Penrhos College, Perth

Infobox Aust school private
name = Penrhos College


motto = "Strive for the Highest"
established = 1952
type = Independent, Single-sex, Day and Boarding
denomination = Uniting Church
slogan =
key_people = Dr Glenda Parkin (Principal)
fees = AU$8,577–12,735 p.a (Day)
AU$25,083–25,929 p.a (Boarding)cite web |url=http://www.penrhos.wa.edu.au/Introducing+Penrhos/Enrolment/Fees+and+Charges/Fee+Schedule+2007/default.aspx |title=Fees Schedule 2007 |accessdate=2007-12-18|work=Fees and Charges|publisher=Penrhos College]
city = Como
state = Western Australia
country = Australia flagicon|Australia
coordinates = coord|31|59|50|S|115|52|21|E|display=inline,title
enrolment = ~1,180 (K–12)
num_employ = ~121cite web |url=http://www.penrhos.wa.edu.au/Introducing+Penrhos/School+Performance+Information/default.aspx |title=School Performance Information 2006 |accessdate=2007-12-18 |year =2007 |work=Introducing Penrhos |publisher=Penrhos College]
revenue =
colours = Green, Gold and White color box|#228B22color box|#FFCC00color box|#FFFFFF
homepage = [http://www.penrhos.wa.edu.au/ 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.

The 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=AHISA Schools|accessdate=2007-12-18 |year =2007 |month =November |work=Western Australia|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/state/western_australia/sch.html |title=Members' Schools |accessdate=2007-12-18 |year =2007 |work=Western Australia Branch|publisher=Junior School Heads' Association of Australia] the Australian Boarding Schools' Association (ABSA),cite web |url=http://www.boarding.org.au/site/school_detail.cfm?schID=62 |title=Penrhos College |accessdate=2007-12-18 |year =2007 |work=Schools|publisher=Australian Boarding Schools' Association] the Alliance of Girls' Schools Australasia (AGSA),cite web|url = http://www.agsa.org.au/members.php?PageID=11&Alpha=P|title = Member Schools|accessdate = 2007-12-18|last = Butler|first = Jan|year = 2006|work = Members|publisher = The Alliance of Girls' Schools Australasia] and is a member of the Independent Girls Schools Sports Association (IGSSA).

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

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".cite web |url=http://www.penrhos.wa.edu.au/Introducing+Penrhos/Location/default.aspx |title=Location |accessdate=2007-12-18 |year =2007 |work=Introducing Penrhos |publisher=Penrhos College]

Campus

Penrhos College is situated on a single suburban campus in an elevated position, on a former pine plantation. The school is convert|8|ha|acre|0 in size, featuring a parkland setting and modern cream brick and terracotta-tiled buildings.

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.cite web |url=http://www.penrhos.wa.edu.au/Alumni/Membership+Application/default.aspx |title=Membership Application |accessdate=2007-12-18 |year =2007 |work=Alumni |publisher=Penrhos College] Some notable Penrhos Old Girls include:
*Amber Bradley – Olympic Rower
*Haylie Ecker – First violin of classical string quartet 'Bond' [http://www.haylieecker.info/profile.php Haylie Ecker Website] (accessed:27-07-2007)]
*Susan Jane McCarrey – Executive Director of Safety & Strategy, Public Transport Authority of Western Australia (also attended Applecross Senior High School)cite encyclopedia| editor = Suzannah Pearce| encyclopedia = Who's Who in Business Live!| title = McCARREY (Sue) Susan Jane| accessdate = 2007-12-05| date = 2006-11-17| year = 2007| publisher = Crown Content Pty Ltd| location = North Melbourne, Vic]
*Christine Ann McDiven – Federal President of the Liberal Party of Australia (also attended Methodist Ladies' College, Perth)cite encyclopedia| editor = Suzannah Pearce| encyclopedia = Who's Who in Business Live!| title = McDIVEN (Chris) Christine Ann| accessdate = 2007-12-05| date = 2006-11-17| year = 2007| publisher = Crown Content Pty Ltd| location = North Melbourne, Vic]
*Rebecca Sattin – Olympic Rower

References

See also

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

External links

* [http://www.penrhos.wa.edu.au/ Penrhos College]
* [http://www.uca.org.au Uniting Church in Australia Website]