Essendon Keilor College has a tradition of over 100 years of excellent education. The college is located in the prestigious, tree-lined suburb of Essendon with a safe, diverse and vibrant community. The college prides itself on the comprehensive, personalised education provided to each student. The college has one Years 10-12 campus and one Years 7-9 campus and offers a wide range of Victorian Curriculum of Education (VCE) subjects.

School Values: Excellence, Resilience, Respect

Special Programs

  • Intensive university entrance counselling for VCE students
  • Science, technology, engineering, maths (STEM) club
  • Select entry accelerated High Achievers Program (HAP) years 7-9
  • International family visits by school staff
  • Study seminars
  • Sports academy - netball, basketball, Australian rules football (AFL)

Student support services and programs

  • Chinese, Vietnamese and Italian office staff
  • English support program
  • Well-resourced homestay program
  • Comprehensive welfare service
  • Careers resource centre

Principal

Adam Potter

Number of students

700

Cost of uniform (approx.)

$600

International Student Coordinator

Carmela Aldridge

Number of International students

50

Cost of homestay per week

$360

Extra-curricular activities

  • Engaging excursions and activities
  • Camps - all year levels and ski camp
  • Interstate and overseas tours
  • Annual college musical production
  • School leadership program
  • Inter-school sport

Sports offered

Australian football, badminton, baseball, basketball, cricket, cross country, football (soccer), netball, softball, swimming, table tennis, tennis, track and field, volleyball

Intensive English Language Classes

Provided at English language centre onsite

Languages taught

  • Vietnamese first language
  • Japanese second language
  • Italian

Pham Truong Thinh Le came to us from Vietnam and commenced in Year 10. He gained a university entrance score of 99.5 and accepted a full scholarship to study commerce at the University of Melbourne. Thinh also received a Premier’s Award as one of the best three international students of his year. He has since won the first-year maths prize and the final year commerce prize at The University of Melbourne.

- Pham Troung Thinh Le, Vietnam
  • Excellent public transport services including tram, train and bus routes
  • Very close to the vibrant centre of Melbourne and Melbourne Airport
  • Nearby major shopping, business and entertainment areas

Reasons to choose this school

Spirit of cooperation and belonging among staff and students

Small school offering personalised experience

Multicultural campus

CRICOS provider name and code: Department of Education, 00861K
CRICOS course names and codes: Primary (Prep to Year 6), 019047G; Secondary (7-12), 019048F;
Victorian College of the Arts Secondary Course (7-12), 028651A

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