Perth College, Western Australia

Infobox Aust school private
name = Perth College


motto = " _la. Pro Ecclesia Dei"
(Latin:"For The Church of God")
established = 1902
type = Independent, Single-sex, Day and Boarding
denomination = Anglican
slogan =
key_people = Mrs Jenny Ethell (Principal)
The Revd Gerry Nixon (Chaplain)
fees = Up to AU$14,000 p.a (Day)
city = Mt Lawley
state = Western Australia
country = Australia flagicon|Australia
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enrolment = ~1,000 (K–12)
num_employ = ~96cite web |url=http://www1.pc.wa.edu.au/upload/-1435774907/docs/2006_report.pdf |title=2006 Senior School Compliance Report |accessdate=2008-01-22 |year =2007 |format=PDF |work=About Perth College |publisher=Perth College]
revenue =
colours = Navy Blue and White color box|#000080color box|#FFFFFF
homepage = [http://www.pc.wa.edu.au www.pc.wa.edu.au]

Perth College is an independent Anglican day and boarding school for girls, located in Mount Lawley, an inner northern suburb of Perth, Western Australia. It is the oldest Anglican girls' school in Western Australia.

Founded in 1902 by the Community of the Sisters of the Church, the college has a non-selective enrolment policy and currently caters for approximately 1,000 students from Kindergarten to Year 12, including 110 boarders from Year 8 onwards.

Perth College is affiliated with the Association of Heads of Independent Schools of Australia (AHISA),cite web |url=http://www.ahisa.com.au/Display.aspx?tabid=2236 |title=Western Australia |accessdate=2008-01-22 |year =2008 |month =January |work=AHISA Schools |publisher=Association of Heads of Independent Schools of Australia] the Junior School Heads Association of Australia (JSHAA),cite web |url=http://www.jshaa.asn.au/westernaustralia/directory/index.asp |title=JSHAA Western Australia Directory of Members |accessdate=2008-01-22 |year =2008 |work=Western Australia Branch |publisher=Junior School Heads' Association of Australia] the Association of Independent Schools of Western Australia,cite web |url=http://www.ais.wa.edu.au/search-school/?&mode=details&id=13 |title=Perth College |accessdate=2008-01-22 |work=Search for School |publisher=Association of Independent Schools of Western Australia] the Australian Boarding Schools' Association (ABSA),cite web |url=http://www.boarding.org.au/site/school_detail.cfm?schID=63 |title=Perth College |accessdate=2008-01-21 |year =2007 |work=Schools |publisher=Australian Boarding Schools' Association] the Alliance of Girls' Schools Australia (AGSA),cite web |url=http://www.agsa.org.au/members.php?PageID=11&Alpha=P |title=Member Schools |accessdate=2008-01-22 |year =2007 |work=Members |publisher=The Alliance of Girls' Schools Australia] and is a member of the Independent Girls' Schools Sports Association (IGSSA).

History

Founded in 1902 by the Community of the Sisters of the Church, an Anglican religious order, Perth College is the oldest Anglican girls' school in Western Australia. 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 Mt Lawley site in 1916.cite web |url=http://www.pc.wa.edu.au/internal.aspx?MenuID=470 |title=History |accessdate=2008-01-22 |year =2008 |work=About Perth College |publisher=Perth College]

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

Notable alumni

Alumnae of Perth College are commonly referred to as Old Girls, and may elect to join the schools alumni association, the Perth College Old Girls' Association.cite web |url=http://www.pc.wa.edu.au/internal.aspx?MenuID=485 |title=About the Old Girls' Association |accessdate=2008-01-22 |year =2008 |work=Community |publisher=Perth College] Some notable Perth College Old Girls include:
*Carrie Bickmore – radio presenter and television personality [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carrie_Bickmore Wikipedia] (accessed:10-10-2008)]
*Eileen Grace (Sally) Carlton – Community and social worker; superintendent in Western Australia of the Australian Women's Land Army during the Second World War; awarded the Order of the British Empire [http://72.14.253.104/search?q=cache:n-k4rPFIrpMJ:www.womenaustralia.info/biogs/AWE0403b.htm+%22Perth+College%22&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=125&gl=au Australian Women Biographical entry - Sally Carlton] (accessed:16-05-2007)]
*The Honourable Donna Evelyn Mary Faragher – Western Australian Shadow Spokesperson for Drug Abuse Strategy; Shadow Spokesperson for Youth Affairs; MLC (Liberal) for East Metropolitan Region, Western Australia (also attended Guildford Grammar Preparatory School)cite encyclopedia| editor = Suzannah Pearce| encyclopedia = Who's Who in Business Live!| title = FARAGHER Donna Evelyn Mary, Hon.| accessdate = 2008-01-22| date = 2006-11-17| year = 2007| publisher = Crown Content Pty Ltd| location = North Melbourne, Vic]
*Patricia Edith Feilman AM – Director of the Australian Landscape Trust; Chairman of the Tobacco Research and Development Corporationcite encyclopedia| editor = Suzannah Pearce| encyclopedia = Who's Who in Business Live!| title = FEILMAN Patricia Edith| accessdate = 2008-01-22| date = 2006-11-17| year = 2007| publisher = Crown Content Pty Ltd| location = North Melbourne, Vic]
*Jean Elsie Ferguson – Hospital matron [http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A140160b.htm Australian Dictionary of Biography (1996)] (accessed:16-05-2007)]
*Dorothy Hewett – Writer [http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2002/08/25/1030053009913.html "Farewell to writer Dorothy Hewett" - The Age 26/8/02] (accessed:16-05-2007)]
*Decima Norman – Track-and-field athlete who won five gold medals at the 1938 British Empire Games in Sydney

References

See also

* List of schools in Perth
* List of schools in Western Australia
*List of boarding schools

External links

* [http://www.pc.wa.edu.au Perth College website]
* [http://www.anglican.org.au/ Anglican Church of Australia website]