Parent
I am very disappointed and absolutely dejected with this place. I chose it for its show of diversity along with the reasonable fee it had to offer. Academically its alright somedays but most days it's sloppy. I teach my child more at home as I'm afraid she'll lag behind her peers from other competitive schools. Some of the teachers are lovely and hard-working but many including and especially the administrative staff are too apathetic for words. Apart from all this, I was informed at admission that we will be having IB as an option in Year 12 and 13. This is also one of the reasons we enrolled our child at this place. I'm learning now that IB isn't available at the Rawdat campus we are enrolled at. With all these ongoing problems, the school board has gone ahead and mindlessly increased the school fee — to the likes of some of the better schools in this place. And im thinking now...why shouldn't I simply put my child in the better and more established schools with a more standard curriculum instead of paying so much to this place that 'doesn't want' to take accountability for anything. So far, they haven't even cared to explain on what basis they've raised the fee by an unjustifiable 30% to 60%. Doha British Schools is not one bit worth the new fee they are demanding. Atleast not for the new campuses. And even if they are thinking of trying to do better, i am extremely worried that this is an experimental situation that no parent would want to place a bet on, especially since it involves their childs future.!
5 other reviews for Doha British School Rawdat Al-Hamama - (Reviews aren't verified )
Parent
Our family has been part of this school community for some time, and while we appreciate the dedication of many teachers and the generally positive learning environment for students, our experience has been overshadowed by management decisions that raise serious concerns about transparency and ethics.
Recently, the school announced a substantial and unexpected tuition fee increase — exceeding 30% to 60% in some grades — in the middle of the academic year. This decision was made without proper communication, justification, or consideration for parents, many of whom plan their education budgets well in advance. Such a move feels not only unreasonable but also ethically questionable, particularly given that families are contractually and financially committed for the ongoing school year.
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Parent
The school had no transparency and treated parents with no respect. They decided to increase fees substantially by 30% to 40% midterm. They left parents in situation where they cannot change schools because it was end of October and they cannot afford increased fees that was not announced at begging of year when parents signed up. They even did not have morals to sit and discuss with parents. They have sent fee note not caring for mental health of parents and children. That move mid term if we manage to find another school will not be easy for children which they are supposed to be utmost priority. It’s only money making institutions thinking parents are milking cow.
Parent
A lot of deception and not a healthy environment for students- most of the teachers are not qualified.
Parent
A decline in the quality of teaching and teachers, even though it used to be relatively good before, and raising class levels in the middle of the term without informing parents is considered an arbitrary action.
Parent
We had a bad time with the school administrators and had to take our child elsewhere.
