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The Royal Grammar School, Guildford in Qatar (RGS) is an independent, British curriculum school for boys and girls, located in the quiet, convenient area of Um Salal Mohammed, close to IKEA and the new Festival City and enjoying close and convenient transport links to Qatar’s main areas, including The Pearl, Madinat Khalifa, Gharaffa, West Bay and surrounding areas. Whilst still relatively new to Doha (we opened in September 2016), our school is part of the prestigious Royal Grammar School, Guildford, and Lanesborough Preparatory School, located in Surrey, UK. We are proud to bring over 500 years of academic excellence to Qatar. We provide an outstanding British curriculum education based upon traditional values of decency and respect, supported by exceptional pastoral care and a wide range of extra-curricular opportunities. Our facilities are first class and our plans for the future are ambitious, which will see pupils aged 3 to 18 receive an RGS education in Qatar. The Royal Grammar School, Guildford in Qatar, an exceptional British School delivering a bespoke British curriculum to boys and girls. Whilst we are a young school in Doha we are a school steeped in the traditions of excellence, which has seen our home school, the Royal Grammar School, Guildford deliver an outstanding education to hundreds of young people over the past 500 years. As part of the RGS Guildford family, our ethos maintains that a school must provide a superior, all-round education that prepares a child for the challenges of their life ahead. We strive to create an environment where our pupils will be happy learners, develop self-confidence, thrive academically, and make the most of opportunities that may arise. We celebrate the diversity of the whole community and are driven by the ethics of inclusion and equal opportunity for all. Our principal aim is for all our pupils to leave the RGS as confident young adults, well equipped with the necessary skills to succeed in whatever career path they choose to follow. Whilst excellent academics are important, our primary concern for your children is their happiness and well-being. At The RGS Guildford in Qatar, we believe that happy children are better learners and the pastoral care of all the children is of the utmost importance. Our British qualified teachers are passionate about the development of the pupils and understand that for a child to learn, they must feel safe, respected, and valued by the staff and by their peers. As such, our classrooms are joyful places where children learn traditional values of manners, respect, and tolerance. To help our pupils develop within the all-around education of which the RGS Guildford is so proud, we offer a British curriculum, tailored to the needs of our pupils, which is delivered in English. Whilst, in addition, we fully support the Islamic, Arabic, and Qatari History curriculums specified by the Ministry of Education. To achieve the standards of academic excellence that the RGS Guildford schools are renowned for, we place the development of our pupils’ ability to learn as one of our highest priorities. We are a school that understands and can teach the art of learning we are a school that recognizes that learning may not come easily and we are a school that celebrates the pupils who have risen to that challenge. Our comprehensive extra-curricular program includes music, sport, and the creative arts: such activities enable our pupils to explore their imaginations and expand their horizons, ensuring a positive development of the child. As a result, we believe that your child’s experience of life at The RGS Guildford in Qatar will be rich in opportunity and challenge. “Our philosophy is simple – ensuring our children are happy ensures excellent learning takes place that is what we do throughout all of our RGS family of schools”. Our vision is to be a community that is internationally recognized for the quality of learning, where our pupils can excel and develop into caring and confident individuals who are well prepared for the challenges ahead. Our values are that: Everyone involved with the School embraces the challenge of learning. We have high expectations of all who are involved with the education of our students. Children should be happy at school and that happy children are better learners. An RGS Guildford in Qatar education should prepare students for life beyond school and all of its challenges. Service to the community should be a part of every student’s school life. Everyone in the School should be confident in expressing their opinions and respectful of others in turn. Every child participates in a broad and varied range of opportunities. The historic traditions of The Royal Grammar School, Guildford should inform and inspire the School. Daily life at our school is based upon fostering a love of learning and encouraging all of our children to be curious, tenacious, independent, and above all else, happy, lifelong learners. Building upon the success of RGS Guildford in the UK, we ensure that all of our pupils in Qatar acquire the sixteen RGS Learning Habits, which are taught through our very own RGS Super Squad characters. Even our youngest children enjoy learning from the RGS Superheroes and strive to emulate their values and characteristics in their learning behaviors. These habits include the ability to learn with creativity, to work effectively with others, to be reflective, and to take responsibility for their learning and organization. The acquisition of these Learning Habits not only helps RGS pupils achieve the outstanding academic progress for which the School is renowned but also prepares them well for the challenges they will face beyond life at the RGS. They will have the know-how, the ability, social skills, and confidence to achieve their ambitions. View full school

As one of Western Australia's oldest independent schools, Guildford Grammar School has a proud heritage of providing an outstanding education for boys and girls from Kindergarten to Year 12. We have one of the most stunning and spacious campuses in Australia, set on over 100 hectares of land on the Swan River banks. The School was founded over 120 years ago, in 1896, when pastoralists and Parliamentarian Charles Harper saw the critical need for better education as a way to transform young lives. In 2020, Guildford Grammar School is a vibrant, thriving co-educational boarding and day school, welcoming students from all backgrounds and locations seeking an education that focuses on their strengths and passions and fosters shared values, individual and collective wellbeing, and personal excellence. Guildford Grammar School provides extraordinary educational opportunities for boys and girls, young women, and young men. Our website provides an overview of our academic and co-curricular programs across the School, our educational philosophy, and lots of news and information. The best way for you to experience all that is great about Guildford Grammar School is to join us for a school tour. Once on campus, you can speak to our students and staff to gain a greater sense of what we can offer your child and your family, our values, our aspirations for all students, and our great sense of care, inclusivity, and warmth. At Guildford Grammar School, we follow the Anglican tradition of providing a caring and inclusive Christian education. Our focus is to equip young people with a balanced set of skills that will enable them to be prepared to meet tomorrow's challenges and live a life of purpose. Our education philosophy is future-focused, and we aim to instill girls and boys with the necessary skills for tomorrow. Guildford Grammar School students are prepared for the future. Our students are well-rounded individuals who embrace the opportunity. They are resilient and appreciate the value of service, understanding their civic duty within an ever-changing society. We know that personal excellence is more than academic success and strive for every student to reach their potential and seek new opportunities. Our Purpose and Values are central to everything we do. They guide us in our endeavor to inspire our students. Located on the Swan River's leafy banks, Guildford Grammar School is a co-educational Anglican, independent day and boarding school where girls and boys from Kindergarten to Year 12 are equipped to live a life of purpose. Our Preparatory School caters for boys and girls from Kindergarten to Year 6 Our Senior School caters for girls and boys from Year 7 to Year 12 We offer to board for boys and girls in Year 7-Year 12 As one of Western Australia's oldest independent schools, Guildford Grammar School has a proud heritage of providing an outstanding education. The School was formed in 1896 when pastoralists and Parliamentarian Charles Harper saw the critical need for better education to transform young lives. We remained committed to our founding vision and focused on providing an education that will equip our students for life in the modern world. We know that the education landscape is continuously changing to prepare students for tomorrow fully. Children of today face a very different future than their predecessors. Our education philosophy is future-focused, and we aim to instill boys and girls with the necessary skills for tomorrow. At Guildford Grammar School, students will learn to become independent thinkers, problem solvers, and innovators. They will develop a thirst for knowledge so that they will continue to learn throughout their life. In our rapidly changing world, students need the skills to adapt and grow. We are blessed with truly inspirational surroundings. Our spacious campus, located on almost 100 hectares of land on the Swan River banks, provides a magnificent backdrop for learning. Besides the standard curriculum, our location and available land allow for a diverse range of sporting activities, with our main playing fields and rowing shed located on campus. Early Learning at Guildford Grammar School Guildford Grammar School provides extraordinary opportunities that prepare boys and girls for a bright future. We hold four school tours every year, one in each term. Join us for our school tour to find more about the outstanding opportunities for your son or daughter at Guildford Grammar School. The School's religious, spiritual, and liturgical life is central to its mission. It is enacted in the Chapel, in the classroom, on the stage, or the sporting field, in social activities, or while traveling to and from the School. Guildford Grammar School promotes a Christian ethos in an Anglican tradition that is inclusive, ecumenical, and liturgical, thereby recognizing a thoughtful, enquiring, and proper place for the Bible, Tradition, and Reason, adequately exercised, in informing Christian discipleship and for the building up of the Kingdom of God. In so much as the Chapel is the most striking building of the School, it symbolizes the importance the school places upon the Christian experience's centrality lived out in the Anglican tradition within the School. The School Chapel is a quiet place in the School: it is a place of prayer and reflection for all school community members. It proclaims a message that God is present among his people that Jesus is alive and is ready to answer a prayer that the Holy Spirit calls us to love and to understand with each other. The Eucharist is at the heart of its worship and proclaims that in broken bread and shared wine, we seek to reflect Christ's self-giving love. While the School welcomes those from all beliefs and none, it is expected that all members will live a life reflective in word and deed of the example of Jesus Christ, our Lord, and Saviour. To that end, the School seeks to respond to human need with loving service, to be non-judgmental and inclusive. All students are required to attend Chapel services, congregational singing, and participate in the Christian and religious education classes of the School. View full school