The Ministry of Education and Higher Education (MoEHE) has announced that the Qatar Science and Technology Secondary School for Boys (QSTSS Boys) has earned accreditation from Cognia, a non-profit organisation that provides quality assurance for schools and university education service providers.
Cognia internationally recognises schools and other educational institutions that meet rigorous standards focused on productive learning environments, equitable resource allocation that meets the needs of learners and effective leadership.
With this accreditation, QSTSS Boys has become internationally recognised as a school that meets Cognia quality standards and maintains a commitment to continuous improvement, the MoEHE has said in a statement on its website.
Established in 2018, QSTSS Boys is a public school that attracts distinguished Qatari students to study under a modern, integrated curriculum based on teaching Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM).
The school adopts a high-quality education system, which aims to prepare students for admission into the best local and international universities.
Through its general and high-end laboratories, the school pays great attention to the scientific research projects, the statement notes.
Fawzia al-Khater, the assistant undersecretary for educational affairs, explained: “The ministry invested in QSTSS Boys by 
developing an innovative curriculum and providing proper 
infrastructure to sponsor the distinguished Qatari students and offer all possible resources to prepare them thoroughly for a high-level university education.”
“In this specialised school, we build both minds and skills alike,” she said. “This international accreditation is a natural outcome that demonstrates the quality of QSTSS’s educations services.
“We strive to develop the school continuously driven by our belief that the world is changing and developing daily, and that we must work hard to catch up with such rapid developments in education.”
The accreditation conferred by the Cognia Global Accreditation Commission provides QSTSS Boys with an internationally recognised mark of quality, and “further demonstrates the school’s commitment to excellence and high-quality academic programmes for students”.
“This will certainly contribute to the distinguished educational outcomes at various university education institutions worldwide.”
Moreover, it will facilitate the next steps that the school intends to take to obtain the American College Board membership, under which it will become an accredited centre for teaching and examining the Advanced Placement and SAT curriculum, high-quality educational programmes that help students join the best local and international universities.