Ministry opens first technical high school for girls

Doha: The Ministry of Education and Higher Education (MOEHE) will open the first technical high school for girls in Qatar from September and children born in Qatar can apply.

Admission will be open for Qatari nationals, children of Qatari mothers or children born in Qatar. Ministry said in a statement.

Qatar’s Technical High School for Girls will have an inaugural class of 90 students. The new school will play a major role in enhancing the technical and vocational education landscape and expand the contribution of Qatari women in national development.

The school is established to provide local labour market with the necessary pool of academically and technically qualified female cadres, promote women’s technical training, create equal job opportunities for males and females, and increase the number of Qatari women employed in technical fields.

During the first academic year, the school aims to attract 90 girls who have completed grade 9 successfully. Students who meet the admissions requirements will be eligible to attend grade 10 in the next academic year.

Online registration will be open from August 16 to September 3, 2020. Applicants should submit all the required documents (paper copy) at the beginning of the academic year.

The school’s educational plan consists of an academic and technical subject to prepare students for post-secondary education and a successful career path. The academic subjects will include Islamic studies, Arabic, Mathematics, English, Chemistry, Physics, Biology, Science, Social Science and Physical Education. The technical subjects, however, will be taught based on the students’ discipline of choice.

The technical majors to be offered for grade 10 students are laboratory technicians, electronics and communications, and information technology (networks engineering).

Upon successful completion of the program, students will graduate with secondary school examination certificates in addition to the Australian International TAFE Certificate for those specialized in Medical Laboratories, and Electronics and Communications. IT students will graduate with secondary school examination certificate and Microsoft Network Engineering Certificate.

These certificates will qualify the school’s graduates to apply for technical or non-technical university programs in Qatar or abroad, or directly join the labor market.

Additional information about the three disciplines and prospects can be found at this link

The enrollment requirements:

To be eligible for joining the technical school for girls, a student must:

• Be a Qatari national, child of a Qatari mother, or born in Qatar.
• Complete grade 9 successfully.
• Pass the assessment test.
• Pass the relevant interview.
• The admission percentage for students born in Qatar is (20%).
• The Ministry’s registration and admission policy shall apply.

The required documents for registration: 

• Statement or bill from KAHRAMA reflecting the electricity number of the parent’s house.
• Employment letter from the parent.
• Student end of year certicate (original), to be submitted to school by parent.
• Four (4) recent photographs.
• Student’s valid passport copy.
• Copy of student’s health card. Copy of student’s birth certificate.
• Student’s health prole (to be submitted at the beginning of the upcoming academic year).
• Copy of parent’s ID.
• Bank account number (for Qatari students only), to be provided upon admission.