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|name = Perth College |
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|image = [[Image:Perthcollege.jpg|Perth College crest. Source: www.pc.wa.edu.au (Perth College website)]] |
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|motto = ''{{lang|la|Pro Ecclesia Dei}}''<br>([[Latin]]:"For The Church of God") |
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|established = 1902<ref name=AISWA/> |
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|type = [[Independent school|Independent]], [[Single-sex school|Single-sex]], [[Day school|Day]] and [[Boarding school|Boarding]] |
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|denomination = [[Anglican Church of Australia|Anglican]] |
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|key_people = Mrs Jenny Ethell (Principal)<br>The Revd Gerry Nixon (Chaplain) |
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|fees = Up to AU$14,000 p.a (Day) |
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|city = [[Mt Lawley, Western Australia|Mt Lawley]] |
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|state = [[Western Australia]] |
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|country = [[Australia]] {{flagicon|Australia}} |
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|coordinates = {{coord|31|55|54|S|115|52|32|E|display=inline,title}} |
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|enrolment = ~1,000 (K–12)<ref name=ABSA/> |
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|num_employ = ~96<ref name=AnnualReport06>{{cite web |url=http://www1.pc.wa.edu.au/upload/-1435774907/docs/2006_report.pdf |title=2006 Senior School Compliance Report |accessdate=2008-01-22 |year =2007 |format=PDF |work=About Perth College |publisher=Perth College}}</ref> |
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|colours = Navy Blue and White {{color box|#000080}}{{color box|#FFFFFF}} |
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|homepage = [http://www.pc.wa.edu.au www.pc.wa.edu.au] |
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'''Perth College''' is an [[Independent school|independent]], [[Anglican]], [[Day school|day]] and [[boarding school]] for girls, located in [[Mount Lawley, Western Australia|Mount Lawley]], an inner northern suburb of [[Perth, Western Australia|Perth]], [[Western Australia]]. It is the oldest Anglican girls' school in Western Australia.<ref name=ABSA/> |
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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.<ref name=ABSA/> |
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[[Image:Information.png|25px]] Welcome to Wikipedia. The <span class="plainlinks">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kongsberg_Gruppen?diff=244356715 recent edit]</span> you made to [[:Kongsberg Gruppen]] has been reverted, as it appears to have removed content from the page without explanation. Use the [[Wikipedia:Sandbox|sandbox]] for testing; if you believe the edit was constructive, ensure that you provide an informative [[Help:Edit summary|edit summary]]. You may also wish to read the [[Wikipedia:Introduction|introduction to editing]]. Thank you. <!-- Template:uw-huggledelete1 --> — [[User:Jeff G.|Jeff G.]] ([[User:Jeff G./talk|talk]]|[[Special:Contributions/Jeff G.|contribs]]) 12:21, 10 October 2008 (UTC) |
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Perth College is affiliated with the Association of Heads of Independent Schools of Australia (AHISA),<ref name=AHISA>{{cite web |url=http://www.ahisa.com.au/Display.aspx?tabid=2236 |title=Western Australia |accessdate=2008-01-22 |year =2008 |month =January |work=AHISA Schools |publisher=Association of Heads of Independent Schools of Australia}}</ref> the [[Junior School Heads Association of Australia]] (JSHAA),<ref name=jshaa>{{cite web |url=http://www.jshaa.asn.au/westernaustralia/directory/index.asp |title=JSHAA Western Australia Directory of Members |accessdate=2008-01-22 |year =2008 |work=Western Australia Branch |publisher=Junior School Heads' Association of Australia}}</ref> the Association of Independent Schools of Western Australia,<ref name=AISWA>{{cite web |url=http://www.ais.wa.edu.au/search-school/?&mode=details&id=13 |title=Perth College |accessdate=2008-01-22 |work=Search for School |publisher=Association of Independent Schools of Western Australia}}</ref> the Australian Boarding Schools' Association (ABSA),<ref name=ABSA>{{cite web |url=http://www.boarding.org.au/site/school_detail.cfm?schID=63 |title=Perth College |accessdate=2008-01-21 |year =2007 |work=Schools |publisher=Australian Boarding Schools' Association}}</ref> the Alliance of Girls' Schools Australia (AGSA),<ref name=AGSA>{{cite web |url=http://www.agsa.org.au/members.php?PageID=11&Alpha=P |title=Member Schools |accessdate=2008-01-22 |year =2007 |work=Members |publisher=The Alliance of Girls' Schools Australia}}</ref> and is a member of the [[Independent Girls Schools Sports Association (Perth)|Independent Girls' Schools Sports Association]] (IGSSA).<ref name=AnnualReport06/> |
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[[Image:Information.png|25px]] The <span class="plainlinks">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kongsberg_Gruppen?diff=244358756 recent edit]</span> you made to [[:Kongsberg Gruppen]] constitutes [[Wikipedia:Vandalism|vandalism]], and has been reverted. Please do not continue to remove content. Thank you. <!-- Template:uw-huggledelete2 --> — [[User:Jeff G.|Jeff G.]] ([[User:Jeff G./talk|talk]]|[[Special:Contributions/Jeff G.|contribs]]) 12:36, 10 October 2008 (UTC) |
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==History== |
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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.<ref name=ABSA/> The school first commenced in St Mary’s Hall in Colin Street, [[West Perth, Western Australia|West Perth]] with 32 girls. The demand for the introduction of boarding students increased and, as a result, Hawkesbury, situated near [[Kings Park, Western Australia|Kings Park]] was opened in 1903. |
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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.<ref name=History>{{cite web |url=http://www.pc.wa.edu.au/internal.aspx?MenuID=470 |title=History |accessdate=2008-01-22 |year =2008 |work=About Perth College |publisher=Perth College}}</ref> |
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Perth College came under the control of the Anglican Province of Western Australia in 1968.<ref name=History/> |
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==Notable alumni== |
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[[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.<ref name=OGA>{{cite web |url=http://www.pc.wa.edu.au/internal.aspx?MenuID=485 |title=About the Old Girls' Association |accessdate=2008-01-22 |year =2008 |work=Community |publisher=Perth College}}</ref> Some notable Perth College Old Girls include: |
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*[[Carrie Bickmore]] – radio presenter and television personality <ref name="CB">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carrie_Bickmore Wikipedia] (accessed:10-10-2008)</ref> |
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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<ref name="AWB">[http://72.14.253.104/search?q=cache:n-k4rPFIrpMJ:www.womenaustralia.info/biogs/AWE0403b.htm+%22Perth+College%22&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=125&gl=au Australian Women Biographical entry - Sally Carlton] (accessed:16-05-2007)</ref> |
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*[[The Honourable]] [[Donna Evelyn Mary Faragher]] – Western Australian Shadow Spokesperson for Drug Abuse Strategy; Shadow Spokesperson for Youth Affairs; [[Members of the Western Australian Legislative Council, 2005-2009|MLC]] ([[Liberal Party of Australia|Liberal]]) for East Metropolitan Region, Western Australia (also attended [[Guildford Grammar School|Guildford Grammar Preparatory School]])<ref name=DEMFaragher>{{cite encyclopedia| editor = Suzannah Pearce| encyclopedia = Who's Who in Business Live!| title = FARAGHER Donna Evelyn Mary, Hon.| accessdate = 2008-01-22| date = 2006-11-17| year = 2007| publisher = Crown Content Pty Ltd| location = North Melbourne, Vic}}</ref> |
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*[[Patricia Edith Feilman]] [[Order of Australia|AM]] – Director of the Australian Landscape Trust; Chairman of the Tobacco Research and Development Corporation<ref name=PEFeilman>{{cite encyclopedia| editor = Suzannah Pearce| encyclopedia = Who's Who in Business Live!| title = FEILMAN Patricia Edith| accessdate = 2008-01-22| date = 2006-11-17| year = 2007| publisher = Crown Content Pty Ltd| location = North Melbourne, Vic}}</ref> |
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*[[Jean Elsie Ferguson]] – Hospital matron<ref name="ADB06">[http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A140160b.htm Australian Dictionary of Biography (1996)] (accessed:16-05-2007)</ref> |
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*[[Dorothy Hewett]] – Writer<ref name="TheAge">[http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2002/08/25/1030053009913.html "Farewell to writer Dorothy Hewett" - The Age 26/8/02](accessed:16-05-2007)</ref> |
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*[[Decima Norman]] – Track-and-field athlete who won five gold medals at the [[1938 British Empire Games]] in Sydney |
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==References== |
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== See also == |
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* [[List of schools in Perth]] |
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* [[List of schools in Western Australia]] |
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*[[List of boarding schools]] |
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==External links== |
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*[http://www.pc.wa.edu.au Perth College website] |
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*[http://www.anglican.org.au/ Anglican Church of Australia website] |
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{{IGSSA Schools (Perth)}} |
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[[Category:Junior School Heads Association of Australia Member Schools in Western Australia]] |
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[[Category:Educational institutions established in 1902]] |
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[[Category:Private schools in Western Australia]] |
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[[Category:Boarding schools in Western Australia]] |
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[[Category:Anglican schools in Australia]] |
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[[Category:Girls' schools in Australia]] |
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[[Category:High schools in Western Australia]] |
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Revision as of 12:37, 10 October 2008
Template:Infobox Aust school private
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.[1]
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.[1]
Perth College is affiliated with the Association of Heads of Independent Schools of Australia (AHISA),[2] the Junior School Heads Association of Australia (JSHAA),[3] the Association of Independent Schools of Western Australia,[4] the Australian Boarding Schools' Association (ABSA),[1] the Alliance of Girls' Schools Australia (AGSA),[5] and is a member of the Independent Girls' Schools Sports Association (IGSSA).[6]
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.[1] 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]
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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- Carrie Bickmore – radio presenter and television personality [9]
- 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[10]
- 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)[11]
- Patricia Edith Feilman AM – Director of the Australian Landscape Trust; Chairman of the Tobacco Research and Development Corporation[12]
- Jean Elsie Ferguson – Hospital matron[13]
- Dorothy Hewett – Writer[14]
- Decima Norman – Track-and-field athlete who won five gold medals at the 1938 British Empire Games in Sydney
References
- ^ a b c d "Perth College". Schools. Australian Boarding Schools' Association. 2007. Retrieved 2008-01-21.
- ^ "Western Australia". AHISA Schools. Association of Heads of Independent Schools of Australia. 2008. Retrieved 2008-01-22.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|month=ignored (help) - ^ "JSHAA Western Australia Directory of Members". Western Australia Branch. Junior School Heads' Association of Australia. 2008. Retrieved 2008-01-22.
- ^ "Perth College". Search for School. Association of Independent Schools of Western Australia. Retrieved 2008-01-22.
- ^ "Member Schools". Members. The Alliance of Girls' Schools Australia. 2007. Retrieved 2008-01-22.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
AnnualReport06was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ a b "History". About Perth College. Perth College. 2008. Retrieved 2008-01-22.
- ^ "About the Old Girls' Association". Community. Perth College. 2008. Retrieved 2008-01-22.
- ^ Wikipedia (accessed:10-10-2008)
- ^ Australian Women Biographical entry - Sally Carlton (accessed:16-05-2007)
- ^ Suzannah Pearce, ed. (2006-11-17). "FARAGHER Donna Evelyn Mary, Hon.". Who's Who in Business Live!. North Melbourne, Vic: Crown Content Pty Ltd.
{{cite encyclopedia}}:|access-date=requires|url=(help); Check date values in:|year=/|date=mismatch (help) - ^ Suzannah Pearce, ed. (2006-11-17). "FEILMAN Patricia Edith". Who's Who in Business Live!. North Melbourne, Vic: Crown Content Pty Ltd.
{{cite encyclopedia}}:|access-date=requires|url=(help); Check date values in:|year=/|date=mismatch (help) - ^ Australian Dictionary of Biography (1996) (accessed:16-05-2007)
- ^ "Farewell to writer Dorothy Hewett" - The Age 26/8/02(accessed:16-05-2007)