Penrhos College, Perth
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| Coordinates | 31°59′50″S 115°52′21″E / 31.99722°S 115.8725°ECoordinates: 31°59′50″S 115°52′21″E / 31.99722°S 115.8725°E |
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| Type | Independent, Single-sex, Day and Boarding |
| Denomination | Uniting Church |
| Established | 1952 |
| Principal | Meg Melville |
| Employees | ~121[2] |
| Enrolment | ~1,400 (K–12)[1] |
| Colour(s) | Green, Gold and White |
| Website | 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 1,400 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]
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[edit] 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. It educates from pre-kindergarten to year 12.
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".
Penrhos College in Como enjoys an elevated location in a former pine plantation. The campus is a spacious eight hectares. Students enjoy a peaceful parkland setting which forms the backdrop for modern cream and red brick and terracotta-tiled buildings.
[edit] Campus
Penrhos College is situated on a single suburban campus in an elevated position, on a former pine plantation. The school is 8 hectares (20 acres) in size, featuring a parkland setting and modern cream brick and terracotta-tiled buildings.[6]
[edit] 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.[7] Some notable Penrhos Old Girls include:
- Amber Bradley – Olympic Rower
- Haylie Ecker – First violin of classical string quartet 'Bond'[8]
- Christine Ann McDiven – Federal President of the Liberal Party of Australia (also attended Methodist Ladies' College, Perth)[9]
- Rebecca Sattin – Olympic Rower[citation needed]
- Natalie Bale – Olympic Rower[citation needed]
- Tessa Parkinson – Olympic Sailor
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ a b c "Penrhos College". Schools. Australian Boarding Schools' Association. 2007. Archived from the original on 2007-11-17. http://web.archive.org/web/20071117111028/http://www.boarding.org.au/site/school_detail.cfm?schID=62. Retrieved 2007-12-18.
- ^ "School Performance Information 2006". Introducing Penrhos. Penrhos College. 2007. Archived from the original on 2007-08-29. http://web.archive.org/web/20070829204817/http://www.penrhos.wa.edu.au/Introducing+Penrhos/School+Performance+Information/default.aspx. Retrieved 2007-12-18.
- ^ "AHISA Schools". Western Australia. Association of Heads of Independent Schools of Australia. November 2007. Archived from the original on 2007-11-02. http://web.archive.org/web/20071102165207/http://www.ahisa.com.au/Display.aspx?tabid=2236. Retrieved 2007-12-18.
- ^ "Members' Schools". Western Australia Branch. Junior School Heads' Association of Australia. 2007. http://www.jshaa.asn.au/state/western_australia/sch.html. Retrieved 2007-12-18.
- ^ Butler, Jan (2006). "Member Schools". Members. The Alliance of Girls' Schools Australasia. http://www.agsa.org.au/members.php?PageID=11&Alpha=P. Retrieved 2007-12-18.
- ^ "Location". Introducing Penrhos. Penrhos College. 2007. Archived from the original on 2007-09-27. http://web.archive.org/web/20070927040544/http://www.penrhos.wa.edu.au/Introducing+Penrhos/Location/default.aspx. Retrieved 2007-12-18.
- ^ "Membership Application". Alumni. Penrhos College. 2007. Archived from the original on 2007-08-29. http://web.archive.org/web/20070829205005/http://www.penrhos.wa.edu.au/Alumni/Membership+Application/default.aspx. Retrieved 2007-12-18.
- ^ Haylie Ecker Website (accessed:27-07-2007)
- ^ Suzannah Pearce, ed. (2006-11-17). "McDIVEN (Chris) Christine Ann". Who's Who in Business Live!. North Melbourne, Vic: Crown Content Pty Ltd.
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- Girls' schools in Australia
- Educational institutions established in 1952
- Methodism in Australia
- Uniting Church schools in Australia
- Boarding schools in Western Australia
- Private schools in Western Australia
- Junior School Heads Association of Australia Member Schools in Western Australia
- High schools in Western Australia
- Schools in Perth, Western Australia
