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27 May 2019
Our successful "Pakistan: Back to School Campaign" has been featured in an article called "School Bags of Hope", published by Community Connections who report on the great community work of Independent school students and staff. Please read the article below: Students from Al Siraat College in Epping have again rallied behind a cause to… Read more
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21 May 2019
It was a beautiful morning for national Walk2School Day, we had some really keen students that woke up that extra bit earlier to join with family and friends. Along the way of the walk we saw kangaroos, rabbits, birds, sheep and even cows. Also to mention we had other students from other schools walking along the same path which we said… Read more
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21 May 2019
Last week, many of students from our Year 5/6 cohort attended an Iftar nights at the College. We had approximately 55 girls on Wednesday night and 35 boys on Thursday night to break their fast with their fellow student buddies and friends. During the evening the students attended Maghrib prayer in the musallah and returned to a wonderful… Read more
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20 May 2019
Al Siraat College hosted the Annual Interfaith Ramadan Iftar in collaboration with the City of Whittlesea on Thursday, 9 May 2019. The event was MC'ed by College Vice Captain Chakour Sai and was attended by representatives from various local faith communities and local schools. Special guests included members of Victoria Police, MP… Read more
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20 May 2019
For the first time, Al Siraat College is delighted to announce the new leadership position as House Captains. Our eight House Captains falls under the work umbrella of Student Representative Council SRC and are part of the Student Leadership service. The eight House Captains two for each of our four houses demonstrate a high level of… Read more
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20 May 2019
We continued our season this week with a match away to Morang South – this is a correction to the previous post that stated that we were playing Marymede. Our boys should be proud of the manner in which they upheld the values of the college, and the spirit they showed throughout each of our three games this season. Sadly, the results did… Read more
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19 May 2019
The Parents and Friends Forum of the College PFF would like to thank all the wonderful parent volunteers who have helped out these past few weeks by attending crafty working bees to make goods for the upcoming Pre-Eid Market. Our committed group of parent volunteers have made over a 1,000 items to sell for our wonderful market. Prices at… Read more
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17 May 2019
Round two of AFL saw a brave performance by our students against Epping Views Primary School. A great improvement was evident in all aspects of the game, especially the development of the overall understanding of the game. Our boys should be extremely proud of their effort and conduct last week!. Again, the results did not go in our… Read more
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16 May 2019
Twenty of our young athletes competed in the Cross Country race at Bundoora Park last Tuesday. The long 3km race is a difficult task to complete at any time of the year, so to attempt it whilst fasting is a great achievement in itself. Not only does this show the resilience of our students, but it shows their appetite for success and… Read more
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15 May 2019
Our Student Representative Council SRC would like to extend our greetings to you as we have begun the observance of Ramadan, a month devoted to fasting, prayer and almsgiving, honouring Allah swt and the revelation of the Holy Qur’an. . Ramadan is the holiest month and is a time of reflection, a time of spiritual renewal, and a time of… Read more
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14 May 2019
To improve pedestrian flow and access to the Primary building and canteen, we have opened up a new temporary access path via the TEAMS building and our canteen. Please refer to the photo map for details on where to walk for a quicker access to the Primary School building A. The new footpath will be asphalted at a later stage and become a… Read more
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13 May 2019
Even though our students were fasting and facing the frosty cold temperature, it wasn’t enough to stop them playing an amazing game of netball against Epping Views Primary School. A great showing with both our netball teams coming through victorious: Team A won 9 to 3, and Team B won 7 to 2. The girls trained and worked collaboratively to… Read more
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13 May 2019
The Victorian Premiers’ Reading Challenge is now open and Al Siraat College is excited to be participating once again. The Challenge is open to all Victorian children from birth to Year 10 in recognition of the importance of reading for literacy development. It is not a competition; but a personal challenge for children to read a set… Read more
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8 May 2019
The College would like to congratulate our very own Ms Tanja on her nomination for this year’s "Baasila Women Acknowledging Women Awards 2019. The Baasila Awards are an incredible platform pioneered to celebrate the substantial contributions of Australian Muslim women. The inaugural Women Acknowledging Women Awards of 2018 celebrated the… Read more
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7 May 2019
Round 1 of the School Sports Victoria SSV program commenced on last Friday, 3 May within the Year 5/6 cohort. This term, we have three teams involved in the SSV program – one AFL boys team and two Netball girls teams. With only a handful of players having prior experience in the sport outside of the school environment, the majority of the… Read more
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6 May 2019
As part of our Learning Enrichment Program, the College is participating in the Tournament of Minds TOM Challenge for the second year which will be held on 24 – 25 August at La Trobe University. Tournament of Minds TOM is a problem solving program for teams of students from both primary and secondary years. TOM provides students with the… Read more
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1 May 2019
Members of our Student Representative Council SRC attended the “Africa Day” at the Library in the Docklands on Saturday, 13 April as part of the Victorian Youth Week 2019. The Victorian Youth Week was celebrated for an entire week, offering our youth an opportunity to express their ideas and views, and act on issues that affect their… Read more
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1 May 2019
At Al Siraat College, we want to create an environment of mutual understanding and respect between all of our stakeholders. We understand that parents have inquiries in regards to their children’s schooling from time to time. It is essential that all of your queries be addressed to your child’s class teacher first. The class teacher knows… Read more
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1 May 2019
In the midst of this current climate, we are all responsible to report any incidents deemed Islamophobic to the police. It is important to ascertain as many details as possible to ensure swift action can be taken by the police. The Victorian Police have ensured that they will assist us in stopping anti-Muslim behaviour. Please note down… Read more
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29 April 2019
The safety and well-being of our students, staff, and visitors is a shared responsibility. With this in mind and in the interests of child safety, the College has implemented the following changes: - Al Siraat’s main gates and driveway access will remain CLOSED during school hours and only authorised vehicles will be permitted to enter. -… Read more
