Islamic College of South Australia

The Islamic College of South Australia is in West Croydon, a suburb of Adelaide, South Australia. It offers classes from Kindergarten to Year 12.

It has been a working school since 1997 but opened in 1926, where it first set up next to the Wandana Mosque on Wandana Avenue in Gilles Plains. It moved to 22A Cedar Avenue in West Croydon in 2000.

The Islamic College of South Australia is owned and managed by the Australian Federation of Islamic Councils (AFIC).

In 2012 the school was in dispute with AFIC in regards to financial irregularities, which were uncovered during a federal audit.[1] In 2013 a female staff member was dismissed for failing to adhere to the school's dress code. The Teachers' Union took the matter to Fair Work Australia.[2]

In May 2015 parents with-held their children from attending the college and have accused the board of firing principals and teachers. The Imams Council of South Australia has expressed its concern[3] and the federal education minister saying he takes these issues very seriously.[4]

In early July the media had reported of a member of the board taking a male student to a haircut salon forcing him to have a haircut.His mother did not give permission to his son to be taken to the hair salon.[5]

In October 2015 the entire school board was sacked.[6] In December 2015 all government funding for the college, was frozen.[7]

See also

References

  1. ↑ http://www.theaustralian.com.au/national-affairs/education/principal-rows-with-islamic-council/story-fn59nlz9-1226487699370 Principal rows with Islamic council
  2. ↑ http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/news/south-australia/islamic-college-of-south-australia-head-dress-code-dispute-escalates/story-fni6uo1m-1226693159790 Islamic College of South Australia head dress code dispute escalates
  3. ↑ "Islamic College of South Australia board condemned by parents, imams for removing teacher". ABC. 8 May 2015. Retrieved 9 May 2015.
  4. ↑ "Islamic school allegations to be investigated by Christopher Pyne". The Guardian. 15 May 2015. Retrieved 16 May 2015.
  5. ↑ "Adelaide Islamic College student forced to get haircut, protesters say".
  6. ↑ "Islamic College of South Australia board sacked after months of controversy".
  7. ↑ http://www.skynews.com.au/news/local/adelaide/2015/12/17/sa-islamic-college-hit-with-funding-freeze.html

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Coordinates: 34°53′32″S 138°33′50″E / 34.8921°S 138.5638°E / -34.8921; 138.5638


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