Presbyterian Ladies' College, Perth

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Presbyterian Ladies’ College, Perth
Labore Et Honore "By work and with honour"
Established	1915
School type	Independent school, Uniting Church, Day and Boarding
Known As	P.L.C.
Principal/Headmaster	Mrs. Beth Blackwood
Chairman	Mr. G N Reynolds
Location	Peppermint Grove, Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Campus	Urban Parkland
Enrollment	1100 (Girls: P-12 Boys: P-2)
School colours	Green, Navy and White
School Hymn	Edited Land of Our Birth, by Rudyard Kipling
Area	8 Hectares
Homepage	www.plc.wa.edu.au

Presbyterian Ladies' College (PLC) is a private primary and secondary school located in Perth, Western Australia, predominantly for girls.

The college was founded with a Presbyterian Christian ethos, and is aimed at leadership education. It is affiliated with the Uniting Church in Australia.^[1]

PLC is a private school for girls, at levels from pre-kindergarten to Year 12.^[1] Boys are also educated with girls for the first three years (pre-kindergarten to Year 2.)^[2]

PLC students have ranked highly among Western Australian schools in the Tertiary Entrance Examinations and their subsequent higher education.^{[citation needed]}

The school has academic departments, as well as sports, a music department and a Dance and Drama Department.

The school's alumni have had good results in higher education in recent years, compared to those of other schools in the state.^{[verification needed]}

Contents 1 History 2 Recent accomplishments 3 Controversy 4 Notable alumni 4.1 Entertainment and the Arts 4.2 Media 5 Associated schools 6 References 7 External links

[edit] History

Presbyterian Ladies' College was founded in 1915 as an all-girls school after the creation of Scotch College, Perth, when it was decided that there was a need for a Presbyterian school to educate young ladies. The school was founded with three houses—Carmichael, Stewart, and McNeil. It has expanded greatly, and now has an additional three houses—Ferguson, Summers, and Baird.

[edit] Recent accomplishments

Recent accomplishments of the school include:

• the top rank in the Western Australia Tertiary Entrance Exam scores for 2004.^{[citation needed]}
• a 'gold' award in Sydney (2001) for the school Chorale.^{[citation needed]}
• the formation of an all-girls' football team for the PLC boarding students.^{[citation needed]}
• three 'Outanding' awards from the Western Australian Bands Festival for the school's bands - Concert Band 1, Concert Band 2 and the Combined PLC/Scotch Symphonic Wind Ensemble.^{[citation needed]}

[edit] Controversy

In September 2003, the college made national news following an article by Perth newspaper, The West Australian, of three 13-year-old students appearing in a video performing "an explicit sexual act".^[3] The video was latter viewed by students at Hale School following an unsuccessful attempt by the girls to sell the video for $90. PLC headmistress, Beth Blackwood, said that a comment by the school in such a situation would be inappropriate. The incident was not reported to the police and no complaint was made.^[3]

[edit] Notable alumni

[edit] Entertainment and the Arts

• Katharine Brisbane - Critic, publisher and champion of Australian drama
• Margret Geraghty - British author
• Sara MacLiver - Classical Singer
• Caroline McKenzie - Actor
• Ailsa Small - Artist
• Nicki Wendt - Actor

[edit] Media

• Natalia Cooper - Weather Presenter
• Kirstyn March - ABC Rural Reporter
• Dixie Marshall - National Nine News weekday presenter, Perth
• Paula Voce - Seven News Presenter

[edit] Associated schools

PLC shares a 'brother-sister' school relationship with the Scotch College, Perth in Swanbourne.

Uniting Church in Australia Schools

Aitken College | Billanook College | Brisbane Boys' College | Calvary Christian College | Clayfield College | Forest Lake College | Kormilda College | Kinross Wolaroi School | Knox Grammar School | Mary McConnel School | Methodist Ladies' College, Melbourne | Methodist Ladies' College, Perth | MLC School | Moreton Bay Boys College | Moreton Bay College | Newington College | Pedare Christian College | Penleigh and Essendon Grammar School | Presbyterian Ladies' College, Perth | Prince Alfred College | Pymble Ladies' College | Ravenswood School for Girls | Scotch College, Adelaide | Scotch College, Perth | Scotch Oakburn College | Seymour College | Somerville House | St Philip's College | The Lakes College | The Scots PGC College | The Scots School Albury | The Springfield College | The Geelong College | Wesley College, Melbourne | Westminster School, Adelaide

Former Presbyterian Church of Australia Schools

Arden Anglican School | Kinross Wolaroi School | Knox Grammar School | Penleigh Presbyterian Ladies' College | Presbyterian Ladies' College, Goulburn | Presbyterian Ladies' College, Perth | Pymble Ladies' College | Scotch College, Adelaide | Scotch College, Launceston | Scotch College, Perth | The Scots PGC College (The Presbyterian Girls' College and The Scots College, Warwick) | The Geelong College

[edit] References

1. ^ ^{a b} PLC website About PLC retrieved on August 21, 2006
2. ^ PLC website Early Learning Centre retrieved on August 24, 2006.
3. ^ ^{a b} Hewitt, Susan. "Schoolgirls caught with homemade porn", The West Australian, West.com.au, September 27, 2003. Retrieved on January 16, 2007.The West Australian article is a dead link; use the Internet Archive link instead

[edit] External links

• PLC Perth official homepage
• The Children's Song (Land of our birth) by Rudyard Kipling. The school song is derived from this poem.