Qatar: Decree No. 7 of 1980 regulating Private Schools
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Title
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Qatar: Decree No. 7 of 1980 regulating Private Schools |
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Date of adoption
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06 July 1980 |
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Entry into force
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In effect |
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Text versions |
Arabic
Source: – Official Journal Issue No. 8, p. 2955. Retrieved from: Al-Meezan Qatar Legal Portal, accessed: 11March 2015. |
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Abstract
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| In accordance with Art. 3 of this decree, natural or legal persons may operate private schools after obtaining the necessary license from the Ministry of Education.
Art. 8 stipulates that the owner of an Arab private school shall be a Muslim and a Qatari or sponsored by a Qatari national. Arab private schools shall use the same curricula and textbooks designated for similar Ministry schools, whereas non-Arab private schools are required to submit their curricula and textbooks to the Ministry of Education for approval (Art. 15). Financial subsidies may be granted and teachers supplied to non-Arab private schools where such schools teach the Arabic language, Sharia subjects, and the history and geography of Qatar in accordance with the curricula and textbooks of the Ministry (Art. 16). |
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