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Cambridge School for Girls , worst school

ahalaa's picture

Let me tell me you my story with the worst school in Doha, it is called Cambridge School for Girls. So nice name, wonderful building that you will be deceived at the beginning. But you will end by this conclusion I got that it is waste of time and money bad staff, no qualified teachers. I don t imagine this school with this big name and there is not any teacher from England. The fees are equivalent or higher than reputable schools, and the service is equal to cheapest school. I will summarize my experience in the following points
1.Most of teachers are from India, Nigeria, and Philippine, when I asked the principle that it wasn’t as I understood from the beginning at the admission time that teachers are from England or South Africa and that is why I am paying triple the fees of any Indian School, the simple answer from her was this is our staff, you have the choice to move your kids and you can call the owner to escalate, I am just an employee here.

2.School changes the uniform every year to force parents purchase new one on annual basis, the funny that there is only one tailor available, comes one day a week and has a waiting list for 3 weeks ahead, My daughter will go with any dress other that last year uniform as per the instructions for the next 3 weeks.

3.Paying 1,100 for three months transportation fees, the amazing part that the school started 4th Sep and so far no buses drivers (Still on Vacation). One driver called me yesterday telling that starting from today he would start picking my kids, they should be prepared at 6:30AM, at 8:30 I received a call from him telling that he will not be able to come, and I should do it myself. School Starts at 8:00 AM

4.Administration staff are not organized at all , and very aggressive dealing with parents, you can see the school yesterday as of you are in central fish market at Friday morning, One Administrator had a fight with one poor mothers and started calling her names and finally kicked her out of the school. I could not believe my eyes.

5.At the payment time, you have to bring Cash money or you will be charged for 2% of the amount if you use ordinary debit Card (Refusing Credit Cards)

6. When I asked the principle about the mess in the school and that it is not good image to find school so unorganized, her answer was it is not her fault gave me owners e_mail to escalate.

7.Finally when I asked the principle to return my money back to move my kids from this horrible school, she replied no money back , and it is your choice at the end to choose the right school.

In General you feel that no one from staff is keen about the education process itself, it is just a commercial project, and they are employees waiting their salary end of the month, Owners are doing their best to just rape parents. I am writing this article just to warn anyone considers to all to this horrible school, searching well or you will be in my position now.

mx1o0o's picture

mx1o0o said Woah ...

I feel sorry for you, i mean u hear Cambridge and immediately think, wow, english staff, professional learning and so on.
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./`I don't wanna waste another day-Keepin it inside, it's killing me./`

 

amihamus's picture

amihamus said Hi..Need CISG owner email! ...

Hi Ahalaa....I am agreed with your comment. I have two daughters there. And I saw what happened in that school yesterday. And it is totally horrible.

Please PM me the CISG owner email address.

Thank you!

 

ahalaa's picture

ahalaa said Owners' e_mail ...

 

marycatherine's picture

marycatherine said Any school can call ...

Any school can call themselves what they want. I can call my school the Modern Lithuanian School of the Arts - not a Lithuanian or art teacher in sight.

Unfortunately, it's a case of caveat emptor - as a consumer (and you are a consumer) you have some responsibility to do some investigating, especially as this type of thing happens in all areas of education throughout the gulf region. Ask other parents, get recommendations, if possible - visit while school is in session (not always an option I know).

Your naivtee has been taken advantage of, but I don't know of any recourse unless you contact the Ministry of Education with documentation of fraudulant acts and information provided by the school

 

Supernurse's picture

Supernurse said so complain to the school! ...

so complain to the school!

 

maxmo's picture

maxmo said My daughter goes to Birla ...

My daughter goes to Birla Publi School (BPS) and I am really happy with there services. There staff is more organized (including Administration and Transportation) and the teachers know what kids really need and give right amount of attention to their lacking skills. Atleast this is what I felt after speaking to the Class Teacher for my daughter.

All in all, please don't try to compare education system to that of what you have in your home country. At same time you should also appricate to the pace at which its improving, thanks to "Her Highness". It will take some time for every one to come to the standards, but surly they will improve.

I am really sorry for your horrible experience, I hope you will find the right school for your kids.




MaxMo

The wise person has long ears and a short tongue.

 

janeyjaney's picture

janeyjaney said I hear ASD is good. ...

I hear ASD is good.

 

manta's picture

manta said I have also the bad ...

I have also the bad experience yesterday.
I'm invistigating now how we can complain to ministry of education as I know there is an office for cmplaining about the bad performance and function of private schools.
Ministry of education should follow up this type of schools, it's not allowed to take peoples money and give them back bad answers and management.
that email adres is nonsense, if the principal is not able to solve school problems she have to leave her position for somebody who can.

 

ahalaa's picture

ahalaa said My Daughter were in Birla ...

I know what you are talking about. My daughter were in Birla for 2 years, it is a real school with very organized committed staff, very strong subjects, so economical fees. I become mad because i am now comparing Cambridge school which is at least Tripple the fees of Birla and i couldnot get 1/10 of the service i used to get from Birla

 

ahalaa's picture

ahalaa said How to escalate to misinistry of education ...

Can anybody help me in find a contact to escalate the school to ministry of Eduation. I already sent a mail to the owners with no hope to get even an answer, Owners who leave the school reach to this level, i do not beleive they will be keen to answer parents escalations

 

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fleurdemer1978 said i m luky ...

i didn t continu with this bad school i already pay the inscription fees and whem i came on 1th september to pay the term fees i got the bad ansewer from this impolite lady (she s from sudan) she told me you are late we already finish,i said ok but i need solution now i m here to pay ,she said just see with the accounting....
and it was the last story with them ! realy it s a horrible school with this big name and no body (reception,managment,....)respect this name ... im sorry

 

maxmo's picture

maxmo said You can try to reach MoE at ...

You can try to reach MoE at following WebSite:

Ministry of Education in Qatar

I could not find the english version of this website but if you can take the help of any arabic friend you may find what you are looking for.




MaxMo

The wise person has long ears and a short tongue.

 

QATARZONE's picture

QATARZONE said I don't think the MOE will ...

I don't think the MOE will change any thing, the office for the private school is another story, are you sure they will reply to an email!!!!!!!!!
i felt really sorry about your story, what a mess and the real victims are the kids,
i think MOE should have firm requirements for operating private schools

 

danitati's picture

danitati said Bad Service ...

I am the father of two children going to the Cambrige School.

Sadly to say my children have started to come home in unpleasant conditions sweating & fatigued due to the air-conditioning system on the bus not being up to standards.
I have observed the bus when it dropped my children with all its windows open, meaning the A/C was just not cool and you could imagine what condition all the children were on that bus, having the children coming home in that condition increases the chances of them getting sick and missing out on classes which is not beneficial. The other side of having the windows on the bus open is that it jeopardizes their safety, just one sharp turn or push and the children would fall out of the windows.
Reminders were received from the school advising the parents to pay the bus fees on time so that the children would be issued with a pass, otherwise the consequences would be that the child would not be allowed on the bus it also state that it was for the children’s safety.
Well, the bus pass only seem to be to the benefit of the school to see who has paid the bus fees, not for the safety of my children. We were asked to send Photo’s for the bus pass which have not been placed on the card and the most important piece of information which is blood type has not been filled in, now tell me were is the safety in that?
My frustration is we as parents have to go through seeing our children suffering every day on that bus, it also feels that we are on a constant battle to get our points across, I am not asking for much but a safe and comfortable transport service. We need peace of mind while at work knowing that our children are being treated as precious cargo on those buses. The schools bus service is putting the children in an uncomfortable, unhealthy and unsafe situation.
And nothing has changed a year later, who will hear our want. Well for QR 2200 we have hired a great private driver who transport my girls.

This school needs to be looked at all of us should maybe get someone at the Supreme Education Council to come and see what goes on. And the traffic department should make sure that the school buses are suited to transport children.


 

MagicDragon's picture

MagicDragon said danitati, your concerns are ...

danitati, your concerns are serious. But I think you are not serious. How can you be the "father" of two children when your profile states that you are "female"????

 

alina p's picture

alina p said its indeed very bad ...

its indeed very bad school....i went for an interviu in cambridge, and somebody from there stold my mobile phone...most of the teacher are indian and filipino...and they offered me very small salary...3000 ryaly...what u can do in doha this days with 3000 qr? when u have 2 kids...so im sorry, but nice name of the school and bad people

 

danitati's picture

danitati said MagicDragon, Yes I am the ...

MagicDragon, Yes I am the father, I'm writing with my wife's profile..........and you point is...? Don't worry so much about peoples profiles.

 

seemasaleem's picture

seemasaleem said thanks ...

i am thankful to ahalaa for showing true pic of cambridge school. as my daughter was thinking to put my grandson in that school.

 

superdoc's picture

superdoc said Cambridge is a Joke ...

I took my kids out of it after 1 month. And i wonder why are some poeple paying 3 times the fee of an Indian school for worse services.

 

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