| Australian International Academy | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Australia | |
| Information | |
| School type | Private, Comprehensive, |
| Religious affiliation(s) | Islamic |
| Established | 1983 |
| Grades | K-6 |
| Enrolment | ~600 |
| Website | http://www.aia.vic.edu.au/ |
The Australian International Academy was formerly known as King Khalid Islamic College of Victoria and was opened in 1983 as a Primary school with an enrolment of 62 students in a 1920's school building in Coburg 10 km to the north of Melbourne. The Primary school grew steadily until its planned maximum enrolments of 600 students was reached in 1998.
In 1991 the first Secondary classes commenced and the College's first students to study for the Victorian Certificate of Education (VCE) graduated in 1995. The first International Baccalaureate IB students graduated in 1996. The Secondary School and the College Administration moved to the newly acquired second campus at Merlynston, North Coburg in 1995.
Since 1983, all the existing old buildings have been refurbished and many new buildings have been completed to provide excellent facilities for the College's rapidly expanding population of approximately 1200 students.
The College adopted the International Baccalaureate Diploma IB Program in 1996 and over the succeeding years the IB Middle Years Program MYP and the IB Primary Years Program PYP were also adopted supplementing the Victorian CSF and VCE Programs.
A Mosque on each of the two Campuses provides the spiritual focus for the evolving Islamic identity of the College.
The School officially changed its name in 2006 to the Australian International Academy (AIA.)
A campus has opened in Abu Dhabi in September 2006.
The AIA now manages and administers the Noor Al Houda Islamic College in Sydney in the suburb of Strathfield.
There is great controversy regarding the difference in standards the Melbourne Senior Campus holds in regard to the VCE program, and its students, in comparison to the IB.