As an international school in Qatar, SISQ follows the Ministry of Education’s mandated programme for Arabic, Islamic Studies and Qatar History.

All the Early Year's students have two Arabic lessons each week and students in Grades 1 to 5, who are required to study Arabic as stated by Ministry of Education, do so for four hours a week. The Ministry content is studied, and concept-based Inquiry learning is encouraged. Students who are not required to study Arabic by the Ministry of Education are still provided with two hours of Arabic per week to introduce them to the language of the host country.