Assumption College (often known as ACK, where the K stands for Kilmore) is an Australian Catholic co-educational secondary day and boarding school. The school is located in the town of Kilmore, Victoria. The College was founded in 1893 by the Marist Brothers and is part of a network of Marist schools in Australia and throughout the world. Assumption College first took in boarders 1901 to meet the educational needs of Catholic families throughout regional Victoria and southern New South Wales. Established initially as a boys' school primarily accepting boarders, the proportion of day students has progressively grown since the 1970s and boarding numbers have diminished. The school became co-educational in 1971 and girls began boarding in 1995. Assumption College is governed by Marist Schools Australia and is supported by the Catholic Education Commission of Victoria. Assumption became a member of the Associated Grammar Schools of Victoria (AGSV) in 1958 which provides a broad sporting competition for students. Since 2000, girls sport has been supplemented through membership of the Associated Public Schools of Victoria (APS) competition The current principal is Ms Kate Fogarty, the college's first female principal. History: The Marist Brothers The Marist Brothers order was established as a teaching order in France in 1817 by a priest, Father Marcellin Champagnat (1789 – 1840), with a particular goal of providing elementary education to underprivileged rural children. The Marist Brothers were invited to Australia by the Archbishop of Sydney, arriving in 1872. From the original plan to provide primary education for the underprivileged, both in Sydney and later in other cities, they changed their ideas and also opened elite secondary schools for which significant fees were charged. From this income, monies could be diverted to subsidise the education of the less privileged. From humble origins in rural France, the order established by Marcellin Champagnat grew to spread across the globe and there are now Marist schools in 79 countries on five continents (Europe, Africa, the Americas, Asia, and Oceania). This includes 52 Marist schools in Australia. Marcellin Champagnat was declared Venerable in 1920 by Pope Benedict XV, declared Blessed (beatified) by Pope Pius XII in 1955 and canonised by Pope John Paul II in 1999. Thus he is now recognised as Saint Marcellin Champagnat. History: Assumption College The Marist Brothers were invited to Kilmore to start a primary school for local boys in 1893. This they did, but as the new