Aitken College (Greenvale, Victoria)

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Aitken College is an independent co-educational, day school of the Uniting Church located in Greenvale, Victoria, Australia. It offers schooling from Grade Prep through to Year 12.

The college opened in 1999, and is built on an 18 hectare site. The principal of the school is Doug Mahoney.

Aitken has two classes at each year level for Grade Prep to Year 6, and five classes at each year level from Year 7 to Year 12, which allows for three classes of students to enter at Year 7 from other primary schools.

[edit] Structure of the School

The college is divided into five smaller "schools". They are:

• Preparatory School: Grade Prep to Year 2: Fairview
• Junior School: Year 3 to Year 5: Cumberland
• Middle School: Year 6 and Year 7: Dunhelen
• Lower Secondary School: Year 8 and Year 9: Glenarthur
• Senior School: Year 10 to Year 12: Brookhill

[edit] House System

The school is divided into four different houses.

• Brodie (blue)
• Cameron (green)
• Clarke (Gold)
• Millar (red, previously white)

[edit] Courses of Study

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At different year levels, there are different core subjects, which are the subjects which are compulsory for the student to study. At certain year levels there are also elective subjects, which are optional for the student to study.

[edit] Facilities

The college facilities include several art rooms, science laboratories, computer laboratories, technology facilities, music rooms, a library and a gymnasium.

[edit] See also

• List of schools in Victoria
• List of high schools in Victoria
• Victorian Certificate of Education

[edit] External links

• Aitken College Website