Al-Taqwa College Annual Report...

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Al-Taqwa College

Annual Report 2010

School Address: 201 Sayers Road, Truganina Victoria 3029 Phone: (03) 9269 5000

School Code: 1906 Fax: (03) 9269 5070

www.al-taqwa.vic.edu.au

THE SCHOOL

Al-Taqwa College, formerly known as The Islamic Schools of Vic (Werribee College) was established in 1986 as a co-education school serving the community of the Western region. The College is a member of the Independents Schools of Victoria and is an incorporated body the Associations Incorporations Act. The College is governed by the School Council whose role it is to develop quality education, and ensure its viability in the long-term. This is achieved through policies and procedures guided by the Islamic values and ethos through Quran and Sunnah (Hadiths – the examples of the Prophet Muhammad s.a.w) The College will set a high standard of education and endeavour to develop educational, social and co-curricular programs, and improve its facilities and buildings. The College has critically reviewed the structure for 2010 to allow for all-round improvements including; student learning and teaching, administration structure and enhanced technology. The majority of our policies and procedures have been reviewed by the Management Team to meet the overall changes and to improve the quality of deliverance of education to our students. We strive for Quality Education for all levels from Prep to Year 12.

THE VISION

• To develop in students the skills, knowledge and capabilities needed to thrive in a rapidly changing world.

• To provide a safe and caring environment where all staff, students and community enjoy attending.

• To nurture students as they become independent and lifelong learners, serving both their personal and nation’s future.

• To help develop in our students the means for them to create a more equitable society where individual excellence is celebrated.

• To foster a learning environment supported by the partnership of parents, students and staff.

• To provide a learning environment where all school community members act in a way that reflects Al-Taqwa College’s values.

• To develop the ten quality principals that provide the foundation on which the school operates and students learn.


THE VALUES The significant values important to our school community are as follows:

• Quality learning

• Honesty

• Respect

• Trust

• Tolerance

• Caring Al-Taqwa College supports and promotes the principles and practice of Australian democracy, including a commitment to:

• Elected government

• The rule of the law

• Equal rights for all before the law

• Freedom of religion

• Freedom of speech and association

• \the values of openness and tolerance

THE MISSION

1. To educate children about Islam and ready the Holy al-Quran. 2. To nurture and inculcate Islamic values to Muslim children such that Australia will be proud of. 3. To strive for excellence in academic deliverance and be the top Islamic school. 4. To provide efficient and effective service and foster strong relationships with the parents/community. 5. To develop solidarity, cohesive relationships, peace and confidence with neighbouring schools and Government, local and inter-departments.

BER(BuildingEducation Revolution)

Funding

The project for 16 classrooms has progressed very well although there was some teething problem in view of shortage of construction workers. It is anticipated that the buildings will be completed in early 2011 with occupancy certificates being obtainable in February 2011. The cost of the building is $3.8 million out of which the $3 million is being funded by the Australian Government.

OUR ACTIVITIES

Our Enrolment Profile The enrolment profile of the school from 2010 as per Roll record:

Year Pri Sec Total

2010 804 388 1192

Attendance The attendance for primary and secondary has been extremely good;

Attendance % for Primary:

Year All Students

Term 1

Term 2

Term 3

Term 4

2010

95.8 96 93.1 95.1

Attendance % for Secondary:

Year All Students

Term 1

Term 2

Term 3

Term 4

2010

94.4 94.2 92.3 92

The drop in attendance for Term 3 and 4 for secondary was due to overseas holidays applied prior the start of 4th term school holidays.


The Primary School at Al-Taqwa College caters for students from the Preparatory level to Year Six. In 2010 we have six streams each of Year Prep, 1 and 2, five streams at Year 3 and 4 and 4 streams each of Year 5 and 6.

Curriculum

At Al-Taqwa College, curriculum is designed to provide the students with a concrete foundation in Literacy and Numeracy. Our Integrated Studies curriculum units include the Humanities (History, Geography and Economics), Science, Technology and Health. Our Library, LOTE (Arabic), IT, Religion, Quran and Visual Arts (Year 4 – 6) are taught by specialist teachers. Our Primary Sports program includes a swimming program for Years 1 and 2, Gym School for Years Prep – 4, Lower primary and Upper Primary Sports Day programs, and a curriculum that focuses on skill development in all areas.

The Primary School provides a comprehensive curriculum that offers students a wide range of opportunities to develop their skills. As children develop at different rates, various teaching strategies and learning activities are implemented to cater for the individual needs and learning styles of students.

Learning activities are designed to make the learning experience interactive and enjoyable, through special days and weeks (e.g. Harmony Day, Schools Clean Up Day, Schools Tree Planting Day, Islamic Week, Arabic Week, Book Week, Science Week, and Literacy and Numeracy Week), and through a variety of excursions and incursions throughout the year.

Transition Programs In addition to the transition programs that are established, from Kindergarten to Prep and from Primary (Year 6) to Secondary (Year 7), in 2010 Al-Taqwa College also trialled a transition programs for all other levels, Year Prep to Year 9.

Literacy and Numeracy

Programs Al-Taqwa College offers comprehensive literacy and numeracy programs with a particular focus on students individual learning needs. We have developed and adapted the Early Years Literacy and Numeracy programs to cater for the specific cultural needs of our students. Lessons are planned with a balance between whole class, group and individual learning tasks to support a strongly differentiated learning environment. We offer other programs and voluntary activities to encourage students to develop an appreciation and passion for literacy and numeracy. In literacy we encouraged all of our students to participate the Victorian Premier’s Reading Challenge and the Mercy Mission Budding Writers Competition. We also celebrated Book Week and took part in the Celebration of Literacy initiative. We invited a story teller, “Anne Stewart” to share her wonderful stories with us. We also invited Australian author Michael Hyde to run a workshop with our students on story writing. Other activities that were organised for literacy include, a “School Read In” day, a magical “Digital Story” exhibition day, book theme dress up day, classroom doors were converted into story book covers and many other activities over the year. In Numeracy our school participated in the World Maths Day program with all students being enrolled and many having the opportunity to participate at school. We also ran many numeracy activities during Literacy and Numeracy week, including daily Maths Quiz and the Reach for the stars activity. We invited Professor Maths to our school, who set up some great “hands on” activities for our students to participates in

Victorian Premier Reading Challenge

(January to August 2010) 339 students participated 169 pupils completed the challenge

A total of 9351 books were read during the challenge. Students who completed the challenge received a Certificate of completion from the Premier of Victoria, The Hon. Ted Baillieu, MP.

Primary Department


Kidskills Program

Gymnastics Australia, in conjunction with the Australian Sports Commission, has established a partnership with Kidskills Australia to deliver the GymSkools program to Prep, Grade 3 and 4. This program is compulsory because it is part of the school’s Physical Education program. Students participate in one hour sessions for ten weeks.

Swimming

The school’s Learn to Swim Program was offered to all grade 1 and 2 students. The program was conducted at Wyndham Aquatic & Leisure Centre in Hoppers Crossing over a nine day period. The lessons were conducted by qualified swimming instructors from the Wyndham Aquatic and Leisure Centre. The boys and girls have separate swimming sessions.

Students Support Programs – Buddies Preps/Grade 6 The buddies program has been implemented successfully for several years. A grade 6 class is paired with a prep class. Classes combine in either the prep or grade 6 rooms once a week. Teachers of grade 6 students design activities/lessons which focus on skill acquisition. Activities can include all disciplines in the curriculum. The students enjoy the experience of working together. The students develop a connection with each other which positively enhances the school environment.

Kinder/Grade 5 Buddies In 2010 a student support program was implemented again where grade 5 students were paired with students from Arndell Park Early Learning Centre. Grade 5 visited the local kinder and designed activities/lessons which focused on skill acquisition. The kinder students visited our school in return, and were introduced to the prep classrooms and had a chance to work with their grade 5 buddies again.

Excursions/Incursions

The aim of the excursions/incursions is to provide the students with a new and challenging experience that supplements units of work within the VELS curriculum. Excursions/Incursions often support the integrated units of work, but also can supplement other disciplines such as numeracy and literacy. Every year level will have the opportunity to experience two excursions and two incursions per year. Some of the selected excursion/incursion experiences in 2010 were; Melbourne Aquarium, Animal Farm, Melbourne Museum, Road safety Incursion, Guide Dog Incursion, Dinosaur Diggers Incursion, Creepy Crawlies Incursion, Melbourne Zoo, IMAX theatres, Melbourne Planetarium, Scienceworks, Werribee Zoo, Sovereign Hill, CSIRO incursion, to name a few. Assessment and Reporting Assessment is an integral and ongoing element of the learning process at Al-Taqwa College. It provides students with essential feedback and it informs and guides teachers in planning for learning activities. The depth of assessment practices in the Primary School enables teachers to build a broad picture of how students are progressing, as well as their individual strengths and weaknesses. Assessment results support teachers in developing differentiated learning programs, and the setting of individual student goals.

At the beginning of the year, all students are assessed in the areas of reading fluency and comprehension, spelling, and numeracy skills. Assessment results are recorded and tracked over the years. Areas of strength and weakness are identified and learning programs are developed accordingly. Other standardised and school based assessments are carried out at varying times during the school year.

Primary School assessment practices include:

• Formal and informal observations in the form of anecdotal notes, pre tests, etc.

• Regular and ongoing analysis of reading development through PM Benchmark Kits.

• Teacher assessed tasks against identified


VELS standards, usually in the form of written tasks and oral presentations

• Skill development in Numeracy and Literacy assessed against identified VELS standards.

• Weekly spelling tests and topic pre tests.

• Standardised testing (PAT – R, Comprehension and Vocabulary, PAT Mathematics) to support and guide our internal assessment practices.

Written reports are provided to parents at the end of each semester covering all the key learning areas. Throughout the year, Parent-Teacher Interviews also play a crucial role in the feedback cycle. These are held early in Terms 3 and at the end of Term 4. We also hold parent meetings at the beginning of term 2 and 4 for students of concern.

National Partnerships

Teachers had various training sessions with Dr Andrea Truckenbrodt, the specialist consultant, to bring updated and effective teaching methods into our classrooms. A few of these session include; Literacy and Numeracy Coordinators Network, Managing People, conflict and difficult conversation.

Spelling Bee Competition

In August 2010, Fatuma Abubakar of 4A and Sultan Haider of 5A represented the Al-Taqwa College in Wyndham Cultural Centre where they competed with 16 other schools in a spelling Bee competition. Fatuma won the first prize in the Spelling Bee and she was awarded a certificate and a trophy, while Sultan received a certificate of achievement as he made it to round 6.

NAPLAN 2010 The National Assessment Program—Literacy and Numeracy (NAPLAN)) assesses all students in Australian schools in Years 3, 5, 7 and 9. The

information below displays a summary of how well the school performed in each assessment area Grade 3

Summary Report

Reading Spelling Writing Spelling


Grammar and Punctuation

Numeracy

Grade 5

Grade 5

Summary Report

Reading Reading Writing

Writing Spelling Grammar and Punctuation

Grammar and Punctuation

Numeracy


Primary - Dux Award Winners

NAME CLASS

Abdullah K Abdosh PA

Mohammed Bazee Shareef PB

Adam Abdelmula PC

Zubair Abdur-Rahman Khan

PD

Jana El Haouli PE

Syed Khaja Naderulla Hussaini

PF

Wafa Saeed 1A

Mohammed Ismail Shareef 1B

Naomi Osman 1C

Fosia Mohamed 1D

Hiba Abdulahi 1E

Hanin Khudruj 1F

Raiyan Hamid 2A

Nuha Zarook 2B

Adam Wirapandya 2C

Mensur Aletic 2D

Marian (Marwah) El-Kurdi 2E

Moahmmed Abbas Unia 3A

Tasmia Nahin 3B

Nazahah Bi 3C

Amina Fazlic 3D

Abdul Rahman Ayman Ahmed

4A

Amena Kanj 4B

Fatuma Abubaker 4C

Mashood Bilal 4D

Hayat Abdou 5A

Sultan Haider 5B

Shahani Muhammad 5C

Hazija Besic 5D

Jasmine Danaoui 6A

Azal Ahmed 6B

Fatma Ibrahim 6C

Murad Gerad 6D

Secondary Department

NAPLAN (Year: 7, Gender: All, LBOTE: All, ATSI: All)

Year 7

Summary Report

Reading

Band 4 5 6 7 8 Total

All 9 26 19 28 11 93

Boys 7 9 12 13 3 44

Girls 2 17 7 15 8 49 LBOTE 9 25 18 27 11 90

Students ABOVE the National Minimum Standard

62%

Students AT the National Minimum Standard

28%

Students BELOW the National Minimum Standard

10%

Writing

Band 4 5 6 7 8 9 Total

All 1 10 40 27 13 1 93

Boys 1 7 19 9 7 0 44

Girls 0 3 21 18 6 1 49

LBOTE 1 9 39 27 12 1 90


88%

Students AT the National Minimum Standard 11%


1%

Spelling

Band 4 5 6 7 8 9 A Total

All 3 7 12 37 22 11 1 93

Boys 2 3 7 19 8 4 1 44

Girls 0 4 5 18 14 7 0 49

LBOTE 3 7 11 36 21 11 1 90


89%



8%


3%

Grammar & Punctuation


All 12 15 28 26 4 7 1 93

Boys 7 4 17 11 1 3 1 44

Girls 5 11 11 15 3 4 0 49

LBOTE 11 15 27 25 4 7 1 90


71%



13%

Numeracy

Band 4 5 6 7 8 9 Total

All 3 14 37 25 11 3 93

Boys 0 3 20 16 3 2 44

Girls 3 11 17 9 8 1 49

LBOTE 3 14 36 24 11 3 90


82%



3%

Year 9

Summary Report (Year: 9, Gender: All, LBOTE: All, ATSI: All)

Reading


All 10 15 25 13 9 1 2 75

Boys 7 8 14 7 1 1 1 39

Girls 3 7 11 6 8 0 1 36

LBOTE 9 14 24 12 9 0 2 70


66%


21%


14%

Writing


All 2 16 17 19 9 6 6 75

Boys 2 12 11 7 4 1 2 39

Girls 0 4 6 12 5 5 4 36

LBOTE 1 16 17 16 9 6 5 70


74%


23%


3%

Spelling


All 3 7 8 28 16 7 6 75

Boys 3 3 5 16 7 3 2 39

Girls 0 4 3 12 9 4 4 36

LBOTE 2 7 8 27 16 5 5 70


86%



4%


Grammar & Punctuation


All 6 5 30 13 10 5 6 75

Boys 4 3 19 7 4 0 2 39

Girls 2 2 11 6 6 5 4 36

LBOTE 5 5 30 13 7 5 5 70

Students ABOVE the National Minimum Standard 84%


Students BELOW the National Minimum Standard 9%

Numeracy


All 4 19 26 13 8 2 3 75

Boys 1 11 15 7 4 1 0 39

Girls 3 8 11 6 4 1 3 36

LBOTE 4 17 24 13 8 1 3 70


68%


26%


6%

Five Year Trend Data Report (2006, 2007,

2008, 2009, 2010) (Year 7, LBOTE: All, ATSI: All)

Reading Gender: All

2006 2007 2008 2009 2010

National - - 536.5 541.1 546.0

State - - 544.2 547.9 554.4

School - - 514.2 508.8 505.7

Girls

2006 2007 2008 2009 2010

National - - 541.4 549.9 551.5

State - - 548.6 556.7 559.7

School - - 522.7 511.3 510.6

Boys

2006 2007 2008 2009 2010

National - - 531.8 532.7 540.9

State - - 539.9 539.4 549.4

School - - 505.1 506.2 500.2

Writing Gender: All

2006 2007 2008 2009 2010

National - - 533.7 532.4 533.5

State - - 550.4 541.7 541.4

School - - 556.3 531.3 528.3

Girls

2006 2007 2008 2009 2010

National - - 550.2 548.9 550.2

State - - 568.5 559.5 559.7

School - - 577.6 547.0 536.6

Boys

2006 2007 2008 2009 2010

National - - 517.8 516.7 517.5

State - - 533.8 524.4 523.8

School - - 533.2 514.4 518.9

Spelling Gender: All

2006 2007 2008 2009 2010

National - - 538.7 540.0 544.7

State - - 542.4 541.1 547.2

School - - 557.0 553.8 562.5

Girls

2006 2007 2008 2009 2010

National - - 549.1 550.5 555.8

State - - 551.7 551.1 557.7

School - - 569.0 563.7 569.8

Boys

2006 2007 2008 2009 2010

National - - 532.8 529.9 534.1

State - - 533.4 531.5 536.9

School - - 544.0 543.1 554.1

Grammar & Punctuation Gender: All

2006 2007 2008 2009 2010

National - - 529.0 539.5 535.1

State - - 539.1 545.0 541.2

School - - 501.8 525.3 531.0


Girls

2006 2007 2008 2009 2010

National - - 541.2 550.6 546.7

State - - 551.9 556.3 552.9

School - - 520.3 530.8 519.1

Boys

2006 2007 2008 2009 2010

National - - 517.3 528.8 524.1

State - - 526.7 534.2 529.9

School - - 548.7 519.5 506.0

Numeracy Gender: All

2006 2007 2008 2009 2010

National - - 578.0 580.6 547.8

State - - 580.8 580.9 555.5

School - - 566.3 580.3 523.2

Girls

2006 2007 2008 2009 2010

National - - 537.3 538.0 542.7

State - - 544.8 544.3 549.6

School - - 522.5 526.6 516.5

Boys

2006 2007 2008 2009 2010

National - - 552.3 549.1 552.7

State - - 562.6 557.1 561.2

School - - 530.1 534.1 530.6

Five Year Trend Data Report (2006, 2007,

2008, 2009, 2010) (Year 9, LBOTE: All, ATSI: All)

Reading All

2006 2007 2008 2009 2010

National - - 581.0 590.1 573.7

State - - 588.0 597.6 583.4

School - - 554.8 590.9 555.0

Girls

2006 2007 2008 2009 2010

National - - 581.0 590.1 581.6

State - - 588.0 597.6 590.0

School - - 554.8 590.9 566.2

Boys

2006 2007 2008 2009 2010

National - - 575.0 571.3 566.2

State - - 584.4 580.4 576.9

School - - 570.3 570.8 544.8

Writing Gender: All

2006 2007 2008 2009 2010

National - - 569.4 568.9 567.8

State - - 590.0 582.2 580.4

School - - 602.9 603.3 582.4

Girls

2006 2007 2008 2009 2010

National - - 588.4 588.1 587.6

State - - 609.3 602.8 601.7

School - - 602.4 626.0 607.2

Boys

2006 2007 2008 2009 2010

National - - 551.2 550.5 548.7

State - - 571.3 562.3 559.7

School - - 603.5 572.2 560.8

Spelling Gender: All

2006 2007 2008 2009 2010

National - - 577.0 576.3 578.5

State - - 580.9 580.3 582.0

School - - 585.4 622.4 603.0

Girls

2006 2007 2008 2009 2010

National - - 587.8 587.9 588.9

State - - 590.4 590.9 590.9

School - - 582.8 646.9 617.3

Boys

2006 2007 2008 2009 2010

National - - 566.5 565.3 568.5

State - - 571.7 570.0 573.3

School - - 588.2 588.6 590.6

Grammar & Punctuation Gender: All

2006 2007 2008 2009 2010

National - - 569.1 573.5 578.9

State - - 577.3 582.1 586.9

School - - 567.7 570.1 576.9


Girls

2006 2007 2008 2009 2010

National - - 579.7 584.3 592.0

State - - 587.0 593.0 598.6

School - - 560.2 574.3 597.5

Boys

2006 2007 2008 2009 2010

National - - 558.9 563.2 566.3

State - - 567.9 571.6 575.5

School - - 575.7 564.2 559.0

Numeracy Gender: All

2006 2007 2008 2009 2010

National - - 582.2 589.1 585.1

State - - 592.8 598.5 595.0

School - - 580.4 623.1 566.5

Girls

2006 2007 2008 2009 2010

National - - 577.6 585.6 578.8

State - - 586.6 594.0 586.5

School - - 553.5 615.8 562.5

Boys

2006 2007 2008 2009 2010

National - - 586.5 592.4 591.1

State - - 598.7 602.8 603.3

School - - 608.9 633.0 569.9

ICAS Writing Results. Our students were awarded 3 Distinction and 24 Credit Certificates, and their names are as follows:

Distinction Hodan Ali 8B Nur Amalina Hussain 8B Samira Coleman 9A

Credit Ameera Sayed 7A Maghfira Dawe 7B Iman Arafeh 8A Tasfia Morshed 8A Tasnim Afzal 8B Samie Balla 8B

Ayna Gredelj 8B Imran Ahmed 8C Zeeshan Malik 8D Faiza Abdullahi 9A Azizah Anasril 9A Edita Glamocic 9A Amal Sarar 9A Shehar Bano S Zaidi 9A Shaela Fazlic 9B Fatima Haddara 9B Fatima Haider 9B Humairra Suliman 9B Halim Syafrizal 9C Safa El Samad 10A Emina Hajdarevic 10A Samira Hersi 10A Ismahan Youssouf 10A Medina Zahic 10A

Distinction

Zulfia Naga 7A Ikram Boru 9B Nermien El Rabbat 9B Shaela Fazlic 9B Fitri Paiman 9B Ajdin Bekiri 9C Faza Muhammad Bijaksana 9D Abdulahi Farah 9D

Credit

Amena Haider 7A Amira Mohamed 7A Fatat Haddara 7A Nur Adibah Surani 7A Bazal Tahira 7B Saad Pramanik 7C Ibrahim Karadag 7C Azam Hassan 7C Muhammad Saeed 7C Yasser Ali Bakhit 7C Zuher Feki 7C Davud Nuhambasic 7D Muhammad Khirahman 7D Tasfia Morshed 8A Samie Balla 8B Ayna Gredelj 8B


Fina Halim 8B Nur Amalina Hussain 8B Mickhlaes Abdou 8D Tasnim Afzal 8B Omar El Samad 8C Zeeshan Malik 8D Faiza Ahmad 9A Emina Alic 9A Azizah Anasril 9A Lirie Jeka 9A Amal Sarar 9A Shehar Bano Syed Zaidi 9A Malak El-Hawli 9B Wasimah Faruq 9B Fatima Haddara 9B Warda Nur 9B Humairaa Suliman 9B Walid Al Kantar 9D Ahmed Elbon 9D Wasi Hussain 9D Ras-Farah Jama Farah 9C Emina Hajdarevic 10A Ismahan Youssouf 10A Salah Houli 10B

VCE Graduation Night

The VCE Graduation Night was held at Al-Taqwa Multipurpose Hall on Friday 19th of November 2010. There were forty one students (18 Males and 23 Females) graduating in 2010. Our distinguished guests were Mr John Menegazzo, Councillor for Iramoo Ward, who represented the Mayor of Wyndham City Council, Imams, parents, ex-VCE students and business associates. Ms Geetha Nair, our English Head of KLA, was the MC for that evening. Our principal, Mr Omar Hallak, together with Mr John Menegazzo, presented the DUX Awards and Al-Taqwa Academic Achievement for all VCE subjects to our VCE students:

VCE Students Performance

In house Awards – VCE Mid Year Results

Accounting:

Belal Ali A Muhammed Lukmand Anasril A+ Ali Raza Gulani A+ Faathimah Schroeder A+

Biology:

Mohamed Elmourad A Safiya Suliman A

Chemistry & Physics:

Ghadeer Alame A+

Psychology:

Melita Brdar A Mohamed Ekmourad A+ Faathimah Schroeder A

Secondary - Dux Award Winners

NAME CLASS

Zulfia Naga 7A

Almas Zafar 7B

Haider Ali Shaikh 7C

Davud Nuthambasic 7D

Lejla Krpo 8A

Nur Amalina Hussainh 8B

Imran Ahmed 8C

Mohomed Yusuf 8D

Azizah Anasril 9A

Fatima Haider 9B

Aiden Bekiri 9C

Wasi Hussain 9D

Emina Hajdaarevic 10A

Fahrudin Hajdarevic 10B

Farween Munaff Mohamed 11A

Mustafa Said 11B

Zeyneb Haddara 12A

Omer Abubaker 12B

Academic Achievement Award – Year 12

English

Mohammed Lukman Anasril

Biology

Mohamed Elmourad Safiya Suliman


Further Maths

Mohamed Elmourad

Psychology

Melita Brdar Mohamed Elmourad Faathimah Schroeder

International Studies

Safiya Suliman

Health & Human Development Omer Abubaker

Visual Communication & Design

]Nur Khairiyah Salem

Studio Arts

Samah Mesto

Business Management

Faathimah Schroeder

Legal Studies

Zeyneb Haddara

Endeavour Award

Accounting

Belal Ali

Biology

Anita Djonlogic

Chemistry

Zakaria Farah

Physics

Mohammed Lukman Anasril

Maths Methods

Ahmed Hassan Farah

Media Studies

Omar Zaki

Text & Traditions

Emina El Samad

Omar Hallak Family Trust Award It was awarded to Zana Naga of 12A in view of her overall performance, contributions and social etiquettes/conduct.

The 2010 ADF Long Tan Award

The ADF Long Tan Leadership and Teamwork Awards have been sponsored by Australian Defence Force and were developed for two reasons. Firstly, as a military organisation, the Australian Defence Force (i.e. the Navy, the Army and the Air force), values highly, and relies heavily on its members displaying leadership and teamwork. So it seemed appropriate that the ADF should seek to encourage the development of these attributes among school aged students. ADF sees leadership and teamwork as being integral parts of the personal development of young Australians and wants to encourage these attributes. The second reason the ADF decided to sponsor these awards is essentially to emphasise to the Australian community that the ADF shares its values such as service to others, mateship and a commitment to do one’s best. Recipients of the ADF Awards were: Emina Hajdarevic of 10A, Sukaina Zaidi of 11A and Faathimah Schroeder of 12A. These were presented at the VCE Graduation Night.

Lalor Annual School Award

(from Hon. Julia Gillard)

The award was given to Ghadeer Alame of Year 12A.

Special Award Zana Naga Zeyneb Haddara Faatimah Schroeder Gadir Chebib Samsam Geereh Asya Yacine Asya Yacine Samah Mesto Maryama Said Ghadeer Alame Amina Bise Melita Brdar Gjylsime Ademi


Abdul Rahman Hassen Wafi Hussain Omer Abubaker Ali Gulani Jusuf Kurti

OUR ACTIVITIES

Fundraising In an effort to aid the Pakistan flood disaster, members of Al-Taqwa College and the International Islamic Relief Organisation of Australia, have contributed towards the unfortunate Pakistani people in August and during the Eiddul Fitr. Money raised for the flood victims was about $35,100. The money contributed by the generous community in Australia has been used for the purchase of food-stuff and tents. During Eiddul Fitr, additional clothes and toys were distributed to the victim’s children. We thank our Br Muhammad Yasir who voluntarily offered his time and efforts to visit the victims during Ramadan.

Cooking Competition

A cooking competition for students was held on Monday 9th of August 2010. There were 12 participants from students and they cooked just like the MasterChef Competition. The Sensory evaluation for the competition was categorized as follows: Presentation 40%, Taste of food 30% and Health and nutrition 30%. The winners were: 1st prize: Nazih Abdou of 8D with dish “Chef Abdo’s Special” 2nd prize: Malak El Hawli of 9B with dish “Seafood Delights” 3rd prize: Micklaes Abdou of 8D with dish “Croquembouche”.

The College intends to publish a Recipe Book from the recipes produced by all competitors (students and staff) of our Cooking Competition in the near future. It is also intended to hold the competition annually, inshaAllah.

Primary and Secondary Sports Day The Secondary Sports Day for the girls was held on Tuesday, 9th of March 2010. The aim of this sports day is for the all-round or holistic development of each pupil. We hope to reinforce the values of teamwork, leadership, group and self-discipline, loyalty, healthy living and sportsmanship. We had cheer competition, tug-of-war, team relays, discus, shot put, high jump, long jump and all the running races. Overall the students competed very well and enjoyed themselves tremendously. Even the female teachers took part and ran against the year 12 girls in the 4 X 100m relay. The female teachers also challenged the winning house in the tug-of-war and were triumphant. After much cheering, individual and team efforts, the sports day was won by Ali with 184 points while Omar was second with 136 points. Abubakar came third while Othman was fourth. The Secondary boys held their Sports Day on Wednesday, 10th of March 2010. The boys competed keenly and we even had an Inter-House soccer competition at the end. The male teachers ran against the year 8 boys in the 4 X 100m relay and came in third. It was a close race but the sports day for the boys was eventually won by Omar with 299 points while Othman was second with 287 points. Ali came third while Abubakar is fourth. The Primary school sports day was held on Tuesday, 26th of October 2010. The weather was perfect for a sports day. This year the prep to grade 2 events were held at school. We had a hockey relay, basketball relay, soccer relay, lacrosse race, bean bag balancing race, skipping race, ball pair work, baton relay & bean bag throwing relay. Everyone took part and had lots of fun. We ended with a tug-of-war between the


various houses which both teachers and students took part in. The grade 3 to grade 6 students had all the running races including relays and hurdles at the Victoria University stadium. They also had a tug-of-war and a cheer competition. The cheer competition was very competitive this year. The students cheered in their colourful house attire. The judges had a difficult time deciding the winners. The field events which include the discus, shot put, high jump, long jump were conducted by the sports coordinator at our school during the previous week. The primary students enjoyed themselves tremendously. It was a keen competition Othman eventually came first as the winning house ahead of Omar, Ali and Abu Bakar in the Upper Primary sports day. This is the second time in a row Othman have won the Upper Primary sports day. They also won it last year. Othman also came in first in the Lower Primary sports day while Belal came second and Ali third. We received great feedback from students and teachers. The students’ behavior was exemplary and they were keen to compete. Through this sports day, we saw the students showing pride, a sense of belonging and teamwork within their houses. We also saw great leadership by the house captains. The school would like to thank all the teachers and the rest of the staff for making this year’s Sports Day a successful one.

Secondary girls from Othman house in the tug-of-war during sports day

Secondary girls from Omar house pulling the rope during sports day

The secondary teachers having a race during the secondary girls sports day

Secondary girls from Omar during the cheer competition


The champion house Othman showing off their cup during the upper primary sports day

Abu Bakar team

performing their cheer

Ramadan and the 8th Annual Quran

Competition

The 8th annual Quran competition was held on Saturday, 4th of September at our Al-Taqwa Multipurpose Hall. The contestants were categorized under primary and secondary with finalists on memorization and reading Quran. Altogether there were 23 contestants being judged on Tajweed rules, voice, pronunciation and fluency. The winners were presented with Al-Taqwa Certificates and cash vouchers. The judges were Imam Sheikh Abdul Aziem (school’s resident Imam) and Imam Sheikh Bader Ismael from Lebanon.

School FETE & Community Open Day

On Saturday, 30th of October 2010 at our school ground we held our annual fete. Despite the heavy downpour during the middle part of the day, the Fete was a success. The community support was great. By courtesy of A & A Jumping Castles, students were able to go on the rides on the following Monday because of the bad weather. The food stalls sold out their food as well as others. All proceeds went to the school’s equipment and the masjid’s upkeep.

Students Art Exhibition The Students Art Exhibition was held on Wednesday, 20th of October till Friday, 22nd of October 2010 at the Wyndham Leisure & Events Centre, 80-82 Derrimut Road, Hoppers Crossing. Al-Taqwa College held the exhibition for the second time. The function’s MCs were students, Danish Zulkifle and Hanadi Hoblos. The exhibited paintings and art-works were organized by the Art Faculty and participated by Year 12 students who worked laboriously during the 3rd term under the direction of Ms Li-ling Yang, Head of Art Faculty and Mr Mohamed Hjazi, a well-known veteran artist whilst living in Kuwait. Most students used water-colours whilst some went for oil-painting on canvas. There were a myriad of unique, classic, contemporary, mosaic display of colours, hues and abstracts expressed by individual creative young artists. Included in the exhibition were primary students’ art-work. Photographic displays were very original, done by students of Media Studies led by teacher, Michael Harding. It was officially opened by Councillor Bob Fairclough who represented Heather Marcus, Mayor of Wyndham City Council. Amongst those attended were Mr Hamed Al-Hajri, Consul General of the Sultlanate of Oman, Ms Anne Smith, Arts Programme Manager of Independent Schools of Victoria, Mr Anthony Purcell of Purcell and Purcell Solicitors, Hadi Sapto Pambrastoro, Acting Consul General of Republic of Indonesia, Mr Max Chester and Mr Ely Naddaf together with principals of other schools. Eighteen students participated and displayed their art


pieces. The theme was “Promoting Art and Reaching Out to Humanities”. It was a successful event and some of our students’ art pieces were chosen by Ms Anne Smith for display at the National Gallery. As it was such a great success, the College will hold the Art Exhibition annually. We congratulate our budding young artists who participated during the exhibition: Ademi Gjyisime Hebah Elbanna Kubra Eren Abdulrahman Hassen Zana Naga Nur Khairiyah Salem Omar Zaki Samah Mesto Nuraqidah Rasul Nurashikin Salem Ahmed Suliman Linna Abdi Shoukri Areh Amina Bise Samsam Geereh Saeed Hassan Hanadi Hoblos Lulzim Kurti

OUR PROGRAMS

Visitors

On the 27th of April 2010, we had a visit from a team of educators from PB. Soedirman, East Jakarta, Indonesia. They consisted of Mr Ngadirin, Directorate of Kindergarten & Primary School, Ministry of National Education, Mr Nur Alam, Principal of Secondary School of PB. Soedirman and Mr Agus Rukmana of Education Council from The Mosque Foundation of PB. Soedirman. The visit was organised by Kevin and Karen of AIIU.

The purpose of visit was to appoint us as their sister school and to discuss the Student Exchange Program. When the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) has been signed between the two schools, the student exchange program will commence in mid-October, inshaAllah. On the 10th of May we had delegates of 56 educationists and officers from Terengganu Education Department. They were being lead by the Vice Consul/Education Attache, Mr Zaharuddin Haji Shamsudin from Canberra and Mr Haznizul Ahamad Shukry of Malaysian Hall. The participants were on a mission to learn about new practices in school management in Melbourne including curriculum development e.g. remedial, ICT, reading programs and school library management system. Our Curriculum Coordinators conducted a presentation later followed with a lunch and tour of the College. On the 3rd of November we had a contingent of 27 from the Education Department of Pahang, Malaysia. There were school principals, Master teachers, School Councillors and members from the Parent-Teacher Association. They were taken on tour around the school as well as the Olive Campus at Derrimut Road. They were impressed with our College and have invited us to also visit schools in Kuantan, Pahang. There were some MOUs signed between us to promote future linking programs.

Student Exchange Program A group of four Year 7 boys went to our Sister school in Sentul, Bogor, Indonesia and spent one month from the 1st July to 30th of July 2010. The students were Iqbal Bin Md Yassin, Omar Abdul Jabbar, Saad Mohamed Pramanik and Safwan Mohamed Muyeen and they were accompanied by teacher, Nafees Sultana, and our Property Manager, Mr Hussam Hallak. They came back with a lot of fond memories and experiences. External Exchange Students program were from Al-Azhar SMP 12 Rawamangun School. There were


eleven students with 1 teacher and they stayed from 17th of July to 8th of August 2010. They were allocated to classes according to their level during weekdays. During their weekend they were taken for sightseeing to places like Sovereign Hill, Ballarat Wildlife Park, Mt Buller (snow trip) and the Queen Victoria Market. They had an educational and fun time in Melbourne!

Occupational Health and Safety

The health and well-being of our staff and students are paramount and as such the OH&S committee has continued to meet throughout 2010 in order to identify potential hazards within the school. One of the big challenges for 2010 was managing safety during the construction of the new classroom, with so many construction workers coming in and out of the school. Thankfully construction was completed without any incidents. The car park continued to be an issue. A meeting took place with Vic Roads and the Council, and as a result the school hired a consultant to develop strategies for the car park. We anticipate that the changes suggested will be approved, and work will be undertaken in 2011 to upgrade and improve the car park area. JTA was contracted to work with us in 2010 to help develop comprehensive policies and procedures for OH&S management. Their input and expertise has been very valuable.

Professional Development Professional Development at Cumberland

Resort, Lorne

The management team attended a professional development session at Lorne to review the plans for an updated organisational structure that were developed throughout 2010. It was decided that Coordinators would have greater autonomy and

accountability in their roles if we were able to divide positions by responsibility rather than year level. In the past we have worked on a system whereby Coordinators managed all activities within their designated year levels (Prep-2, 3-6, 7-9 and 10-12). This often meant that responsibilities overlapped between Coordinators, and each Coordinator was required to divide their time amongst a range of different tasks. The structure that has been developed for implementation in 2011 divides the roles by their area of responsibility. Moving forward we will be trialling a system where we have one primary and secondary Coordinator for each of; Teacher Development, Student Welfare and Curriculum. In addition we will introduce a new role; the Parent Liaison and Marketing Coordinator. This structure has been designed to allow each Coordinator to focus on a specific area, thus ensuring that one area is not given priority over another. It is clear that in order for optimal outcomes to be achieved the college must have a strong focus on curriculum, we must develop and nurture our staff, and we must always be working in the best interests of the students. We believe that this new structure will allow us to achieve all of these goals. During the PD the Coordinators were asked to develop goals for their area of responsibility. They then examined each goal and wrote a brief plan of how they could go about achieving these goals. This enabled them to reflect on the issues that arose during 2010, and head in to 2011 with clear direction and focus. During the year, our primary and secondary teachers had their in-house professional development during School Curriculum days and other external training with VIT, AISV and other external providers.

Counselling and Welfare Department

The Counselling and Welfare Department is concerned with looking after the welfare and wellbeing of all students at Al-Taqwa College. Students may face a range of challenges and


difficulties, both at school and at home, which can impact upon various aspects of their lives. The focus of this department is to provide multiple avenues of support to students to help them cope effectively. Private, confidential counselling services are available for both Primary and Secondary students in need of individual assistance. The department also aims to promote a caring environment where students feel supported to cope with any difficulties they may face. Information, professional development and resiliency programs are provided throughout the year to enhance student wellbeing. Some of the programs run at the College in 2010 included Peer support.

Peer Support

The Peer Support program ran in Term 1 and aimed to assist the Year 7 students in their transition to Secondary school. The program has run since 2008 and continues to improve each year. The program runs for 8 weeks and the weekly activities for the Year 7 students are facilitated by Peer Support Leaders from Year 10. The program gives senior students leadership skills and opportunities for self-development. It also provides the younger students with a supportive environment in which to develop self-confidence, individuality, resilience and strength to resist negative peer pressure. The program also aims to provide younger students with a supportive friendship group, to help them with problems if needed. Our Peer Support Leaders did a fantastic job throughout the program and formed close bonds with the Year 7 students.

Boot camp for Boys.

Boot camp for Boys was run at the College again in 2010 for 20 boys from Year 9. The program was facilitated by personal trainer Jamie Luscotts. The aims of the program are to:

• Give students opportunity and direction

• Develop leadership and team work

• Understand choices and consequences

• Appreciate values and their importance

• Discuss perception vs. reality

• Assist in goal setting and achieving

• Encourage communication

The aims are achieved through continued positive reinforcement, short lectures, development workshops and outdoor physical training which incorporates team activities and team building, short challenges and group leadership. The final session involved a full day excursion to the city and a visit to the Shrine of Remembrance. It was a memorable day and the boys thoroughly enjoyed their involvement in the program.

Graffiti presentation – year 8

In Term 4, a seminar about graffiti and vandalism was presented to the Year 8 students by Wyndham City Council. The program involved an interactive, entertaining presentation with the aim of involving the students to think about and discover the impacts of graffiti, with a focus on the criminal aspects. The presentation provided students with an understanding of the social and economic costs of vandalism to them and the community. This fun and informative presentation was enjoyed by all Year 8 students and teachers. We are looking forward to another productive year in 2011, to continue to build upon services for student support and promote wellbeing and resilience for all our students. Lucy Verwey

Counselling and Welfare Coordinator.


Special Needs Department The Special Needs Department at Al-Taqwa provide opportunities for academic, social and personal success for special needs students. The Special Needs Department has flourished over the years and more so in 2010. It consists of teachers, professional educational consultants, integration aides and parents. We work together as partners and equal shareholders in order to maximise the students learning process. Students are identified and a support team is set up to facilitate their learning.

Procedure

Inclusion in the program is based upon one or more of the following:

• Observation of difficulties - by teachers – through assessments, and evaluation of tests

• Completion of referral forms

• Letter to parents –sent by coordinator

• Parent consent for child to be assessed

• Assessment by Speech pathologist- moderate or severe difficulties –eligible for state funding. Severe difficulties will also be assessed by Psychologist.

• Documentation will be prepared for ISV

• Documentation will be submitted to ISV by September

• Approval granted to schools by Dec\ Jan and funding begins for the following year

Eligibility

• Intellectual disability-low academic performance, difficulties expressing thoughts and understanding instructions

• Visual impairment

• Physical disability

• Severe language disorder-stuttering, lisps

• Hearing impairment

• Severe emotional disorder

• Autism spectrum disorder

We have 44 students enlisted in the program.

Speech Therapy/ Integration Support

Students receive speech therapy assistance and are seen on a weekly basis by the Speech Pathologist, Yasmine Ymer and/ or the Speech Pathology Assistant, Selima Nasser. Students at primary level are assisted in increasing their language skills both receptively and expressively (which is the way they understand and use language and vocabulary). We also focus on auditory memory, strengthening sentence structure and working through WH questions. Students needing help with speech are also given assistance. So this includes students who need assistance with articulation (speech sounds) and also fluency (students who stutter when speaking). Each student receives a summary sheet at every session which is submitted to the teacher and then to the parents. Students have benefited from this program as they are assisted in improving their reading, writing and speaking skills. Positive feedback is always received from parents and teachers. 7 students have exited the program as they have shown improvement. An integration aide is provided for primary only, to assist students one on one. Students are given modified work and homework which increases their self esteem. A communication book is sent home to liaise with parents. Students are only seen once a week, due to overwhelming numbers. Reports are written and sent to parents. Meetings held to discuss educational plan.

Funding and budget

We receive two types of funding to assist us in granting the best possible education for these students. Sources of funding constitutes of Commonwealth and State. Commonwealth:

13 students funded-$34,200.00


State:

39 students funded-$31,600.00 Total -$65,800.00 Psychologist assessment funding received-$4,200.00 Special education funding received-$4000 Budget used for speech therapy services-$63,238.00 plus $2000.00 for resources Psych services-$4,500.00 Resources Integration aide Professional workshops

Specialized agencies In 2010 we had numerous visits by external agencies due to the severity of the diagnosed students. We received the expertise of:

• Psychologists

• Royal Children’s coordinator and staff,

• guide dogs Victoria,

• ophthalmologists,

• vision Australia education officer

• liaison with pediatricians

• epilepsy foundation

• orthoptist

Staff Development

As more students with a variety of disabilities enter our school, it is necessary to provide appropriate and job embedded staff development. This year teachers were provided with curriculum support throughout the year, bar none community awareness professional development, regular meetings, handouts for strategies.

Parent support

Parental meetings to discuss individual educational goals were conducted. Parents were given online support, home programs and

strategies. Regular meetings were held to advise and guide parents. Telephone discussions were held regularly to keep parents abreast of issues, concerns and developments. A communication book is used to liaise with parents about child’s progress.

These are the statistics for 2011. In total we have applied for 77 students to be funded. The final approval will be by the independents schools of Victoria.

Challenges /Recommendations

- Due to our increasing numbers of special needs referrals, we now have students with severe diagnoses - In total we have applied for 77 students to be funded-new and currently on the program - We have students who present with ADHD,Aspergers, Vision Impairment and Seizures. - Teachers require additional training and skills to deal with students of this nature - One-on-one assistance is required for the diagnosed students. - They require a behavior management plan - Some parents require support in accepting their child’s diagnoses. - Speech therapy time will have to increase - Integration support needs to be timetabled more than once a week - Teachers will require teacher aide support. - To employ an integration aide or teacher aide for secondary students with special needs+

The special needs department is an integral part of the schools structure. We would like to continue to offer a positive and challenging environment to our special needs students in the years ahead. If the Special Needs Student is able to function effectively in society then we as educators have succeeded enormously.


OLIVE BRANCH Certificate II Horticulture

(VET Program) The program is designed to develop students with comprehensive skills and knowledge to enter the Horticulture industry. The students will learn how to develop appropriate strategies to the establishment, maintenance and management of horticulture in general, a practical knowledge of plant production system, as well as analytical and communication skills. A total of 17 units must be completed to obtain a Certificate II in Horticulture. Total course enrolled hours is 450. These include 4 core units and 13 elective units. The course will be conducted at Olive Branch Campus, 860 Derrimut Rd, Tarneit 3029. Basic literacy and numeracy skills are necessary for this course. There are no further prerequisite and no previous agricultural experience is necessary.

First year units’ completions, Statement of

Attainment and Outstanding Student

This year, VET students have completed three units consisting of one core and two elective units (RTC2701A – Follow OHS Pprocedures RTC2012A – Plant Trees and Shrubs; RTF2024A – Tend Nursery plants). Students who completed these units will be given Statement of Attainments in assembly.

Elective Horticulture Subject

In 2010, approximately 200 students passed through the Olive Branch Campus to study Horticulture as part of their elective subject. The curriculum included maintaining vegetables, trees, shrubs and ground as well as learning the science of growing. In addition, students were also engaged in identifying growing propagation of plants from cuttings and observing the importance

of nutrient/fertilizer on plant growth and development as well as hydroponics. This was very successful and had very good feedback from the students and staff.

VRQA Audit

The VRQA 12-month post initial audit for our RTO was completed on 3rd August 2010. This campus is progressing very well, gaining the RTO registration of Certificate II for Horticulture. Some of our student in Year 7 and 8 are currently enrolled in the Horticultural program.

Tree Planting Day & Science Week

Tree Planting Day and Science Week was conducted on Monday 1st of May 2010 when two Scientists, Prof. David Cantril and Dr Andrew Hamer, came and delivered speeches, planted some trees and mingled with students, parents, teachers, staff, Principal and Councillor. There was discussion about current progress in Australian biodiversity research. That was part of the event to celebrate National School Tree Planting Day and Science Week 2010 which was supported by CSIRO Education, Wyndham City Council and Al-Taqwa College. Prof. David Cantrill is a Chief Botanist and Director of Plant Sciences and Biodiversity, Royal Botanic Garden, Melbourne. Dr Andrew Hamer is an Ecologist at Australian Research Centre for Urban Ecology (ARCUE), University of Melbourne. In his lecture, Prof. Cantrill talked about Australian flora, their availability and how some of them become threatened nowadays. He also talked about what conservation efforts were being done at Royal Botanic Garden to protect some native species. In his presentation, Dr Andrew Hamer talked about how urbanization affects population of amphibians such frogs. He mentioned that numbers of frogs and their species are considerably affected by habitat loss, habitat fragmentation, chytrid fungus, feral animals and water contaminants, such as metals, nitrates, oil and grease, that occurred due to urbanisation process.


Our olive trees are growing well and the produce in the hot-houses had been plentiful especially where chillies, cucumbers, silverbeets, celeries, bok choys and tomatoes are concerned. Some olives were pickled and bottled for gourmet sale to the school community.

Nursery for selling plants

There are ten new nursery benches made at Olive Branch. Our new staff, Remie Ipsa, has been given the main responsibility to initiate and develop the new nursery. There are hundreds of pots with more than twenty different plant species, including gum tree (Eucalyptus ficifolia) Tasmanian flax (Danialla tasmanica), marigold and native Iris (Deities grandiflora). In addition more variety of plants such as roses will be added in the future.

Teacher Qualifications All of our teachers are fully qualified and have registration through the Victorian Institute of Teaching. We maintain a good balance between experienced teachers and recent graduates. Our experienced teachers act as mentors to our new staff to help them settle into the school environment. We encourage our recent graduates to share the ideas that they have recently learned with our existing staff. We ensure that all of our teachers are continually given the opportunity to develop new skills and learn contemporary teaching methods. Our teachers come from many religious and cultural background but they accept and abide by the School’s policies and Islamic ethos. They are dedicated to their profession and observe the policies and procedures of Al-Taqwa College.

Teacher Retention At the completion of 2010 we had the following staff breakdown:

• 42 Support staff

• 49 Primary Teachers

• 32 Secondary Teachers We had a very low level of staff turnover during 2010 of less than 6%, with only 2 support staff and 5 teaching staff leaving.

List of Staff

Primary: Amal Assafiri Grad Dip Ed. (Sec) .Arpinder Chaggar MSc.B Ed (Pri & Sec) Asmaa Herzella BSc (Computer) Bernadettee Clarke BA DipEd Caroline Concessio BA, B Ed Deepshikha Kumar B.Ed.Grad Dip (Zoology) Farnaaz M Ali B.Ed (Lit & Language) B.Bus Fathima Zarook B.Ed (Pri & Sec) Fauziah Adiman B.A.Grad Dip Ed Grace Lai B.Ed.DipEd.Grad Dip Educational Studies Hanan Khalil B.Sc (microb), B.Ed (Pri & Sec) M.Ed (Leadership & Admin) Harman Vohra B.Sc. B.Ed Honorine Gomes BA.(Ed) MA (English) Huda Hayek B.Mass Comm.B.Ed. Jacqueline David BA (Ed) Grad Dip TESOL Jane Pritchard B.A. (Ed), B.Ed Jyoti Behal B.A.B.Ed. Khaldie Abou Zeid B.Ed Lihn Le B.Ed (Pri) Maria Ana Aguila B.Ed Mary Gade B.Ed M.Eng.Lit Miriam Haroun B.Ed Muna Azzam B.Sc., Grad.Dip.Ed Nadwa Houblos Adv.Dip.Interpret. Nafees Sultana M.Education Studies, B.Ed, B.Sc. (Genetics) Najla Ali B.Sc (Chem), Dip.Ed Nasser Ramahi Dip.Ed (Palestine) Nazia Suliman B.A.Dip.Ed. Nirmala Pasumarti B.A.B.Ed Noorun Nisa Abd,Wahid B.Sc.Dip.Ed Padmawati Kumaran B.Ed.M.Ed. Parveen Aziz B.Ed Prakashni Sharma B.Ed Raymond Grach B.A.Dip.Ed. Rima Kanj B.Ed. Roszana Ramli B.Sc.Hons (Botany), Grade.Dip.Ed. Sandya nair B.Sc. (Biology), B.Ed, M.Ed. Santhy Manoj M.Ec., B.Ed. Sapna Sachedav M.Ed.B.Sc. Sartaj Pottachira B.Ed.


Seyed Aroos Sheriffdeen E.Ed, Gradp.Dip.Ed. Shabana Chowdhry B.Sc (Maths/Science) Silvi George B.Sc.B.Ed Usha Gade B.Sc (Maths, Physics and Chem.), B.Ed.M.Comp.App.

Secondary: Al-Amin Idris B.Sc.Dip.Ed Ali Harba B.Comp.Sc.Dip.Ed Ali Zafir M.Sc (Biophysics), B.Ed (Maths

& Science) Arvinder Kaur M.Sc., M.Phil Botany,

M.Sc.Botany, B.Sc., B.Ed Evind Chowdhary B.Sc (Botany), Dip.Food.Sc. Faiekha Schroeder B.Comm Geetha Nair M.Phil (Political /sc) MA

(Political Sc) BA (English Lit), B.Ed (English SOSE)

Greta Aranha M.History, M.Ed Halima Mussa B.Sc.Grad.Dip.Ed Ibrahim Barakat B.Sc Dip.Ed (Sec) Ibrahim A Azzam Grad.Dip (Sec Ed), PhD (Comp Sc & Maths), M.Comp Se) Jeff Bolton B.Ed, Gradp.Dip.Ed., Cert. Landscape Design Cert 4 Training & Assessment Kamal S Omar B.Ed (Physics & Maths), B.Elec.Eng Liling Yang B.A (Fine Arts), Grad.Dip.Ed Lorrain Paul Dip.Ed (English Lit) Marwa Breis B.Pysc, Gradd.Dip.Ed Md Yassin Othman B.Sc.Dip.Ed (PE & Biology) Michael Harding Grad.Dip.Ed Mohamed Alameh B.Sc (Maths & Comp), Dip.Ed (Sec) Mustafa Akyavas B.Ed Nihaya Basha B.A. DuipEd.M.Ed Pavinder Kaur M.Eng. Lit., Dip.Ed (Sec) Raghda Gabr B,.Eng (Food), B.Ed (Sec) Salwa Gabr-Zayed B.Sc (Chem Eng), Dip.Ed (Sec) Serene George M.Eng.Lit., Dip TESOL, B.Ed (English SOSE) Shanthi Balakumar B.Com. B.Ed, M.Com, M.Phil.M.Ed Sukhbir Kaur B,A,B,Edm N,A (Ebg) Toufic Khattab M.Eng (Research), B.Eng (Hons), Grad.Dip (Sec), Grad.Cert (Teaching & Learning) Wafa Tebeileh B.Sc, M.Sc, Grad.Dip.Ed Winnie George B.Ed, M.Chem, B.Sc (Chem Physics, Maths) Yarra Bakri B.A (Psychology), Grad.Dip.Ed.

Administration Staff: Agnes Haider Anne Lauaki Batul Gulani Diah Paiman Dian Tiriza Dina Yulia Enas Ali Faizul Nurlawis M.Chem Gugus Nugroho B.Elec Eng. M.Digital.Comm Janice Mudge Khairunnisa Anwar Karen Hamilton Lisa Demir Lucy Verwey B.A.Hons (Psy & Sociology) Maria Spiteri Marnie Briggs B.Bus.Cert 4 Training & Assessment Mohamed Hijazi Mohammad Hallak Mulpi Tanudjiwa Mustafa Yacine Norhanii Emmerson Omar Hallak P.G. Dip.Ed.Ad Rahany Osman AssDip Admin Sameh Aghbash B.Bus Susan McAsey Thi My Hien Le Tommy Nguyen B.Bus. B.Chem Eng

Maintenance Staff/Others Ayman Saqallah Driiss Aoukache Faredin Nuredini Hussam Hallak Ibrahim El-Wanni John Burnside Khirahman Mansor Remie Ipsa Ridvan Temurci Surani Siraj Zemri Jeka

Financial Statement

The summary covers funds for operating costs involves expenditure areas such as permanent salaries, buildings, cleaning and major maintenance. A full copy of the school’s financial account ending 31st December 2010 was tabled at the annual general meeting. Further details concerning the statement can be obtained by contacting the school’s Business Manager or see our website for more details.


STATEMENT OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME 2010 2009 $ $ REVENUE 17,148,582 12,980.220

Salaries & employee benefits expense (8,544,276) (7,351,258) Property expenses (1,062,012) (881,488) Student & teaching expenses (1,485,395) (1,144.464) Bus expenses (703,044) (688,356) Insurance expenses (113,940) (146,712) Depreciation & amortization (762,880) (683,260) Borrowing costs (387,263) (301,766) Bad & doubtful debts (12,942) (68,070) Donation to Islamic Trust Fund (61,732) (375,417) Other expenses (1,235,200) (850,082) (14,368,684) (12,490,873) Operating gain before income tax: 2,779,898 489,347 Income tax expense ____________ Operating gain after income tax 2,79,898 489,347 Income tax expense Other comprehensive income: 1(a) - _________ Operating gain after income tax 2,779.898 - ____________________ Other comprehensive income: - Total comprehensive income for the year __________________ 2,779,898 489,347

STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION $ CURRENT ASSETS Cash & cash equivalents 541.929 358,355 Trade & other receivables 647,026 461,761 Total current assets 1,215,955 820,116 ================= NON-CURRENT ASSETS Property, plant & equipment 14.259.823 10,629,461 Total non-current assets 14,259,823 10,629,461 Total assets 15,475,778 11,449,577

=================== CURRENT LIABILITIES Trade & other payables 4,899,338 3,337.446 Interest-bearing liabilities 457,500 519,426 Provisions 457,506 358,556 Total current liabilities 5,814,344 4,215,428 ===================

NON-CURRENT LIABILITIES Interest-bearing liabilities 3,204,871 3,628,536 Provisions 235,167 164,115 Total non-current liabilities 3,440,038 3,792,651 Total liabilities 9,254,382 8,008,079 Net assets 6,221,396 3,441,498 ================== MEMBERS FUNDS Accumulated funds 6,221,396 3,441,498 __________________ Total members funds 6,221,396 3,441,498 ==================

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN EQUITY FOR THE YEAR EMDED 31 DECEMBER 2010 Accumulated Funds $ Balance at 1 January 2009 2,952,161 Gain for the year after income tax 489,347 Other comprehensive income - ___________ Balance at 31 December 2009 3,441,498 Gain for the year after income tax 2,779,898 Other comprehensive income -

___________ Balance at 31 December 2010 6,221,396 ===========

STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS 2010 $ CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES Receipt of school fees, levies & other income 2,676,673 Grant received 14,250,282 Interest received 29,420 Payments to suppliers & employees (12,293,341) Interest paid (387,263) Net cash provided by operating activities 11(b) 4,275,771 CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES Proceeds from sale of property, plant & equipment - Payments fro property, plant & equipment (3,606,606) Net cash used in investing activities (3,606,606)) CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES Repayment of secured loans (401,962) Repayment of hire purchase contracts (83,629) Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities (485,591) Net Increase/decrease in cash held 183,574 Cash at beginning of year 358,355 Cash at end of year 11(a) 541,929 ===========


School Renewal Priorities 2011

• Maintain an environment where every person feels welcomed, respected, valued and safe.

• Continue to develop an effective learning environment where students are supported and where teaching practices are appropriate to individual’s learning needs.

• Implement a wider range of assessment tools, and develop more effective reporting and feedback strategies.

• Implement a wider range of assessment tools, and develop more effective reporting and feedback strategies.

• Establish a database to track students’ assessment over their schooling years.

• Use collected assessment date to identify students’ needs and provide professional development to target the skills needed.

• Develop and implement programs which promote student wellbeing, motivation and connectedness to import absenteeism and eliminate retention. To integrate with overseas students through networking and technology also through exchange programs.

• Improve the availability of Technologies which support teaching and learning improvement and innovation.

• Develop a working partnership with parents and the school community where parents are welcomed as part of the school and are involved in all facets of school life.

• Review and develop a Strategic Plan for 2010-2013

ABOUT THIS REPORT

The self-evaluation committee has worked collaboratively and gathered information across the Board for the 2010 Annual Report. The self-evaluation committee has set new priorities to improve the environment and student learning outcomes. They comprised of the School Council members, Principal, Coordinators and Administration Leaders.

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