The school delivers the National Curriculum for England throughout primary and secondary school, giving students the opportunity to complete International General Certificate of Secondary Education (International GCSE) qualifications during Years 10 and 11.

Doha British School offers both the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme and national A Level to its sixth form students in Years 12 and 13.

The institution became an IB World School in March 2010 and has since been delivering the Diploma Programme with a wide range of subjects from different disciplines for its students as a school-leaving qualification option.

Students can choose variety of subject options at IGCSE and have 4 pathways at 6th Form; AS, A-Level, IB DP and BTEC.

DBS is a member of BSME and is managed by ACES (Artan Consulting and Education Services).