Bilingual French Programme
In Primary, students at Compass have the opportunity to study French from Years 1 to 6. Read more about our French bilingual programme here.
French
At Madinat Khalifa we offer French for our international students from Year 1 through to IBDP and Spanish from Year 7 to IBDP. Rayyan and Gharaffa campuses offer French for international students Years 1 to 6.
Arabic
Qatari Nationals and other native Arabic speakers study Arabic in line with the Ministry of Education and Higher Education.
Early Years 2 to Year 6 (for native Arabic speakers, compulsory for Qatari students )
Non-Arabic speaking children will follow the French language programme, with the exception of Native Dutch speakers, who follow the Dutch language curriculum. We offer Arabic for non-native speakers as part of our enrichment programme.
Dutch Programme
Our Dutch and Belgian population are able to follow the fully accredited LanguageOne Dutch Programme, overseen by our cross school Dutch Co-ordinator. We also offer the Dutch language and culture as an extra-curricular option as part of the LanguageOne Programme for all native Dutch speakers.
LanguageOne provides mother tongue education in international schools in a wide selection of languages. At Compass, we offer Dutch speaking students Dutch Language and Culture Programmes from reception up to the IB Diploma Programme, both integrated in the school curriculum and after school.
For more information about LanguageOne visit www.languageone.org or contact Local Director Monica Mansveld at LanguageOne Doha, monica.mansveld@languageone.nl or +974 5075 6432. Read more here.
Our IGCSE Guide explains the curriculum for languages in further detail for Secondary students.