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24 June 2020
The City of Whittlesea is located in close proximity to some of the high risk hot-spots for COVID19 this week. For this reason, we would like to remind our community to be vigilant in adhering to the health advice recommended by the Victoria Government, Department of Health & Human Services. You can protect yourself and your family by: -… Read more
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15 June 2020
In this short video, three of our Al Siraat College students reflect on past and current issues regarding racism. The students are sharing their thoughts and educating others about what Islam teaches about racism. Click here to view the video.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HIIWl6uYx48. We are very fortunate to be living in a relatively… Read more
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9 June 2020
In this short video, three of our Al Siraat College students reflect on past and current issues regarding racism. The students are sharing their thoughts and educating others about what Islam teaches about racism. Click here to watch the videohttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HIIWl6uYx48&feature=youtu.be. The video is directed and produced… Read more
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3 June 2020
We call on our compassionate community to help reunite our Foundation teacher Ms Londa James with her family: Ms Londa’s 8 year old daughter Paeton and husband Theo are being refused entry to Australia due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Imagine having your 8 year old child in another country, with days left to fly out to be with you… Read more
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27 May 2020
A warm welcome back to our students and staff to learning on site. There were happy and excited faces greeting us everywhere on campus today. The new passive area in between our Markaz and the TEAMS building as well as the play areas near the Primary School were also a hit with students during their recess and lunch times. Today’s… Read more
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26 May 2020
We are looking forward to our students returning to school tomorrow and have implemented changes, including extra cleaning procedures to ensure the ongoing commitment to the well-being of both the students and staff. We also require commitment from our students and parents to assist us by following the below steps: - All resources should… Read more
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24 May 2020
Please find detailed guidelines on performing of Eid Salaah with COVID-19 restrictions from Mufti Aasim Rashid. With permission, I am also sharing a document from Dar Aisha with fazail and guidelines of Eid Salaah in the current context. Please view the related publications below. Read more
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12 May 2020
The Victorian Government has updated its advice in relation to the re-opening of schools for on-site learning. As a school, we have been following the advice of Victorian Chief Health Officer. Professor Sutton our Chief Health Officer said he agreed that schools could re-open soon, with extra hygiene measures in place. "From a public… Read more
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8 May 2020
Our popular Ladies Friday Pilates sessions are now available online at 7am. All sessions are facilitated by our favourite trainer Rita from Eat.Sleep.Train. Taking into consideration that people are fasting during Ramadhan these are modified lighter matwork sessions run via Zoom. - Friday, 8 May. - Friday, 15 May. - Friday, 22 May… Read more
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4 May 2020
Thank you for completing the Return To School survey last week, and the survey in relation to your child’s experience with our Online Learning Program. Details of the surveys and our actions are given under the headings below. Return To School. I don’t think we have ever had a parent survey with as many responses! With 699 responses, we… Read more
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29 April 2020
The Commission for Children and Young People CCYP has published some new information to assist to better understand and manage the risks of child abuse in the online environment. In this new environment, keeping children safe from abuse continues to be important and legal requirements under the Child Safe Standards and Reportable Conduct… Read more
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28 April 2020
We would like to inform our parents and the wider community that the school office hours have changed slightly during Ramadan to allow staff to reach home in time to prepare for Iftar. Our Office Hours during Ramadan are: - Mondays to Thursdays: 8am – 3.30pm. - Fridays: 8am – 12noon. This shorter office hours are in effect from Monday, 27… Read more
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24 April 2020
Your child’s health and wellbeing is of paramount importance to us during these unprecedented times. During this time, our staff are available to parents and students to provide additional support. We recognise how uncertainty and unpredictability can leave your child feeling overwhelmed, anxious and concerned, however these emotions are… Read more
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23 April 2020
Thank you for completing the Parent Survey – we had almost 300 responses. Moving forward, we will in shaa Allah: - 1. Be providing you with a one page timetable document that provides a link to the correct Google Classroom classes for your child. Each class will contain the appropriate Zoom link. We look forward to this being a… Read more
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21 April 2020
A warm welcome back to our daily wrap-up of what has been another day of great student engagement. Today marked Day 4 of our remote learning program, with feedback from our IT and customer support teams showing positive signs of our parent community becoming more and more familiar with our learning platforms and requiring less assistance… Read more
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20 April 2020
Welcome back to the first full week of remote learning in Week 2 of term. We are very grateful for your patience as our teaching, IT and support teams continue to work extremely hard to facilitate an enriching learning experience for your children. While we still experience some teething issues, the overall feedback has been quite… Read more
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5 April 2020
We sent out the bills for Term 2 yesterday. The billing for Term 2 normally occurs in February, however, this has been delayed this year. Due to delay in Term 2 billing, we have revised the billing and due dates for the remainder of the year table is shown below. The impact of the COVID-19 has been far reaching. The social and economic… Read more
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30 March 2020
"Know this, my friends: In the midst of worldwide meltdown, shutdown, stress, challenge, weirdness, and fear there is also light, love, kinship, hope, and learning. Or at least the possibility of it. Our choice. Always." – Mitch Ditkoff. Before restrictions on gatherings were put into place, five College staff members Ms Gulhan, Ms Tanya… Read more
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23 March 2020
You may be aware that the Victorian State Government declared today Monday, 23 March 2020 to be the last day of Term 1, with all schools within our state closed from today onwards. With this in mind, we have now made the decision to put all current and future enrolment applications on hold, with any advertised school tours cancelled… Read more
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23 March 2020
As announced by Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews, all places of worship have been closed from 12pm noon on Monday, 23 March 2020 until further notice. As a place of worship, our Al Siraat College Musallah is now also CLOSED and no longer available to the public for any prayers. Read more
