If your child has a UK passport, choose DESS or Doha College, both of which are supported by the British Embassy. If he doesn't have a UK passport, it's unlikely he'll be accepted because they're always over-subscribed.
The other good schools are the American School, which gives priorities to children whose parents work for their sponsors (mainly oil companies). Qatar Academy is also good, I've heard, but is also difficult to get into.
After that, you have a lot of English-speaking schools, which are pretty variable. Some of them have been going one or two years. Others have high staff turnovers. Search this site for stories about the schools you're investigating. If you can, visit a school and ask to observe a class of 4-year-olds.
Choueifat is a Lebanese school, which has high standards, but it might be overly strict if you're looking for something similar to a British primary school.
If you make the wrong choice, it's not the end of the world. Plenty of kids switch schools.
If your child has a UK passport, choose DESS or Doha College, both of which are supported by the British Embassy. If he doesn't have a UK passport, it's unlikely he'll be accepted because they're always over-subscribed.
The other good schools are the American School, which gives priorities to children whose parents work for their sponsors (mainly oil companies). Qatar Academy is also good, I've heard, but is also difficult to get into.
After that, you have a lot of English-speaking schools, which are pretty variable. Some of them have been going one or two years. Others have high staff turnovers. Search this site for stories about the schools you're investigating. If you can, visit a school and ask to observe a class of 4-year-olds.
Choueifat is a Lebanese school, which has high standards, but it might be overly strict if you're looking for something similar to a British primary school.
If you make the wrong choice, it's not the end of the world. Plenty of kids switch schools.