Of the five IB schools in Doha - Qatar Academy has the best reputation. The IB program is not British, it is international - based out of Geneva, it is common in international schools around the world and is the fastest growing academic program in the United States as well. The American School offers Advanced Placement, another rigorous academic program well recognized in the US and several other countries as well. Not all students at either school follow these programs; there are other options. QA is half the cost of ASD as it is subsidized - I believe by Qatar Foundation. ASD is tuition based. Although many of the students' parents work at companies making billions of dollars in Qatar, those companies are not sponsors of the school per se. Tuition at ASD is actually considered very low by international school standards, but there is an additional fee levied to pay for the construction projects, so total cost - which independents pay - seems exorbitant.
Of the five IB schools in Doha - Qatar Academy has the best reputation. The IB program is not British, it is international - based out of Geneva, it is common in international schools around the world and is the fastest growing academic program in the United States as well. The American School offers Advanced Placement, another rigorous academic program well recognized in the US and several other countries as well. Not all students at either school follow these programs; there are other options. QA is half the cost of ASD as it is subsidized - I believe by Qatar Foundation. ASD is tuition based. Although many of the students' parents work at companies making billions of dollars in Qatar, those companies are not sponsors of the school per se. Tuition at ASD is actually considered very low by international school standards, but there is an additional fee levied to pay for the construction projects, so total cost - which independents pay - seems exorbitant.