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Key Stage 1

Learners between the ages of 5 and 7 attend Key Stage 1 (Years 1, 2), once their time in the Early Years Foundation Stage is completed.
The main aims in Key Stage 1 are to help students transition from EYFS to primary education and to ensure students develop a secure understanding in literacy, mathematics, and investigatory skills. A combination of hands-on experiences, guided group work, and formal lessons, Key Stage 1 is crucial for children to begin their primary school experience successfully.
As a British International School with an Islamic ethos, and with the global nature of the world nowadays in mind, we have adapted our curriculum to meet the needs of our students. This allows us to ensure we cover key core skills while providing an international, yet more personalized context for our students to thrive in.

Subjects at Keystage 1:

  • English
  • Mathematics
  • Science
  • ICT
  • Arabic
  • Qatar History
  • Islamic Studies
  • Design and Technology
  • Art
  • History
  • Geography
  • PSHE
  • Physical Education

Students learn through purposeful lessons linked to specific objectives and engage in positive experiences such as school trips, visits from special visitors, after-school clubs or celebration assemblies. We introduce the children to making their own choices in learning, and encourage them to promote respect for others, resilience, self-belief and many other positive learning skills and behaviors.

Students are mainly taught in mixed-ability classes by their class teacher. There are also times when pupils are taught by specialist teachers in subjects such as Arabic, Computing (ICT) or Physical Education (PE). At times, pupils may also be combined into ability groups to teach specific aspects of the curriculum such as English, Phonics and Mathematics.

Key Stage 1 Students are continually assessed throughout the year through both learner-initiated and teacher-led learning activities. These are then benchmarked in relation to the relevant key performance indicators and the expected standards of the English National Curriculum. Ongoing assessments are carried out throughout the year in the form of recorded work, verbal responses, long/short observations and targeted online activities.

We strongly believe that communication between staff, pupils and parents is crucial for academic success. As a result, we discuss current attainment and targets for future improvement through parents evening, written reports and, when necessary, other informal conversations. We invite parents to events such as special assemblies or coffee mornings and keep them updated about the children’s learning via weekly and termly newsletters, regular email communications and informal conversations when needed.

Key Stage 2

Students between the ages of 8 and 11 attend Key Stage 2 (Years 3, 4, 5 and 6), once they complete KS1.

The main aim in Key Stage 2 is to ensure students develop a secure understanding of literacy, mathematics and investigatory skills in preparation for secondary school and beyond. A combination of hands-on experiences, guided group work, and formal lessons, success in Key Stage 2 is essential to shape the children’s future.

As a British Curriculum School with a Islamic ethos, and with the global nature of the world nowadays in mind, we have adapted our curriculum to meet the needs of our students. This allows us to ensure we cover key core skills while providing an international yet more personalised context for our students to thrive in.

Subjects at Keystage 2:

  • English
  • Mathematics
  • Science
  • ICT
  • Arabic
  • Qatar History
  • Islamic Studies
  • Design and Technology
  • Art
  • History
  • Geography
  • PSHE
  • Physical Education

Key Stage 2 students are continually assessed throughout the year through both learner-initiated and teacher-led learning activities in relation to the key performance indicators and the expected standards of the English National Curriculum. Ongoing assessments are carried out throughout the year in the form of recorded work, verbal responses, long/short observations and targeted online activities.

Key Stage 2 pupils also undertake summative assessments using a combination of written tests and online tools to measure their attainment three times a year. This is supported by two assessment weeks where their academic attainment in English, Math, Science, French, Arabic, Qatar History and Religion is measured.

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Where Students Come First

The academic life at Doha Academy encourages intellectual curiosity, independent thought and effective learning habits by offering a coherent and balanced curriculum.

Designed to be motivating, challenging, encouraging and inspiring for students, this enables them to achieve their potential and make the most of their time at Doha Academy.

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The best way to know if Doha Academy is right for you is to visit! Experience it for yourself on one of our campus tours. For individuals and families, we offer campus tours every day (except Fridays) at 2:00 pm. Make reservations at least 48 hours in advance, as our tours fill up quickly. Kindly bring with you your Qatari ID.