer reviews the applicant's file and schedules the MAP ‘Survey without Goals' and an interview with the Counselor. If a student falls outside grade-level norms or EAL thresholds, a WIDA assessment may be required; if within norms but the student is EAL, the WIDA assessment may be administered after admission. 3. Step Three: Final Interview. Parents and students interview the Division Principal; the enrollment letter is signed and the 3,000 QAR registration fee is paid. Admissions operate on rolling admissions throughout the year.
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