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QA Sidra is located in Education City, Doha, Qatar. It sits on the Qatar Foundation campus, with access to the Foundation's facilities and proximity to Sidra Medical Center and other universities within Education City. The Education City precinct is well connected to central Doha by major roads.
Stages
QA Sidra serves Preschool through Grade 12. The school is organized into an Early Education Center (PK-3), Primary School (KG-5), and Senior School (6-12). The school offers the International Baccalaureate Primary Years Programme (PYP), Middle Years Programme (MYP), and Diploma Programme (DP).
Type
Co-educational, international school. It is part of the Qatar Foundation's Pre-University Education network. There is no boarding facility indicated.
Pupil Nationality Mix
The school represents 37+ nationalities with about 60% of students who are Qatari and the remaining 40% international. The mix reflects a strong local presence alongside a diverse international student body.
Additional learning support
QA Sidra aims to be inclusive and serves a limited number of students with learning differences. Support depends on the diagnosis and current abilities; families should provide relevant records during admissions; the Admissions Committee reviews, and accommodations may be documented through an IAP/ILP/IALP as appropriate.
Country affiliation
Affiliated with the Qatar Foundation and located within the State of Qatar.
Religious affiliation
Aligned with Islamic and Qatari values.
School day structure
School days run Sunday through Thursday. Early Education Center hours are 7:00 am–2:00 pm; Primary is 7:00 am–3:00 pm; Senior School is 7:00 am–5:00 pm. On PK-3, some schedules show 7:00 am–12:00 pm while KG–Grade 12 may have 7:00 am–2:00 pm or 1:00 pm on Tuesdays depending on level.
Bus service
QA Sidra does not provide a school bus service; most students are driven to school by parents or a private driver.
Fees
Annual tuition at Qatar Academy Sidra ranges from QAR 49,033 to QAR 77,556 for 2026/27.
- Kindergarten 3 and Grades 1–5 (age 5–10): Annual total QAR 55,656.
- Grades 6–10 (age 11–15): Annual total QAR 68,967.
- Grades 11–12 (age 16–17): Annual total QAR 77,556.
(Note: the figures above present the published annual totals in Qatari riyals; the KG1 example shows the separate items used to form the annual total.)
Approximate per‑term amounts (inferred)
- The school's published figures are annual. Where parents require a term figure, the per‑term amounts below are calculated by dividing the published annual total by three (approximate term invoices): - KG1 / KG2: QAR 49,033 per year → approx. QAR 16,344 per term. - KG3 / Grades 1–5: QAR 55,656 per year → QAR 18,552 per term. - Grades 6–10: QAR 68,967 per year → QAR 22,989 per term. - Grades 11–12: QAR 77,556 per year → QAR 25,852 per term.
(These per‑term amounts are an arithmetic division of the published annual totals and are identified here as calculated estimates rather than directly published term invoices.)
Billing schedule and payment terms
- An application invoice is issued when the application is submitted; the application fee is charged at that stage. The registration fee is charged on acceptance. - Invoices for tuition and ancillary charges are issued by the school's admissions/accounts process; the school operates an online admissions/invoicing system. Payment instructions appear on the school's invoices.
Boarding fees
- No boarding programme or boarding fees are listed for Qatar Academy Sidra; the school operates as a day school.
Other costs and typical ancillary charges
- Technology fee (annual): QAR 2,000 (listed as a separate annual charge). - Educational resources / learning materials fee (annual): QAR 1,000 (listed as a separate annual charge). - Uniforms: Students wear a school uniform; uniform cost is not published in the fee table and is provided to families on acceptance. Lunch options and school meal purchases are available and billed separately when selected. - Optional charges commonly billed separately (not published as fixed amounts): school lunch plans, extracurricular activities, school trip costs, and exam fees for external assessments. No fixed public prices for these items were found in the published fee summary.
Refund information and withdrawal
- The application fee is non‑refundable. - The school publishes a withdrawal process for Qatar Foundation schools and processes withdrawal requests; a specific tuition/refund schedule for registration fees or prorated tuition refunds was not published in the fee summary available. Parents completing withdrawal are invited to an exit meeting and the school processes withdrawal paperwork as described in the admissions materials.
Fee payment options
- The admissions and invoicing workflow is electronic and uses the school's online admissions system; invoices include payment instructions. Online card payment and bank transfer are commonly supported by the admissions/invoicing platforms used by Qatar Foundation schools. Specific accepted payment methods for each invoice (bank account details, online payment link, or card instructions) are provided on the invoice.
Notes on items not published or not found in the public fee summary
- The school's admissions pages list approved fee structure documents for the 2025–2026 academic year, but a term‑by‑term official invoice schedule (exact invoice dates, payment deadlines, detailed late‑payment penalties, and a formal tuition refund table) was not available in the publicly accessible fee summary that was retrieved. The per‑term amounts above are calculated estimates based on the published annual totals. Where the fee summary names ancillary charges (uniform, lunch, activity costs) it does not publish fixed prices for each of those items.
If you need the precise term invoice dates, payment deadlines, or the school's full published refund schedule for tuition/registration, those items are contained in the school's official fee structure documents and the school's billing/invoice notices.
Academics
Qatar Academy Sidra teaches IB (PYP), IB (MYP), IB (DP) for students aged 3 to 18.
Curriculum
Qatar Academy Sidra is a co-educational international school in Education City, Doha, established in 2012 and part of Qatar Foundation Pre-University Education. The school offers the International Baccalaureate continuum—PYP for Early Learners through Grade 5, MYP for Grades 6–10, and DP for Grades 11–12—with CP candidacy. QA Sidra is licensed by the MOE and accredited by CIS and NEASC, with CIS reaccreditation completed on 6 January 2026. The language of instruction is English, with Arabic offered as a second language. In practice, the PYP uses transdisciplinary Units of Inquiry; the MYP comprises eight subject groups with a Personal Project and external e-Assessments; the DP includes six subject groups plus the Diploma Core (TOK, EE, CAS) and leads to IB Diploma, IB Bilingual Diploma, or DP Certificates, along with MOE-equivalency options and a QA Sidra High School Diploma pathway.
Wellbeing
Social and Emotional Learning (SEL)
Qatar Academy Sidra follows the International Model for social and emotional support; the counseling department addresses transitions, academic success, personal and social development, and future planning, with a Social/Emotional Curriculum in the primary focusing on empathy, respect and responsibility and secondary SEL delivered through the advisory program.
Special Educational Needs (SEN)
The school publicly discloses Specific Learning Needs and an Individualized Learning Plan as part of admissions, but does not specify which kinds of SEN it can support or whether it is a specialist SEN institution.
English as an Additional Language (EAL)
The language of instruction at Qatar Academy Sidra is English; EAL needs are considered during admissions with an EAL pathway, including a WIDA assessment after admission if the student falls within the EAL threshold.
Mental Wellbeing
Mental wellbeing is supported by two full-time registered nurses (one on each campus), health education programs, and annual screenings in collaboration with the Qatar Ministry of Public Health and the World Health Organization; the counseling program follows the ASCA model and the International Model for School Counselors, with orientation for new students and both small-group and individual counseling.
Safeguarding
The school does not publicly disclose information regarding safeguarding policies.
Admissions
Admissions
1. Step One: Submit Application & Required Documents. The Open Apply application is completed and evidence uploaded: birth certificate or passport; MAP or ISA data if available; reports from the previous two years of schooling (in English); confidential recommendation; student language profile; immunization records; medical history form and medical examination; Qatar ID or Qatar Passport. The language of instruction is English. An application fee of 500 QAR and a registration fee of 3,000 QAR are payable upon acceptance; an individualized learning plan is requested if the student has specific learning needs. 2. Step Two: Screening. The Admissions Officer reviews the applicant's file and schedules the MAP ‘Survey without Goals' and an interview with the Counselor. If a student falls outside grade-level norms or EAL thresholds, a WIDA assessment may be required; if within norms but the student is EAL, the WIDA assessment may be administered after admission. 3. Step Three: Final Interview. Parents and students interview the Division Principal; the enrollment letter is signed and the 3,000 QAR registration fee is paid. Admissions operate on rolling admissions throughout the year.
