Al Siraat Featured in “The Age"

20 August 2026

We are proud to share that Al Siraat College has been featured in The Age in an article published on 20 August 2026, exploring the rapid growth of schools across Melbourne’s expanding growth corridors.

The article highlights the significant growth experienced by faith-based schools, including Al Siraat, and looks at the factors contributing to increasing enrolments across the sector.

Read the full article in The Age:
‘Bursting at the seams’: The schools that can’t keep up with student growth

Please note: Due to copyright restrictions, we are only able to share the link to the original article rather than reproduce its content.

Our continued growth is a reflection of the trust placed in Al Siraat by our families and the growing demand for an education that reflects our students’ faith, values and aspirations.

We are grateful to our dedicated staff, students and families who continue to contribute to the growth and development of our College community.

  • Fazeel Arain Principal Fazeel Arain Read profile

    Fazeel Arain

    Fazeel Arain

    Principal

    BBus (Accounting), MComm (Info Systems) CPA

    Fazeel comes from a commercial background that has seen him work in a multitude of roles across the accounting, technology and educational sectors. His valuable experience in these roles combined with a strong interest in ensuring that the Islamic Community makes a positive contribution to Australia has seen him initiate a large scale project to develop educational centres and facilities for the Islamic community.

    Fazeel is a co-founder of Al Siraat College and has played a key role in developing the business model to establish and grow the College. He has a passion for innovation, creativity, and driving change. Fazeel has guided the direction of Al Siraat College since its inception, overseeing the expansion of its campus and its administrative growth. Prior to establishing Al Siraat, Fazeel worked as a senior consultant in implementing Oracle Applications and other business solutions for large organisations, government bodies and educational institutions.

    Fazeel recognises that the journey of Al Siraat has just commenced and is looking forward to working with the College community to further develop the College into an institution that fulfils its strategic objectives.