Australian International Academy, Kellyville Campus

Our Kellyville Campus is located in the fast growing Hills region north- west of Sydney. This region is a unique combination of semi-rural farm-lets, older suburban homes and modern luxury residences adjacent to natural creeks and bushland. The area offers a variety of lifestyle options and is serviced by a Bus T-Way from the East and arterial roads from Northern and Western regions of Sydney.

The design of the Kellyville Campus compliments the surrounds and provides large, airy, naturally lit spaces for learning to flourish. The grounds are littered with native plants making the environment of the school both aesthetic and sustainable.

Our campus opened in 2013 with 20 students from K-6. In 2016 school year we had over 300 students from K-10. The school currently has more than 420 enrolments and caters students from KG to Year 12.  As a brand new school we offer outstanding facilities for our students across our primary and secondary schools on the one campus.

Our aim is to provide quality education in a caring and supportive Islamic faith environment. We encourage our students to aim for personal excellence and to develop skills for independent learning and critical thinking. We utilise a variety of programs to promote self-esteem, self-discipline, responsibility and leadership.

We aim to foster in our graduates, an awareness of interdependence as members of a multicultural community and the world, and to develop in them a sense of service as well as a commitment to act with justice and compassion.

The International Baccalaureate aims to develop inquiring, knowledgeable and caring young people who help to create a better and more peaceful world through intercultural understanding and respect. To this end the organization works with schools, governments and international organizations to develop challenging programmes of international education and rigorous assessment. These programmes encourage students across the world to become active, compassionate and lifelong learners who understand that other people, with their differences, can also be right.

We are proud of the world class academic programmes that we host at the MSC. Apart from the MSC’s academic programmes building on to our students achievements in the King Khalid Primary Campus, our faculties and educational support services operate in strong alignment with our Middle Years, IB DP and VCE programmes. Our Academy Curriculum for the Junior School features:

• K – 6 Programme – Board of Studies endorsed courses for K to Yr 6
• International Baccalaureate® (IB) Primary Years Programme (PYP) – The PYP prepares students to become active, caring, lifelong learners who demonstrate respect for themselves and others and have the capacity to participate in the world around them. It focuses on the development of the whole child as an inquirer, both within and beyond the classroom.
• A technology rich environment that prepares students well for the electronic world they will inherit.
• Access to a well resourced Library and Research Centre.
• Specialist teachers in the areas of Technology, Islamic Studies, Arabic, Visual Arts and Performing Arts.
• Specialist staff and programs to meet the needs of students requiring learning support.
• Specialist teaching of Arabic and Quran.
• An international perspective, with students being prepared to play their part on the world stage.
• An Islamic foundation that provides the framework for a good moral code, personal faith and the development of appropriate values. Although an Islamic school, the Academy welcomes students from all faiths, on the understanding that they will be educated in an Islamic environment.
• Peer Support and Mentoring programs.

The Australian International Academy curriculum for the Middle School from Years 7 to 10 focuses on developing the "whole student" in their academic studies, personal and co-curricular achievements, and social, emotional, and spiritual well-being. We strive to give each student a broad, well-rounded education whilst allowing them the maximum opportunity to develop and fulfill the potential of their own individual interests and strengths.

The Australian International Academy curriculum for Senior Secondary students Years 11 and 12 focuses on further developing the "whole student" to further extend and challenge each student's academic, personal and co-curricular achievements, as well as enhance their social,emotional, and spiritual well-being.

The primary focus of the Senior Secondary School at AIA is to prepare students for University and further study while preserving an environment which allows for the expression of the student’s Islamic character. Qualities prized by students at AIA include Care, Courtesy, Respect and Responsibility; Islamic manners, academic excellence, leadership, striving for achievement, internationalism, multiculturalism, acceptance, respect and maturity. The School believes that by encouraging excellence in all fields, they are able to develop all the skills necessary for success in this world and in the next.

The educational programs offered cater for the diversity in student interest and level of abilities to ensure that all studentsmaximise their potential and aspirations in their adult life. Students at the senior school undertake the New South Wales BOSTES Higher School Certificate (HSC) to meet the necessary academic entry requirements for tertiary education.

The AIA Islamic Studies curriculum covers broad areas of Islam including study of the Quraan, Hadeeth, Aqeedah, Fiqh, Seerah and Akhlaaq (Islamic Character Education).The key concept used in our Islamic studies department is the Tarbiyyah Model. The focus of this model is not only on learning the theory part of Islamic knowledge, but also on the complete personal development of a student. Students are provided with motivating and entertaining Islamic knowledge.

Our lessons are approached using the twin techninques of “fun – learn” and “learn – understand – apply”. Using the first approach we create lessons that are fun, which encourages and motivates our students to learn their faith. Using the second approach we craft lessons that allow our students to practice what they learn. InshaAllah this way of learning will boost the imaan of our students and make them feel proud of their identity.