Sirius College Employee Directory

Sirius College is proud of its reputation as having the highest university offers in the North Western suburbs, remarkably, since its first graduates. We stand by our achievements and acknowledge the generous support of the community who have helped establish Sirius College. In the early 1980s, a handful of Australian Turkish volunteers saw a despe... rate need to provide educational services for the Turkish Australian youth who were economically and socially disadvantaged during those times. These volunteers circulated the idea of raising and educating the young generation: a golden generation that possesses values such as honesty, compassion, respect and perseverance. The idea was disseminated through various activities such as conferences, discussions, workshops, seminars, lectures and camps to make more people of the community become aware of this need. As a result, these volunteers founded a non-profit community organization in 1988 and officially registered it as Selimiye Foundation Ltd. at the beginning of 1992. The Foundation initially established a Boarding House in 1992 to provide the young generation with assistance in their school studies, the development of moral values and independence, and improvement in social skills. Towards the end of the same year, a tutoring centre was established to offer senior students with preparation for university exams. At this stage, the Selimiye Foundation members decided the establishing of a school would further their aim in raising the golden generation. Thus, Sirius College (formerly known as ISIK College) was finally established in 1997 on the former Eastmeadows Primary School site. It had been over 10 long years since those dedicated volunteers had first resolved to address the needs of the young generation. Sirius College commenced its operation officially in February 1997 with only 28 students. However, before the end of the first year, enrolments had more than doubled and Sirius College completed its first year with 60 students. Enormous community demand ...Read More