2 international schools to open in Qatar 

(MENAFN) The Supreme Education Council of Qatar announced that the Michael E. DeBakey High School for Health Professions from Houston, Texas in the United States and The International School of London (pre-K - 12) will open branches in Qatar and begin operations in September 2008, a press statement said.

The two schools will offer different programs which will greatly enhance schooling options for Qataris and expatriates. These are the first schools to sign agreements with the Supreme Education Council as part of the Outstanding Schools Initiative, which expects to open 2-3 private international schools in Qatar each year over the coming 3-5 years, the statement said.

The schools were selected from among a pool of applicants that included some of the top K-12 schools from the US, UK and Europe. Applications for Outstanding Schools to open in September 2009 are currently being accepted by the OSOC.