The Kilmore International School
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The Kilmore International School (TKIS) is in Kilmore
, Victoria
, Australia
. It offers academic education which is considered unique in Australia in preparing all the students for the Diplomat of International Baccalaureate, to facilitate worldwide university entry.
The Kilmore International School is modelled on international schools overseas. The school itself is approximately 1 hour from Victoria's Tullamarine Airport situated in the township of Kilmore in the outskirts of Melbourne. It was established in 1990, not so much to fill an ‘education gap’ within the region to the north of Melbourne, but to provide a very different education experience for both international students and local students and who wished to study in an international environment.
The buildings of the school were originally built in 1887 by the Marist Brothers and became the Kilmore Convent for girls. When Assumption College became a co-educational school, the Kilmore Convent closed down through not being able to sustain numbers at the school.
The buildings were vacated in the early 1980s and stood empty until being purchased by the current owners. The new owners renovated and modernised the existing buildings. New classrooms including a library, science wing, drama and music wing, art rooms, computer rooms, general classrooms along with staffrooms were added over the next fifteen years as well as a dormitory for girls.
In addition to these new buildings 10 homes have been purchased, either adjacent to or near the school, to accommodate boarding students. These homes have been extended and renovated to give students ensuite bathrooms and twin share rooms.
The school commenced classes in May 1990 with only 4 students. By the end of the 1990 school year, 22 students were attending. Student population has steadily grown over the past 15 years.
The current TKIS principal is Mr. J.Settle.
, Victoria
. It is located approximately 1.5 km from the town centre.
The current principal is not Mr. Settle
Subjects are split up into 7 subjects with a compulsory social science, natural science, native language, mathematics, TOK and secondary language and another further elective of any of the previous mentioned fields of study. These subjects are of course all compulsory. Each subject varies in difficult; split between 'High Level,' and 'Standard Level.' The difficulty of some of the subjects may equate to first year university studies.
All international boarding students are encouraged to speak English to each other at all times.
The school also offers a wide range of languages including Chinese Mandarin, French
, Hindi
, German
, Indonesian
, Japanese
, Korean
and Thai
. Most languages are taught to the native language level by native speaking staff members.
Kilmore, Victoria
Kilmore is a town in the Australian state of Victoria. Located north of Melbourne, it is contentiously claimed as Victoria's oldest inland settled town...
, Victoria
Victoria (Australia)
Victoria is the second most populous state in Australia. Geographically the smallest mainland state, Victoria is bordered by New South Wales, South Australia, and Tasmania on Boundary Islet to the north, west and south respectively....
, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
. It offers academic education which is considered unique in Australia in preparing all the students for the Diplomat of International Baccalaureate, to facilitate worldwide university entry.
History
The Kilmore International School uniform for the lower campus is a bright red!'The Kilmore International School is modelled on international schools overseas. The school itself is approximately 1 hour from Victoria's Tullamarine Airport situated in the township of Kilmore in the outskirts of Melbourne. It was established in 1990, not so much to fill an ‘education gap’ within the region to the north of Melbourne, but to provide a very different education experience for both international students and local students and who wished to study in an international environment.
The buildings of the school were originally built in 1887 by the Marist Brothers and became the Kilmore Convent for girls. When Assumption College became a co-educational school, the Kilmore Convent closed down through not being able to sustain numbers at the school.
The buildings were vacated in the early 1980s and stood empty until being purchased by the current owners. The new owners renovated and modernised the existing buildings. New classrooms including a library, science wing, drama and music wing, art rooms, computer rooms, general classrooms along with staffrooms were added over the next fifteen years as well as a dormitory for girls.
In addition to these new buildings 10 homes have been purchased, either adjacent to or near the school, to accommodate boarding students. These homes have been extended and renovated to give students ensuite bathrooms and twin share rooms.
The school commenced classes in May 1990 with only 4 students. By the end of the 1990 school year, 22 students were attending. Student population has steadily grown over the past 15 years.
The current TKIS principal is Mr. J.Settle.
Campus and facilities
The main campus is in KilmoreKilmore, Victoria
Kilmore is a town in the Australian state of Victoria. Located north of Melbourne, it is contentiously claimed as Victoria's oldest inland settled town...
, Victoria
Victoria (Australia)
Victoria is the second most populous state in Australia. Geographically the smallest mainland state, Victoria is bordered by New South Wales, South Australia, and Tasmania on Boundary Islet to the north, west and south respectively....
. It is located approximately 1.5 km from the town centre.
The current principal is not Mr. Settle
International Baccalaureate Curriculum
The International Baccalaureate Diploma curriculum program is used by TKIS since 1990. Courses for year 7 to 12 (inclusive) were offered to promote "pursuit of academic excellence" for students seeking to complete their secondary education within a secure environment. The IB is internationally recognised and depending on a score out of 45 split between 6 subjects worth 7 marks each and 3 marks from a philosophical study known as Theory of Knowledge or better known as TOK and a 4000 research project known as the "Entended Essay". Assuming that scores the highest possible score, 45, the student may be eligible to enroll into some of the worlds most recognised tertiary education institutions i.e. Victoria University.Subjects are split up into 7 subjects with a compulsory social science, natural science, native language, mathematics, TOK and secondary language and another further elective of any of the previous mentioned fields of study. These subjects are of course all compulsory. Each subject varies in difficult; split between 'High Level,' and 'Standard Level.' The difficulty of some of the subjects may equate to first year university studies.
English and other languages
All courses are taught in English with strong ESL (English as a Second Language) support in conjunction with normal academic subjects.All international boarding students are encouraged to speak English to each other at all times.
The school also offers a wide range of languages including Chinese Mandarin, French
French language
French is a Romance language spoken as a first language in France, the Romandy region in Switzerland, Wallonia and Brussels in Belgium, Monaco, the regions of Quebec and Acadia in Canada, and by various communities elsewhere. Second-language speakers of French are distributed throughout many parts...
, Hindi
Hindi
Standard Hindi, or more precisely Modern Standard Hindi, also known as Manak Hindi , High Hindi, Nagari Hindi, and Literary Hindi, is a standardized and sanskritized register of the Hindustani language derived from the Khariboli dialect of Delhi...
, German
German language
German is a West Germanic language, related to and classified alongside English and Dutch. With an estimated 90 – 98 million native speakers, German is one of the world's major languages and is the most widely-spoken first language in the European Union....
, Indonesian
Indonesian language
Indonesian is the official language of Indonesia. Indonesian is a normative form of the Riau Islands dialect of Malay, an Austronesian language which has been used as a lingua franca in the Indonesian archipelago for centuries....
, Japanese
Japanese language
is a language spoken by over 130 million people in Japan and in Japanese emigrant communities. It is a member of the Japonic language family, which has a number of proposed relationships with other languages, none of which has gained wide acceptance among historical linguists .Japanese is an...
, Korean
Korean language
Korean is the official language of the country Korea, in both South and North. It is also one of the two official languages in the Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture in People's Republic of China. There are about 78 million Korean speakers worldwide. In the 15th century, a national writing...
and Thai
Thai language
Thai , also known as Central Thai and Siamese, is the national and official language of Thailand and the native language of the Thai people, Thailand's dominant ethnic group. Thai is a member of the Tai group of the Tai–Kadai language family. Historical linguists have been unable to definitively...
. Most languages are taught to the native language level by native speaking staff members.