M.E.S Indian school

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name = M.E.S Indian School


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motto = "Rabbi Zidni Ilman"
("O' Lord Advance me in knowledge")
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established = 1974
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type = Private School
religion = Muslim
president = M.K Abdul Rahman
head_label = Principal
head = F.M Bashheer Ahmed
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street = Abu Hamour
city = Doha
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staff = 343 (approx.)
enrollment = 9500 (approx.)
gender = Boys & Girls
lower_age = 3
upper_age = 18
houses = 4
colours = Green, Red, Blue, Yellow
publication = The Clarion
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website = http://www.mesqatar.org/
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M.E.S Indian school or Middle-East Education Society, commonly known as MES Indian School or MES, is a private school (privately funded) for boys and girls, founded in 1974. It is the first private expatriate school in Qatar, and the largest, primarily catering to the large Indian expatriate population in Qatar. The school is affiliated to both the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) and the State Board for the southern state of Kerala, India. The medium of instruction at the school is English.

It is located on the outskirts of the city of Doha, in the area known locally as Abu Hamour.

Overview

Almost all of the school's alumni go on to universities.

History

School terms

There are three school terms in the year, collectively known as "Terms"

* The "First Term", from early April to mid June. New students are generally admitted at the start of the First Term, unless there are exceptional mitigating factors.
* The "Second Term", from late August to early December.
* The "Third Term", from early January to mid March.

House structure

The school has four houses viz Red, Yellow, Green and Blue.

School uniform

Boys: Navy blue pants, white shirt, Tie, Navy blue socks and black shoes.

Girls: Navy blue pinafore, white shirt, tie, navy blue socks and black shoes. Older girls wear a blue/white salwar-kameez.

Tutors and teaching

The school has a good teaching staff. However, most of the senior staff prefer to teach private tuitions at exorbitant prices. The children of the school management have been known to be assigned the best rated/reviewed teachers. Very few teachers actually captivate the minds of the students. The majority of them seem to be concerned with their pay-checks only. Moreover the teachers are known for their partiality to Keralites. the school being pre-dominantly Malayali, All Keralite students are treated with respect and if necessary given better marks and grades than Non-Keralites. This prejudice towards Malayalis has led to many students leaving the school after Class 10. Also some male teachers have been known to make monetary requests to students. In the past, a chemistry teacher Mr. Habeeb had asked of nearly five students each Qr. 2000/-

School prefects

In addition to the masters, the following categories of senior boys&girls are entitled to exercise school discipline. Boys&girls who belong to any of these categories, in addition to a limited number of other boy office holders, are entitled to wear badges .

Sport

Sport is a major feature of life at MES.

Music & Drama

The school has a poor and unorganised drama and music club.

School magazines

"The Clarion" is the official school magazine, and is also the longest running school publication.It is edited by a committee comprising students and teachers at the school and has a tradition of being fairly scrutinised and subject to severe censorship. Satirising or student opinions are not generally encouraged. While "" is published once a Half and covers all sport and cultural events other notworthy events as well.

Fees and charitable status

The school has donated to charitable causes. The fees are quite affordable.

See also

References

External links

* [http://www.mesqatar.org] - Official school website