The Islamic Schools of Victoria, or otherwise known as Al-Taqwa College, is a primary and secondary school located on Sayers Road, in Truganina, Victoria, outside Melbourne, Australia.
The College was built on a 50-acre property on the western side of Melbourne. The College was established by the Islamic Trust fund in 1986. The name was changed to Al-Taqwa College in 2010. Next to the main campus on Sayers Road, a mosque (masjid) was built.[2] Al-Taqwa College is a member of Independent Schools Victoria which is a not-for-profit organisation dedicated to Independent education.[3]
When the school was first established, classes ranged from Prep. to Year 10. As the school grew it expanded and added on VCE (Years 11 and 12). The school has another campus called the Olive Branch, which runs occasional classes in Agriculture and Horticulture. The school has a branch in Indonesia, named the Al-Taqwa College, International Islamic School of Indonesia.
In 2015, the number of students at Al-Taqwa College - is close to 2,000 with numbers expected to reach 2,500 students in 2018. Subjects taught at the college include English, Maths, Languages other than English (L.O.T.E.), Information Technology, Business, Art and Physical Education.
In 2005 there were a number of issues of concern raised involving the school, including a visiting imam's public antisemitic comments.[4]
In 2015, the school principal Omar Hallak was reported to have told students that the terrorist group ISIS was part of a Western plot.[5] The principal's comments were condemned as "reckless and dangerous if true" by James Merlino, Victoria's Education Minister.[6][7][8]
COVID-19 casesedit
During the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic in Australia, Al-Taqwa College was one of the biggest case clusters in Victoria, and the second biggest cluster outside of public housing and aged care, with 210 confirmed cases linked to the college as of mid-August.[9]
Again in 2021, the school was closed after a teacher tested positive for COVID-19. This later lead to statewide lockdowns in Victoria.[10]
taqwa, college, islamic, schools, victoria, otherwise, known, primary, secondary, school, located, sayers, road, truganina, victoria, outside, melbourne, australia, address201, sayers, roadtruganina, 3029australiacoordinates37, 85389, 72194, 85389, 72194inform. The Islamic Schools of Victoria or otherwise known as Al Taqwa College is a primary and secondary school located on Sayers Road in Truganina Victoria outside Melbourne Australia Al Taqwa CollegeAddress201 Sayers RoadTruganina VIC 3029AustraliaCoordinates37 51 14 S 144 43 19 E 37 85389 S 144 72194 E 37 85389 144 72194InformationTypeIndependent primary and secondary schoolMottoQuality education for quality life DenominationSunni IslamEstablishedJune 1986 1986 06 FounderOmar HallakPrincipalOmar HallakStaff200Years offeredPrep Year 12GenderCo educationalNumber of students2 000 1 Campus size51 acresHousesOmar Ali Othman Abu BakarColour s Blue red white SloganQuality Education For Quality LifeNewspaperAl HidayahTuition 2 485 3 885Websitehttp www al taqwa vic edu au The College was built on a 50 acre property on the western side of Melbourne The College was established by the Islamic Trust fund in 1986 The name was changed to Al Taqwa College in 2010 Next to the main campus on Sayers Road a mosque masjid was built 2 Al Taqwa College is a member of Independent Schools Victoria which is a not for profit organisation dedicated to Independent education 3 When the school was first established classes ranged from Prep to Year 10 As the school grew it expanded and added on VCE Years 11 and 12 The school has another campus called the Olive Branch which runs occasional classes in Agriculture and Horticulture The school has a branch in Indonesia named the Al Taqwa College International Islamic School of Indonesia In 2015 the number of students at Al Taqwa College is close to 2 000 with numbers expected to reach 2 500 students in 2018 Subjects taught at the college include English Maths Languages other than English L O T E Information Technology Business Art and Physical Education Contents 1 Controversy 2 COVID 19 cases 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksControversy editIn 2005 there were a number of issues of concern raised involving the school including a visiting imam s public antisemitic comments 4 In 2015 the school principal Omar Hallak was reported to have told students that the terrorist group ISIS was part of a Western plot 5 The principal s comments were condemned as reckless and dangerous if true by James Merlino Victoria s Education Minister 6 7 8 COVID 19 cases editDuring the 2020 COVID 19 pandemic in Australia Al Taqwa College was one of the biggest case clusters in Victoria and the second biggest cluster outside of public housing and aged care with 210 confirmed cases linked to the college as of mid August 9 Again in 2021 the school was closed after a teacher tested positive for COVID 19 This later lead to statewide lockdowns in Victoria 10 See also editIslam in Australia Islamic organisations in Australia Islamic schools and branchesReferences edit al Taqwa About Us History Al Taqwa Retrieved 3 May 2015 Al Taqwa Masjid Activities Archived from the original on 9 April 2015 Retrieved 4 April 2015 Al Taqwa College Valuable Lessons PDF Independent Schools Victoria Archived from the original PDF on 12 March 2015 Retrieved 3 May 2015 Skelton Russell 31 July 2005 Muslims sound alarm over schools The Age Retrieved 2 April 2015 Cook Henrietta 1 April 2014 Christopher Pyne asks Al Taqwa principal to explain himself after Islamic State comments Retrieved 4 April 2015 Szego Julie 26 March 2015 The dangers of feeding lies to Muslim children The Age Retrieved 2 April 2015 Meehan Melissa Livingston Angus 23 April 2015 Islamic principal says reports untrue The Mercury Retrieved 3 May 2015 Girls at Islamic Al Taqwa College banned from running over virginity fears teacher claims ABC News 23 April 2015 Retrieved 3 May 2015 Coronavirus update for Victoria 18 August 2020 Department of Health and Human Services Victoria State Government Retrieved 22 September 2020 Footy player tests positive after Vic case 4 August 2021 External links editwww al taqwa vic edu au al Taqwa website nbsp This article related to a Victoria state school is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Al Taqwa College amp oldid 1184211412, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
