PLC Sydney is a day and boarding school for girls from Pre-Kindergarten to Year 12, offering a broad curriculum to students from a diverse range of backgrounds. Founded in 1888, the College is set within 4.4 hectares of landscaped grounds and retains its 19th-century heritage buildings and gardens. Presbyterian Ladies’ College, Sydney, aims to educate young women from the basis of a Christian world view to make a difference in a rapidly changing global society.
Facilities: Olympic standard gymnasium, fitness centre, aquatic institute with indoor heated pool, tennis and netball courts, oval, fully equipped computer, information and resource centre, wireless access to internet and laptops, assembly hall, Performing Arts Centre with 538-seat auditorium and music and drama facilities, studio theatre, language facilities, modern science facilities, design and technology centre which includes extensive facilities for visual and other creative arts and the Adelaide Perry Gallery, careers centre, on-site nursing staff, before- and after-school care and vacation care.
Subjects Year 7: English, Mathematics, Science, Geography, French or Continuers Chinese, Visual Arts, Design and Technology, Music, Religious Education and PDHPE.
Subjects Year 8: English, Mathematics, Science, Geography, History, Visual Arts, Design and Technology, Music, Religious Education and PDHPE.
Electives: Continuers Chinese or French and an additional language chosen from Beginners Chinese, Italian, Japanese or Latin.
Subjects Year 9 and 10: English, Mathematics, Science, Australian History and Geography and PDHPE.
Electives: Elective History, Elective Geography, French, Chinese, Latin, Japanese, Italian, Commerce, Drama, Design and Technology, Textile Technology, Music, Visual Arts and Physical Activity and Sports Studies.
Subjects Year 11 and 12: English (at all levels, including English as a Second Language), Mathematics (at all levels), Senior Science, Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Ancient History, Modern History, Business Studies, Economics, Geography, Legal Studies, French, Latin, Japanese (Beginners and Continuers), Chinese (Continuers and Background Speakers), Italian (Continuers), Textiles and Design, Design and Technology, Visual Arts, Music (Course 1 and 2), Drama and PDHPE.
Sport: Athletics, basketball, badminton, cross-country running, diving, gymnastics (artistic and rhythmic), hockey, netball, rowing, skiing, swimming, volleyball, tennis, water polo and football.
Extracurricular activities: Christian fellowship and year group prayer and support groups, Duke of Edinburgh’s Award Scheme, Future Problem Solving, Tournament of Minds, Model United Nations Assembly, debating including Archdale Debating, public speaking and speech, writing, school magazine and newspaper, chess club, morals and ethics, reading, science club, Chinese club, art and design club, charities and humanitarian efforts, drama club, Junior and Senior drama productions, extensive range of musical groups for brass, woodwind, strings, percussion, vocals and bagpipes, extensive range of sports.
Welfare and personal development: Deans of students, Year directors, school counsellors, chaplaincy team, careers/tertiary entrance adviser, school nurse, pastoral care in tutor groups and house system.
Special features: International aid programs (currently in East Timor and Vietnam), many student exchange programs, programs for gifted and talented students at both Junior and Senior School levels, the Transition Program for students with intellectual disabilities and utilisation of technology in all areas of the curriculum with dedicated hardware available in specialist areas for activities such as music composition and video production.
From the school: PLC Sydney graduates are confident, caring, accomplished young women who make a fine contribution to society and who carry a genuine concern for the welfare of others.
The College is home to approximately 1300 students and has accommodation for up to 65 boarders. Boarders achieve their academic best and broaden their horizons in an intimate, supportive, caring environment.
PLC Sydney is widely recognised in Australia and overseas for developing innovative educational initiatives and providing a world class education. Approximately half the students who sit the Higher School Certificate (HSC) gain an Australian Tertiary Admission Rank (ATAR), of 90 or higher and students leave school to pursue a wide range of career opportunities.
Famous ex-students: Rosemary Sinclair, Lady Mary Fairfax, Professor Susan Dorsch, Justice Caroline Simpson, Kerry Nettle, Margaret Pomeranz and Roxanne Hislop.