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Cambridge International School
A long-running British and Cambridge-curriculum school in Al Nuaija with a loyal parent following and an unusually mixed reputation as an employer.
In brief
A long-running British and Cambridge-curriculum school in Al Nuaija with a loyal parent following and an unusually mixed reputation as an employer.
Cambridge International School opened in 2004 and follows the Cambridge pathway through IGCSE and A Level. Teaching staff span around 20 nationalities. Fees sit in the mid-range for British-curriculum schools in Doha.
Long-tenured parents speak warmly about the place. They cite a holistic emphasis rather than pure exam grind, accessible leadership, dedicated teachers, and a school that knows individual children. Families staying multiple years are common.
The teacher-side picture is more uneven. Former staff describe a tough working culture, with concerns raised about housing standards and management style. That has not consistently translated into parent-side complaints, but it is part of the wider picture.
Fees
Annual fees
| Year level | Age | Fee |
|---|---|---|
| KG 1 | 3 | QAR 20,415 |
| KG 2 | 4 | QAR 20,514 |
| Year 1 | 5 | QAR 24,402 |
| Year 2 | 6 | QAR 24,668 |
| Year 3 | 7 | QAR 24,876 |
| Year 4 | 8 | QAR 24,777 |
| Year 5 | 9 | QAR 32,447 |
| Year 6 | 10 | QAR 32,297 |
| Year 7 | 11 | QAR 40,473 |
| Year 8 | 12 | QAR 40,319 |
| Year 9 | 13 | QAR 40,419 |
| Year 10 | 14 | QAR 44,873 |
| Year 11 | 15 | QAR 43,450 |
| Year 12 | 16 | QAR 52,723 |
| Year 13 | 17 | QAR 51,623 |
One-time fees
| Item | Age | Fee |
|---|---|---|
| Assessment Fee | QAR 441 | |
| Registration Fee | QAR 441 | |
| Caution Deposit (refundable) | QAR 551 |
Reviews
An English-curriculum co-ed school in Al Nuaija East, open since 2004 and part of the Taleb Group, which also runs The Cambridge School Doha and Doha Modern Indian School. Fees sit at the lower end of Doha's British market and the route runs from EYFS through IGCSE and on to Cambridge A Levels. Parent commentary skews to short positive notes about classroom teachers and a friendly day-to-day feel. Outside the school's own channels the wider Taleb Group carries a more mixed reputation in Doha for resourcing and management style, and that backdrop colours how the school is talked about.
Positives
- Teachers and day-to-day feel. Parents who post about the school tend to single out individual teachers and a friendly, settled classroom environment, particularly in primary.
- Affordability for a British-stream school. Annual fees from roughly QAR 24,000 to 45,000 land below most British schools in Doha, with a full path through to A Levels on one site.
Considerations
- Group ownership. Part of the Taleb Group, which also operates the larger Cambridge School Doha. Group-level reputation in Doha is uneven and feeds through to how the CIS name is read locally.
- Resourcing and facilities. Talk around the Taleb schools points to ageing resources and tight budgets behind the front-of-house. Hard to disentangle CIS from the group on this, and parents weighing the British market in Doha tend to flag it.
- Independent parent commentary is light. Most online reviews are short, recent positives on directory pages. There is little detailed, sustained parent discussion to draw on, which makes mixed group-level signal weigh more heavily than it would at a school with a larger parent voice.