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Newton British School Lagoon
Established British school group with 10 branches across Qatar; Lagoon is one of the senior campuses.
Curriculum
British
Fees, annual
QAR 26–58k
Ages
3 to 18
Pupils
~1,500
Founded
2018
Fees
| Fee | Age | Type | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten 1 | 3 | Annual | QAR 25,633 |
| Kindergarten 2 | 4 | Annual | QAR 33,130 |
| Kindergarten 3 - Grade 5 | 5 | Annual | QAR 41,556 |
| Grades 6 - 8 | 11 | Annual | QAR 47,982 |
| Grades 9 - 10 | 14 | Annual | QAR 54,408 |
| Grades 11 - 12 | 16 | Annual | QAR 57,621 |
| Entrance test fee | One-time | QAR 204 | |
| Registration fee | One-time | QAR 2,550 |
Reviews
- Part of the Newton Group of Schools in Doha, this campus sits on Umm Al Daah Street and runs the English National Curriculum from EYFS through Year 13.
- Reviews are notably critical and consistent: the International Schools Database aggregate is around 2.5 across nine reviews, and posters describe the campus as a zoo, with one teacher saying the school is around eighty per cent Qatari and naming it as the campus to avoid within the Newton group.
- Recurring student-side themes are bullying that goes unchecked, year-on-year staff churn and IGCSE preparation that parents say falls short on writing structure and key terms.
- A teacher review describes a culture of looking good rather than doing good by fee-paying parents.
- Some positive reviews note recent leadership changes are improving things; a parent of three said the school had really turned around. The volume and recency of negative reviews is higher.
Head of school
Mr. Spencer
Welcome to Newton British Academy, Al Dafna, a high-performing British curriculum school for children from Foundation 1 to Year 6 (age 3-11 years). We are a values-driven, family-oriented school committed to the passionate vision of our Founders, CEO and Board of Directors. ‘Al Dafna provides an excellent quality of education. It creates the conditions in which pupils are safe, happy, exceedingly well-behaved and enjoy learning.’ (British Schools Overseas, October 2023).
Accreditations
- Council of International Schools 01
- British Schools Overseas (DfE) 02
- British Schools in the Middle East accreditation 03
Academic results
- IGCSE results 2023 85% A*-C
- A Level results 2023 75% A*-B