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Presbyterian Ladies' College, Armidale
Presbyterian Ladies' College Armidale crest. Source: www.plcarmidale.nsw.edu.au (PLC Armidale website)
Location

Armidale
,
New South Wales


Australia Australia

Coordinates
30°29′53″S 151°40′3″E / 30.49806°S 151.66750°E / -30.49806; 151.66750Coordinates: 30°29′53″S 151°40′3″E / 30.49806°S 151.66750°E / -30.49806; 151.66750
Information
TypeIndependent, Single-sex, Day and Boarding
Motto
Latin: Ad Astra
(To The Stars[3])
Denomination
Presbyterian[1]
Established1887[1]
ChairmanDr David Lim
PrincipalMrs Nicola Taylor
Employees~37[2]
Enrolment~400 (K–12)[1]
Colour(s)Green, Blue and Red
Slogan"Educating successful women of tomorrow in a Christian environment"
Website
Head of Senior School is Mrs Anna Caldwell

The Presbyterian Ladies' College, Armidale (PLC Armidale) is an independent, Presbyterian, day and boarding school for girls. The school is located in Armidale, a large rural town with a population of 28,000 in the New England region of New South Wales, Australia.


PLC Armidale currently caters for approximately 400 students from Kindergarten to Year 12, including 80 boarders in Years 5 to 12.[1] Enrolment at PLC Armidale is non-selective, and students from all races and religious affiliations are welcome. The college is affiliated with the Association of independent schools of New South Wales (AIS NSW),[4] the Junior School Heads Association of Australia (JSHAA)[5] the Association of Heads of independent schools of Australia (AHISA),[6] the Australian Boarding Schools' Association (ABSA),[3] and is an affiliate member of the Association of Heads of Independent Girls' Schools (AHIGS).[7]


In 2006, PLC was named the top performing Higher School Certificate school in the New England region of New South Wales. Overall PLC Armidale ranked 114th in the State.[8]




Contents





  • 1 History


  • 2 Principals


  • 3 Co-curriculum

    • 3.1 Music


    • 3.2 Sport



  • 4 Notable alumni


  • 5 Associated schools


  • 6 See also


  • 7 References


  • 8 Further reading


  • 9 External links




History


The Presbyterian Ladies' College dates from the foundation of the New England Ladies College at "Smith House" in 1887, offering a secondary education for girls under its Principal, Miss Elizabeth Higgs.
In 1910, the New England Ladies' College was bought by Alethea Tendall, who went on to be proprietor and Principal for 28 years, and who renamed it The Hilton School. When Miss Tendall purchased it, the school was operating out of two houses.[9]
A group of Presbyterian businessmen purchased the school in 1938, and the following year it came under the financial support of the Trustees of the Presbyterian Church of Australia. Subsequently, the school's name was changed to its current form, The Presbyterian Ladies' College, Armidale. In 1945, 70 acres (28 ha) of land on North Hill were purchased, and following a fund raising campaign, the foundation stone of the new school buildings was laid in 1960. Since then, several building programmes have extended the facilities to their present form.[9]


In late August 2005, due to financial troubles at the College, it was announced that PLC Armidale and the Presbyterian Ladies' College, Sydney (PLC Sydney), would join to form an alliance, with both schools coming under the executive leadership of Dr William McKeith, the Principal of PLC Sydney. Members of the PLC Armidale Council formed part of the new joint school Council, essentially making the two PLC's true sister schools.[10]


The aim of this alliance is to strengthen PLC Armidale through cooperative marketing, a change in management and a stronger financial base. It is also to be of benefit to both schools through student exchanges, accommodation for sporting events or excursions, and a 'country or city' option for prospective students. Both schools will maintain their separate identities in order to preserve the unique histories and traditions that both have developed over many years.[10]



Principals








































Period
Details[7]
1910–1938
Miss Anthea Collis Tendall
1938–1941
Dr Helen Isabella Wilkie, M.A., PhD (Edinburgh)

Principal of PLC Sydney 1942 – 1945


1942–1951
Miss Clarice Ashworth
1952–1953
Miss Kathleen Buchan
1954–1958
Miss E. Jean McColl
1959–1962
Miss D Joan Humby
1963–1968
Miss Catherine McLean
1969–1971
Acting Principal – Miss Dorothy Knox
1971–1978
Mrs Faye Morris-Yates
1979–1989
Miss Francis Parsons
1989–1997
Mrs Rosalyn Lindsay
1997–1999
Mrs Carole Tisdell
2000–2002
Dr Ness Goodwin
2002
Acting Principal – Mr Roderick West
2003–2005
Mrs Judith White
2005–2010
Dr William T. McKeith AM, B.A., Dip. Ed. (Macquarie), M.A. (Sydney), M.B.A. (Leicester), Ed. D. (Leicester), F.A.C.E., F.A.I.M.

Principal of PLC Sydney since 1986, Principal of both schools from 2005.[11]


2011 – 2014
Dr Paul Burgis, PhD (UNSW), MEd, Dip Tchg, Dip Div & Miss

Principal of both PLC Armidale and PLC Sydney[12]


2015 - present
Mrs Nicola Taylor


Co-curriculum


A variety of sports and co-curricular activities are offered each semester, and students may choose from these according to their interests and needs.[13]



Music


The school offers a range of musical instruments and musicianship classes, including bagpipes, cello, clarinet, double bass, drums, electronic keyboard, flute, french horn, guitar, oboe, percussion, piano, piccolo, recorder, saxophone, singing, violin, viola, trombone, trumpet. Students may also be enrolled in Australian Music Examinations Board (AMEB) and Trinity College music examinations.[13]


Students may also participate in ensemble music, with choirs, orchestra, bands, string, saxophone, recorder and flute ensembles available. There are a number opportunities for public performances.[13]



Sport


PLC Armidale encourages students to participate in a range of team and individual sports, with teams for all ages and all levels of ability. The school enters teams in the Independent Girls' Schools Sporting Association (IGSSA) competitions and other competitions as appropriate.[14] Sports available include: Tennis, Softball, Touch Football, Swimming, Athletics, Basketball, Hockey, Netball, Soccer, Equestrian, and Cattle Management.[13]



Notable alumni



  • Kate Bell – Actress on Blue Water High


  • Patricia Lovell – Producer of Gallipoli


Associated schools


Neighbouring Schools

Nearby schools include:


  • The Armidale School

  • New England Girls' School

  • Duval High School

  • O'Connor Catholic College

  • Armidale High School

Presbyterian Schools

There are three other Presbyterian schools in New South Wales:


  • PLC's 'sister school', The Presbyterian Ladies' College, Sydney. Sydney and Armidale "PLC's" are both overseen by Dr Paul Burgis (Executive principal of Armidale, Principal of Sydney), and a joint College Council.


  • The Scots College, Bellevue Hill

  • The Scots School, Bathurst


See also



  • List of non-government schools in New South Wales

  • List of boarding schools


References




  1. ^ abcd "PRESBYTERIAN LADIES' COLLEGE, ARMIDALE". New South Wales Schools. SchoolChoice.com.au. 2007. Archived from the original on 30 August 2007. Retrieved 2007-09-21..mw-parser-output cite.citationfont-style:inherit.mw-parser-output .citation qquotes:"""""""'""'".mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registrationcolor:#555.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration spanborder-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output code.cs1-codecolor:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-errordisplay:none;font-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-errorfont-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-maintdisplay:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-formatfont-size:95%.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-leftpadding-left:0.2em.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-rightpadding-right:0.2em


  2. ^ "Annual School Report 2006" (PDF). About the College. Presbyterian Ladies' College, Armidale. 2007. Retrieved 2008-01-28.


  3. ^ ab "Presbyterian Ladies' College, Armidale". New South Wales Schools. Australian Boarding Schools' Association. 2007. Archived from the original on 29 August 2007. Retrieved 2007-10-16.


  4. ^ "North West". NSW independent schools by Region. The Association of independent schools of New South Wales. Archived from the original on 29 August 2007. Retrieved 28 January 2008.


  5. ^ "JSHAA New South Wales Directory of Members". New South Wales Branch. Junior School Heads' Association of Australia. 2007. Archived from the original on 18 December 2007. Retrieved 27 July 2007.


  6. ^ "AHISA Schools". New South Wales. Association of Heads of independent schools of Australia. November 2007. Archived from the original on 2 November 2007. Retrieved 2007-12-11.


  7. ^ ab "Heads of New South Wales Independent Girls' Schools". AHIGS. The Association of Heads of Independent Girls' Schools. 2007. Retrieved 2007-08-06.


  8. ^ "In The News". News. Presbyterian Ladies' College, Armidale. 2007. Retrieved 2007-12-11.


  9. ^ ab "History". The College. Presbyterian Ladies' College, Armidale. 2007. Archived from the original on 30 August 2007. Retrieved 11 December 2007.


  10. ^ ab Falls, Jeof (September 2005). "New Partnership between PLC Armidale and PLC Sydney" (PDF). Church Offices Newsletter (288). Surry Hills: The Presbyterian Church in New South Wales. p. 3. Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 August 2007. Retrieved 2007-06-28.


  11. ^ Suzannah Pearce, ed. (17 November 2006). "McKEITH William T". Who's Who in Australia Live!. North Melbourne, Vic: Crown Content Pty Ltd.


  12. ^ http://www.plc.nsw.edu.au/public2/mediarelease/Introducing_PLC_Sydneys_New_Principal.pdf[permanent dead link]


  13. ^ abcd "Co-Curricular". Secondary School. Presbyterian Ladies' College. Retrieved 2008-02-18.


  14. ^ "Sport". Secondary School. Presbyterian Ladies' College. Retrieved 2008-02-18.



Further reading


  • Pound, C. & Atkinson, A. 1995. The Common Task: A History of PLC Armidale. PLC Armidale Council, Armidale, N.S.W.
    ISBN 0-646-25081-7.


External links


  • Presbyterian Ladies' College, Armidale website

  • Presbyterian Ladies' College, Sydney website








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