Minister issues decision on conditions for equating 12th grade certificate for private schools

Doha: Minister of Education and Higher Education HE Dr. Mohammad bin Abdul Wahid Al Hammadi issued a ministerial decision on conditions and controls for equating the 12th-grade certificate for private schools, and the equivalence of certificates for students transferred from outside the State of Qatar, whether from government or private schools.

The decision covered conditions and controls for equating private high school diplomas that apply the British curriculum, the international baccalaureate (IB) curriculum, the French curriculum, and the French baccalaureate diploma. The decision also included requiring private schools to obtain accreditation and supervision of organizations and international examination boards regarding the twelfth-grade examinations and considered that an essential condition in equating 12th-grade certificates.