Al Jazeera Academy
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Overview
Al Jazeera Academy is an international schoolInternational school
An International school is loosely defined as a school that promotes international education, in an international environment, either by adopting an international curriculum such as that of the International Baccalaureate or Cambridge International Examinations, or by following a national...
in Doha
Doha
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, Qatar
Qatar
Qatar , also known as the State of Qatar or locally Dawlat Qaṭar, is a sovereign Arab state, located in the Middle East, occupying the small Qatar Peninsula on the northeasterly coast of the much larger Arabian Peninsula. Its sole land border is with Saudi Arabia to the south, with the rest of its...
, AJA
AJA
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- An IB World School is an English medium school which opened in September 2002. AJA caters for students from 3 years up to 18 years of age. The Academy provides three different and separate learning environments, and their international curriculum is broadly based and designed to meet the wide range of student needs and abilities opened in September 2002.
Facilities
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Aja or AJA may refer to:In anthropology:*Aja people, a people living in Benin**Aja language , the language of the Aja people, part of the Gbe dialect continuum*Aja , an ethnic group living in Sudan...
It is a modern international educational institution that comprises three separate schools within a single campus to cater for all students from Preschool to Year 13. the three schools are:
The Primary School (Preschool - Year 6);
The Secondary Girls School (Years 7 - 13); and
The Secondary Boys School (Years 7 - 13).
In September of 2005, AJA commenced the International Baccalaureate Organisation's Diploma Programme. The IB
IB
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Diploma Programme is a demanding two year, pre-university course of study that leads to examinations. It is for highly motivated students aged 16 to 19.
AS
AS
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Levels are offered in addition to the IBDP for students only wanting a one year programme for Year 12.
In September 2007, the Primary School commenced the Primary Years Programme PYP as a candidate school. Additionally, the Middle Years Programme MYP has been initially introduced into Years 7, 8 & 9 of both secondary schools, as a candidate school. Both the Primary and Secondary schools will be subject to final authorisation visits during school year 2009 / 2010.
IGCSE Examinations are taken by students at the end of Year 11.