Perth College (Western Australia) Explained

Perth College
Motto:	Latin: Pro Ecclesia Dei
Motto Translation:	For the Church of God
Established:	1902
Principal:	Clare Johansen
Country:	Australia
Mapframe-Stroke-Colour:	C60C30
Mapframe-Marker-Colour:	1F2F57
Enrolment:	~1,100 (K - 12)
Employees:	~96^[1]
Colours:	Navy blue, white and jacaranda

Perth College is an Australian independent Anglican day and boarding school for girls located in Mount Lawley, an inner northern suburb of Perth, Western Australia. The school maintains a non-selective enrolment policy and currently has approximately 1,000 students from Kindergarten to Year 12, including 110 boarders from Year 7 onwards.

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)^[5] and the Alliance of Girls' Schools Australia (AGSA).^[6] The school is also a member of the Independent Girls' Schools Sports Association (IGSSA).^[1]

History

The school was founded in 1902 by Sister Rosalie and other members of the Community of the Sisters of the Church, an Anglican religious order. Perth College is the oldest Anglican girls' school in Western Australia.^[5] 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 Mount Lawley site in 1916.^[7]

Perth College premises were used during World War II as a base of operations for the Army. The flagpole which stands at the front of the school was a gift.

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

The school has performed consistently well in the WACE school rankings and is often amongst the best performing schools in the state.

Year	% +75 in WACE	State ranking	% +65 in WACE	State ranking	% graduation
2016	-	-	-	7^[8]		100
2014	26.01	10	55.31	10	100^[9]
2013	19.15	11	52.63	8	100^[10]
2012	23.67	11	55.64	12	99.28^[11]
2011	19.75	19	59.08	13	99.30^[12]
2010	28.91	8	68.07	6	100^[13]
2009		5		5	100^[14]

Notable alumnae

The alumnae of Perth College are commonly referred to as Old Girls and they may join the school's alumni association, the Perth College Old Girls' Association.^[15] Some notable Perth College Old Girls include:

• Carrie Bickmore  - radio and television presenter seen on The Project
• Sally Carlton  - community and social worker; superintendent in Western Australia of the Australian Women's Land Army during the Second World War^[16]
• The Hon. Donna Faragher (MLC)  - politician; Minister and Parliamentary Secretary in the Barnett Ministry^[17]
• Jean Elsie Ferguson  - hospital matron^[18]
• Dorothy Hewett  - writer^[19]
• Kate Hooper  - water polo player who won a gold medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney
• Decima Norman  - track-and-field athlete who won five gold medals at the 1938 British Empire Games in Sydney
• Brianna Throssell  - Australian swimmer^[20]

See also

• List of schools in the Perth metropolitan area
• List of boarding schools

Further reading

• Book: May, Catherine. Built on Faith: A history of Perth College 1902 – 2012. 2012. Perth College. Mt Lawley. 9780646578774. Second.

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2006 Senior School Compliance Report . 2008-01-22 . 2007 . About Perth College . Perth College . https://web.archive.org/web/20110706121249/http://www1.pc.wa.edu.au/upload/-1435774907/docs/2006_report.pdf . 6 July 2011 . dead .
2. Web site: Western Australia . 2008-01-22 . January 2008 . AHISA Schools . Association of Heads of Independent Schools of Australia . https://web.archive.org/web/20071102165207/http://www.ahisa.com.au/Display.aspx?tabid=2236 . 2007-11-02.
3. Web site: JSHAA Western Australia Directory of Members . 2008-01-22 . 2008 . Western Australia Branch . Junior School Heads' Association of Australia . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20091003173524/http://www.jshaa.asn.au/westernaustralia/directory/index.asp . 3 October 2009 . dmy-all .
4. Web site: Perth College . 2008-01-22 . Search for School . Association of Independent Schools of Western Australia . https://web.archive.org/web/20070901035219/http://www.ais.wa.edu.au/search-school/?&mode=details&id=13 . 1 September 2007 . dead .
5. Web site: Perth College . 19 August 2011 . Schools Directory. Australian Boarding Schools Association .
6. Web site: Member Schools . 2008-01-22 . 2007 . Members . The Alliance of Girls' Schools Australia . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080519223221/http://www.agsa.org.au/members.php?PageID=11 . 19 May 2008 . dmy-all .
7. Web site: History . 2008-01-22 . 2008 . About Perth College . Perth College.
8. Web site: Private Girls' School Enrolment Perth - Enrol at Perth College. www.perthcollege.wa.edu.au. en. 2017-10-09.
9. Web site: Year 12 Student Achievement Data. 2014. 3 February 2015. Government of Western Australia. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20150309085033/http://scsa.wa.edu.au/internet/_Documents/Statistics/YEAR%2012%20School%20Performance%20Data%202014_WITH%20STATISTICAL%20DATA.pdf. 9 March 2015. dmy-all.
10. Web site: Year 12 Student Achievement Data. 2013. 4 April 2014. Government of Western Australia. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20150309085051/http://scsa.wa.edu.au/internet/_Documents/Statistics/2013%20Year%2012%20School%20Performance%20Data%20-%20complete.pdf. 9 March 2015. dmy-all.
11. Web site: Year 12 Student Achievement Data. 2012. 24 July 2013. Government of Western Australia. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20140826115635/http://www.scsa.wa.edu.au/internet/_Documents/Statistics/Year%2012%20Student%20achievement%20data%20-%202012.pdf.pdf. 26 August 2014. dmy-all.
12. Web site: Year 12 Student Achievement Data. 2011. 24 July 2013. Government of Western Australia. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20140826161651/http://www.scsa.wa.edu.au/internet/_Documents/Statistics/Year%2012%20Student%20achievement%20data%202011_communications_web%20version%20RELATE%20TO%202012_900.pdf. 26 August 2014. dmy-all.
13. Web site: Year 12 Student Achievement Data. 2010. 24 July 2013. Government of Western Australia. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20140826161245/http://www.scsa.wa.edu.au/internet/_Documents/Statistics/Year%2012%20student%20achievement%20data%20and%20State%20statistics%20-%202010.pdf. 26 August 2014. dmy-all.
14. Web site: Year 12 Student Achievement Data. 2009. 24 July 2013. Government of Western Australia. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20150309085152/http://scsa.wa.edu.au/internet/_Documents/Statistics/Year%2012%20Student%20achievement%20data%20-%202009_web.pdf. 9 March 2015. dmy-all.
15. Web site: About the Old Girls' Association . 2008-01-22 . 2008 . Community . Perth College.
16. Web site: Heywood. Anne. Carlton, Eileen Grace (Sally). The Australian Women's Register. The Australian Women's Register. 19 August 2011.
17. Encyclopedia: Suzannah Pearce. Who's Who in Business Live!. Faragher Donna Evelyn Mary, Hon.. 2006-11-17. Crown Content Pty Ltd. North Melbourne, Vic.
18. http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A140160b.htm Australian Dictionary of Biography (1996)
19. http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2002/08/25/1030053009913.html "Farewell to writer Dorothy Hewett"
20. https://swimswam.com/western-australias-brianna-throssell-moves-uwa-west-coast/