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 Entrance to the College, in 2006 | |
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Australia | |
| Coordinates | 31°59′50″S 115°52′19″E / 31.9972°S 115.872°E |
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| Former name | Methodist Ladies' College, South Perth |
| Type | Independent single-sex primary and secondary day and boarding school |
| Motto | Strive for the Highest |
| Denomination | Uniting Church |
| Established | 1952 |
| Sister school | Wesley College |
| Educational authority | WA Department of Education |
| Principal | Ms Kalea Haran |
| Employees | ~121[2] |
| Years | K–12 |
| Gender | Girls |
| Enrolment | ~1,400 (2007[1]) |
| Area | 8 hectares (20 acres) |
| Campus type | Suburban |
| Colour(s) | Green, gold and white |
| Athletics | Independent Girls Schools Sports Association |
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| Website | www |
Penrhos College is an independent Uniting Church single-sex primary and secondary 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 1,400 students from Kindergarten to Year 12, including 105 boarders in Years 7 to 12.[1]
The college is affiliated with the Association of Heads of Independent Schools of Australia (AHISA),[3] the Junior School Heads Association of Australia (JSHAA),[4] the Australian Boarding Schools' Association (ABSA),[1] the Alliance of Girls' Schools Australasia (AGSA),[5] and is a member of the Independent Girls Schools Sports Association (IGSSA). The school takes pride in its 17 consecutive wins in the IGSSA athletics, and almost as many in the cross country and swimming events.[citation needed]
- ^ a b c "Penrhos College". Schools. Australian Boarding Schools' Association. 2007. Archived from the original on 17 November 2007. Retrieved 2007-12-18.
- ^ "School Performance Information 2006". Introducing Penrhos. Penrhos College. 2007. Archived from the original on 29 August 2007. Retrieved 2007-12-18.
- ^ "AHISA Schools". Western Australia. Association of Heads of Independent Schools of Australia. November 2007. Archived from the original on 2 November 2007. Retrieved 2007-12-18.
- ^ "Members' Schools". Western Australia Branch. Junior School Heads' Association of Australia. 2007. Archived from the original on 28 September 2007. Retrieved 18 December 2007.
- ^ Butler, Jan (2006). "Member Schools". Members. The Alliance of Girls' Schools Australasia. Archived from the original on 19 May 2008. Retrieved 18 December 2007.