International schools in Qatar
There are 99 international schools listed in Qatar. They offer British EYFS, National Curriculum (England), IGCSE, Cambridge A-Level, US Common Core, IB Diploma, CBSE (India), Cambridge Primary, Cambridge Lower Secondary, Advanced Placement, IB PYP, IB MYP, Oxford International Curriculum, French National Curriculum, Montessori, and Ontario Curriculum. 2 offer boarding.
Updated July 2026
- Schools
- 99
- Curricula
- 16
- With boarding
- 2
Curricula offered: British EYFS, National Curriculum (England), IGCSE, Cambridge A-Level, US Common Core, IB Diploma, CBSE (India), Cambridge Primary, Cambridge Lower Secondary, Advanced Placement, IB PYP, IB MYP, Oxford International Curriculum, French National Curriculum, Montessori, and Ontario Curriculum.
Accreditations: British Schools Overseas, Cambridge International, Cognia, WASC, IB, NEASC, COBIS, CIS, Middle States Association, and American Montessori Society.
| School | Curriculum | Stages | Accreditation | Gender | Tuition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nord Anglia International School, Al KhorNAISAK | British EYFS, National Curriculum (England), IGCSE, Cambridge A-Level | Early years, Primary, Lower secondary, Upper secondary, Sixth form | British Schools Overseas, Cambridge International | Co-ed | QAR 31.4K |
| American Academy School | US Common Core | Early years, Primary, Lower secondary, Upper secondary | Cognia, WASC | Co-ed | QAR 24.7K |
| Hamilton International SchoolTHIS | IB Diploma | Early years, Primary, Lower secondary, Upper secondary, Sixth form | IB, NEASC | Co-ed | QAR 55K |
| Ideal Indian SchoolIIS | CBSE (India) | Early years, Primary, Lower secondary, Upper secondary, Sixth form | COBIS | Co-ed | QAR 4K |
| Queen's Qatar | National Curriculum (England), IGCSE, Cambridge A-Level | Early years, Primary, Lower secondary, Upper secondary, Sixth form | COBIS, British Schools Overseas | Co-ed | QAR 35K |
| Pearling Season International School Al-Gharafa | National Curriculum (England), British EYFS, IGCSE, Cambridge A-Level, Cambridge Primary, Cambridge Lower Secondary | Early years, Primary, Lower secondary, Upper secondary, Sixth form | Cambridge International, British Schools Overseas, WASC | Co-ed | QAR 36.6K |
| The Gulf English School | National Curriculum (England), IB Diploma | Early years, Primary, Lower secondary, Upper secondary, Sixth form | CIS | Co-ed | QR 27.9k |
| The Gulf English School, Doha | National Curriculum (England), IB Diploma | Early years, Primary, Lower secondary, Upper secondary, Sixth form | CIS | Co-ed | QR 27.9k |
| Vision International School - QatarVIS | US Common Core | Early years, Primary, Lower secondary, Upper secondary | NEASC | Co-ed | QAR 31.5K |
| DPS Modern Indian SchoolDPS-MIS | CBSE (India) | Early years, Primary, Lower secondary, Upper secondary, Sixth form | Cognia | Co-ed | QAR 6K |
| Doha Academy | National Curriculum (England), IGCSE, Cambridge A-Level | Early years, Primary, Lower secondary, Upper secondary, Sixth form | NEASC, Cambridge International | Co-ed | QAR 20.3K |
| Doha College | National Curriculum (England), British EYFS, IGCSE, Cambridge A-Level | Early years, Primary, Lower secondary, Upper secondary, Sixth form | COBIS, CIS, British Schools Overseas | Co-ed | QR 39.2k |
| Durham School for Girls DohaDSGD | National Curriculum (England) | Early years, Primary, Lower secondary, Upper secondary, Sixth form | British Schools Overseas, Cognia, Cambridge International | Girls | QAR 46.2K |
| GEMS Wellington School - Qatar | National Curriculum (England), British EYFS | Early years, Primary, Lower secondary, Upper secondary, Sixth form | CIS, British Schools Overseas | Co-ed | QAR 38.3K |
| King's College, Doha | National Curriculum (England) | Early years, Primary, Lower secondary, Upper secondary, Sixth form | COBIS | Co-ed | QAR 47.6K |
| Oryx International School | National Curriculum (England) | Early years, Primary, Lower secondary, Upper secondary, Sixth form | CIS, COBIS, British Schools Overseas | Co-ed | QAR 34K |
| Park House English School | National Curriculum (England), IGCSE, Cambridge A-Level | Early years, Primary, Lower secondary, Upper secondary, Sixth form | British Schools Overseas, CIS, COBIS | — | QAR 22.9K |
| Sherborne Qatar | National Curriculum (England), British EYFS, IGCSE, Cambridge A-Level | Early years, Primary, Lower secondary, Upper secondary, Sixth form | British Schools Overseas | Co-ed | QAR 35K |
| The American School of Doha | Advanced Placement, IB Diploma | Early years, Primary, Lower secondary, Upper secondary | NEASC | Co-ed | QR 36.6k |
| The Royal Grammar School, Guildford in Qatar | National Curriculum (England), IGCSE | Early years, Primary, Lower secondary, Upper secondary, Sixth form | CIS, COBIS | Co-ed | QAR 46.2K |
| American School of DohaASD | Advanced Placement, IB Diploma | Early years, Primary, Lower secondary, Upper secondary, Sixth form | NEASC | Co-ed | QR 36.6k |
| AWSAJ Academy | — | Early years, Primary, Lower secondary, Upper secondary | Middle States Association, CIS | — | QAR 46.8K |
| Arab International Academy - Lusail | IB PYP, IB MYP, IB Diploma | Early years, Primary, Lower secondary, Upper secondary | CIS, NEASC, IB | Co-ed | QAR 37K |
| Beta Cambridge School | IB PYP, IB MYP, IB Diploma, Advanced Placement | Early years, Primary, Lower secondary, Upper secondary | IB, WASC | — | QAR 45.8K |
| Doha English Speaking School (DESS) | National Curriculum (England) | Early years, Primary, Lower secondary | British Schools Overseas | — | QAR 38.1K |
| Edison International Academy, Aspire | National Curriculum (England) | Early years, Primary, Lower secondary, Upper secondary, Sixth form | Cambridge International | — | QAR 17.7K |
| English Modern School Doha | National Curriculum (England), IGCSE, Cambridge A-Level | Early years, Primary, Lower secondary, Upper secondary, Sixth form | Cambridge International, CIS, NEASC, COBIS | — | QR 25.7k |
| Gheras International School | British EYFS, National Curriculum (England), Oxford International Curriculum | Early years, Primary | Cambridge International | Co-ed | QAR 20K |
| MES Indian School | CBSE (India) | Early years, Primary, Lower secondary, Upper secondary, Sixth form | Cognia | Co-ed | QAR 4.3K |
| Newton International Academy, Barwa CityNIA Barwa City | National Curriculum (England) | Early years, Primary, Lower secondary, Upper secondary, Sixth form | British Schools Overseas, COBIS, CIS | Co-ed | QAR 25.1K |
| Qatar International School | National Curriculum (England), British EYFS, IGCSE, Cambridge A-Level | Early years, Primary, Lower secondary, Upper secondary, Sixth form | British Schools Overseas, CIS | Co-ed | — |
| The Cambridge School, Doha | National Curriculum (England), British EYFS, IGCSE, Cambridge A-Level | Early years, Primary, Lower secondary, Upper secondary, Sixth form | WASC | Co-ed | QAR 20K |
| The English Modern School, Al Khor Campus | IGCSE, Cambridge A-Level | Early years, Primary, Lower secondary, Upper secondary, Sixth form | CIS, NEASC, COBIS | — | QAR 25.7K |
| The Lebanese School of Qatar | IB Diploma | Early years, Primary, Lower secondary, Upper secondary | IB, Cognia | — | QAR 15.3K |
| Northview International School | US Common Core | Early years, Primary, Lower secondary, Upper secondary | WASC | Co-ed | QAR 18.2K |
| Richmond International SchoolRISD | National Curriculum (England), British EYFS | Early years, Primary | — | Co-ed | QAR 15K |
| Qatar Academy Sidra | IB PYP, IB MYP, IB Diploma | Early years, Primary, Lower secondary, Upper secondary | IB, CIS, NEASC | Co-ed | — |
| International British School | Cambridge Primary, Cambridge Lower Secondary | Early years, Primary, Lower secondary | Cambridge International | Co-ed | QAR 14.2K |
| Al Jazeera Academy | National Curriculum (England) | Early years, Primary, Lower secondary, Upper secondary | WASC | Co-ed | QAR 28K |
| Compass International School | IGCSE, Cambridge A-Level, IB Diploma | Early years, Primary, Lower secondary, Upper secondary, Sixth form | IB | — | — |
| Compass International School Doha, Madinat Khalifa | IGCSE, Cambridge A-Level, IB Diploma | Early years, Primary, Lower secondary, Upper secondary, Sixth form | IB | — | — |
| Etqan Global Academy | IB PYP, IB MYP | Early years, Primary, Lower secondary, Upper secondary | IB, CIS | Co-ed | — |
| GEMS American Academy - Qatar | Advanced Placement | Early years, Primary, Lower secondary, Upper secondary | NEASC | — | QAR 35.2K |
| International School of London (ISL) Qatar | IB PYP, IB MYP, IB Diploma | Early years, Primary, Lower secondary, Upper secondary, Sixth form | IB, NEASC | — | QAR 54.4K |
| Qatar Academy for Science and Technology | IB Diploma, Advanced Placement | Lower secondary, Upper secondary | IB | Co-ed | QAR 66K |
| SEK International School - Qatar | IB PYP, IB MYP, IB Diploma | Early years, Primary, Lower secondary, Upper secondary, Sixth form | NEASC, IB | — | — |
| The Hamilton International School | IB Diploma | Early years, Primary, Lower secondary, Upper secondary, Sixth form | IB, NEASC | Co-ed | QAR 55K |
| The International School of Choueifat - DohaISC-Doha | IGCSE, Cambridge A-Level | Early years, Primary, Lower secondary, Upper secondary | — | Co-ed | QR 17.4k |
| Al Arqam Academy For Girls | National Curriculum (England), IGCSE | Early years, Primary, Lower secondary, Upper secondary | Cambridge International | Girls | QAR 13.4K |
| Al Wataniya International School - AWISAWIS | National Curriculum (England) | Early years, Primary | — | Co-ed | QAR 27.3K |
| Hartford American School | Advanced Placement | Early years, Primary, Lower secondary, Upper secondary | CIS | Co-ed | QAR 15.4K |
| Lycee Franco-Qatarien Voltaire | French National Curriculum, IB Diploma | Early years, Primary, Lower secondary, Upper secondary, Sixth form | CIS | Co-ed | — |
| Noor Al Khaleej International School | National Curriculum (England), IGCSE, Cambridge A-Level | Early years, Primary, Lower secondary, Upper secondary, Sixth form | Cambridge International | Co-ed | QAR 9.1K |
| Oxford English School | National Curriculum (England) | Early years, Primary | — | Co-ed | QAR 18.9K |
| Spectra Global School | British EYFS, Cambridge Primary, National Curriculum (England) | Early years, Primary | — | — | QAR 19.6K |
| The Scholars' International School | CBSE (India) | Early years, Primary, Lower secondary | — | Co-ed | QAR 6.7K |
| United School International, The Pearl, Doha | National Curriculum (England), IGCSE | Early years, Primary, Lower secondary, Upper secondary, Sixth form | COBIS, CIS | — | QAR 45K |
| Cardiff International School | Cambridge Primary, Cambridge Lower Secondary, National Curriculum (England), British EYFS | Early years, Primary, Lower secondary | — | — | QAR 17.8K |
| Valley Forge Academy, Qatar | Advanced Placement | Early years, Primary, Lower secondary, Upper secondary | — | Boys | QAR 40K |
| Al Khor International School | National Curriculum (England), CBSE (India) | Early years, Primary, Lower secondary, Upper secondary, Sixth form | CIS, COBIS, British Schools Overseas | Co-ed | — |
| Al Nebras International Preschool | Montessori | Early years, Primary, Lower secondary, Upper secondary | American Montessori Society | — | QAR 30K |
| Newton International Academy, LusailNIA Lusail | National Curriculum (England), IGCSE, Cambridge A-Level | Early years, Primary, Lower secondary, Upper secondary, Sixth form | — | — | QR 28.5k |
| Pak Shamaa School | IGCSE | Early years, Primary, Lower secondary, Upper secondary, Sixth form | — | Co-ed | QAR 5.4K |
| Qatar Leadership Academy | Advanced Placement | Lower secondary, Upper secondary | CIS, NEASC, Middle States Association, IB | Boys | — |
| The Next Gen. Sch. al Daayen Campus | IGCSE, Cambridge A-Level | Early years, Primary, Lower secondary, Upper secondary | Cambridge International | — | — |
| Bhavan's Public School | CBSE (India) | Early years, Primary, Lower secondary, Upper secondary | — | — | QAR 5.6K |
| ACS Doha International School | — | Early years, Primary, Lower secondary, Upper secondary | IB | Co-ed | QAR 51.3K |
| Aspire Academy School | — | Lower secondary, Upper secondary | CIS | Boys | — |
| Doha Modern Indian School | CBSE (India) | Early years, Primary, Lower secondary, Upper secondary | — | — | — |
| Edison Global Academy | National Curriculum (England) | Early years, Primary, Lower secondary, Upper secondary | — | — | QAR 30K |
| Noble International School | CBSE (India) | Early years, Primary, Lower secondary, Upper secondary, Sixth form | — | — | QAR 7.5K |
| Awfaz Global School | National Curriculum (England), IGCSE | Early years, Primary, Lower secondary, Upper secondary | — | — | — |
| Awfaz Global School, Izghawa Campus | National Curriculum (England), IGCSE | Early years, Primary, Lower secondary, Upper secondary | — | — | — |
| Blyth Academy | Ontario Curriculum | Early years, Primary, Lower secondary, Upper secondary | — | — | QAR 25.1K |
| Deutsche Internationale Schule Doha | IB Diploma | Early years, Primary, Lower secondary, Upper secondary, Sixth form | — | Co-ed | — |
| Middle East International School | US Common Core, Advanced Placement | Early years, Primary, Lower secondary, Upper secondary | — | Co-ed | — |
| Pakistan International School, Qatar | IGCSE, Cambridge A-Level | Early years, Primary, Lower secondary, Upper secondary | — | Co-ed | — |
| Academyati | — | Early years, Primary, Lower secondary, Upper secondary | CIS | — | — |
| Arab International Academy | IB PYP, IB MYP, IB Diploma | Early years, Primary, Lower secondary, Upper secondary | IB | — | — |
| Step One International School | National Curriculum (England), Cambridge Primary | Primary | — | — | — |
| Shantiniketan Indian School, Doha | CBSE (India) | Early years, Primary, Lower secondary, Upper secondary | — | — | — |
| Birla Public School | CBSE (India) | Early years, Primary, Lower secondary, Upper secondary, Sixth form | — | — | — |
| Bright Future International School | National Curriculum (England) | — | — | — | QAR 5.9K |
| Newton International School, Lagoon Campus | National Curriculum (England) | Early years, Primary, Lower secondary, Upper secondary | — | — | — |
| Zenith Heights Academy | British EYFS | Early years, Primary | — | — | — |
| Elite International School | — | Early years, Primary, Lower secondary, Upper secondary | — | Co-ed | — |
| Philippine International School Qatar | — | Early years, Primary, Lower secondary, Upper secondary | — | — | QAR 6.4K |
| Philippine School Doha | — | — | — | — | QAR 7.5K |
| Eadad International Academy | — | — | — | Co-ed | — |
| Third Assalam School | Cambridge Primary, Cambridge Lower Secondary, IGCSE | — | — | — | — |
| Cambridge International School for Girls | — | — | — | — | — |
| Hayat Universal School (HUBS) Qatar | — | — | — | — | — |
| Al Arqam Academy | — | — | — | — | — |
| Alashbal International School | — | — | — | — | — |
| Global Academy International - Muaither | — | — | — | — | — |
| Newton British School Muraikh | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mesaieed Interantional School | — | — | — | — | — |
| Newton International School West Bay, Doha | — | — | — | — | — |
| Olive International School - Doha | — | — | — | — | — |
Frequently asked questions
- How many international schools are in Qatar?
- Novana Index lists 99 international schools in Qatar.
- What are the best international schools in Qatar?
- There is no single best international school in Qatar; the right fit depends on curriculum, budget, and boarding needs. The 99 listed schools offer British EYFS, National Curriculum (England), IGCSE, Cambridge A-Level, US Common Core, IB Diploma, CBSE (India), Cambridge Primary, Cambridge Lower Secondary, Advanced Placement, IB PYP, IB MYP, Oxford International Curriculum, French National Curriculum, Montessori, and Ontario Curriculum and hold accreditations including British Schools Overseas, Cambridge International, Cognia, WASC, IB, NEASC, COBIS, CIS, Middle States Association, and American Montessori Society. Compare all 99 by curriculum, fees, boarding, and accreditation to find the best match.
- What curricula do international schools in Qatar offer?
- International schools in Qatar offer British EYFS, National Curriculum (England), IGCSE, Cambridge A-Level, US Common Core, IB Diploma, CBSE (India), Cambridge Primary, Cambridge Lower Secondary, Advanced Placement, IB PYP, IB MYP, Oxford International Curriculum, French National Curriculum, Montessori, and Ontario Curriculum.
- Are there boarding schools in Qatar?
- Yes, 2 of the international schools listed in Qatar offer boarding.
- Which accreditations do schools in Qatar hold?
- Listed schools in Qatar hold accreditations including British Schools Overseas, Cambridge International, Cognia, WASC, IB, NEASC, COBIS, CIS, Middle States Association, and American Montessori Society.