Penrhos College, Perth

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Penrhos College

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Established	1952
School Type	Independent, Single-sex, Day and Boarding
Denomination	Uniting Church
Key People	Dr Glenda Parkin (Principal)
School Fees	AU$8,577–12,735 p.a (Day) AU$25,083–25,929 p.a (Boarding)^[1]
Location	Como, Western Australia, Australia
Coordinates	31°59′50″S 115°52′21″E / -31.99722, 115.8725Coordinates: 31°59′50″S 115°52′21″E / -31.99722, 115.8725
Enrolment	~1,180 (K–12)^[2]
Employees	~121^[3]
Colours	Green, Gold and White
Homepage	www.penrhos.wa.edu.au

Penrhos College is an independent, Uniting Church, day and boarding school for girls, located in Como, a southern suburb of Perth, Western Australia.

Founded in 1952 as the Methodist Ladies' College, South Perth, Penrhos has a non-selective enrolment policy and currently caters for approximately 1,180 students from Kindergarten to Year 12, including 105 boarders in Years 7 to 12.^[2]

The college is affiliated with the Association of Heads of Independent Schools of Australia (AHISA),^[4] the Junior School Heads Association of Australia (JSHAA),^[5] the Australian Boarding Schools' Association (ABSA),^[2] the Alliance of Girls' Schools Australasia (AGSA),^[6] and is a member of the Independent Girls Schools Sports Association (IGSSA).

Penrhos' brother school is Wesley College in nearby South Perth.

1 History
2 Campus
3 Alumni
4 References
5 See also
6 External links

[edit] History

Penrhos College was established in 1952 as the Methodist Ladies' College, South Perth. The school moved to its present site in Como, six kilometres south of Perth, in 1971. The school was originally a subdivision of the Methodist Ladies' College, Claremont (1907), but both now operate independently.

In 1977, the Methodist Ladies' College, South Perth was awarded to the Uniting Church of Australia following Church Union, and became known as Penrhos College. The school's new name was drawn from Penrhos College, in Colwyn Bay, North Wales, which was established in 1880 by the Methodist Church, for the special education of girls. Penrhos is a Welsh word meaning "Peak of the Moor".^[7]

[edit] Campus

Penrhos College is situated on a single suburban campus in an elevated position, on a former pine plantation. The school is 8 hectares (20 acres) in size, featuring a parkland setting and modern cream brick and terracotta-tiled buildings.^[7]

[edit] Alumni

Alumnae of Penrhos College are known as Old Girls and may elect to join the school's alumni association, The Penrhos College Alumni Inc.^[8] Some notable Penrhos Old Girls include:

Amber Bradley – Olympic Rower
Haylie Ecker – First violin of classical string quartet 'Bond'^[9]
Susan Jane McCarrey – Executive Director of Safety & Strategy, Public Transport Authority of Western Australia (also attended Applecross Senior High School)^[10]
Christine Ann McDiven – Federal President of the Liberal Party of Australia (also attended Methodist Ladies' College, Perth)^[11]
Rebecca Sattin – Olympic Rower

[edit] References

^ Fees Schedule 2007. Fees and Charges. Penrhos College. Retrieved on 2007-12-18.
^ ^a ^b ^c Penrhos College. Schools. Australian Boarding Schools' Association (2007). Retrieved on 2007-12-18.
^ School Performance Information 2006. Introducing Penrhos. Penrhos College (2007). Retrieved on 2007-12-18.
^ AHISA Schools. Western Australia. Association of Heads of Independent Schools of Australia (November 2007). Retrieved on 2007-12-18.
^ Members' Schools. Western Australia Branch. Junior School Heads' Association of Australia (2007). Retrieved on 2007-12-18.
^ Butler, Jan (2006). Member Schools. Members. The Alliance of Girls' Schools Australasia. Retrieved on 2007-12-18.
^ ^a ^b Location. Introducing Penrhos. Penrhos College (2007). Retrieved on 2007-12-18.
^ Membership Application. Alumni. Penrhos College (2007). Retrieved on 2007-12-18.
^ Haylie Ecker Website (accessed:27-07-2007)
^ "McCARREY (Sue) Susan Jane". Who's Who in Business Live!. (2006-11-17). Ed. Suzannah Pearce. North Melbourne, Vic: Crown Content Pty Ltd. Retrieved on 2007-12-05.
^ "McDIVEN (Chris) Christine Ann". Who's Who in Business Live!. (2006-11-17). Ed. Suzannah Pearce. North Melbourne, Vic: Crown Content Pty Ltd. Retrieved on 2007-12-05.