Essendon Keilor College is a multi-campus secondary college serving the Northern and Western suburbs of Melbourne. The two Junior Campuses in Niddrie and East Keilor are for Years 7 to 10, while the Senior Campus, in Essendon, offers students the opportunity to study VCE, VET and VCAL. The College philosophy is centred around the rights and responsibilities of students and staff to work in a stimulating and innovative learning environment focussed on a curriculum program that is forward looking and responsive to the contemporary world. Due to the specialist nature of the senior campus the College has a long history of successful student outcomes in a wide variety of disciplines. The majority of graduates of the College continue with tertiary studies, many achieve ENTERS above 80, while others successfully complete apprenticeships and traineeships. In addition, the school's elite football program has enabled 22 students to be drafted into the AFL since 1999, the most of any school in Australia. The College also has a major focus on the performing and visual arts with an annual production and art show. The school has 148.21 equivalent full time staff: 7 Principal class, 118.8 teachers and 29.41 Education Support Staff. In 2011 Essendon Keilor College enters the second year of the Strategic Plan (2010-2013) which has a strong focus on literacy, numeracy and innovative classroom practice.