Qatari students with disabilities to get vouchers from QR 43,000 to QR 78,000

Published: 29 August 2024

Qatar News Agency
Doha

The Ministry of Education and Higher Education has launched an electronic service to activate the system of obtaining educational vouchers for Qatari students with disabilities, based on promoting equal educational opportunities.

Educational vouchers are divided into three levels based on the type and intensity of the required services. The total value of the voucher is QR 43,000 for the first support level, QR 53,000 for the second support level, and QR 78,000 for the third support level.

Director of the Department of Special Education and Inclusive Education Fatima Al Saadi, stated that this service will begin at the start of the 2024-2025 academic year.

She emphasized that the system offers several advantages, including flexible appointment scheduling, the ease of submitting applications electronically, simplified application steps, and the introduction of a new tab specifically for students with disabilities on the Ministry’s main public services portal, “Maarif.” Additionally, applications will be processed quickly and response to them will be within three working days of receipt.

To ensure transparency and flexibility, the guardian can electronically schedule an interview with the Ministry’s Evaluation Centre.

During this interview, the student will be assessed to determine their needs and the level of educational voucher they are entitled to.

The guardian will then have the freedom to select a suitable private school from those with national accreditation, using the same process currently used for public educational vouchers, she added.
The educational vouchers cover various categories of students with disabilities.

It is worth noting that Cabinet decision No. 25, issued on December 11, 2023, allocated a financial amount for Qatari students with disabilities, in addition to the original value of current educational vouchers.