School in Greenvale, Victoria, Australia
Aitken College is a private, co-education day school located in Greenvale, Victoria, Australia. It offers schooling education from Prep through to Year 12.[2][3][4][5]
The College caters 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 2022 school year, there were 1600 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
Leadership
The following individuals have served as principal of Aitken College:
| Ordinal |
Principal |
Term start |
Term end |
Time in office |
Notes
|
| 1 |
Doug Mahoney |
1999 |
2008 |
8–9 years |
Founding Principal |
|
| 2 |
Josie Crisara |
2009 |
incumbent |
14–15 years |
|
The following individuals have served as deputy principal of Aitken College:
| Ordinal |
Deputy Principal |
Term start |
Term end |
Time in office |
Notes
|
| 1 |
Josie Crisara |
2002 |
2008 |
5–6 years |
|
| 2 |
Kim Forward |
2009 |
incumbent |
14–15 years |
|
The following individuals have served as Assistant Principal for Primary (Prep - Year 6) of Aitken College:
| Ordinal |
Assistant Principal for Primary |
Term start |
Term end |
Time in office |
Notes
|
| 1 |
Leanne Schulz |
2022 |
incumbent |
1–2 years |
|
The following individuals have served as Assistant Principal for Secondary (Year 7 - Year 12) of Aitken College:
| Ordinal |
Assistant Principal for Secondary |
Term start |
Term end |
Time in office |
Notes
|
| 1 |
Chris Graham |
2022 |
incumbent |
1–2 years |
|
The following individuals have served as Assistant Principal for Learning of Aitken College:
| Ordinal |
Assistant Principal for Learning |
Term start |
Term end |
Time in office |
Notes
|
| 1 |
Kerri Batch |
2022 |
incumbent |
1–2 years |
|
The following individuals have served as Chairman of the Aitken College Board:
| Ordinal |
Chairman of the Board |
Term start |
Term end |
Time in office |
Notes
|
| 1 |
Rev. Clem Dickinson |
1999 |
2018 |
18–19 years |
|
| 2 |
Robert Evans |
2019 |
incumbent |
4–5 years |
|
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/Gold
|
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.
