Gilson College
450 Taylors Road, Taylors Hill VIC 3037
Gilson College is an independent combined primary and secondary school in Taylors Hill, VIC from Prep to Year 12 with about 1,102 students. Its ICSEA is 1,073, where the national average is 1000.
ICSEA, Enrolments, Language background, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander share, Year range, Teaching staff, School website: ACARA School Profile 2025. Source: Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA). Terms
About this school, from public sources
Drawn from public online sources: Gilson College is a Christian, co-educational Seventh-day Adventist school providing early learning, primary and secondary education. The Taylors Hill campus, on Taylors Road, sits on about 10 hectares, and the original campus opened in 1988. Public sources report an enrolment of roughly 1,300 students and around 105 teaching staff across the college.
Often praised
- Adventist Christian values
- Large 10-hectare campus
- Early learning to Year 12
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NAPLAN
School-level NAPLAN results are published by ACARA on My School under terms that do not allow them to be reproduced here. See Gilson College on My School · Why some data is missing
VCE 2025
Last 5 years
| Year | Median VCE study score |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 23.0 |
| 2024 | 27.0 |
| 2023 | 27.0 |
| 2022 | 28.0 |
| 2021 | 29.0 |
Source: VCAA senior secondary completion and achievement information. Study scores are relative to the state cohort in each subject.
Location and nearby schools
Straight-line distances. List every school within 5 to 50 km.
| School | Suburb | Type | Distance | ICSEA | Students |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southern Cross Grammar | Caroline Springs | Independent k–12 / combined | 2.4 km | 1,136 | 904 |
| Creekside K-9 College | Caroline Springs | Public k–12 / combined | 2.5 km | 1,018 | 1,204 |
| Brookside P-9 College | Caroline Springs | Public k–12 / combined | 3.3 km | 1,013 | 1,111 |
| Overnewton Anglican Community College | Keilor | Independent k–12 / combined | 5.6 km | 1,118 | 2,146 |
| Penleigh & Essendon Grammar School | Keilor East | Independent k–12 / combined | 9.4 km | 1,173 | 2,913 |
| Truganina P-9 College | Truganina | Public k–12 / combined | 13.2 km | 1,039 | 1,709 |
| Dohertys Creek P-9 College | Truganina | Public k–12 / combined | 13.4 km | 1,070 | 1,624 |
| Lowther Hall Anglican Grammar School | Essendon | Independent k–12 / combined | 13.9 km | 1,161 | 859 |
Schools with a similar ICSEA in VIC
Same sector and type, ICSEA within 25 points. This is the comparison that separates teaching from postcode.
| School | Suburb | Type | Students | ICSEA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yeshivah College | St Kilda East | Independent k–12 / combined · P-12 | 362 | 1,073 |
| Australian International Academy of Education | Coburg | Independent k–12 / combined · P-12 | 2,215 | 1,071 |
| Covenant College | Bell Post Hill | Independent k–12 / combined · P-12 | 735 | 1,070 |
| Victory Lutheran College | Wodonga | Independent k–12 / combined · P-12 | 906 | 1,070 |
| Al-Taqwa College | Truganina | Independent k–12 / combined · P-12 | 2,617 | 1,069 |
| Trinity Lutheran College | Mildura | Independent k–12 / combined · P-10 | 505 | 1,077 |
About this data
Figures are from the latest published datasets and can lag the school by a year. Confirm enrolment rules and catchment boundaries with the school or department before relying on them.