Presbyterian Ladies' College, Melbourne

For other schools of the same name, see Presbyterian Ladies' College (disambiguation).

Presbyterian Ladies' College, Melbourne
Presbyterian Ladies' College Melbourne crest. Source: www.plc.vic.edu.au (PLC website)
Address
Map
141 Burwood Highway

Burwood, Victoria
,
3125

Australia
Coordinates37°50′52″S 145°6′23″E / 37.84778°S 145.10639°E / -37.84778; 145.10639
Information
TypeIndependent, single-sex, day and boarding, Christian school
MottoLatin: Lex Dei Vitae Lampas
(The law of God is the Lamp of Life[1])
DenominationPresbyterian[2]
Established1875[2]
ChairmanMark Chew
PrincipalCheryl Penberthy
ChaplainRev. Nick Curtis
YearsELC–12
GenderGirls
Enrolment~1,600[3]
Colour(s)Blue, black and gold
     
AffiliationGirls Sport Victoria
Websiteplc.vic.edu.au

Presbyterian Ladies' College, Melbourne (PLC), is an independent, private, Presbyterian, day and boarding school for girls, located in Burwood, an eastern suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.

Founded in 1875 at East Melbourne, PLC was one of the first independent schools for girls in Australia.[4] The College has a non-selective enrolment policy and in 2007 catered for approximately 1,550 students from the Early Learning Centre (ELC) to Year 12, including 100 boarders.[3] P.L.C features a co-educational Early Learning Centre, and a girls-only environment from Prep to Year 12. The college has been an IB World School since September 1990, and is authorised to offer the IB Diploma Programme.[5]

PLC is affiliated with the Association of Heads of Independent Schools of Australia (AHISA),[6] the Junior School Heads Association of Australia (JSHAA),[7] the Alliance of Girls' Schools Australasia (AGSA),[8] the Association of Independent Schools of Victoria (AISV),[2] the Australian Boarding Schools Association (ABSA),[9] is a founding member of Girls Sport Victoria (GSV), and is an accredited school of the Council of International Schools (CIS).[10]

In 2001 The Sun-Herald named PLC Melbourne the best girls' school in Australia on the basis of the number of its alumni mentioned in Who's Who in Australia (a listing of notable Australians).[11][a]

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  3. ^ a b "Presbyterian Ladies' College". Victoria. School Choice. Archived from the original on 30 August 2007. Retrieved 11 August 2007.
  4. ^ "The History of our College". Our School. Presbyterian Ladies' College. Retrieved 2 January 2008.
  5. ^ "Presbyterian Ladies' College Melbourne". IB World Schools. International Baccalaureate Organisation. Retrieved 15 March 2008.
  6. ^ "Victoria". School Directory. Association of Heads of Independent Schools of Australia. 2008. Archived from the original on 7 March 2008. Retrieved 1 February 2008.
  7. ^ "JSHAA Victorian Directory of Members". Victoria Branch. Junior School Heads' Association of Australia. 2007. Archived from the original on 13 February 2008. Retrieved 15 January 2008.
  8. ^ Butler, Jan (2006). "Member Schools". Members. The Alliance of Girls' Schools Australasia. Archived from the original on 19 May 2008. Retrieved 15 January 2008.
  9. ^ "Presbyterian Ladies College, Victoria". Schools. Australian Boarding Schools Association. 2005. Archived from the original on 17 November 2007. Retrieved 15 January 2008.
  10. ^ Mawkes, Leonie (2005). "Member Schools". Profile. Girls Sport Victoria. Archived from the original on 20 August 2006. Retrieved 11 October 2007.
  11. ^ Walker, Frank (22 July 2001). "The ties that bind". Sunday Life. The Sun-Herald. p. 16. Retrieved 12 September 2007.