What's Happening at DBS

April 5, 2022

Make the last 2 years of your education count

Doha British School Wakra in Qatar provides students with Sixth Form program during the
last years of schooling. Sixth Form in definition, is a pathway option chosen during the final two
years at school in order to successfully transition from school to universities.
Choosing a Sixth Form pathway is critical since it helps students to further pursue fields of study
in universities. All the pathways are internationally recognized; the catch is, each university
worldwide is unique and has specific requirements for the programs they may offer. The
duration of each pathway varies, providing students with enough time in order to study well and
improve their grades.

 

AS level/ IAS Academic Pathway

Doha British School Wakra offers the AS level programme. The Advanced Subsidiary Level or
the IAS academic pathway at Doha British School Wakra is a one-year duration of programme
study. The course is suitable for students who wish to complete Qatar’s twelve years’
requirement of education and the pathway is also accepted worldwide wherever twelve years of
studies are required. Students enrolled in this particular sixth form pathway select four subjects
to study and give examinations during the summer term with a re-sit opportunity in November or
January.

There are various AS subjects for students to choose from such as Arabic, Biology, Business,
Chemistry, Language, Geography. Along with this, Doha British School Wakra provides all sixth
form students with career and university guidance at school from designated professionals and
tutors in order for students to make informed choices and decisions based on their interests for
their future careers.