MOEHE curriculum, Grade 11
Grade 11 Mathematics in Qatar's national curriculum takes learners through sequences, functions, polynomials, logarithms, trigonometry, probability and statistics: the groundwork for Grade 12 calculus. An Edunest tutor teaches one learner at a time in live online lessons, follows the MOEHE student book unit by unit, and can teach in Arabic, English or both.
The ministry's Grade 11 maths books are in Arabic, with every lesson title and key term also given in English. We look for a tutor who teaches from those very books and plans each semester around the exam dates.
What we cover
Learners in the scientific and technological tracks use the same student book each semester: four units in semester 1, five in semester 2. General Mathematics, taught in the arts and humanities track, has a separate book.
Arithmetic and geometric sequences, recursive formulas, sigma notation and the sum of an infinite geometric series. Marks slip when learners confuse the nth term with the sum, or count one term too few.
Domain and range, continuity, increasing and decreasing intervals, symmetry and asymptotes, then composition, inverse functions and graph transformations. Common losses: composing in the wrong order and shifting a graph the wrong way.
Long and synthetic division, end behaviour, zeros and their multiplicity, and the remainder, factor and rational zeros theorems. A missing zero coefficient in synthetic division quietly spoils the whole answer.
Square root and absolute value equations and graphs, absolute value inequalities, step and piecewise functions, inverse proportion and rational functions. Marks go when an extraneous root survives after squaring both sides.
Growth and decay, the natural base e, common and natural logarithms, the laws of logarithms, and solving exponential and logarithmic equations. Splitting the logarithm of a sum into two logarithms is the classic slip.
Trigonometric ratios of any angle, reference angles, the unit circle, the graphs of sine, cosine and tangent, and phase shift. Signs by quadrant and a calculator left in degree mode cause many wrong answers.
Pythagorean and even-odd identities, sum and difference formulas, double and half angle formulas, proofs of identities and trigonometric equations. Learners often find one solution and miss the others inside the given interval.
Permutations, combinations and the binomial theorem; mutually exclusive, independent and conditional probability; then the correlation coefficient and regression line. Choosing between permutation and combination is where marks usually go.
This track's semester 2 book covers absolute value, piecewise, square root and cube root functions, transformations and operations on functions, and statistics with standard deviation and two-way frequency tables.
Unit numbers follow the MOEHE books for the scientific and technological tracks. Schools set their own weekly pace, so the tutor checks the class plan first.
How lessons run
Each lesson has one aim, taken from the unit now being taught at school, and ends with questions shaped like the school's tests.
Step 1
The tutor looks at the current unit, the latest quiz or mid-term paper, and a few earlier algebra skills such as factorising and solving quadratic equations. Gaps from earlier years are listed before any new teaching begins.
Step 2
Lessons are booked for school evenings from Sunday to Thursday, or for Friday and Saturday, always in Qatar time (UTC+3). A few weeks before each mid-term and final window, the plan turns to revision.
Step 3
The tutor uses the book's own notation and worked examples, explains in Arabic, English or both, and pairs each Arabic term with its English name. Graphs are drawn live, and calculator steps are practised together.
Step 4
Every lesson closes with mixed exam-style questions the learner solves alone. The tutor marks the working line by line, records each type of error, and brings weak types back in later lessons until they stop appearing.
Step 5
Parents can join any lesson to watch. Short written notes follow each one: the ground covered, the practice set before the next meeting, and the following step in the unit.
During Ramadan, lesson times move to fit the official timings announced that year.
The exam
Grade 11 mathematics is assessed inside the school year: a mid-term and a final exam each semester on the ministry's calendar, alongside the classwork your school records. The General Secondary Certificate follows in Grade 12.
Exam board
Qatar's Ministry of Education and Higher Education
Develops the national curriculum and student books, and publishes the annual school calendar with every exam window.
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| Mid-term exams |
One written maths exam per semester; in semester 1 it takes the second and third school periods. How a tutor helps The tutor works back from the exam date, closes unit gaps first, then sets timed practice in the final week so the learner meets mixed questions before the real paper. |
| Final exams |
A written maths exam in each semester's final window: one in December, one in June. How a tutor helps A final comes after a whole semester of units, so the tutor maps them all, spaces practice across them, and spends the last lessons on the error types that keep returning. |
| Make-up and second-round exams |
Resit windows in January 2027 for the semester 1 finals, and in August 2027 for the year. How a tutor helps For a learner preparing to resit, the tutor rebuilds the weakest units first, then works through full timed practice, so the weeks before the window follow a clear plan. |
One written maths exam per semester; in semester 1 it takes the second and third school periods.
How a tutor helps
The tutor works back from the exam date, closes unit gaps first, then sets timed practice in the final week so the learner meets mixed questions before the real paper.
A written maths exam in each semester's final window: one in December, one in June.
How a tutor helps
A final comes after a whole semester of units, so the tutor maps them all, spaces practice across them, and spends the last lessons on the error types that keep returning.
Resit windows in January 2027 for the semester 1 finals, and in August 2027 for the year.
How a tutor helps
For a learner preparing to resit, the tutor rebuilds the weakest units first, then works through full timed practice, so the weeks before the window follow a clear plan.
Every date below is taken from the ministry's 2026-2027 school calendar. Schools then set the exact day for each subject, so keep your school's timetable next to this list.
Schools combine classwork and exam results into each semester's report under the ministry's assessment rules. Ask the school for this year's weighting, and the tutor will plan revision to match it.
What we look for in a tutor
Each standard is checked before a tutor teaches a first Grade 11 lesson.
Sound command of Grade 12 limits and differentiation, so each Grade 11 topic is taught with its use in the following year in mind.
Familiar with the unit order, lesson numbering and worked-example style of both semester books, and of the arts and humanities book.
Teaches clearly in Arabic, in English or in both, and links every Arabic term in the book to its English equivalent.
Has taught algebra and trigonometry to teenagers before, explains one step at a time, and checks understanding with questions before moving on.
Applies child-safeguarding rules in every lesson with a minor: video only on agreed platforms, respectful conduct, and parents free to watch.
Sends short notes after lessons and warns the family early if a unit is running behind the exam calendar.
Common difficulties
Six places where this year's units trip learners up, each with a concrete fix.
Exam questions join two ideas from different lessons, while each worked example practises only one.
How a tutor helps
The tutor hides the example, asks the learner to explain the first step aloud, then sets questions that link ideas across lessons, so recognising the method becomes a skill of its own.
The notation looks like ordinary multiplication and powers, and domain restrictions are easy to forget.
How a tutor helps
The tutor starts with input and output tables and arrow diagrams before symbols, then checks every inverse by composing both ways and writing the restricted domain each time.
The calculator is in degree mode while the question uses radians, or the sign in that quadrant is missed.
How a tutor helps
The learner builds a short check before each question: calculator mode, quadrant, reference angle. The tutor practises converting between degrees and radians until it is quick and reliable.
Learnt as a list, the laws are easily misapplied, especially to a sum inside a logarithm.
How a tutor helps
The tutor derives each law from the matching law of exponents, then sets questions containing one wrong step for the learner to find and correct.
There is no single method, and learners often change both sides at once, which proves nothing.
How a tutor helps
The tutor teaches a short routine: begin with the more complicated side, rewrite in sine and cosine, look for a Pythagorean identity. Worked proofs are then rebuilt from memory.
Word problems hide whether order matters, and the two formulas look alike under exam pressure.
How a tutor helps
For each question the learner asks one test aloud: does swapping two choices give a new outcome? Small cases are listed by hand before any formula is used.
Questions learners and parents ask
Tell us your child's track and school, and we will match a tutor who teaches from the same MOEHE books.