THE QATAR SHIRBURNIAN
SHERBORNE SENIOR SCHOOL
Message from the Bursar Education is the biggest asset and investment one can make This year was full of mixed emotions, not only for the Bursary team but also for all our pupils, parents and other stakeholders who supported us all throughout this year and helped with expanding our community. Thank you for making our favourite moments from this year possible and for being part of this incredible year. We have successfully navigated the pandemic this year, during which the majority of restrictions were eased and we are prepared for what will hopefully be a full return to normal soon. We continued to provide our top-quality education this year, not only by investing in our excellent staff but also by investing in an enhanced IT and building provisions. It was with pride that we successfully moved our Senior School to a brand-new, world class, building near the Mall of Qatar, to provide our pupils with the best facilities. We hosted several events and received highly successful QNSA & BSO inspections at the new site. We have the determination to develop our provision and grow our community even further. We invested in further enhancing the Girls’ School at Al Ebb and our pupil numbers were beyond our expectations. We are thankful to all our parents for sharing the ethos of Sherborne Qatar with their friends and families, which made the opening of the senior section of the school an absolute success. With your immense support and confidence, we successfully tackled various challenges. The Girls’ School achieved QNSA candidacy status and the positive feedback received from the inspectors truly reflected the quality of education we provide. We also invested in the Prep School, with a complete redecoration and enhancement of the site and the provision of several new educational spaces. The Prep School has enjoyed success this year with outstanding BSO and QNSA inspections. Next year we are opening our new Junior School at the Bani Hajer site and this will run in parallel with the Prep School. We are delighted with the level of interest generated for the Junior School. We also have new cafeteria and transport provider, to ensure our pupils have access to the best food in school and the best transport links between home and school. We hope that the easing of restrictions will allow these services to commence in the next academic year. Finally, my best wishes to all leavers and an ‘open-arms’ welcome for all new members of the Sherborne Qatar community. Mr Ashish Garg Bursar
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