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Stafford Sri Lankan School Doha (SSLSD) is a private, non-profit educational institute situated in Doha, Qatar, established in October 2001. The school operates under the affiliation of the Embassy of Sri Lanka in Qatar, with support from Meerasahib Mahroof, the former Ambassador of Sri Lanka in Qatar. The school’s patron is the incumbent Ambassador of Sri Lanka to Qatar, along with its Qatari sponsor, Yousuf Ahamad Al Feraidoni. Governance of the school is overseen by a dedicated Board of Trustees.[1]
SSLSD is an approved educational institute by The Supreme Education Council and is known as the Sri Lankan Community School. The school is also an Approved Examination Center by Edexcel International (UK) which enables the students to write the Edexcel IGCSE and IAL examinations. The school started as a nursery with 25 students, and over the years, the range of year groups offered has expanded.[1]
SSLSD now offers education from Lower Reception to grade 13, but, currently, Lower Reception and Grade 1 are not offered. The school follows the Edexcel Curriculum. Students in Year 2 and Year 6 sit for the Key Stage I & II (SAT) examinations administered by Edexcel U.K.[2]
Curriculum
SSLSD follows the London Edexcel Curriculum. Emphasis is given to activity-based and project-based learning. All curricular and co-curricular activities are directed towards the preparation of students to participate in the international community.[citation needed]
Students are assessed internally through monthly and semester examinations, continuous homework, and class assessments. External assessment is done through Key Stage Examinations conducted by SAT, IGCSE, and IAL. The testing conducted by Edexcel International.[3]
Examinations
The internally assessed examinations are conducted in accordance to the British examination procedures. As the importance of these exams gradually increase from lower to upper grades, the students are guided towards the public examinations.
The following examinations are available at SSLSD:[4]
Monthly / Weekly Assessments
Semester Exams
Edexcel International Primary Curriculum Exams (Year 6)
Edexcel International Lower Secondary Exams (Year 8: Science, Year 9: English, Math and Computing)
These awards are presented to the students during the Annual Awards Day, which falls between November and January. The Ministry Of Education and Higher Education (MOEHE) presents awards to schools nation-wide that follow the Edexcel or Cambridge curricula.
Sports
SSLSD presents a number of sports for its students in facilities provided by the school. Students can showcase their talents in the annual Sports Meet.
The three teams, or houses, include:
Garnet (Red)
Topaz (Yellow)
Emerald (Green)
The current champions are Topaz (Senior Sports Meet) and Garnet (Junior Sports Meet) of the academic year 2024/25.
School shift systems
SSLSD implemented a new shift system in the academic year of 2023/24 to facilitate a rise in the number of students, in which students of grades Upper Reception and Grades 2 to 6 attended school starting 7:00 AM with their day ending at 12:30 PM, and students of grades 7 to 13 attended school starting 01:30 PM with their day ending 7:00 PM.
SSLSD currently does not offer schooling for students in Lower Reception and Grade 1 due to the shift system. However, the school's Board of Directors recently approved an initiative to build a new school building to facilitate the increasing student population.[citation needed]
Extracurriculars
SSLSD offers a range of extracurriculars, including:
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