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School Context

Essendon Keilor College is a multi-campus secondary school. The three campuses are in Airport West (Niddrie Campus – Year 7 to 9), Keilor East (East Keilor Campus – Year 7 to 9) and Essendon (Senior Campus – Year 10 to 12).

Policy Framework

The 2006 Education and Training Reform Act (ETRA) underpins the Department of Education and Training (DET) enrolment policy which can be found at: http://www.education.vic.gov.au/school/principals/spag/Pages/azindexe.aspx

The policy states that all eligible children and young people have the right to be admitted to their designated neighbourhood government school.

2021 School zone

The Essendon Keilor College campus zones have been approved by the Minister for Education and ensures consistency with DET policy and the ETRA legislation regarding closest school.

A student’s designated neighbourhood school is generally the school that is nearest the student’s permanent address as determined by the school zone. The website https://www.findmyschool.vic.gov.au provides guidance on which school zone a student’s permanent residence is located within.

Priority Order of Placement

The potential future demand for enrolment places from within the local community indicates that the College must manage enrolments carefully and in accordance with the Priority Placement Order in the Enrolment Policy.  A student’s permanent place of address determines eligibility for enrolment at Essendon Keilor College.

Where there are insufficient places at a school for all students who seek entry, students are enrolled according to the Placement Policy’s priority order of placement, which has five criteria.

In circumstances when a school may not be able to accept all applications due to existing or future capacity concerns, schools must manage enrolment applications in accordance with the following priority order of placement:

1. Students for whom the school is the designated neighbourhood school.
2. Students with a sibling at the same permanent address who are attending the school at the same time.
3. Where the Regional Director has restricted the enrolment, students who reside nearest the school.
4. Students seeking enrolment on specific curriculum grounds.
5. All other students in order of closeness of their home to the school

The future capacity needs at the Niddrie Campus of Essendon Keilor College means that 2021 enrolments will be confined to the first two criteria listed above.

Enrolments at the East Keilor Campus and the Essendon (Senior) Campus will be considered against the priority order of placement noting that Essendon Keilor College is not offering enrolment on approved specific curriculum grounds.

In exceptional circumstances, a student may be enrolled in a school based on compassionate grounds.  This is an overarching consideration and does not form part of the priority order of placement.  Schools are permitted to assess and make a determination for exceptional circumstances on a case-by-case basis.

Schools must ensure that all applicants eligible under a criterion have been offered a place before moving to consideration of the next.  All students for whom the school is the designated neighbourhood school are guaranteed enrolment.

If you have any questions regarding the Essendon Keilor College Enrolment Management Plan, please contact the school.

David Adamson              Principal

2021 School Zones

Fig 1 – 2021 School zone for Essendon Keilor College – Niddrie Campus

Fig 2 – 2021 School zone for Essendon Keilor College – East Keilor Campus

2021 School zone for Essendon Keilor College – Essendon Campus

 The School zone for the Essendon Campus is the combined Niddrie Campus and East Keilor Campus zones.

Congratulations – Lauren Khaw Dux 2020

We are very proud of Lauren Khaw our 2020 College Dux with an ATAR of 97.3

Lauren attended the Niddrie Campus Year 7 – 9  and the Essendon Campus ad Year 10 – 12. She is hoping to study at Melbourne University in 2021.

Well done to all the students who received awards at the College Awards Ceremony on Tuesday 16th December. The event was live streamed to family and friends.

The 2020 EKC Yearbook was created by talented VCD Teacher Steven Clarke and Sadhana Srinivasan  A special thank you to all staff and students who took photos and wrote reports. This book is just one way to showcase the fabulous achievements of all the EKC students and staff. The incredible front cover artwork is by Sophia Lima.

Valedictory 2020

We said farewell to our Year 12 students and families at our Valedictory Celebration. We are very proud of their achievements and wish them all the best for the future.

Link to event is available via Compass until the 18th of December.

Special thanks to our Special Guests

Moonee Valley Mayor Cr Cam Nation

College Council President – Nicole Kotoski

College Principal – David Adamson

Thank you to all students, families and staff for their Contribution to Essendon Keilor College in 2020.

Essendon Keilor College Art Show 2020.

Theme – Endurance

Congratulations to Jenny – Year 12 Studio Arts.

Jenny won the 2020 Art Acquisition Prize and the State Library of Victoria are going to have Jenny’s work on display.

Link to Art Show 2020 ( 30 minutes to see our entire show)

https://vividav.com.au/essendon-keilor-college-art-show/

Essendon Keilor College Music Soiree

Friday 6th November – Time TBC

This Year due to COVID-19 restrictions we will live stream our Music Soiree.

Link to be posted shortly

Student leadership project during remote learning.

Isolation photo competition – show us what you have been up to during isolation’.

VALE

ROBIN ADAMSON

12.6.1954 – 18.7.2020

The Essendon Keilor College community mourns the passing of Robin Adamson. Robin was an exceptional leader, teacher, colleague and friend. Our thoughts are with David and his family at this difficult time.

Robin began her connection with the Essendon Keilor College at Keilor Heights High in 1990 as an English teacher. This was after working at Altona Secondary College, the Education Department Curriculum Programs Section and Lincolnville School Support Centre. At the formation of the College in 1993 Robin had leading teacher status and in 1997 she achieved Principal Status, firstly at the East Keilor Campus and then at Niddrie Campus.

Her experience in curriculum development was invaluable as Essendon Keilor College evolved to be a high performing inclusive school. Always innovative Robin mentored many teachers both young and old to improve outcomes for students. She encouraged others to take risks and to believe in themselves.

Many of you will recall Robin’s contribution to the College overseas programs. She was an experienced traveller and loved to share tales of her overseas exploits to all who would listen. It was her desire to share this love of travel that resulted in our biannual overseas trips to Japan, Italy and more recently Viet Nam. She accepted visitors to our country with the same passion.

Robin was a passionate supporter of government education. Her contribution to the Principal team has been immeasurable. It is a testament to her leadership and mentoring philosophies by the many leading teachers and Principal class staff who developed from her guidance. She was insightful, strategic and proactive. Throughout her career, she produced quality documentation, clearly articulating her views and vision that all young people no matter what life throws at them should be given every opportunity to succeed in education and life.

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