The School

Excellent academics and a living faith, in one school day

Thaqalayn Academy opens in September 2027 with 20 students in a leased space in Fremont, Union City or Santa Clara, and grows to about 160 students by 2031–32 (planning model — not a forecast).

How the school works

  • Mastery academics. Two focused hours each morning with adaptive apps and a hint-only AI tutor. Students move on at 90% mastery, not at the end of a unit.
  • Guides at 1:12. Every room has a guide who coaches, runs small groups and watches the live board.
  • Qur'an and Islamic studies daily, taught in person, with remote specialists in one-to-one slots.
  • Dhuhr in congregation and morning and closing circles that frame each day.
  • Afternoon workshops that build voice, skill and service.
  • Scholar-approved religious content. All religious content is approved by a scholar board.
Concept rendering of a bright classroom with a round guide station in the centre and wooden desks around it; children seen from behind work on laptops, girls in headscarves; tall windows and a lapis and turquoise tile wall.
ConceptFocus studio. Concept rendering — not the final design.

Seven Islamic strands

Taught across every stage, with fiqh following each family's marja'.

  1. Qur'an
  2. Arabic
  3. Aqa'id
  4. Fiqh (per family's marja')
  5. Tarikh
  6. Akhlaq
  7. Du'a & Ziyarah

Afternoon workshops

Public speaking & majlis recitation

Entrepreneurship & halal finance

Coding & AI

Swimming & archery

Arabic

Community service

Calligraphy & geometric art

Tuition and aid

Planned sticker tuition is $32,000, with an average of 25% financial aid, so the average family pays about $24,000. That is above the California Islamic-school average and close to the Santa Clara County private-school average.[14][15] A scholarship fund keeps the door open to families who could not otherwise attend.

Tuition is planned, not final. Aid levels depend on the scholarship fund.

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Annual tuition: where Thaqalayn sitsHorizontal bars: California Islamic school average $9,101; Santa Clara County private average $26,301; Thaqalayn planned sticker $32,000; Alpha School Palo Alto $75,000. Annual tuition: where Thaqalayn sits CA Islamic school avgCA Islamic school avg: $9,101 — Private School Review, 2026$9,101Santa Clara Co. private avgSanta Clara Co. private avg: $26,301 — Private School Review, 2026$26,301Thaqalayn sticker (planned)Thaqalayn sticker (planned): $32,000 — planned sticker; average aid 25% → $24,000 net$32,000Alpha School Palo AltoAlpha School Palo Alto: $75,000 — Alpha School, 2026$75,000 Sources: Private School Review, 2026; Alpha School, 2026. Thaqalayn figure is planned,before aid.