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The Ministry of Education and Higher Education is one of the ministries of Qatar that provides free education from kindergarten to secondary school for all Qatari citizens. Education is also considered compulsory according to the law. The current minister is Buthaina bint Ali Al Jabr Al Nuaimi. [1]
In 2002, a decree was issued to establish the Supreme Education Council in Qatar as the supreme authority responsible for drawing up the educational policy of Qatar, for the education development plan and supervising its implementation, followed by the law establishing independent schools in 2006. All public schools were converted into independent schools in 2010. The idea of independent schools is based on the independence of school management in terms of curricula, attracting teachers, and spending with the supervision of the Supreme Education Council. The experience of independent schools continued until Law No. 9 of 2017 was issued regarding the organization of schools, after which the management of schools returned to the Ministry of Education and Higher Education in full after the abolition of the independent school experience and the transformation of the Supreme Education Council into a ministry with a new structure. The educational system in Qatar is now based on three stages: primary (6 years), preparatory (3 years) and secondary (three years). The law also authorized the establishment of kindergartens from the age of four years. [2]
More than 5,000 Qatari students graduate from high school per year.
The tasks of the Ministry of Education and Higher Education.
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The political system of Qatar runs under an authoritarian semi-constitutional monarchy with the emir as head of state and chief executive, and the prime minister as the head of government. Under the Constitution of Qatar, the partially-elected Consultative Assembly has a limited ability to reject legislation and dismiss ministers. The second general election was held in 2021; political parties are banned and all candidates had to run as independents.
The education system in Qatar is jointly directed and controlled by the Supreme Education Council (SEC) and the Ministry of Education and Higher Education (MOEHE) at all levels. The SEC is responsible for overseeing independent schools, whereas the MOE is responsible for providing support to private schools. Formal schooling officially began in 1956. Primary schooling is obligatory for every child and is free in public schools.
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