Commonwealth axes government funding to Islamic school Malek Fahd

By Eryk Bagshaw
Updated February 21 2016 - 10:08am, first published February 9 2016 - 6:36pm
School students could be left stranded after funding was withdrawn from Malek Fahd Islamic School in Greenacre. Photo: Nic Walker
School students could be left stranded after funding was withdrawn from Malek Fahd Islamic School in Greenacre. Photo: Nic Walker
Education Minister Simon  Birmingham has said that no student would be left without schooling should the school be forced to close.  Photo: Daniel Munoz
Education Minister Simon Birmingham has said that no student would be left without schooling should the school be forced to close. Photo: Daniel Munoz
Australia's largest Islamic school has lost up to $19 million in Commonwealth funding.  Photo: Nic Walker
Australia's largest Islamic school has lost up to $19 million in Commonwealth funding. Photo: Nic Walker

A Sydney school will appeal the federal government's decision to cancel $19 million in Commonwealth funding that could leave up to 2000 students stranded within the first term of school.

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