Gilson College
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450 Taylors Road, Taylors Hill 3037 and also 370 Bridge Inn Road, Mernda 3754 Melbourne, Vic Australia |
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| Coordinates | 37°43′27″S 144°45′47″E / 37.72417°S 144.76306°ECoordinates: 37°43′27″S 144°45′47″E / 37.72417°S 144.76306°E |
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| Type | Independent & co-educational |
| Motto |
Latin: Nihil Sine Deo ("Nothing Without God") |
| Denomination | Seventh-day Adventist |
| Established | 1988 |
| Principal | Mr Mark Vodell |
| Head of Campus TH | Mr Len Farquharson |
| Head of Campus MD | Mrs Helen Jakupec |
| Teaching staff | approx 100 |
| Years offered | P-12 |
| Gender | Coeducational |
| Enrolment | approx. 1180 (2017) |
| Colour(s) | Navy Blue, White |
| Website | gilson |
Gilson College is a dual campus, co-educational school that caters for Foundation to Year 12 with campuses in both Mernda and Taylors Hill, Victoria. The original campus located in Taylors Hill was established in 1988. The second campus in Mernda was acquired in December 2012 and classes began in January 2013.
The College is part of the Seventh-day Adventist education system, the world's second largest Christian school system.
Gilson College traces its beginnings to the mid 1970s when a primary school was established in the suburb of Pascoe Vale in Melbourne’s north west. At the end of 1987 the Pascoe Vale school was closed and this heralded the beginning of a new educational institution on the current Taylors Road site. It was established in 1988 and originally known as the 'Keilor School'. In 1992, the school council voted to change the school's name to Gilson College as a tribute to W J Gilson, a prominent figure in Adventist education in Australia. The growth of the Taylors Hill campus has seen the student enrolment go from around 50 students to now over 1000.
In 2009 Adventist Schools Victoria closed Ironbark Christian School, which was located in the northern suburbs of Melbourne. In December 2012 a second campus for Gilson College was acquired from the former Acacia College and a similar expansion program is planned for this campus. It caters for Foundation (Prep) to Year 10 (2017) and it will progressively introduce Year 11 and Year 12.
The College has had five Principals in its history, those being:
The Taylors Hill campus is set on 10ha near Caroline Springs, on the western outskirts of Melbourne. The College has in the past 18 years continued to expand its educational line-up, starting with the Science Wing, Library and E-block of classrooms completed in 2000, IT block and Admin office completed in 2003. In more recent years a six-classroom complex for Years Five and Six has been added to the campus. Each year a building program has added facilities that are now enjoyed by the students and staff. Modern classrooms have been added or renovated. In addition to this, technology laboratories as well as new science facilities provide for the students' needs. A large gymnasium and an eco-science centre are elements of the campus.
The Mernda Campus is set on 13ha in the northern suburbs that consists of an Administration block, and an outstanding Junior School complex. The secondary complex is modern and consists of classrooms, science lab, food technology, visual communication room, industrial technology, art room, music and drama rooms. In 2017 work has begun on the refurbishment and completion of a new facility for the secondary students.
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