History
The school was established by Abdallah Magar as the Muslim Community School on Brisbane Street in Perth, in 1986. In 1990, a second campus was purchased to cater for an increased number of students in Thornlie, which caters for students from grades K-10. In 1996, a third campus was purchased in the northern suburb of Dianella. Then in 2000, he opened Kewdale College in the Perth Metro Zone on the grounds of the former Kewdale Senior High School.
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