The textbooks for all stages of the various private schools in the country have already been imported through its various ports, local Arabic daily Arrayah has reported.
Speaking to the daily, Hamad al-Ghali, director of the private schools office at the Ministry of Education and Higher Education, stressed that all the necessary preparations for the new school year have been made and were not influenced by the blockade.
Besides, the textbooks for Arabic language, Islamic religion, and Qatari history are all available at the Ministry’s storehouses and can be obtained from there immediately, as the Ministry has send a correspondence to all private schools indicating that these are ready.
There are 287 schools and kindergartens ready to receive students during this new school year, including 25 new schools and kindergartens providing 8,000 additional seats for students. Classes will start on September 10 for most schools in the country. Al-Ghali stressed that there are enough seats for each and every student in the country, the daily added.
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