Aitken College (Greenvale, Victoria)

Aitken College is an independent, co-education day school located in Greenvale, Victoria, Australi]. It offers schooling education from Prep through to Year 12.[2][3][4][5]

Aitken College
Address
1010 Mickleham Road

Greenvale
,
Victoria
3059

Australia
Coordinates37.627607°S 144.890335°E / -37.627607; 144.890335
Information
TypeIndependent, co-educational, primary, secondary and day
MottoIn Mind and Spirit
Denominationin association with the Uniting Church [1]
Established1999
FounderDoug Mahoney
ChairmanRobert Evans
PrincipalJosie Crisara
Deputy PrincipalKim Forward
Enrolment~1200 (Prep–12)
CampusSuburban, 44 acres (180,000 m2)
Colour(s)Yellow, green & blue    
NewspaperCollege newsletter
YearbookThe Windmill
Websitewww.aitkencollege.edu.au

Aitken College is a co-educational, independent school catering for students of all faiths and religious denominations in the northwest region of Melbourne. It opened in January 1999.

It operates in association with the Uniting Church in Australia but is not governed or managed by the Church.[6]

Students

As of the 2018 school year, there were 1200 students. The college is divided into four smaller "schools":

  • Fairview (preparatory school) - Prep to Year 2
  • Cumberland (junior school) - Year 3 to Year 6
  • Dunhelen (middle school) - Year 7 to Year 9
  • Brookhill (senior school) - Year 10 to Year 12

Key people

House system

A house system operates in senior, middle and junior schools. Each house is named after a significant historic family from the surrounding area. Sporting competitions are held between them each year.

House Colour Origin of name
Brodie Blue The Brodie brothers bought land in the area around Mickleham to service their sheep from around the 1840s.
Cameron Green Donald Cameron purchased the land known as Ruthvenfield in 1848, to be later renamed by its new owner, Thomas Brunton, in the 1890s as Roxburgh Park.
Clarke Yellow The Clarke family bought land in the area and took over land owned by the Brodie brothers and John Aitken.
Millar Red The Millar family had a local involvement in the area from around the late 1860s.

Sport

Primary (Years 5-6) and Secondary (Years 7-12) students of the college participate in the summer, winter and spring seasons of the School Sports Victoria (SSV) sport competition. Choices offered for summer team sports include Cricket (boys only), Softball (girls only), Tennis and Volleyball. Winter sports include AFL Football, Badminton, Basketball, Hockey, Netball (girls only), Soccer, Table Tennis and Touch Rugby (boys only). Students may also participate in a number of SSV individual sport competitions such as Athletics, Cross Country and Swimming. The college is particularly known for its excellence and achievement in Athletics and Cross Country.

References
  1. "Associated Schools" https://victas.uca.org.au/community-learning/uniting-church-schools/
  2. "Aitken College - In Mind and Spirit". aitkencollege.edu.au. Retrieved 8 February 2014.
  3. "Aitken College, Greenvale". house.ksou.cn. Archived from the original on 17 April 2015. Retrieved 8 February 2014.
  4. "Aitken College". privateschoolsdirectory.com.au. Retrieved 8 February 2014.
  5. "AITKEN COLLEGE - GREENVALE". privateschoolsguide.com. Retrieved 8 February 2014.
  6. "Associated Schools". Uniting Church in Australia. Synod of Victoria and Tasmania. Retrieved 23 January 2020.
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