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.
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.

Students

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

Principals

Deputy Principals

Chairmen

Heads of Preparatory School

Heads of Junior School

Heads of Middle School

Heads of Lower Secondary School (2000–2014)

Heads of Senior School

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.
HouseColourOrigin of name
BrodieBlueThe Brodie brothers bought land in the area around Mickleham to service their sheep from around the 1840s.
CameronGreenDonald 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.
ClarkeYellowThe Clarke family bought land in the area and took over land owned by the Brodie brothers and John Aitken.
MillarRedThe Millar family had a local involvement in the area from around the late 1860s.

Sport

Primary and Secondary students of the college participate in the summer, winter and spring seasons of the School Sports Victoria sport competition. Choices offered for summer team sports include Cricket, Softball, Tennis and Volleyball. Winter sports include AFL Football, Badminton, Basketball, Hockey, Netball, Soccer, Table Tennis and Touch Rugby. 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.