DESCRIPTION

Philippine School Doha was established in October 1992 to serve the educational needs of the children of the Filipino community in the State of Qatar. Its birth was the result of the determination of pioneering members of the Filipino community in Doha under the auspices of the Philippine Embassy.

As required under the laws of the Philippines, the school has been incorporated as a non-stock, non-profit educational corporation and is duly registered as the Philippine School in Doha, Inc. with the Securities and Exchange Commission. As such, the school is governed by the Corporation Code and special laws and regulations of the Philippines.

A special set of regulations for the operation of the PSD as a private school is the Manual of Policies and Regulations, otherwise known as MOPAR. This was drawn up by the Inter-Agency Committee (IAC) of regulatory agencies of the Philippine government, namely, the Department of Labor and Employment.

The MOPAR is amplified by the PSD Manual of Norms and Policies approved by the Board of Trustees in order to manage and operate PSD pursuant to the amended By-laws of the school corporation.

On the other hand, the school is also governed by Amiri Ordinance No. 7 of the year 1980 regarding organization of private schools in the State of Qatar and by applicable regulations of concerned local authorities. In accordance with the general provisions of the said Ordinance, PSD was given permission by the Ministry of Education and Higher Education to operate as a private school of the Filipino community in Qatar, under the patronage of the Philippine Embassy in Doha.

The Department of Education Culture and Sports, granted the PSD the permit to operate on March 6, 1997, per Government Permit No. 002, s. 1997. Subsequently, on February 1, 2000, Philippine School Doha was granted recognition by the DECS per Government Recognition No. 001, s. 2000.

Vision

Guided by the dictum "Knowledge Begets Wisdom", the Philippine School Doha envisions itself to be the center of academic excellence as the first Philippine Science School in the Middle East abreast with the dynamics and development of society, culture, Science and Technology and the Arts. It also aspires to produce globally competitive graduates with inherent values of honesty, propriety tempered with prudence and Divine Wisdom.

Mission

The Philippine School Doha, a non-stock, non-profit school, has commissioned itself to provide learners optimum quality education that is attuned with the relevance of time and technology advancement under the precept of pro-God, pro-environment, pro-people and pro-nation.

Admission Requirements

1. Form 138, with the certificate of eligibility duly accomplished and signed by the principal or registrar

2. Birth Certificate

3. Certificate of good moral character

4. Passport copy (student & parents)

5. Residence permit copy (student & parents)

Curriculum

PSD offers complete programs from Preschool to High School prescribed by the Department of Education, Philippines; acknowledged and recognized by the Supreme Education Council, Qatar.

Revitalized Curriculum - Nursery and Kinder 1

K to 12 Enhanced Basic Education Curriculum - Kinder 2, Grades 1, 2, 7 and 8

Revised basic Education Curriculum (RBEC) - Grade 3, 4, 5, 6, Third Year and Fourth Year Levels

Preschool

K1 Learning Areas:

1. English

2. Mathematics

3. Filipino

K2 Learning Areas (K to 12 Curriculum):

1. English

2. Mathematics

3. Filipino

4. Science

5. MAPEH

Primary

Grades 1 and 2 Learning Areas:

1. English

2. Math

3. Science

4. Filipino

5. Araling Panlipunan

6. CE / MAPEH

7. Qatar History

Grade 2 Learning Areas:

1. English

2. Math

3. Science

4. Filipino

5. MAKABAYAN

6. Araling Panlipunan

7. CE / MAPEH

8. Qatar History

Intermediate

Grades 4, 5 and 6 Learning Areas (Basic Education Curriculum):

1. English

2. Math

3. Science and Health

4. Filipino

5. MAKABAYAN

6. Social Studies

7. HELE

8. MAPEH

9. Character Education

10. Qatar History

Secondary

Grade 7 Learning Areas (K to 12 Curriculum):

1. English

2. Math

3. Science

4. Filipino

5. Araling Panlipunan

6. TLE

7. MAPEH

   1. Music

   2. Arts

   3. Physical Education

   4. Health

8. EP / Values Education

9. Elective: Research

10. Business Math and Statistics

11. Qatar History

Grade 8 Learning Areas (K to 12 Curriculum):

1. English

2. Math

3. Science

4. Filipino

5. Araling Panlipunan

6. TLE / Computer

7. MAPEH

   1. Music

   2. Arts

   3. Physical Education

   4. Health

8. EP / Values Education

9. Elective: Research

10. Intermediate Algebra

11. Qatar History

3^rd Year Learning Areas (Basic Education Curriculum):

1. English

2. Math

3. Science and Technology

4. Filipino

5. Social Studies

6. TLE / Computer

7. PEHMA

8. MAKABAYAN

9. Values

10. Elective:Trigonometry and Basic Statistics

11. Advanced Research

12. Qatar History

4^th Year Learning Areas (Basic Education Curriculum):

1. English

2. Math

3. Science and Technology

4. Filipino

5. Social Studies

6. TLE / Computer

7. PEHMA

8. MAKABAYAN

9. Values

10. Elective:Analytic Geometry

11. Advanced Research

12. Calculus

Electives are subject to change every academic year.