Perth College is an Australian

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for girls located in

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, an inner northern suburb of

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. The school maintains a non-selective enrolment policy and currently has approximately 1,000 students from

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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), the

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(JSHAA), the Association of Independent Schools of Western Australia, the Australian Boarding Schools Association (ABSA) and the Alliance of Girls' Schools Australia (AGSA). The school is also a member of the Independent Girls' Schools Sports Association (IGSSA).

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. 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. 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. The school has performed consistently well in the

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school rankings and is often amongst the best performing schools in the state.

Notable alumnae

The

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of Perth College are commonly referred to as Old Girls and they may join the school's alumnae association, the Perth College Old Girls' Association. Some notable Perth College Old Girls include: *

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– 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 *The Hon. Donna Faragher (MLC) – politician; Minister and Parliamentary Secretary in the

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* Jean Elsie Ferguson – hospital matronAustralian Dictionary of Biography (1996)
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in Sydney * Decima Norman – track-and-field athlete who won five gold medals at the

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in Sydney *

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References

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* {{Authority control Junior School Heads Association of Australia Member Schools in Western Australia Educational institutions established in 1902 Boarding schools in Western Australia Anglican primary schools in Perth, Western Australia Girls' schools in Western Australia Anglican secondary schools in Perth, Western Australia Mount Lawley, Western Australia 1902 establishments in Australia Alliance of Girls' Schools Australasia

History

Notable alumnae

See also

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