Aitken College (Greenvale, Victoria)
| Aitken College | |
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| Address | |
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1010 Mickleham Road , 3059 Australia | |
| Coordinates | 37°37′39″S 144°53′25″E / 37.627607°S 144.890335°E |
| Information | |
| Type | Independent, co-educational, primary, secondary and day |
| Motto | In Mind and Spirit |
| Denomination | in association with the Uniting Church [1] |
| Established | 1999 |
| Founder | Doug Mahoney |
| Chairman | Robert Evans |
| Principal | Josie Crisara |
| Deputy Principal | Kim Forward |
| Enrolment | ~1200 (Prep–12) |
| Campus | Suburban, 44 acres (180,000 m2) |
| Colour(s) | Yellow, green & blue |
| Newspaper | College newsletter |
| Yearbook | The Windmill |
| Website | www |
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 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
Principals
Deputy Principals
Chairmen
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Heads of Preparatory School
Heads of Junior School
Heads of Middle School
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Heads of Lower Secondary School (2000–2014)
Heads of Senior School
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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
- ^ "Associated Schools" https://victas.uca.org.au/community-learning/uniting-church-schools/
- ^ "Aitken College - In Mind and Spirit". aitkencollege.edu.au. Retrieved 8 February 2014.
- ^ "Aitken College, Greenvale". house.ksou.cn. Archived from the original on 17 April 2015. Retrieved 8 February 2014.
- ^ "Aitken College". privateschoolsdirectory.com.au. Retrieved 8 February 2014.
- ^ "AITKEN COLLEGE - GREENVALE". privateschoolsguide.com. Retrieved 8 February 2014.
- ^ "Associated Schools". Uniting Church in Australia. Synod of Victoria and Tasmania. Retrieved 23 January 2020.