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4 April 2022
As the holy month of Ramadan has commenced on the weekend, we have modified the bell time table to accommodate slightly shorter school days for students and staff on Mondays to Thursdays. Since Friday is already a shorter day, the 2pm finish time will remain in place. The Ramadan bell times will be in place from this Monday, 4 April until… Read more
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31 March 2022
We proudly present you with Episode 4 of our popular fortnightly video Community News Report, proudly presented by our Digital Learning and Student Media teams. This episode features interviews from students and staff for two big events that happened in the previous week: Al Siraat’s Cultural Day and celebrations for International Women’s… Read more
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30 March 2022
Students in Hifz A and Year 4 celebrated the end of their Humanities unit “Africa” with a wonderful event in the new Auditorium assembly area in M building last week. The day began with the sounds of traditional African drums beating and a presentation of West Africa Culture from our guests Mohamed and Kwame. The students displayed their… Read more
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29 March 2022
Celebrations for International Women’s Day were organised by our Secondary SRCs Student Representative Council members and Al Siraat staff. We celebrated the International Women’s Day with the theme, “Changing Climate: Gender equality today for a sustainable tomorrow", recognising the contribution of women and girls who are working to… Read more
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29 March 2022
Pakistan Resolution Day known as ‘Pakistan Day’ was celebrated on 23rd March at Consulate General of Pakistan, Melbourne. It commemorates the “Lahore Resolution” of 1940, that eventually led to the creation of Pakistan. For the first time, ten of our Secondary student leaders with Pakistani background were invited by Consul General of… Read more
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24 March 2022
Our much awaited Annual Sports Carnival and School Fun Run is just a few days away and will be happening this Friday, 25 March on our sports grounds. Reigning champion House Marwa Yellow will need YOUR cheerleading support to defend the trophy as surely Houses Arafat Blue, Mina Green and Safa Red will attempt to bring the trophy home… Read more
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18 March 2022
On behalf of our Hifz Team, we would like to warmly invite you to an information session for our new Pathway to Hifz Program on the basketball court on Saturday, 19 March at 11am. This session is designed specifically for parents with their children studying in one of our Foundation to Year 2 classes, as an early preparation for Hifz… Read more
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17 March 2022
Our Year 10 students recently undertook a five-day educational tour of our national capital in Canberra. Students were given the wonderful opportunity to participate in a variety of educational programs with a focus on Australia’s history, culture, heritage and democracy. The following is a list of the many places we were able to visit… Read more
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15 March 2022
Finding that first part-time job can be hard for teens, but as the economy bounces back from COVID, now is a great time to find work. Careers expert Helen Green offers advice for teenagers on how to find that first job. Read the article here.https://theparentswebsite.com.au/tips-for-teenagers-on-finding-that-first-job/. The Parents… Read more
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15 March 2022
The University Clinical Aptitude Test UCAT is an admissions test used by the UCAT ANZ Consortium of universities in Australia and New Zealand for their medical, dental, and clinical science degree programs. Universities requiring the UCAT are listed here.https://www.ucat.edu.au/about-ucat/universities/. Students intending to apply for… Read more
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11 March 2022
We proudly present you with the third episode of our popular fortnightly video Community News Report, proudly presented by our Digital Learning and Student Media teams. In today’s episode, hear from long serving staff member Mr Khurram as well as our Year 10 students who spent five jam-packed days in Canberra for their annual camp. Learn… Read more
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10 March 2022
Select Al Siraat Cricket Academy members attended the MARSH Cup One Day Game between Western Australia and Victoria at the Junction Oval, CitiPower Stadium on Tuesday, 8th March. The boys go to see first-hand the level of skill required to make it to the first class levels, with many current and former Australian players involved in the… Read more
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10 March 2022
The all women-run committee of our Parents and Friends Community PFC hosted a spectacular “Sisters in Wonderland” High Tea for International Women’s Day last Friday night. Tickets sold out in no time and the event was fully booked: It was a glamorous celebration of the wonderful women of our community, their uniqueness, sisterhood, and… Read more
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10 March 2022
Our Senior Year 10 to 12 girls’ leaders had the opportunity to visit the Parliament of Victoria on the special occasion of International Women’s Day, hosted by The Honourable Minister Lily D’Ambrosio the Minister for Energy, Environment, Climate Change and Solar Homes along with Kris Pavlidis former Mayor of The City of Whittlesea. It was… Read more
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9 March 2022
Our Parents & Friends Community PFC is getting organised for this year’s Pre-Eid Market to be hosted in June before Eid Ul Adha. Due to COVID restrictions over the last 2 years, the PFC has not been able to have their usual crafting sessions with volunteers. In order to go ahead with this year, the PFC needs parent volunteers to get on… Read more
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9 March 2022
Ever since Year 7, Volleyball has been a popular sport that bonded our year level together as brothers in Islam. From watching, playing to coaching the younger students. This year was a bit different as there was a lot of competition that we needed our best players to match. We were able to select our players from the Year 11-12 cohort to… Read more
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7 March 2022
It is an absolute honour to present our elected 2022 College Captains Nur Naziihah Hafidi girls and Ismaeel Ambikapathy boys from our Year 12 cohort to our school and wider community. Our 2022 College Captains Naziihah and Ismaeel are representing both the Student Representative Council SRC and Al Siraat College, its values, its good name… Read more
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4 March 2022
Our highly respected and beloved College Imam, Sheikh Waseem and his family need our help: Their visa to stay in Australia has expired, and sadly their application for residency has been declined. As a community, we are appealing to the Minister of Immigration to intervene, and support our request for Shk Waseem and his family to remain… Read more
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3 March 2022
Our Year 8 students participated in an Indigenous excursion to the Royal Botanical Gardens on Wednesday, 2 March 2022. Our students learned about the peoples of the Eastern Kulin Nation and examined sustainable land practices used by Aboriginal Australians. Students developed a greater understanding and respect for local Aboriginal… Read more
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1 March 2022
Our Year 9 boys participated in a cricket tournament last week, playing two limited overs games. While it wasn’t the result we wanted, as we did not win any games, the boys still enjoyed it and took it as a learning experience for future games against other schools. This was the first competitive, hard-ball game of cricket that ASCA has… Read more
