An Islamic school, whose initial application to set up shop in the ACT failed after a highly critical review, have reapplied for registration under an altered name.
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The Canberra Muslim Youth group have resubmitted an application for provisional registration for a kindergarten to year 3 school to open in 2015.
The group submitted the application under the new name "Taqwa School" after previously applying under "At-Taqwa School".
The proposal was opened to public comment in early August after it was submitted on July 30.
Hassan Warsi, the chairman of the board of governance for the school, declined to comment on the move, saying it was too early to do so.
The school was originally proposed for Gungahlin in 2012 and was rejected for registration last year by a review panel.
The panel's report said in February that the application failed to ensure staff were registered properly and that the education programs and curriculum were tailored for the students.
The review also questioned the financial viability of the school's application and said the group had so far failed to consider child protection procedures and background checks of volunteers.
The panel said interviews with the principal and board members "revealed an absence of thorough pedagogical understanding and principles of curriculum design, as it applies to a primary context''.
Andrew Wrigley, the executive director of the Association of Independent Schools of the ACT, said he was aware of the application.
"They have been working very hard on the requirements to gain provisional registration," Mr Wrigley said.
Mr Warsi is also associated with the Islamic Society of Belconnen, whose social media pages reveal the groups has been fund-raising within the Islamic community to get the school off the ground.
The school has lodged a development application for a site in Gungahlin to allow for the installation of fences, demountable classrooms and toilets.
An ACT Education and Training Directorate spokeswoman said a panel would now be appointed to report to the minister on the proposed school.