Over 16,000 new students expected to enrol this year

Doha, Qatar: Director of School and Student Affairs Department at the Ministry of Education and Higher Education (MoEHE) Maryam Ali Al Nesef Al Boaina...

Doha, Qatar: Director of School and Student Affairs Department at the Ministry of Education and Higher Education (MoEHE) Maryam Ali Al Nesef Al Boainain has said that approximately 16,584 new students are expected to enrol in government schools for the next academic year 2024-25.

She explained that all schools are committed to the new registration mechanism. The new addition this time is the automatic transfer of students, as part of the ministry’s efforts to improve this service and avoid related problems at the beginning of each new academic year.

Speaking to QNA, Al Boainain stressed that there are no exceptions in the registration process. She stated that the ministry only considers the student’s age characteristics. If the desired school is not available in the geographical area or has no vacancies, parents are required to accept the alternative school.

She urged parents to expedite the registration of their new and transfer students during the period specified by the ministry, starting from April 21st until the beginning of the new academic year 2024 - 2025.

Al Boainain also stated that the number of students in public schools currently stands at 137,070 boys and girls from kindergarten to the 12th grade for the academic year 2023 - 2024.