It seems to me that there is some confusion. Yes, there are many Qatari children at the D Ring Road branch of Newton International School and there are plenty of them at the West Bay school, as well as quite a few Arab-speaking children who are not from Qatar. However, I am reliably informed that the new Newton British School in Al-Waab does not admit Qataris, although there may be one or two Arab-speaking children who are not Qataris.
Like some other schools in Doha, the Newton International School at West Bay and the school at D Ring are supposed to follow the English National Curriculum. However, Islamic Studies and Arabic are definitely not part of the English National Curriculum, but nevertheless these subjects take up a significant slice of the available teaching time. This means that there is less time available for other subjects, such as Maths, Science and English. Another important point to remember is that the school day for many schools in Doha is significantly shorter than it is for most schools in the U.K. Therefore it could be argued that English-speaking expat parents would be unwise to send their children to any school where much of the limited teaching time is devoted to Islamic Studies and to Arabic.
It seems to me that there is some confusion. Yes, there are many Qatari children at the D Ring Road branch of Newton International School and there are plenty of them at the West Bay school, as well as quite a few Arab-speaking children who are not from Qatar. However, I am reliably informed that the new Newton British School in Al-Waab does not admit Qataris, although there may be one or two Arab-speaking children who are not Qataris.
Like some other schools in Doha, the Newton International School at West Bay and the school at D Ring are supposed to follow the English National Curriculum. However, Islamic Studies and Arabic are definitely not part of the English National Curriculum, but nevertheless these subjects take up a significant slice of the available teaching time. This means that there is less time available for other subjects, such as Maths, Science and English. Another important point to remember is that the school day for many schools in Doha is significantly shorter than it is for most schools in the U.K. Therefore it could be argued that English-speaking expat parents would be unwise to send their children to any school where much of the limited teaching time is devoted to Islamic Studies and to Arabic.