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1 May 2018
Over the past two weeks, the Year 10 students have been engaged in two Careers Sessions aimed at assisting students with making an informed decision about their future career and study paths. Students were given the opportunity to explore the many courses offered at different tertiary institutions, as well as identifying and understanding… Read more
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1 May 2018
URGENT ACTION NEEDED: We have had devastating news that the Saleh family have lost their home and belongings in a house on Tuesday, 24 April 2018. As you can imagine, this will be a very difficult time for the family of 4, so we ask the community to help as much as they can to get the family back on their feet. The Saleh family is part of… Read more
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27 April 2018
On Tuesday, 24 April 2018, our SRC invited the College Leadership Team, Heads of Years, Heads of Learning and Coordinators to a “SRC Meet and Greet” event. The event was organised by the newly elected 2018 Student Representative Council SRC members. Osama Akkad from Year 7B1 opened the event by reciting the Quranic verse. Zahra Al Ghazawi… Read more
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24 April 2018
Last week our VCE Biology class went to Werribee Open Range Zoo, to learn more about animals and their digestive systems. We had lots of fun with the tour guide, who showed us the different kind of skull shapes, and how to observe if an animal has more than one stomach. We even got to touch a snake! The guide was really nice and explained… Read more
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23 April 2018
Al Siraat has been featured in an article published on the website of Independent Schools Victoria ISV about the shoebox4syria campaign. ISV posted the following article on The Parents’ Website on Friday, 20 April 2018: "Students at Al Siraat College in Epping have embraced the Shoebox4Syria campaign, preparing thousands of gifts for… Read more
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20 April 2018
Al Siraat has the pleasure of announcing the appointment of 32 Student Representative Council members SRC for this year. Our nominees went through formal selection processes and were elected. SRC is the umbrella students’ body that looks into students’ welfare while at the College. The SRC explores ways in which student life at Al Siraat… Read more
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16 April 2018
We are very pleased to announce that Mufti Saeed Bulhan will be conducting a three week program to "Prepare for Ramadan". We would love for you all to join in this beneficial program which will be temporarily replacing our regular "The Qur'an Explained" Tafseer Program by Mufti Aasim Rashid for the next three weeks. The program will be… Read more
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12 April 2018
The Parents and Friends Forum PFF would like to thank everyone who came to their school holidays catch-up at Edwardes Lake Park in Reservoir on Thursday, 5 April. The weather was beautiful and sunny and it was truly wonderful to see so many people show up. The kids loved playing with their friends and all the mums had a chance to put… Read more
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5 April 2018
Our Year Foundation students have been learning about the ‘salah postures’ in the last few weeks of Term 1 during Islamic Studies sessions. They learnt the etiquette of prayer and the names of the postures. In Sha Allah, they will learn more about salah in Term 2 with proper adhkar in each posture. Parents of Foundation students could… Read more
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30 March 2018
Our students and staff bid farewell to Mr Houghton on his final day as acting Principal on Wednesday, 28 March 2018. Our student representatives SRCs presented Mr Houghton with a bouquet of flowers. Click here to view photos from the farewell… Read more
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29 March 2018
With an excellent display of skill, courage and determination, our Year 7 boys volleyball team remain undefeated, winning all three games in the first round of the SSV school Sports Victoria competition. The team has now progressed to the Regional FINALS to be held next term. In the Year 8 competition, our boys were able win one game… Read more
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29 March 2018
This week, the Year 12 students embarked on a journey to Latrobe University for a campus talk and tour aimed at providing students with valuable information about their future study options and careers. Students were presented with an informative presentation about Latrobe University’s course information, pathways, scholarships programs… Read more
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28 March 2018
Asalamu Alaikum respected Al Siraat Community. Today is my last day serving the community as Principal of Al Siraat College. It has been a pleasure and a joy to walk alongside the community as we worked to build this beautiful College. During my time I have seen such tremendous progress the community can be proud of. The most important… Read more
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28 March 2018
This week, Islamic Storytime celebrated National Neighbour Day 25 March with a well deserved morning tea for mums sponsored by LendLease. It was another wonderful Islamic Storytime session as we wrap up Term 1. Being neighbourly is sunnah and we took the opportunity to talk about showing respect, being helpful and courteous to our… Read more
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28 March 2018
Our students from all ages took part in the annual Ride2School day on Friday, 23 March 2018. The ride promotes cycling and road safety, helping cyclists to ride safely. We started our ride to school from Waterlily Drive in Epping off Hayston Boulevard to reach the College from the bike path that connects back to Harvest Home Road. The… Read more
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27 March 2018
With our overwhelmingly successful Shoebox4Syria campaign having come to an end, our SRCs and student volunteers were interviewed by a camera crew from SBS World News last Friday, 23 March. Many thanks to Ms Noori, the SRC team and all those involved in this effort. Click here to watch the SBS… Read more
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27 March 2018
With two representative teams from Al Siraat in the competition, things looked promising for our young guns. John Fawkner College made their way to our home court for what was seemingly going to be an epic challenge, and that it was. Al Siraat battled firm and scored some fantastic rally points, with John Fawkner beating the Al Siraat B… Read more
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27 March 2018
Our Year 4 students were fortunate to visit Camp Sunnystones last week for their 3-days camp. Students had a ball participating in various activities which built on their confidence as well as team working skills. Some of the activities included geocaching, bush cooking, archery and hut building. We were able to experience sleeping in a… Read more
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23 March 2018
It was with great sadness that many parents came together to farewell Principal Mr Houghton at a luncheon celebration on Thursday, 22 March 2018. We were all able to share our stories of appreciation and gratitude with him. We would like to thank Mr Houghton for all that he has done for our children over the years. He will be truly missed… Read more
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22 March 2018
The colourful and fun Lego bricks are indeed a familiar sight to everyone. However, our Middle Years and Senior Years students have gone a step further with the Lego bricks and transform them to a geeky-high tech robots in our classroom. The robots are built with mechanical motors, optical sensors, colour sensors that would allow it to… Read more
