Swiss International School Qatar

A full IB continuum school on Al Hashimiya Street, partnered with Bellevue Education, that has built a strong reputation since opening in January 2017.

SISQ runs PYP, MYP and the Diploma Programme for ages 3 to 18 and now teaches around 830 students. It is multilingual by design, with German and French taught alongside English and Arabic from early years. Riyad Yaghi leads the school and CIS membership is in place.

Families talk about approachable teachers, strong communication, and a campus that feels purpose-built rather than retrofitted. The IB pathway and language stack pull in expat families who want continuity if they move on to other IB schools. Fees sit in the upper bracket for Doha. The criticism heard most is simply that the IB workload is heavy in upper years, which is true of every IB school.

• IB Continuum school on Al Hashimiya Street in Doha with around 900 pupils across 67 nationalities, fees roughly QAR 55,750 to 74,017 a year.
• Reddit discussion in Qatar forums consistently lists SISQ alongside Doha British School and Doha College as a credible option for incoming families, with one parent noting bilingual French and English instruction and many British teachers.
• Teachers describe SISQ as one of the better-managed Doha schools for staff retention, with a working environment and benefits package that compares favourably to peers; one teacher singled out Doha British School, Oryx International School, Doha College and Swiss International as places that care about staff retention.
• One recent IB cohort produced a perfect 45-out-of-45 Diploma score, the highest in Qatar that year, which directory and aggregator listings cite repeatedly.
• Aggregator parent reviews are uniformly positive on dedicated teachers, principal accessibility and a diverse, accepting community; a minority cite low-skilled teachers and inflexible management.
• Independent parent threads are thin; teacher-side and aggregator signal carry most of the weight.