Doha: September 15 - The Ministry of Education and Higher Education, represented by the School Evaluation Department of the Evaluation Affairs Sector, held an introductory meeting to launch the National School Accreditation System for public schools. The system will be implemented in public schools for the current academic year 2024-2025. The public school principals along with several consultants and experts from the department attended the meeting. Director of the School Evaluation Department Nasser Al Yafei delivered a presentation on the National School Accreditation System, which has been applied to private and international schools in Qatar since 2011. The system aims to enhance school performance, encourage continuous improvement, and ensure quality education and educational outcomes in Qatar. Intensive training workshops on "Preparing the Self-Study Report and National Accreditation Standards" will be conducted for the public schools selected in the first phase. Field visits to these schools will b e conducted in the second semester of the 2025-2026 academic year. It is noteworthy that obtaining accreditation will provide schools with official recognition of quality, creating competition among other schools to achieve national accreditation. Source: Qatar News Agency