At Qatar International School all Secondary students participate in Physical Education once a week for one hour.

The over-riding ethos of the department is to get as many students as possible taking PE while developing skills, game play, and their understanding of sport in general. Offering the exam courses in Years 10 and over is an added incentive for those who show the necessary work ethic.

Years 7 to 9

Key Stage 3

The PE program consists of 5 units of sport done over the course of a year. The students do a different sport in each unit and are graded and assessed for each of the units they do. They are assessed on skill level, knowledge of the sport, fitness, game play, participation and effort.

Currently the units are chosen from the wide range of sports below:

Basketball	Fotball	Handball
Rugby	Hockey	Cricket
Softball	Badminton	Water polo
Volleyball	Table tennis	Swimming
Athletics

Years 10 to 13

Key Stage 4

Students are offered GCSE Physical Education in Years 10, 11 and 12. See the relevant Options Booklet for an overview of the syllabus.

A non-compulsory PE option is also offered in which students have two hours of practical activities per week. The sports offered are in line with the GCE course so that students, if they wish, can opt to take the GCSE Short Course in PE, which has the status of half a GCSE. This exam can be done in either Year 10 or Year 11 depending on the ability of the individual. The more able students in Year 10 will also have the opportunity to complete the full GCSE course in Year 11.