Arkana College Vision Statement:

The Mission of Arkana College is to provide all students with a high quality education that will prepare them to be active, contributing citizens in Australia’s multicultural society.
The School will be a caring, Islamic environment in which the education given to students will teach our children to keep their identities and be part of the wider Australia.

Values

Character building and values education are an integral part of the Arkana curriculum and ethos. Having such a vision in mind the school places emphasis on character building through practicing the following values:

God Consciousness-Taqwa - Having an understanding that God sees and hears all things and that God loves and cares for us.

Care and compassion - Caring for self and others and respect for life and property.

Doing your best - Seeking to accomplish something worthy and admirable, trying hard and pursuing excellence. Each student is encouraged to achieve his or her potential in all respects and through critical and creative thinking, to develop a broad understanding of his or her own values and world views, and to appreciate the wonder and beauty of the world and its people.

Fair go - Pursuing and protecting the common good where all people are treated fairly for a just society.

Freedom - Enjoying all the rights and privileges of Australian citizenship, free from unnecessary interference or control, and stand up for the rights of others.

Honesty, Trustworthiness and Sincerity - Being honest, sincere and seek the truth. Being genuine and earnest in actions.

Integrity - Acting in accordance with principles of moral and ethical conduct; ensure consistency between words and deeds and having a firm sense of fairness and honesty.

Respect - Treating others with consideration and regard, respect another person’s point of view and respect the world around us.

Responsibility - Being accountable for one’s own actions, resolve differences in constructive, creative, imaginative non-violent and peaceful ways, contribute to society and civic life, take care of the environment.

Understanding Tolerance and Inclusion - To be aware of others and their cultures, accept diversity within a democratic society, being included and including others.

Values Relating to Civic Responsibilities

This school will help students to develop a pride in being Australian within a world community and in sharing our diverse cultural heritage.  It will seek to develop in students, a commitment to the democratic process, to social justice and to equal opportunity.  Students are assisted to pursue the peaceful resolution of conflict and to reject racism, sexism and other forms of prejudice.   The school will promote positive attitudes towards lawful and just authority and, consequently, to the accepted rules and requirements of the school as a social institution.  Students are expected to contribute actively to the life of the school and the wider community.  They are encouraged to support economic development, the conservation of heritage and environment and to care for public and private property.

Values Relating to Education

Young people acquire values through their experience at home, at school and in other social situations.
Schools cannot and must not be value - free.  Students cannot be involved in schooling without being affected in the way they think about moral issues and in the way they behave.  The reality is that schools teach values whether they intend to or not.

Schools promote the core values of our community whilst being sensitive to the specific attitudes and values of the many groups which make up our community.

Our school must work actively and consciously to help their students acquire values which reinforce the importance of education and support human relationships and civic responsibility.

What follows is a statement of some of the core values, in which our school must promote.

Values Relating to Self and Others

It is the aim of the school to help students to recognize their own worth as individuals and accept the importance of developing a personal belief and value system.  This involves accepting responsibility for one’s own actions, being punctual and fulfilling commitments, taking pride in personal cleanliness and grooming and actively pursuing personal health and fitness.
With regard to other people, students learn to be honest, open and cooperative.  They are helped to promote the positive welfare of others in a warm and caring fashion, to respect viewpoints and to pursue excellence in all personal and group endeavors.

Muslim Schools Charter

Based on the Holy Quran and the teachings of the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH), our Academy together with other Islamic Schools/ Colleges in Australia declares and affirm the following:

• We promote peace and understanding through interfaith and intercultural interactions.
• We teach the children in our schools to be proud Australians and be model citizens, to participate positively in building a prosperous, harmonious and safe society in Australia.
• We teach the children in our schools to respect the rights of others and to understand the different backgrounds and religions of Australia’s multicultural society.
• We teach our children about the rights of their neighbours and their entitlement to respect, to care and to protect their property and persons.
• We are committed to follow the example of the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) in approaching one another in love and understanding, humility and self-criticism, rationality and reasonability, with open hearts and open minds in the pursuit of peace.
• We stand against those who preach violence and hatred in the name of any religion, including Islam.
• We stand against those who preach violence and hatred against Muslims and the religion of Islam.
• We do not condone the taking of innocent life or the threat of such in order to promote a cause.
• We reject and condemn all violent acts that target civilians, children, and old people in order to
• As Australian citizens or residents of Australia, we stand to defend our country Australia from any form of aggression at all times.
• We believe that the interest of the Muslim community in Australia can be met through the existing democratic systems of governance.