The Kilmore International School

The Kilmore International School (TKIS) was established in 1989 and is a non-denominational international school offering Years 3 – 12.

We are a boarding and day school conveniently located in a safe rural setting in the township of Kilmore north of Melbourne. The school has a family atmosphere where girls and boys from Melbourne, country Victoria and from around the world become part of a close-knit learning community.

The Kilmore International School has an impressive record of academic success in the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme. Our inspiring, experienced and highly qualified teachers enjoy an exceptional relationship with their students, most of whom will attend leading universities throughout the world.

As a boarding school and home to students from around the world, pastoral care lies at its heart. The Heads and Homeroom teachers know their students thoroughly. We provide a rich variety of co-curricular activities to foster experiential learning and leadership.

The Kilmore International School is modelled on international schools overseas. It was established in 1990 to provide a true and exceptional international education for students, whether local or from abroad. The buildings of the school were originally built in 1887 by the Marist Brothers of the Catholic Church and became Assumption College.

The buildings and grounds were purchased by the current owners in the 1980s. The new owners completely renovated and modernised the existing buildings. New classrooms including a library, science wing, drama and music studios, art rooms, computer laboratories, general classrooms along with staffrooms were added over the next twenty years as well as a modern dormitory for girls. In 2011, a state-of-the-art Language Learning Centre was opened. The school grounds now contain 2 soccer fields, basketball courts, cricket facilities and tennis courts.

From 1990 through to 2009, the school offered secondary education only. Due to increased demand for high quality education in the local area, students in Years 5 and 6 were admitted in 2010 and Years 3 and 4 in 2015.

Since opening in 1990 with two international students, we have grown from strength to strength. Our alumni are employed by leading corporations around the globe. We have a vibrant community of graduates who remain close friends with staff and fellow students. Even though the alumni form a diaspora in many nations they are linked by the experience of completing their IB Diploma together at The Kilmore International School. Our ethos of dedicated, small classes continues as our students numbers have grown to over 400.

In 2015 we celebrate our 25th anniversary as one of the most successful IB world schools in the southern hemisphere and the success of our graduates, both locally and globally, makes us all enormously proud.

An International School exists to serve the needs of its students within the wider international community. The aim of this School is to provide for boarding and day pupils, an education of excellence in all areas. The School aims to develop, in a disciplined and caring environment, the spiritual, intellectual, cultural, physical and social capacities of all its students, and to encourage and nurture their individual talents and abilities. It further aims to develop a responsibility to the community by demanding high personal standards and encouraging constructive citizenship and consideration for others.

The Kilmore International School (TKIS) is an independent, non-denominational boarding and day school that caters for academically motivated students from Years 3 to 12, and all students complete an IB diploma in Years 11 and 12. Boarding is available from Year 7.

Australian and international students thrive at TKIS which is located in a peaceful, rural environment within easy access of Melbourne’s northern suburbs. We offer an intensive evening tutorial program, highly experienced teaching staff and the unique and rigorous IB Diploma Programme to all students in Years 11 and 12.

Established in 1989, graduates continually achieve outstanding results and receive offers from the world’s most prestigious universities. In 2018, TKIS graduates performed exceptionally well once again. Approximately 15% of our graduates scored an ATAR of 95 or above and more than half scored an ATAR above 90. Five scholarships from leading Australian or overseas universities have been awarded and accepted by our graduates. Our Dux of the class in 2018, Jack Heanly, achieved an IB score of 42 out of 45 and received an offer of a place with a scholarship to the University of Melbourne to study Biomedicine.

The Kilmore International School aims to:

Service to others is part of life and develops the School community’s conscience, thus breaking down self-interest.

The School must provide students with every opportunity to develop a sense of moral responsibility.