Deputy Principal High School

We have a wonderful student body, and the vast majority are making the most of every opportunity available to them. In the coming term, we will be focussing on a couple of the ‘little things’ – respect and classroom expectations. It is these elements that can have a real impact on our community and the academic life of our students.

Term 2 holiday is a good time to reset and ensure we are starting Term 3 well. To assist with this, I ask that you have discussions with your child/ren about respect and class expectations over the coming weeks in the lead up to their return to Term 3.

Teachers are always keen to maximise class time. It gives us more time to teach concepts, to support those who need a little longer than normal to comprehend an idea or to extend those who are ready to grasp something a little more difficult – to teach your child as an individual.

Please speak with your child about how they can maximise the opportunity you are providing to them by sending them to AIC. The vast majority do it well, but it doesn’t hurt any of them to be reminded that to make the most of this they should be ensuring they are at class on time, bringing their equipment, doing their best and ensuring they are not interrupting the learning of others.

Throughout semester one, senior school students have been counselled and presented to about setting targets, devising plans to action their goals and to constantly check back on their progress. Regular cohort meetings to share group progress has improved student’s motivation and commitment towards success.

From Study Skills sessions, Career Expo, weekend and after-school exam revision workshops, online after-school support sessions, our senior school students were busy focusing towards improving their academic skills and performance.

Year 10 and 11 students will soon embark on the course selection journey planning forward for 2022. We have conducted Pathway Planning sessions along with one-to-one Career counselling sessions taking place early Term 3.

Year 10 & 12 after-school and weekend tuition sessions were conducted by Academic Task Force, ACE Tutors and our Year 10 & 12 teachers to feed-forward information that will assist towards delivering the content of current and upcoming curriculum units. Topics covered during these sessions range from understanding the curriculum intent to demonstrating the practical application of subject relevant strategies in exam specific revision sessions.

Congratulations to all the students who were nominated to be on the Student Council.

Student Leadership Oath Taking Ceremony was held at AIC Kewdale on 13 June 2022 where a new student leadership team, elected by students was sworn in.

The event was attended by special guest and AIC Alumni, Sr. Fatima Payman. She spoke to the students and shared her experiences of being in the student leadership at AIC and how it shaped her political career.

The following students have been selected by their classes to be representatives on the Student Council of 2022:

Head Boy: Adni Abdat

Head Girl: Sarah Saabi

Deputy Head Boy: Mohamed Essa

Deputy Head Girl: Hadja Jalloh

Student Council Names:

The Student Council is a committee of nominated students that represent the students of AIC Kewdale. They will be involved in organising fundraising, attending meetings, talking to their peers and to assist the facilitation of activities during field events. Members will be required to attend regular meetings to discuss events that may be approaching. They will be involved in some important decision-making processes across the school. Br. Shady and Sr. Rahat as Deans of Students will be coordinating the Student Council this year.

At the heart of Australian Islamic College is a desire for the full flourishing of each student, across religious, physical, cognitive, emotional and social domains.

Excellence awards are given to students across Year 7 -12 who have excelled in both their behaviour and academics throughout the term. To recognise and celebrate students who:

• Achieve academic excellence
• Demonstrate exemplary learning skills and work habits
• Exemplify personal faith and values enabling them to contribute to the spiritual life of the College
• Exemplify leadership and teamwork
• Exemplify courage, generosity, community, and perseverance
• Make outstanding contributions to community service and sport
• Portray personal qualities enabling them to overcome obstacles and setbacks.

AIC Kewdale hosted an Exclusive Eid Festival on 20 May 2022 for our high school students in celebration of Eid-ul-Fitr.

The celebrations started with an Eid Exclusive assembly followed by events planned for the day.

3D and 5D Virtual Reality by Light Art VR was a big hit amongst students and staff. It was a one-of-a kind fully immersive experience that took viewers 1400 years back to Pre-Islamic Mecca, before Prophet Muhammad’s first revelation to the Miraculous journey of Isra and Miraj.

AIC had its first gaming competition on the Eid festival. Students had fun competing against each other on the enormous LED screen. A big thank you to Br. Kareem for arranging the gaming tournament.

We had food trucks, basketball matches, photo booth, henna, Movie theatre and cake stalls throughout the day which were enjoyed by one and all.

A big thank you to our student councillors and teachers for organising a day filled with fun and activities. We hope everyone enjoyed their eid celebration.

By the grace of Allah swt, on Saturday, 4^th June, Year 12 students, members from the management and staff attended the 2022 Year 12 Formal Dinner held at the River View Room at Optus Stadium Perth.

Mashallah it was a grand and splendid evening of celebrations and a blessing from Allah swt.

Students were offered soft drinks and juices on arrival, as they greeted, mingled and interacted with each other, before the start of the event. At the entrance of the River View Room a scrapbook was placed for the guests to write some farewell messages for the class of 2022. Students also had an opportunity to take fun photos in the photo booth, which attracted the huge crowd that evening.

The beautifully decorated tables at River View Room were a perfect setting to cherish the evening and to make some beautiful memories.

Gratitude is the path of loving Allah swt, keeping this theme in our hearts and souls, we sailed through that magnificent night beautifully, Mashallah. Gratitude is not only the heart and essence of Islam; it is also the key to attracting abundance, prosperity, peace, and success in one’s life. We can say that Gratitude and Shukr are the most important aspects of Islam. 

The blissful event started by the recitation of some versus from The Holy Quran. Br Abdullah Khan, CEO, and Br Mohamad N Khan, Principal gave some wonderful speeches to our promising year 12 students. The guests had a selection of scrumptious food through the night, followed by lavish desert.

The student’s council organized some very interesting, fun filled events like a Kahoot quiz, superlative nominations, and one of the main highlights of the event was the “Commendations Awards” for various students, which everyone enjoyed.

Alhamdulillah, it was a delightful, amazing and successful night, the college would like to recognize, acknowledge and congratulate the Yr 12 teachers, the senior management and the year 12 student councillors for their unmeasurable efforts. May Allah swt guide all of us to the right path always, and protect our youth, ameen.