Sirius College

Sirius College (Keysborough Campus)
Location
139 Chapel Road, Keysborough, Melbourne
Australia
Coordinates 38°0′18.3348″S 145°9′44.6472″E / 38.005093000°S 145.162402000°E / -38.005093000; 145.162402000
Information
Type Private
Motto "Reach for the stars"
Opened 2001 [1]
Grades Preparatory - 12
Website www.sirius.vic.edu.au

Sirius College (formerly known as Işık College) is a network of private schools established by Turkish Australians. Based in Melbourne, Victoria, the school, which has ~2498 students, has campuses in Keysborough, Broadmeadows, Dallas, Sunshine West, and Shepparton.[2] The schools are non-denominational but the students are predominantly Muslim, the schools have amenities that cater towards Islamic customs, and religion is taught as a subject.[3] Sirius College is a part of the Gülen movement,[4] an Islamic movement led by Turkish preacher, Fethullah Gülen. Fethullah has been accused by the Turkish government for orchestrating the 2016 Turkish coup d'état.[5]

History

In 1988, an unregistered non-profit organisation was established for the purpose of education, and later registered and named as Selimiye Foundation Ltd., in 1992. The organisation also had established a boarding house (Mahir Kara) to aid students with their education. They later established their first campus, Işık College in Broadmeadows and begun operation of the school with 27 students in 1997. The first years of operations for the campus saw an increase of students, with 60 students by the end of the first year and 250 student enrollments by 1998 along with a new campus in Geelong. Two other campuses were later opened in 1999 (Mildura campus) and 2001 (Keysborough campus).

The Shepparton (2005), and Sunshine West (2010) campuses were later opened, along with the Mildura campus ceasing regular operations and reforming as a weekend language school and tuition centre. Later, in 2013, the name of the schools was changed from "Işık College" to "Sirius College".[6]

References

  1. ↑ "Sirius College - History". Retrieved 2017-04-14.
  2. ↑ "Sirius College - Campuses". Retrieved 2017-04-14.
  3. ↑ "Sirius College - Philosophy". Retrieved 2017-04-14.
  4. ↑ Polat, Cemen. "Gulen-Inspired Schools in Australia: Educational Vision and Funding" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-07-01. Retrieved 2018-07-01.
  5. ↑ Editorial, Reuters. "Turkey orders detention of 132 people in coup probe: agency". U.S. Retrieved 2018-07-01.
  6. ↑ "Sirius College - History". Retrieved 2017-04-15.
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