I am currently going through the stress of finding schools in Doha as well. My experience though has been an unpleasant one. We have friends that had been to the schools for us before we arrived and submitted the paper work for our children. the only thing that was missing was the pictures. Spoke to the administrator of a well known and saut after British school over the phone who informed my husband that my children have secured a place. When he went in to provide the pictures and pay the deposit he was told that there isn't any space. The same incident happened at another British school as well. I am wondering if we are being judged differently since we are being turned away when we actually show up to make the payments at the school.