Perth College, Western Australia

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Perth College
Perth College crest. Source: www.pc.wa.edu.au (Perth College website)
Pro Ecclesia Dei
(Latin:"For The Church of God")
Established 1902[1]
School Type Independent, Single-sex, Day and Boarding
Denomination Anglican
Key People Mrs. Jenny Ethell (Principal)
Rev. Gerry Nixon (Chaplain)
School Fees Up to AU$14,000 p.a (Day)
Location Mt Lawley, Western Australia, Australia Flag of Australia
Coordinates 31°55′54″S 115°52′32″E / -31.93167, 115.87556Coordinates: 31°55′54″S 115°52′32″E / -31.93167, 115.87556
Enrolment ~1,000 (K–12)[2]
Employees ~96[3]
Colours Navy Blue and White         
Homepage 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.[2]

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.[2]

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),[2] the Alliance of Girls' Schools Australia (AGSA),[6] and is a member of the Independent Girls' Schools Sports Association (IGSSA).[3]

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[edit] 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.[2] 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.[7]

Perth College came under the control of the Anglican Province of Western Australia in 1968.[7]

[edit] 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.[8] Some notable Perth College Old Girls include:

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  • 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[9]
  • 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)[10]
  • Patricia Edith Feilman AM – Director of the Australian Landscape Trust; Chairman of the Tobacco Research and Development Corporation[11]
  • Jean Elsie Ferguson – Hospital matron[12]
  • Dorothy Hewett – Writer[13]
  • Decima Norman – Track-and-field athlete who won five gold medals at the 1938 British Empire Games in Sydney

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b Perth College. Search for School. Association of Independent Schools of Western Australia. Retrieved on 2008-01-22.
  2. ^ a b c d e Perth College. Schools. Australian Boarding Schools' Association (2007). Retrieved on 2008-01-21.
  3. ^ a b 2006 Senior School Compliance Report (PDF). About Perth College. Perth College (2007). Retrieved on 2008-01-22.
  4. ^ Western Australia. AHISA Schools. Association of Heads of Independent Schools of Australia (January 2008). Retrieved on 2008-01-22.
  5. ^ JSHAA Western Australia Directory of Members. Western Australia Branch. Junior School Heads' Association of Australia (2008). Retrieved on 2008-01-22.
  6. ^ Member Schools. Members. The Alliance of Girls' Schools Australia (2007). Retrieved on 2008-01-22.
  7. ^ a b History. About Perth College. Perth College (2008). Retrieved on 2008-01-22.
  8. ^ About the Old Girls' Association. Community. Perth College (2008). Retrieved on 2008-01-22.
  9. ^ Australian Women Biographical entry - Sally Carlton (accessed:16-05-2007)
  10. ^ "FARAGHER Donna Evelyn Mary, Hon.". Who's Who in Business Live!. (2006-11-17). Ed. Suzannah Pearce. North Melbourne, Vic: Crown Content Pty Ltd. Retrieved on 2008-01-22. 
  11. ^ "FEILMAN Patricia Edith". Who's Who in Business Live!. (2006-11-17). Ed. Suzannah Pearce. North Melbourne, Vic: Crown Content Pty Ltd. Retrieved on 2008-01-22. 
  12. ^ Australian Dictionary of Biography (1996) (accessed:16-05-2007)
  13. ^ "Farewell to writer Dorothy Hewett" - The Age 26/8/02(accessed:16-05-2007)

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