Perth College (Western Australia)

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Perth College
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Perth College seen from Beaufort Street
Location
Perth College (Western Australia)
Mount Lawley
,
Western Australia

Australia
Coordinates 31°55′54″S115°52′34″E / 31.9317°S 115.876°E / -31.9317; 115.876 OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
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Type Independent, single-sex, day and boarding
Motto Latin: Pro Ecclesia Dei
(For the Church of God)
Denomination Anglican
Established1902 [1]
PrincipalSarah McGarry
Employees~96 [2]
Enrolment~1,100 (K–12) [3]
Colour(s)Navy blue, white and jacaranda
   
Affiliation Independent Girls Schools Sports Association
Website www.perthcollege.wa.edu.au OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg

Perth College is an Australian independent Anglican day and boarding school for girls located in Mount Lawley, an inner northern suburb of Perth, Western Australia. The school maintains a non-selective enrolment policy and currently has approximately 1,000 students from Kindergarten to Year 12, including 110 boarders from Year 7 onwards. [3]

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Perth 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 Association of Independent Schools of Western Australia, [1] the Australian Boarding Schools Association (ABSA) [3] and the Alliance of Girls' Schools Australia (AGSA). [6] The school is also a member of the Independent Girls' Schools Sports Association (IGSSA). [2]

History

The school was founded in 1902 by Sister Rosalie and other members of the Community of the Sisters of the Church, an Anglican religious order. [7] Perth College is the oldest Anglican girls' school in Western Australia. [3] The school first commenced in St Mary's Hall in Colin Street, West Perth, with 32 girls. The demand for the introduction of boarding students increased and, as a result, Hawkesbury, situated near Kings Park, was opened in 1903.

Due to the development of Hawkesbury for boarders and Cowandilla for the junior students, together with the amalgamation of other subsidiary schools under the control of the Sisters of the Church, the school moved to the Mount Lawley site in 1916. [8]

Perth College premises were used during World War II as a base of operations for the Army. The flagpole which stands at the front of the school was a gift.[ citation needed ]

Perth College came under the control of the Anglican Province of Western Australia in 1968. [8]

The school has performed consistently well in the WACE school rankings and is often amongst the best performing schools in the state.

Year % +75 in WACE [lower-roman 1] State ranking [lower-roman 2] % +65 in WACE [lower-roman 3] State ranking% graduation [lower-roman 4]
2016---7 [9] 100 [9]
201426.011055.3110100 [10]
201319.151152.638100 [11]
201223.671155.641299.28 [12]
201119.751959.081399.30 [13]
201028.91868.076100 [14]
200955100 [15]
  1. ↑ Based on the number of Stage 3 course enrolments in the school where a WACE course score of 75 or above was achieved
  2. ↑ Ranking of school compared to other schools in the state
  3. ↑ Based on the number of Stage 3 course enrolments in the school where a WACE course score of 65 or above was achieved
  4. ↑ Percentage of Year 12 cohort that graduated with a WACE certificate

Notable alumnae

The alumnae of Perth College are commonly referred to as Old Girls and they may join the school's alumnae association, the Perth College Old Girls' Association. [16] Some notable Perth College Old Girls include:

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References

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  2. 1 2 "2006 Senior School Compliance Report" (PDF). About Perth College. Perth College. 2007. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 July 2011. Retrieved 22 January 2008.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "Perth College". Schools Directory. Australian Boarding Schools Association. Retrieved 19 August 2011.
  4. ↑ "Western Australia". AHISA Schools. Association of Heads of Independent Schools of Australia. January 2008. Archived from the original on 2 November 2007. Retrieved 22 January 2008.
  5. ↑ "JSHAA Western Australia Directory of Members". Western Australia Branch. Junior School Heads' Association of Australia. 2008. Archived from the original on 3 October 2009. Retrieved 22 January 2008.
  6. ↑ "Member Schools". Members. The Alliance of Girls' Schools Australia. 2007. Archived from the original on 19 May 2008. Retrieved 22 January 2008.
  7. ↑ Birman, Wendy, "Mabel Nicholas (1866–1958)", Australian Dictionary of Biography, Canberra: National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, retrieved 31 December 2023
  8. 1 2 "History". About Perth College. Perth College. 2008. Retrieved 22 January 2008.
  9. 1 2 "Private Girls' School Enrolment Perth - Enrol at Perth College". www.perthcollege.wa.edu.au. Retrieved 9 October 2017.
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