6th Form Education at Doha College

Post-16 Lecture University Admissions Guidance - Sept 2007 New!
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Message from the Head of 6th Form

In the 21st century, it will be crucial for our students to develop a capacity to go on learning throughout their lives. Here at the Doha College, our commitment is to both raise educational standards and to create an environment where every student can enjoy learning and achieve their potential. We believe that all our students are capable of attaining high standards and should leave school with the knowledge, qualifications and life skills that enable them to play their full part in society.


Every student who attends Doha College experiences an environment which is safe and conducive to learning, where they enjoy being taught and the quality of teaching is excellent. Our students are highly motivated, self disciplined, respectful and caring of others. They also frequently take the initiative and extend their learning beyond what is taught in the classroom. In this way they are model students within the community.


Our system is designed to give students friendly support and professional guidance throughout their time here. They get to know their personal tutor in the first few days and become a member of a tutor group which meets regularly. Here they will make new friends and explore all kinds of topics such as personal career ambitions, health matters, study skills and current world issues. Each term we arrange for students to talk about their progress, first with their subject teachers and then with their tutor. In this way, their tutor comes to know them better and is well placed to give advice on study or personal problems should they arise.

 

This year we have appointed Mr Joshua Brooks who is a Careers and University Guidance Counsellor. He will be available to support students through the next stage of their educational career. Mr Brooks, as well as making individual appointments, has arranged a series of twilight sessions to support this process. Students are encouraged to attend these sessions; parents are also invited to attend. Details and dates can be found on the Careers page of the E-learning platform.


I look forward to another successful year the 6th form marked by the high aspirations of our students and the celebration of individual as well as collective achievement.

Mr. Douglas Briggs

 

 

 

Visit The Careers Page on the Doha College E-Learning Platform

 

 

 

The Successful Student:

  • Highly motivated
  • Good idea of future destination.
  • Can work without supervision.
  • Self disciplined, respectful and caring of others.
  • Can take initiative and extend learning beyond what is taught in the classroom.

 

Head Boy - Yan-Christian Loetzer          Head Girl - Mary Lynch

 

 

 

College Life at Post-16

 

Advice from:

 

 (Head Girl) Mary Lynch and Yan-Christian Loetzer  (Head Boy), 2007-08

Year 12 was by far our most exciting, dynamic, daunting, energetic, frightful, tensing, enjoyable and discoverable year in Doha College.

 

It was exciting because everything was new; the subjects we took, the teachers we had and even the atmosphere around us. We vividly remember how dynamic and energetic the first few weeks of year 12 were, when we were all busy solidifying our first impressions with peers and teachers. One of the first things we noticed was how much we were treated differently by the school. Starting over was a big obstacle we had to overcome.

 

Many opportunities came to us while I was in Year 12. Nominations and interviews for Head Boy and Head Girl, the International Award, Model United Nations to name a few. We are where we are right now because of what we did and achieved last year.

 

While all these things were exciting, they were also daunting at the same time. At the end of it all, the good outweighed the bad and we gained a lot of experience at the end of the year. But it didn’t come easy. It took perseverance, hard work and commitment in order for us to reap the benefits that Post 16 offered.

 

We would like to give one piece of advice for parents to pass on to their children; KEEP ORGANISED. We can’t stress this enough. Yes, more is demanded of the students and yes, the work is much more difficult. But there’s one thing your children can control, and that is how prepared they are for both the expectations and benefits of Post 16.