❓ A WA parliamentary question seeks information on Islamic colleges and schools, covering curriculum, funding, staffing, language, monitoring, integration, and religious teachings. The answers provide details on government requirements and frameworks.
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Regarding the education of students attending Islamic colleges and schools in Western Australia, I ask -
(1) Do Islamic colleges and schools teach the WA Education Department curriculum?
(2) Do Islamic colleges and schools receive funding from the State or Commonwealth Governments?
(3) Is it a requisite for a teacher at an Islamic college or school to be a Muslim?
(4) Is English taught in Islamic colleges and schools as the first language?
(5) Does the Education Department monitor the outcomes and performance of students attending Islamic colleges and schools?
(6) Do Islamic colleges and schools promote the integration of Muslims into the Australian society?
(7) Do Islamic colleges and schools teach the Koran as the first authority on legal matters?
(1) Do Islamic colleges and schools teach the WA Education Department curriculum?
(2) Do Islamic colleges and schools receive funding from the State or Commonwealth Governments?
(3) Is it a requisite for a teacher at an Islamic college or school to be a Muslim?
(4) Is English taught in Islamic colleges and schools as the first language?
(5) Does the Education Department monitor the outcomes and performance of students attending Islamic colleges and schools?
(6) Do Islamic colleges and schools promote the integration of Muslims into the Australian society?
(7) Do Islamic colleges and schools teach the Koran as the first authority on legal matters?
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Answered
1 April 2003
Responded by
Parliamentary Secretary representing the Minister for Education and Training
Response time
26 days
(2) Yes. Islamic colleges and schools, like all registered non-government schools, receive allocations of recurrent (per capita) funding from both the State and Commonwealth Governments; capital funding (on application) from the Commonwealth Government; and low interest loans (on application) for capital works from the State Government. (3) It is a State Government requirement that registered non-government schools employ teachers who are qualified as teachers by Western Australian standards. Each school, as a private employer, is free to determine any other pre-condition to employment, such as membership of a cultural or religious group. (4) Yes. English (as a first language) is one of the eight learning areas described in the answer to Q (1) above. Teaching and learning programs in schools complying with the National Goals and Curriculum Framework are predicated on the basis of instruction in English. (5) Other than checking that all curriculum requirements for registration stipulated in the School Education Act 1999 are met when the registration of a school is renewed, there is no formal monitoring by the State Government of student outcomes and performance at non-government schools. However, most non-government schools, including Islamic colleges and schools, voluntarily participate in the annual literacy and numeracy benchmark testing program for students in Years 3, 5 and 7 (the Western Australian Literacy and Numeracy Assessment). Schools with upper secondary programs annually submit Year 12 students to assessments in the TEE (Tertiary Entrance Examination) and/or Wholly School Assessed subjects, and the local print media publishes school rankings based on its analysis of official data. (6) Compliance with the National Goals and Curriculum Framework ensures that teaching and learning programs at registered Islamic colleges and schools provide students with a balanced comprehensive education to prepare them for participation in a contemporary, just and open Australian society. (7) The Koran, as the sacred scripture of Islam, is central to the religious instruction provided at Islamic colleges and schools. The Koran teaches followers to obey God The Creator; the Prophet Mohammed; and the 'people in charge'. For Muslims living in Australia, obeying the 'people in charge' means obeying the laws of Australia.
(3) It is a State Government requirement that registered non-government schools employ teachers who are qualified as teachers by Western Australian standards. Each school, as a private employer, is free to determine any other pre-condition to employment, such as membership of a cultural or religious group. (4) Yes. English (as a first language) is one of the eight learning areas described in the answer to Q (1) above. Teaching and learning programs in schools complying with the National Goals and Curriculum Framework are predicated on the basis of instruction in English. (5) Other than checking that all curriculum requirements for registration stipulated in the School Education Act 1999 are met when the registration of a school is renewed, there is no formal monitoring by the State Government of student outcomes and performance at non-government schools. However, most non-government schools, including Islamic colleges and schools, voluntarily participate in the annual literacy and numeracy benchmark testing program for students in Years 3, 5 and 7 (the Western Australian Literacy and Numeracy Assessment). Schools with upper secondary programs annually submit Year 12 students to assessments in the TEE (Tertiary Entrance Examination) and/or Wholly School Assessed subjects, and the local print media publishes school rankings based on its analysis of official data. (6) Compliance with the National Goals and Curriculum Framework ensures that teaching and learning programs at registered Islamic colleges and schools provide students with a balanced comprehensive education to prepare them for participation in a contemporary, just and open Australian society. (7) The Koran, as the sacred scripture of Islam, is central to the religious instruction provided at Islamic colleges and schools. The Koran teaches followers to obey God The Creator; the Prophet Mohammed; and the 'people in charge'. For Muslims living in Australia, obeying the 'people in charge' means obeying the laws of Australia.
(4) Yes. English (as a first language) is one of the eight learning areas described in the answer to Q (1) above. Teaching and learning programs in schools complying with the National Goals and Curriculum Framework are predicated on the basis of instruction in English. (5) Other than checking that all curriculum requirements for registration stipulated in the School Education Act 1999 are met when the registration of a school is renewed, there is no formal monitoring by the State Government of student outcomes and performance at non-government schools. However, most non-government schools, including Islamic colleges and schools, voluntarily participate in the annual literacy and numeracy benchmark testing program for students in Years 3, 5 and 7 (the Western Australian Literacy and Numeracy Assessment). Schools with upper secondary programs annually submit Year 12 students to assessments in the TEE (Tertiary Entrance Examination) and/or Wholly School Assessed subjects, and the local print media publishes school rankings based on its analysis of official data. (6) Compliance with the National Goals and Curriculum Framework ensures that teaching and learning programs at registered Islamic colleges and schools provide students with a balanced comprehensive education to prepare them for participation in a contemporary, just and open Australian society. (7) The Koran, as the sacred scripture of Islam, is central to the religious instruction provided at Islamic colleges and schools. The Koran teaches followers to obey God The Creator; the Prophet Mohammed; and the 'people in charge'. For Muslims living in Australia, obeying the 'people in charge' means obeying the laws of Australia.
(5) Other than checking that all curriculum requirements for registration stipulated in the School Education Act 1999 are met when the registration of a school is renewed, there is no formal monitoring by the State Government of student outcomes and performance at non-government schools. However, most non-government schools, including Islamic colleges and schools, voluntarily participate in the annual literacy and numeracy benchmark testing program for students in Years 3, 5 and 7 (the Western Australian Literacy and Numeracy Assessment). Schools with upper secondary programs annually submit Year 12 students to assessments in the TEE (Tertiary Entrance Examination) and/or Wholly School Assessed subjects, and the local print media publishes school rankings based on its analysis of official data. (6) Compliance with the National Goals and Curriculum Framework ensures that teaching and learning programs at registered Islamic colleges and schools provide students with a balanced comprehensive education to prepare them for participation in a contemporary, just and open Australian society. (7) The Koran, as the sacred scripture of Islam, is central to the religious instruction provided at Islamic colleges and schools. The Koran teaches followers to obey God The Creator; the Prophet Mohammed; and the 'people in charge'. For Muslims living in Australia, obeying the 'people in charge' means obeying the laws of Australia.
(6) Compliance with the National Goals and Curriculum Framework ensures that teaching and learning programs at registered Islamic colleges and schools provide students with a balanced comprehensive education to prepare them for participation in a contemporary, just and open Australian society. (7) The Koran, as the sacred scripture of Islam, is central to the religious instruction provided at Islamic colleges and schools. The Koran teaches followers to obey God The Creator; the Prophet Mohammed; and the 'people in charge'. For Muslims living in Australia, obeying the 'people in charge' means obeying the laws of Australia.
(7) The Koran, as the sacred scripture of Islam, is central to the religious instruction provided at Islamic colleges and schools. The Koran teaches followers to obey God The Creator; the Prophet Mohammed; and the 'people in charge'. For Muslims living in Australia, obeying the 'people in charge' means obeying the laws of Australia.
(3) It is a State Government requirement that registered non-government schools employ teachers who are qualified as teachers by Western Australian standards. Each school, as a private employer, is free to determine any other pre-condition to employment, such as membership of a cultural or religious group. (4) Yes. English (as a first language) is one of the eight learning areas described in the answer to Q (1) above. Teaching and learning programs in schools complying with the National Goals and Curriculum Framework are predicated on the basis of instruction in English. (5) Other than checking that all curriculum requirements for registration stipulated in the School Education Act 1999 are met when the registration of a school is renewed, there is no formal monitoring by the State Government of student outcomes and performance at non-government schools. However, most non-government schools, including Islamic colleges and schools, voluntarily participate in the annual literacy and numeracy benchmark testing program for students in Years 3, 5 and 7 (the Western Australian Literacy and Numeracy Assessment). Schools with upper secondary programs annually submit Year 12 students to assessments in the TEE (Tertiary Entrance Examination) and/or Wholly School Assessed subjects, and the local print media publishes school rankings based on its analysis of official data. (6) Compliance with the National Goals and Curriculum Framework ensures that teaching and learning programs at registered Islamic colleges and schools provide students with a balanced comprehensive education to prepare them for participation in a contemporary, just and open Australian society. (7) The Koran, as the sacred scripture of Islam, is central to the religious instruction provided at Islamic colleges and schools. The Koran teaches followers to obey God The Creator; the Prophet Mohammed; and the 'people in charge'. For Muslims living in Australia, obeying the 'people in charge' means obeying the laws of Australia.
(4) Yes. English (as a first language) is one of the eight learning areas described in the answer to Q (1) above. Teaching and learning programs in schools complying with the National Goals and Curriculum Framework are predicated on the basis of instruction in English. (5) Other than checking that all curriculum requirements for registration stipulated in the School Education Act 1999 are met when the registration of a school is renewed, there is no formal monitoring by the State Government of student outcomes and performance at non-government schools. However, most non-government schools, including Islamic colleges and schools, voluntarily participate in the annual literacy and numeracy benchmark testing program for students in Years 3, 5 and 7 (the Western Australian Literacy and Numeracy Assessment). Schools with upper secondary programs annually submit Year 12 students to assessments in the TEE (Tertiary Entrance Examination) and/or Wholly School Assessed subjects, and the local print media publishes school rankings based on its analysis of official data. (6) Compliance with the National Goals and Curriculum Framework ensures that teaching and learning programs at registered Islamic colleges and schools provide students with a balanced comprehensive education to prepare them for participation in a contemporary, just and open Australian society. (7) The Koran, as the sacred scripture of Islam, is central to the religious instruction provided at Islamic colleges and schools. The Koran teaches followers to obey God The Creator; the Prophet Mohammed; and the 'people in charge'. For Muslims living in Australia, obeying the 'people in charge' means obeying the laws of Australia.
(5) Other than checking that all curriculum requirements for registration stipulated in the School Education Act 1999 are met when the registration of a school is renewed, there is no formal monitoring by the State Government of student outcomes and performance at non-government schools. However, most non-government schools, including Islamic colleges and schools, voluntarily participate in the annual literacy and numeracy benchmark testing program for students in Years 3, 5 and 7 (the Western Australian Literacy and Numeracy Assessment). Schools with upper secondary programs annually submit Year 12 students to assessments in the TEE (Tertiary Entrance Examination) and/or Wholly School Assessed subjects, and the local print media publishes school rankings based on its analysis of official data. (6) Compliance with the National Goals and Curriculum Framework ensures that teaching and learning programs at registered Islamic colleges and schools provide students with a balanced comprehensive education to prepare them for participation in a contemporary, just and open Australian society. (7) The Koran, as the sacred scripture of Islam, is central to the religious instruction provided at Islamic colleges and schools. The Koran teaches followers to obey God The Creator; the Prophet Mohammed; and the 'people in charge'. For Muslims living in Australia, obeying the 'people in charge' means obeying the laws of Australia.
(6) Compliance with the National Goals and Curriculum Framework ensures that teaching and learning programs at registered Islamic colleges and schools provide students with a balanced comprehensive education to prepare them for participation in a contemporary, just and open Australian society. (7) The Koran, as the sacred scripture of Islam, is central to the religious instruction provided at Islamic colleges and schools. The Koran teaches followers to obey God The Creator; the Prophet Mohammed; and the 'people in charge'. For Muslims living in Australia, obeying the 'people in charge' means obeying the laws of Australia.
(7) The Koran, as the sacred scripture of Islam, is central to the religious instruction provided at Islamic colleges and schools. The Koran teaches followers to obey God The Creator; the Prophet Mohammed; and the 'people in charge'. For Muslims living in Australia, obeying the 'people in charge' means obeying the laws of Australia.
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