Doha College

All students shortlisted for places from Years 1 to 13 are required to undertake an entrance assessment. The assessment tests are designed primarily to ensure that the teaching and curriculum offered match the pupil’s needs and are of great help internally at Doha College. Entry to the College is based on availability in the Year group required, results of the entrance assessment and previous school reports.

- Pre-School entrance assessments will consist of Pre-School teachers working with small groups of children encouraging them to complete simple social activities and practical tasks. - Reception entrance assessments will consist of simple social activities, basic writing / pencil control, phonics and number work. The assessments normally take about 20 to 30 minutes. - Year 1 to Year 4: Shortlisted applicants are invited in for an assessment that consists of a reading , writing and a math assessment. The assessments take about 90 minutes. - Year 5 & Year 6: All applicants are invited for an entrance assessment that consists of a Cognitive Ability Test (CAT Test) or a reading, writing and maths assessment. The assessment takes a little over two hours. - Year 7 to Year 12: Shortlisted applicants are invited for an entrance assessment that consists of a Cognitive Ability Test (CAT Test). The assessment takes a little over two hours.

From the application pool, shortlisted applicants are invited to an entrance assessment. Applicants successful at the entrance assessment are offered places if there are immediate vacancies or placed onto the waiting list for future intake. The waiting list is academically rank ordered / banded based on assessment outcome and will be re-ranked/reordered as each new round of assessments are completed. The waiting list for each Year group typically has 3 bands, the upper band, middle band and lower band. Applicants successful at the assessment are allocated to these bands based on how well they have presented at the entrance assessment. With each new round of assessments, additional students may be added to each band. Because of this fluidity, the admissions office is unable to provide parents with a specific number / specific ranking on the waiting list. However, the parents are always notified in writing about the band that their child has been allocated to, normally within two weeks from the assessment date. Within a particular band, sibling status is considered as well. However, the siblings are not prioritised over students who are allocated to a higher band than them. Applicants are required to be successful at the assessment to be considered for the waiting list. Re-assessments are not offered to attempt to improve positions on the waiting list.

The ideal time for apply for a September intake would be between mid-November to early January preceding the September. For example, the ideal time to apply for September 2015 would be between mid-November 2014 and early January 2015. Please refer to the Admissions page on the Doha College website for details on the application process.