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Official QNSA standard
5.2.1

Availability and appropriateness of educational facilities, resources, and services throughout the school.

Resources Management · Physical Resources

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Official QNSA requirement

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Official standard5.2.1

Availability and appropriateness of educational facilities, resources, and services throughout the school.

Focus areas
  • Appropriate and adequate facilities, services and resources that actively support curricular, co-curricular and extracurricular activities across all stages.
  • Provide facilities for students with special needs (if they are available).
  • Classrooms are equipped with age and stage appropriate furniture that commensurate with students’ numbers and needs (tables and chairs are suitable for students' ages and sizes).
  • Providing school facilities with devices and tools suitable for the ages and sizes of students (sports halls, music, drawing,...).
  • Provide special rooms for school staff commensurate with their numbers and needs.
  • Update sources and resources when needed.
Suggested evidence
  • Budget procurement.
  • Relevant policies/ procedures.
  • Survey results.
  • Interviews.
  • Direct observation.
Self-reflection
  • To what extent are the resources available supportive of the teaching and learning processes in the school to achieve the curriculum objectives? Why are some resources unavailable in some facilities? How is that handled?
  • How are school facilities, resources, and equipment available in the school appropriate for the students' use and needs? Has the building been adapted and modified to suit the needs of students with disabilities (if any)? How was it confirmed? What is the evidence for that?
Official rubric
4
Highly Effective

Appropriate and adequate facilities, services, resources, and safe internet in school premises that actively support curricular, co-curricular and extracurricular activities across all stages.

All facilities are equipped with age and stage appropriate furniture that commensurate with students’ numbers and needs (including appropriate resources for students with special needs).

The school provides suitable rooms for all staff.

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Effective

Appropriate and adequate facilities, services, resources, and internet services in school premises that actively support most curricular, co-curricular and extracurricular activities across most stages.

Most facilities are equipped with age and stage appropriate furniture that commensurate with students’ numbers and needs (including appropriate resources for students with special needs).

The school provides suitable rooms for most staff.

2
Somewhat Effective

Facilities, services and resources are equipped to support curricular activities in some stages.

Some facilities are equipped with somewhat age and stage appropriate furniture to commensurate with students’ numbers /needs.

The school provides suitable rooms for some staff.

1
Ineffective

Facilities, services and resources are limited and inappropriate to support curricular activities.

The school facilities are not equipped with appropriate furniture / limitedly meet the needs of students.

Inappropriate rooms for staff.

Focus source: 158, 159Rubric source: 163
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