Philippine School Doha

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Welcome to Philippine School Doha, the leading learning institution in Qatar as far as Philippine basic education is concerned. Philippine School Doha was established on October 3, 1992, to serve the educational needs of the children of the Filipino community in the State of Qatar. Its birth was the result of the determination of pioneering members of the Filipino community in Doha under the auspices of the Philippine Embassy. As required under the laws of the Philippines, the school has been incorporated as a non-stock, non-profit educational corporation and is duly registered as the Philippine School in Doha, Incorporated in the Securities and Exchange Commission. As such, the school is governed by the Corporation Code and special laws and regulations of the Philippines. A special set of regulations for the operation of the PSD as a private school is the Manual of Policies and Regulations, otherwise known as MOPAR.

This was drawn up by the Inter-Agency Committee (IAC) in Philippine School Overseas (PSO) of the Philippine government namely Commission on Filipino Overseas, Department of Education, the Department of Labor and Employment, and Philippine Overseas Office.

The MOPAR is amplified by the PSD Manual of Norms and Policies approved by the Board of Trustees in order to manage and operate PSD pursuant to the amended by-laws of the school corporation. Furthermore, the school is also governed by Amiri Ordinance No. 7 of the year 1980 regarding organization of private schools in the State of Qatar and by applicable regulations of concerned local authorities. In accordance with the general provisions of the said Ordinance, PSD was given permission by the Ministry of Education and Higher Education to operate as a private school of the Filipino community in Qatar, under the patronage of the Philippine Embassy in Doha. The Department of Education, Culture and Sports, granted the PSD the permit to operate on March 6, 1997, per government Permit No. 002, s. 1997. Subsequently, on February 1, 2000, Philippine School Doha was recognized by the DECS per Government Recognition No. 001, s. 2000.

The launching of the PSD website has in store the bits and pieces of information that will help you understand about the school and its culture.

Philippine School Doha, your home away from home.