Annual Review 2018
Presbyterian Ladies’ College was founded in 1915 and has since sustained an international reputation for academic excellence and outstanding success in preparing young women to lead active, purposeful lives. Evidence of our Scottish heritage is apparent throughout the beautiful Peppermint Grove campus as well as in the distinctive Blackwatch tartan uniform and PLC Pipe Band. However, perhaps the most significant legacy of our Scottish tradition is a belief in educational excellence, combined with a whole-of-person approach to intellectual, social, emotional and spiritual development. Today this continues to be the philosophical foundation on which a PLC education is based. At PLC, every girl is given the opportunity to: •
Develop an appreciation of intellectual challenge and a love of lifelong learning;
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Gain the confidence to question, challenge and be creative;
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Give and receive warmth and human understanding;
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Belong to a community in which to experience the beauty and joy of life itself.
PLC students are encouraged to become critical and compassionate thinkers, to assume responsibility for their own learning and to be informed and engaged participants in local and global issues. Underlying these precepts is the conviction that women can, and should, make a difference in the world.
Our achievements are measured by our students’ success
Contents PLC Values......................................................................................................................................................................................................05 Principal’s Overview...................................................................................................................................................................................07 PLC Council Overview................................................................................................................................................................................08 PLC Council 2018...........................................................................................................................................................................................10 Senior Leadership 2018................................................................................................................................................................................ 11 People and Culture...................................................................................................................................................................................... 12 Staff Farewells...............................................................................................................................................................................................14 Academic Achievements............................................................................................................................................................................ 16 Wellbeing.......................................................................................................................................................................................................20 Performing and Creative Arts.................................................................................................................................................................. 22 Community Service and Tours................................................................................................................................................................. 25 Sporting Excellence..................................................................................................................................................................................... 27 The PLC Foundation.................................................................................................................................................................................... 28 Connecting the Community......................................................................................................................................................................30 Staff List.......................................................................................................................................................................................................... 32 College Operations .................................................................................................................................................................................... 36 Teacher Standards...................................................................................................................................................................................... 37 2018 Strategic Achievements................................................................................................................................................................... 38 2019 Strategic Goals................................................................................................................................................................................... 39
Presbyterian Ladies’ College is a Uniting Church School committed to an excellent well-rounded educational experience that gives every girl confidence and empowers her to lead a principled life and make an active contribution to the Community. PLC is: • • • •
a school for a diverse and exceptional education that is innovative, vibrant, challenging and fosters personal excellence; a community of friends, which is secure, inclusive and valuing of the individual; an enduring legacy of values such as integrity, learning, community and effort; a culture of learning for life and spiritual enquiry where character and leadership are nurtured to serve and shape the world.
Our vision is to provide opportunities for generations of girls to discover their uniqueness and have the courage to strive to live by their convictions and realise their potential.
Our Values PLC is a values-based community. Staff, students and parents subscribe to our values upon becoming members of the College. These values provide the compass by which members of the community come together to support one another and be of service to others. Taken together, our values create an enabling environment to meet the School’s Statement of Purpose: Presbyterian Ladies’ College is a Uniting Church School committed to an excellent well-rounded educational experience that gives every girl confidence and empowers her to lead a principled life and make an active contribution towards the community.
Integrity (Honore)
Community
Strong ethical values make truth, compassion, respect and moral courage highly-valued attitudes which are modeled every day. Integrity and a strong sense of social justice is particularly demonstrated through a commitment to celebrating diversity including reconciliation for indigenous peoples of Australia and striving for equal opportunities for women.
We value participation as an active means of making friends and building mutual understanding, showing care, support, respect and an open mind to recognise everyone’s value and contributions. The value of belonging to a community is in accepting rights and responsibilities and recognising that with privilege comes an individual and collective responsibility for the common good.
Learning
Effort (Labore)
We gain knowledge and explore intellectual challenges and are inspired to value learning as inquirers, thinkers, risk-takers, communicators and through self-reflection. Students develop an understanding of themselves, their community and the world around them through a balance of academic, social, cultural and spiritual enquiry and physical pursuits.
We recognise that little is achieved without effort and we encourage students to strive and achieve their best. Confidence, resilience and boldness develop through a culture of participation, a get-up-and-go attitude, having the courage to try new things, managing unfamiliar situations, learning from mistakes in a supportive environment and having opportunities to discover personal strengths.
A place where passionate teaching, operations and administration staff work tirelessly to educate, nurture and inspire future generations of young women.
Principal’s Overview Dr Kate Hadwen, Principal
It is now well documented that school-based social and emotional learning is associated with improved academic achievement, behaviour and developmental skills. Further, a recent study of nearly 290 Australian schools concluded that the highest academic scores occurred when mental health promotion was included in a school’s priorities. It was with this solid foundation of evidence-based research that in 2018 PLC Perth was proud to open the PLC Lighthouse – a world-class centre for implementing a dedicated health and wellbeing curriculum to every PLC student from Pre-kindergarten to Year 12. Structured around the core principles of feeling good, functioning well and doing good for others, the Lighthouse Learning Framework aims to equip students with the tools they need to support their academic development, prevent mental illness and promote mental health. The PLC Lighthouse was opened on Friday 6 April 2018 with a celebratory event attended by nearly 2000 students, staff, parents, Old Collegians and extended members of the community. For the three terms of 2018 during which the Lighthouse was open, 39 fitness classes were held before and after school attended by 318 Senior School students; there were 1218 visits by students to the fitness centre; 449 visits to the Recharge Room during either recess or lunch; 417 to the Meditation Room and 436 visits to the Expressive Art room. The Lighthouse opening was one of a number of highlights which underlined a successful 2018 at PLC Perth. Our rowers continued their amazing success story – taking out the Head of the River for the fourth year in a row in addition to winning both the Wendy Zuideveld Perpetual Trophy for Schoolgirl Head of the River Regatta Champion School and the Perpetual Trophy for Schoolgirl Premiers for the seventh year in a row. PLC’s sporting success continued to shine on the hockey and soccer fields, when it was named Champion School for both sports in the Independent Girls’ School Sports’ Association competition. Our Year 8 team won the
athletics pennant, thanks in part to Annie Pfeiffer who broke the IGSSA Year 8 long jump and 100m records. Continuing to focus on our strategic pillar of Community; for the first time in many years, the Year 12 Ball was held on campus in the Hugh Baird Recreation Centre. With the theme ‘illuminate’ the girls and their partners entered a wonderland of fairy lights and the success of the evening cemented the continuation of the event being held on campus in future years. Our graduating cohort achieved fabulous results in 2018 with seven girls obtaining an ATAR of 99 or higher and two of our International Baccalaureate students ranking in the top 4.5 per cent of the world. Special congratulations go to Eva Marsh who was awarded the UWA Fogarty Scholarship, Letitia Martin who was offered the John Curtin Undergraduate Scholarship at Curtin University, Saskia Thomas was awarded the UWA Winthrop Leaders Scholarship and Clare Wray the Bernie and Marie Prindiville Family Scholarship at the University of Notre Dame. The conclusion of 2018 also saw the endorsement of the School’s updated Master Plan, a framework for capital developments at PLC over the next two decades. After extensive consultation, it was exciting to start planning for the new Music Centre, which is expected to be open for its first students at the start of 2021. As part of this process we also saw the refurbishment of Finlayson House in order to accommodate a further 22 Year 7 boarders in 2019. Finally, it is with a heavy heart that I write this, my last Annual Review introduction as Principal. PLC Perth, as referred to by past principals as ‘this little world’, has a special sense of community about it. A place where passionate teaching, operations and administration staff work tirelessly to educate, nurture and inspire future generations of young women. It has been my absolute privilege to serve our PLC Perth girls and more broadly its community. Thank you for the love, the lessons and the laughter; may all three continue to be integral to ‘this little world’. 2018 PLC ANNUAL REVIEW 07
PLC Council Overview PLC Council is responsible for the effective governance and strategic direction of the College reporting to the Uniting Church in Western Australia. Council members willingly volunteer their time, professional skills and experience in education, law, finance, strategy, marketing, planning and business. With assistance from Independent members of Council Committees, also volunteers, they guide and support the Principal and the Senior Leadership Team with projects and initiatives under the School’s Strategic Plan.
2018 Achievements During 2018, Council formed a Working Group to conduct a review of Council structure and the role of its Committees in line with contemporary practices in good governance. Recommendations resulted in a new and improved Committee structure effective from 2019. Feeding into this restructure was an independent review of the PLC Parents’ Committee and the Parents@ PLC group that incorporated significant consultation with stakeholders and resulted in a recommendation to amalgamate the two groups. The amalgamation came into effect in October 2018 with Council appointing Mrs Michelle Barrett as the inaugural Chair of the new Committee, PLC Parents. Mrs Barrett brings a wealth of experience in management and previous board positions and with two daughters residing in the Boarding House in 2019, even greater connectivity with the PLC Boarding community. Prior to the amalgamation, Mr Matthew Maxted was President of the PLC Parents’ Committee and represented the Committee on Council for one year from October 2017 and Susannah Evans served as President of Parents@PLC for two years. Susannah and Matt led these two committees of dedicated volunteers through the review and amalgamation process, ensuring an effective handover to Michelle Barrett and the new Committee. PLC Council acknowledges their service and dedication to serving the PLC community. The Committee restructure offered the opportunity to appoint a Committee dedicated to Risk & Compliance, previously the responsibility of the Business/Finance Committee of Council. The new Committee, chaired by Mr James Mactier, oversees management and mitigation of risk, relevant policies and procedures and ensuring all compliance responsibilities have been fulfilled. The Committee
comprises members with extensive experience in law, risk management, brand/reputation, finance, business management and due diligence. Council determined that the Finance & Audit Committees be amalgamated offering greater in-depth knowledge of the School finances to appropriately oversee the Audit function of the School than possible for a separate Audit Committee. The Business/Finance Committee was renamed Finance & Audit and continues to be chaired by Mr Morgan Ball. The Committee was pleased to welcome previous Chair of Audit, Mr Martin Kirkness, as a member bringing significant audit expertise to the Committee. The new Finance & Audit Committee retains the previous Committee’s responsibility of ensuring a prudent and strategic approach to the financial planning and management of the School’s resources with its membership also comprising highly skilled and experienced individuals. The Master Plan & Infrastructure Committee, chaired by Mrs Kathy Bonus, was integral in offering expertise and guidance in the completion of the Master Plan incorporating significant input from the PLC community. The plan was launched midyear and whilst the timing of some of the major projects will depend on funding availability, it offers a campus that will be more open and flexible with outstanding facilities for future generations. The Marketing & Communications Committee was successful across a four-year period in reviewing and refreshing the PLC Perth brand and developing professional communications and marketing strategies. Initially chaired by Deputy Chair of Council, Mr Stuart Love followed by Council member Ms Morgen Lewis, the Committee had initially been established for a two-year period so was dissolved with the confidence of Council that the management team was in a strong position to achieve its strategies and performance targets.
Council acknowledges independent members, Ms Eva Marie Bates, Mr Sebastian Croce, Ms Tess Marshall and Ms Elizabeth (Wiggy) Saunders for their time and expertise on this Committee. In November, Council announced Dr Kate Hadwen had resigned to take a position with Pymble Ladies’ College in Sydney in mid-2019. Her leadership and service will be acknowledged in the 2019 Annual Review. In recruiting for Kate’s successor, Council led an extensive stakeholder consultation process that included an invitation to all members of our community to provide input on the key characteristics they felt important in the next Principal of PLC. This process was extremely valuable in assisting Council in what became an extensive and rigorous recruitment process. In early 2019, Council were very pleased to announce they had appointed Ms Cate Begbie as the tenth Principal of PLC commencing in July 2019. We look forward to introducing Ms Begbie to the PLC Community. E/Prof Tracey Horton AO and Mrs Claire Poll
Members of Council wish to acknowledge the contributions of these two outstanding Chairs of Council. Emeritus Professor Tracey Horton AO retired at the end of 2018 after nine years on Council, the last seven as Chair of Council. Tracey was instrumental in leading the Council and Committee review in 2018, bringing her extensive experience in strategic planning and strong governance to Council. She was recognised for distinguished service to business and education with her appointment as an Officer of the Order of Australia in 2017. Council pays tribute to Tracey’s leadership and service to PLC Council and its entire community. Whilst her appointment as Chair of Council officially commenced in 2019, Mrs Claire Poll led the recruitment process late in 2018 for the next Principal offering a seamless transition into 2019. The process was strategic, rigorous and transparent with the PLC community given opportunities to provide input into the characteristics they felt most important in the next Principal. We acknowledge Claire’s leadership and the many hours she and other members of Council dedicated to personally communicating and meeting with members of the PLC community.
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PLC Council during 2018
E/Prof Tracey Horton AO
Mr Matthew Maxted
Chair of Council
PLC Parents’ Committee (President until October 2018)
Strategic Planning/Management/Governance/ Education
Current parent/Management
Mr Stuart Love
Council, Business/Finance Committee
Deputy Chair of Council
Current parent/Finance/Business/Strategy
Ms Claire Poll
Marketing & Communications Committee Strategic Planning Mr Morgan Ball Business/Finance Committee (Chair) Current parent/Finance Mrs Michelle Barrett PLC Parents (Chair from October 2018) Current parent/Management
PLC also thanks the following people who have provided their time, knowledge and experience as Independent members of Council Sub Committees during the year: Ms Eva Marie Bates
Mrs Kathy Bonus
Marketing & Communications until August 2018
Master Planning & Infrastructure Committee Member (Chair)
Mr Charlie Bolt
Old Collegian/Past parent/Town Planning Prof Donna Cross Education Research/Early Childhood Development Ms Fiona Crowe Master Plan & Infrastructure Committee Member Tertiary Education Ms Linda Kenyon Past student/Past parent/Law Ms Morgen Lewis Marketing & Communications Committee Member (Chair until August 2018) Past student/Marketing Mr James Mactier Council Current parent/Finance Mr Andrew McKenzie Current parent/Finance
Finance/Business Mr Sebastian Croce Marketing & Communications until August 2018 Ms Adrienne Dukes Sommerhalder Audit Mr Carlo Franchina Finance/Business Ms Fiona Hogg Master Plan & Infrastructure Mr Martin Kirkness Audit, Chair Ms Tess Marshall Marketing & Communications until August 2018 Mr Phil Mirams Finance/Business Ms Elizabeth Saunders Marketing & Communications until August 2018
Senior Leadership Team 2018
Dr Kate Hadwen Principal
Dr Andrew Cousins Deputy Principal
Louise Peyton Head of Junior School
Sharon Anderson
Head of Senior School
(T1-T3)
Chris Robinson
Laura Allison
Chantelle James
Rev Gary van Heerden
Head of Staff
Director of Wellbeing
Director of Wellbeing
Chaplain
(T1-T2)
(T2-)
Liz Langdon
Sam Kronja
Anna Hu
Vivien Whitehead
Director of Boarding
Director of Finance and Corporate Services
Director of Information & Learning Technologies
Director of People and Culture
Keryn McKinnon
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People & Culture Staff Survey 2018
In 2018, PLC commissioned MMG Education, a leading consultancy in education stakeholder research and performance benchmarking, to conduct a staff survey to gather quantitative information regarding issues related to the employment experience and related areas for staff of the School. Responses to questions about staff morale and team dynamics were high, as were responses to questions about support they receive from both their direct line leader and the Senior Leadership Team.
Including measures of employee engagement, motivation and morale commonly used in corporate environments, the aim of the survey was to gather information to help guide and inform planning and priorities related to the staff and organisational culture of PLC.
MMG Education found that PLC’s results compared favourably to its staff benchmark database of 48 similar schools across Australia involving more than 7,000 respondents.
The response rate was 70 per cent, with the breakdown by staff role shown below.
During 2019, focus groups will be conducted with staff to further drill down into the results of the survey, providing some qualitative data to complement and enrich the quantitative survey data. People and Culture will work with staff to identify key priorities, and develop and implement an action plan to address the key priorities. Communication with and involvement of PLC staff will be an important component of the ongoing process.
Overwhelmingly, the results showed the staff had very high satisfaction rates, indicating the School was in good overall health. Very high scores were recorded against questions relating to the staff’s understanding of the School’s overall goals and objectives and the alignment of PLC’s goals with individual goals.
Respondent Profiles - Staff Role (n=176) 46%
SENIOR SCHOOL TEACHING STAFF (81)
21%
21%
JUNIOR SCHOOL TEACHING STAFF (37)
OPERATIONS ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF (37)
7%
SENIOR LEADERSHIP TEAM (12) Senior Leadership Team (12)
5%
BOARDING HOUSE STAFF (9) Junior School Teaching Staff (37)
Senior School Teaching Staff (81 )
Operations/Administrative Staff (37)
Boarding House Staff (9)
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Staff Farewells
Meredith Beer
Ann Smith
Meredith Beer
Ann Smith
Commencing in July 1995, Meredith was a vibrant and inspirational Junior School teacher for fourteen years prior to progressing into the leadership arena at PLC. The leadership roles she held at PLC included Head of Junior School Learning Enhancement Centre (2009), Coordinator of Athena Centre (2010) and Acting Deputy of Junior School (Term 4, 2010). In 2011 she was Head of Staff Junior School and from 2012 until her departure from the school, she held the substantive position of Deputy Head of Junior School for just over six years.
After an amazing 36 years of service, Ann Smith resigned from PLC at the end of Term 2, 2018 to spend more time with her family. Commencing in 1982 Ann taught Philosophy and Religious Studies (PRS) which included being Acting Head of the department in 2011. Ann displayed a true passion for her subject, never allowing PRS to be sidelined. Even if not inclined to, the girls had to take her subject seriously because she was always well prepared, clear about set assignments and provided detailed feedback to them. In PRS the girls discovered a non-judgemental and open-minded teacher who would honour their doubts and skepticism, without the need to persuade.
Meredith will be remembered for her professionalism, her strong work ethic, her compassion and her wicked sense of humour by those who worked closely with her. After 23 years of outstanding service, we thank Meredith for her significant contribution to PLC. Meredith’s connection with PLC goes much deeper, being a PLC past parent, an Old Collegian, and the daughter and granddaughter of Old Collegians. In addition, many other family members (aunts and cousins) attended PLC. As such, even though her time as a staff member has come to an end, she will always remain a part of the PLC community.
Gifted with many talents, Ann had a special way of caring for and supporting the students, staff and community at PLC. Every fortnight Ann would wake at 5am to bake her famous pumpkin scones for the Pipe Band so they were fresh and still warm for the girls. She would regularly bring lunch in for the boarders in her house tutor group (HTG) or boarders she was supervising, treating them to a home cooked meal. Each year her HTG would make Christmas cards to sell and raise money for charity. Anyone experiencing difficulties would often be given home cooked meals and she would regularly make jams, gifting jars to staff members.
Rev. Gary van Heerden
Ann also taught a number of different subjects at PLC including society and environment, early childhood, design and technology and food technology. Other positions she held at PLC included Senior Resident in the Boarding House for years 7 to 9 and Co-ordinator of International Students. During her time at PLC, Ann was an active member of the Australian Association for Religious Education (WA Branch), involved in the Conference Committee for the biennial National Conference 2006 and was presented a State Award from the Australian Association for Religious Education in 2008 in recognition of her contribution and service in the field of religious education. We sincerely thank Ann for her significant, meaningful and genuine contribution to PLC and wish her all the very best as she enjoys special time with her family.
Rev. Gary van Heerden PLC farewelled Rev. Gary at the end of the 2018 school year as he left to accept the role of Chaplain at Scotch College. Rev Gary had been at PLC for eight years and during that time had become an integral part of our School community. Rev will be remembered by students, staff and the PLC community as kind hearted, caring and compassionate, as well as for his love for his family and his job. He has a great sense of humour and a love for the underdog – some have suggested this might explain his support for the Dockers! Rev has an exceptional ability to get his spiritual message across through an interesting, engaging and often topical story, so that the message is communicated gently and in a way that creates reflection and discussion even after the Chapel service is over. We thank Rev. Gary for the very meaningful way he positively impacted the lives of members of the PLC community over the last eight years. We have no doubt that he will continue this work at Scotch, just down the road, and we hope to see him back on the PLC campus frequently as a visitor and parent!
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Staff Farewells 2018 Listing Name
Position
Laura Allison
Director of Wellbeing
Gillian Archer
Music Teacher
Hannah Barnsley
PE Teacher
Ryan Beaton
Information and Learning Technology Manager
Meredith Beer
Deputy Head of Junior School
Louisa Champion
Health Centre Co-ordinator
Chelsea Forkin
PE Teacher
Leilah Fox
Peripatetic Music Tutor
Caroline Gammage
Communication and Events Co-ordinator
McKenzie Goldsmith
Dance Teacher
Emily Green
JS Drama Teacher
TYearon Haberland
1 Degree Coach
Jess Heggaton
1 Degree Coach
Jeremy Hetebry
Head of Technologies
Jacqui Hume
Dance Specialist
Leanne Ikin
JS Teacher
Matthew Ivulich
Maths Teacher
Joanne Littely
Music Tutor
Jamie Magee
Media Teacher
Karen Marais
English Teacher
Cecilia Muller
Head of LOTE
Paul O’Brien
PYP Co-ordinator
Louise Peyton
Head of Junior School
Nicholas Pitt
Music Tutor
Phillipa Roy
Head of Music – Curriculum
Julie Sampson
Education Assistant
Sarah Satie
Pipe Band Teacher
Rachel Scott
Humanities Teacher
Jo Shanley
Education Assistant – Lighthouse
Jordan Slight
Communications Officer
Ann Smith
PRS Teacher
Michelle Sobczak
Music Teacher
Paul Tanner
Music Tutor
Zoe van Drunen
Music Tutor
Gary van Heerden
Chaplain/Head of PRS
Kate Ventouras
Outdoor Education Specialist
Erica Walker
Gifted and Talented Co-ordinator
Rebecca Worthington
JS Teacher
Academic Achievement 2018
116 students undertook WACE studies (ATAR Pathway)
Combined WACE/IB Median ATAR 88.25
18 students enrolled in the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme
State median 81.80
11 undertook a VET General Pathway
International Baccalaureate Diploma Median score of 35 (ATAR equivalent 93.30) Highest ATAR equivalent score 99.70 • Two students were in the top 4.5% in the world • Four students in top 13% in the world • 17% students achieved the maximum bonus points in Theory of Knowledge and the Extended Essay (world average is 7.73%)
WACE Median ATAR 86.40 7 students achieved an ATAR of 99.00 or more • 1 Subject Exhibition • 4 Subject Certificates of Excellence • 27 Certificates of Distinction • 24 Certificates of Merit • One in three girls achieved a WACE award
Australian National Assessment Program—
WACE, IB Diploma and VET
Literacy and Numeracy (NAPLAN) 2018 results The Australian National Assessment Program—Literacy and Numeracy (NAPLAN) is standardised testing for all Australian students in Years 3, 5, 7 and 9. The achievements of PLC girls are recorded below.
PLC is a non-selective school where we offer consistently rigorous and challenging academic programmes for students of all learning abilities. We allow each Senior School girl to choose her own pathway and we are very proud to offer three options for girls in Years 11 and 12:
Table 1: Per centage of PLC girls at or above the national minimum standard
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the WACE ATAR pathway,
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the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme and,
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the VET General Pathway.
Year 3
Year 5
Year 7
Year 9
Reading
99%
100%
100%
100%
Writing Spelling Grammar and Punctuation
100% 96%
100% 100%
100% 97%
96% 99%
96%
100%
100%
99%
Numeracy
100%
100%
99%
99%
In 2018, 116 students undertook WACE studies, 18 girls enrolled in the IB Diploma and 11 undertook a VET General Pathway.
Table 2: PLC girls compared with schools with similar students in top two bands Year 3
Reading Writing Spelling Grammar and Punctuation Numeracy
Year 5
Year 7
Year 9
PLC
Similar
PLC
Similar
PLC
Similar
PLC
Similar
75
70
75
53
51
46
48
33
79
63
22
20
39
26
19
19
57
66
54
47
37
47
36
34
69
67
68
52
46
45
55
37
55
61
60
49
43
52
61
42
It is with great pride that the girls’ combined WACE/IB Median ATAR was 88.25, compared to the State Median of 81.80.
List of WACE Subject Awards
Year 12 Destinations Mass communications and health sciences were the popular courses of choice for the graduating class of 2018. It was also a stellar year for our performing arts students with four gaining acceptance to the elite WA Academy of Performing Arts. Notre Dame University was the favoured tertiary education provider for the Year 12 cohort, followed by the University of WA and Curtin University. Interstate, the University of Melbourne and the University of Sydney also attracted a number of PLC graduates. Class of 2018 Destinations University ofSydney Sydney University of 2. 6%
EdithCowan Cowan University 3.5% Edith University
WA Academy of Performing Arts
WA Academy of Performing Arts 3. 5%
Murdoch University 5.2% Murdoch University
Universityof of Melbourne 7.8% University Melbourne
Curtin University Curtin University 16.6%
University of Western Australia
University of West ern Australia 18. 8%
Notre Dame University Notre Dame University 30%
Most popular Year 12 Courses of study
Architecture, 2.0%
Physiotherapy, 2.0% Engineering, 2.0%
Marketing/Media/Communications, 14.0%
Performing Arts , 3.0%
Gap year, 3.4%
Psychology, 3.4%
SUBJECT EXHIBITION Food Science and Technology Nikini Kumarasinghe Subject Certificate of Excellence Food Science and Technology Chloe Dew Nikini Kumarasinghe Media Production and Analysis Clare Wray Visual Arts ZoĂŤ Malone CERTIFICATE OF DISTINCTION Carina Aakermann Lucy Baddeley Grace Bowen Ruby De Marte Chloe Dew Kirsty Douglas Natalie Everett Amanda Goh Renya Golestani Rachel Goodwin Catherine Jones Nikini Kumarasinghe ZoĂŤ Malone Letitia Martin Caitlyn McKay Elizabeth McLarty Jacqueline Morley Annabelle Muir Athena Paizes Charlotte Pope Emma Rishworth Darcey Shepherd Saskia Thomas Sarah White Clare Wray Jie Ping Yap Zoe Young CERTIFICATE OF MERIT Alysha Alikhan Selena Ballesteros Ella Barwood Isobel Byars Yiwen Chen Lucy Constantine Aimee Correia Eliza Donaldson Poppy Evans Sonya Frossine Amber Kibblewhite Anna Konowalous Imogen Maher Mila Mary Laura Moore Sarah Pfeiffer Ella Sanders Not for publication Makenzie Thomas Georgina Thorpe Ashlee Wearne Ellie Wilcox Tallulah Williamson Enya Zankharia
VET Qualifications Achieved Nursing , 4.0%
Health Sciences, 11.6%
Commerce, 4.0%
Travel , 5.0% Arts , 7.5%
Science, 6.0% Law/Cybersecurity/Criminology, 7.0%
Certificate IV in Business Amy Dunhill Jessica Ezekiel Riley Hutton Isabella McGregor Claudia Padbury Jessica Schonell Ruby Sloan Kristen Smith Grace Usher Alexandra Whiddon Certificate II in Customer Engagement Emma Holloway Certificate III in Early Childhood Education and Care Siahn Ejai 2018 PLC ANNUAL REVIEW 17
Individual Achievements Kirsty Wong (Year 7) and Sienna Hanikeri (Year 8) were selected to represent WA in the Australian Junior Athletics Championship in March held in Sydney. Both girls also competed in the Australian Little Athletics Championships in the Gold Coast in April. Lucy Jarrett (Year 11) received a High Distinction in her Grade 8 AMEB Piano Exam. Due to this outstanding result, Lucy was invited to attend the AMEB Awards Ceremony. Tahlia Hanikeri (Year 10) was placed third in the year 10/11 Senior Division at the 2018 National Final of the UN Youth Voice Competition. Giorgia Chin (Year 10) competed in two Rhythmic Gymnastics events: the Pacific Rim Trials at the Gold Coast and the Prahran International Competition in Melbourne Tahlia Hanikeri (Year 10) and Annabelle Muir (Year 12) were selected to join the State Debating Squad. Annika Mau (Year 9) travelled to Florida to compete with her Cheerleading team in the World and Summit Championships in April and May.
Lucy Jarrett (Year 11) was chosen to participate in the National Youth Science Year 12 Programme in January 2019. Year 10 girls, Nisha Whittome, Tahlia Hanikeri, Stella Vanderzanden, Laura Bailey, Eva Coulson and Isabelle Hamer travelled to Melbourne to compete in the Global Round of the World Scholar’s Cup. The girls finished 39th out of 250 teams. Lucie O’Sullivan (Year 11) was awarded a place in the 2018 Fogarty Futures Leadership Conference. Students from over 40 different schools across the state applied for these places and Lucie’s application stood out as ‘one of the best’ Emma Wilson (Year 12) and Isadora Rakich (Year 12) were nominated to attend the Pierre de Coubertin Awards. Emma and Isadora have demonstrated values which are consistent with the Olympic Movement through participation in sporting activities. The girls met with Olympians and participated in a workshop where they discussed Olympic issues.
Bella Poll (Year 10) won the State Championship Gold Medal for the Under 15 Surf Swim and placed 4th in the Under 15 Iron Woman at the 2018 Surf Lifesaving State Championships, representing North Cottesloe.
Morven Johnston (Year 8) competed at the Scottish Official Board of Highland Dancing World Championships in August. Morven came 1st in the Bute Championships, the Commonwealth Championship, the Scottish Open Championship and was placed 6th in the world at the World Juvenile Final
The Australian Computational and Linguistics Olympiad team of Carina Aakermann (Year 12), Olivia Dry (Year 12), Natalie Everett (Year 12) and Ping Yap (Year 12) competed in the National championships after coming first in the State competition.
Clara Chen (Year 10) and Stella Vanderzanden (Year 10) achieved a perfect score in the National Computer Science School Challenge, requiring them to write programmes to solve problems using Python (a computer programming language).
Zoe Jagger (Year 8) qualified for the Age National Diving Championships, held in Melbourne in April. Zoe Jagger and Jemima Officer (Year 8) were also selected to represent Western Australia in the 2018 Diving Team at the School Sport Australia National Championships in September.
Zara Ball (Year 6), Laura Kingdon (Year 6), Charlotte Gishubl (Year 6), Eirwyn Siford (Year 6), Madeleine Mayo (Year 6), Ruby Bell (Year 5), Emma Ryan (Year 5) and Isla Mannolini (Year 5) were awarded 2nd place at the Da Vinci Decathlon.
Bella Van Ingen-Kal (Year 7) was selected for the State Karate team, representing Western Australia at the National Championships in Brisbane in August. Bella also won gold in the WA State Karate competition for 12/13 year olds. Ingrid Ledger (Year 10) and Nicole Enslin (Year 9) were both been selected for the U/16 WA Schoolgirls Hockey squad Sienna Hanikeri (Year 8), Hana Yussoff (Year 8) and Jessica Hales (Year 10) were selected in the WA state team to compete at the All Schools National Cross Country Championships in Mooloolaba in August.
Years 7 and 8 girls, Jaz Shervington, Estella Weir, Sophia Papandroulakis and Kirsty Wong, were among 64 aspiring young athletes to take to the field for their State at the 2018 Under 13 Australian Hockey Carnival in Hobart in October Sonya Frossine (Year 12), Lucy Jarrett (Year 11), Charlotte Pope (Year 12), Ping Yap (Year 12), Ashlee Wearne (Year 12), Renya Golestani (Year 12), Brooke Gifford (Year 12) and Annabelle Muir (Year 12) were selected for inclusion in the Primo Lux 2018, the State’s only poetry journal for Western Australian students. Bryzlyn Sin (Year 8) competed in the Associate in Music (AMus.A) Diploma section for the South Suburban Music Society and was awarded first prize in the Romantic piano section.
Ruby Bell (Year 5) competed in the Western Australian State Junior Swimming Championships. Ruby won two bronze, two silver and one gold medal. Ruby was also part of the medley relay team that broke the State Record and Western Australian All-Comers Records, anchoring the team in the freestyle leg. Poppy Bell (Year 8) came equal first place in the National Australian Geography Competition Exam.
Year 12 Individual Achievements Eva Marsh has been awarded the UWA Fogarty Scholarship.
Our 2018 Academic Captain, Natalie Everett (Year 12), was a recipient of the Gold Duke of Edinburgh International Award.
Letitia Martin has been offered the John Curtin Undergraduate Scholarship at Curtin University.
Shan Yu Lim (Year 8) achieved the highest score in her year group in WA at the International Competitions and Assessments for Schools (ICAS) Maths Competition. About 6,300 schools in Australia and New Zealand participate in ICAS competitions throughout the year.
Saskia was also a State Finalist for Youth of the Year for Lions Club Australia.
Lucinda Blunt (Year 8) competed in the Augusta Adventure Race where she won the Under 18’s Female section. Tahlia Hanikeri (Year 10) was invited to sing the National anthem, as a soloist, at the WA Australian of the Year Awards at Government House. Khansa Naura (Year 9) performed at The Bonjour Perth Festival. Her performance of Les Feuilles Mortes was very well received by the audience. Khansa was one of three winners Sisters, Bryzlin Sin (Year 8) and Kaitlyn Sin (Year 5) performed at New York’s Carnegie Hall. Sacha Winter (Year 12), was awarded the 2018 Young Waste Achiever. Carina Collins (Year 8) was part of the state team attending National Championships for Synchronised Skating in Sydney. Carina and her team were named National Champions for the second year running and have also been named in the National Squad. Ruby Bell (Year 5) won the State Championship Gold Medal for the Under 10 Surf Swim at the 2018 Surf Lifesaving State Championships, representing Swanbourne- Nedlands. Kaitlyn Sin (Year 5) was awarded Honours for her Australian Music Examination Board (AMEB) 'Music Craft' exam. She has also obtained a silver award for Language Perfect World Championships and was awarded First Prize in Piano Solo (Certificate of Performance,1900 section) and two second places for (Certificate of Performance, Baroque section) and (Certificate of Performance, Romantic section) at the South Suburban Competition.
Saskia Thomas has been awarded the UWA Winthrop Leaders Scholarship.
Clare Wray has been awarded the Bernie and Marie Prindiville Family Scholarship at the University of Notre Dame. 2018 Environment Captain, Sacha Winter, was awarded the 2018 Western Australian Young Waste Achiever. Carina Aakermann, Olivia Dry, Natalie Everett and Ping Yap competed in the Australian Computational and Linguistics Olympiad team after coming first in the State competition. Isabelle Lewis was the Runner-up in the Traditional category from the HyperVision Art Exhibition for her painting ‘The Balloons’. Isabelle was also awarded first prize in the inaugural Student category from Mindscapes 2018, organised by the Contemporary Australian Surrealists Movement, for her painting ‘The Failed Expedition’. Emma Wilson and Isadora Rakich were nominated to attend the Pierre de Coubertin Awards. Emma and Isadora were described as having values consistent with the Olympic Movement through participation in sporting activities. The girls met with Olympians and participated in a workshop where they discussed Olympic issues. Our 2018 Academic Captain, Natalie Everett, was a recipient of the Gold Duke of Edinburgh International Award. Mila Mary was the Highly Commended award winner in the 2D category from the St George’s Cathedral Art Awards for her painting ‘Super Normal’. Rasheeka Razvi was successful in her application for a Gap Year in the Defence Forces for 2019. Annabelle Muir made the Western Australian State Debating Squad.
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Wellbeing In April 2018, we officially opened the state-of-the-art PLC Lighthouse. The event signified both the completion of a thoroughly researched building and the beginning of more innovative ways for the PLC Community to experience and cultivate feeling good, functioning well and doing good for others. Feeling Good The PLC Lighthouse has become home to a range of activities that promote feeling good. Students now have all their health and wellbeing curriculum lessons in the Lighthouse studios. This has enriched the incorporation of developmentally appropriate lessons into the wellbeing curriculum, offering even more opportunities for students to increase their knowledge and understanding of proactive wellbeing practices. The Lighthouse is a popular place for Senior School students to come at lunchtimes where they utilise the mindful level of the building to take time out for themselves in the middle of a busy school day. Naptivist Thea O’Connor presented and workshopped with students on the science of napping and how to effectively use the recharge room. Head of Science Ms Lesley Kaye facilitates meditation sessions in the purpose built meditation room for students and staff each week. Bringing the psychology and wellbeing teams together in one building has created more opportunities to collaborate and develop a proactive wellbeing approach. Our lead psychologist and her team coordinate specific programmes for students and parents such as the ‘colour my world’ art experience based on art therapy for students and mindfulness meditation for parents.
Functioning Well The Lighthouse has increased the number of cocurricular physical fitness options available at PLC. Junior school students can engage in after school activities like kinder karate, yoga bears, acrobatics and jazz, whilst Senior School students have been enjoying fitness classes, body ride (spin), boxilates and yoga before and after school. The Fitness Centre is available for students in Years 10 – 12 and staff to use before and after school to work towards their own physical wellbeing goals.
The community level of the Lighthouse provides opportunities for groups to come together and connect during the day. Students undertake food and nutrition classes in the purpose built food room. Parents and staff utilize the community room for meetings and professional development workshops.
Doing good for others Service learning at PLC is also driven through the Lighthouse. Parents and daughters eagerly volunteer for the ‘Cooking for a Cause’ initiative where they use the food room in the Lighthouse after school making meals for Uniting Care West to feed those in need. Sportslink has found a new home in the Lighthouse. Sportslink is an inclusive is a programme where our students work with children with disabilities to develop motor skills and fitness to support their physical wellbeing. In 2018, for the first time at PLC, a group of Year 9 students completed the Peer Skills programme facilitated by our Lead Psychologist Daleen Engelbrecht. The programme, which was developed by Kids Helpline and is now run by UnitingCare Community, is based on research that suggests while many young people share their problems with their parents, they frequently turn to their friends or peers for support in the first instance. Research supports the idea that young people view their peers as an approachable and credible source of support, and that young people can successfully help each other.
Student Wellbeing Survey In October of 2018, 965 students in Years 5 – 12 completed a multi-dimensional student wellbeing survey undertaken by MMG Education for PLC Perth. The survey had a 79 per cent response rate and was aimed at identifying student needs and expectations in regards to wellbeing. The information will be used to drive continual improvement in the quality of education and health and wellbeing services in the Lighthouse and all we do at PLC.
Performing and Creative Arts Performing Arts continues to be a strong focus for students at PLC Perth. At the start of Term 2 new Director of Performing Arts, Kathleen Plastow, started work on implementing the first phase of the updated PLC Master Plan working with the Project Team on planning for the construction of a new Music Centre. The music department has been relocated from Finlayson House to a temporary Music Village on the Junior School netball/ basketball courts until the new Music Centre opens in 2021.
Drama Sarah DeLappe’s play, The Wolves, was performed in Term 1 by the Year 11 WACE Drama students on the transformed PLC Oval. Directed by Oliver Craze, this daring piece was a great success. Years 7 to 10 students took to the stage with an adaptation of Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol in Term 4 inspiring the audience to rethink the meaning of Christmas. The students impressed with their dramatic performance skills and also their beautiful vocal renditions of well known Christmas music. The Brechtian vaudeville, Chicago, was the major performance for the year and was a theatrical and visual feast directed by Bauke Snyman. The musical direction of Anne Coughlan captured the era perfectly. All productions benefitted from the set design of Robert Kelly and costuming by Lizzie Davies; making for splendid performances.
Dance The Dance Showcase, Senses, was an exploration of how dance ignites the senses within us. It explored how we see, hear and feel the rhythms of music and life. Featuring more than 60 students from Years 7 to 12, the performances were precise, exciting and engaging. The efforts of the dedicated teaching staff and the work produced by local and international choreographers for PLC, results in exceptionally high standards for dance and ensures its continued respect among the Perth dance industry. PLC dance programmes prepare students for further dance study as evidenced with Madelyn Johnston (Year 12) and her acceptance to CO:3 Youth Elite Training Squad and admission to WAAPA for Dance.
Music The Music Department launched 2018 with preparations for the annual Proms Concert at the Quarry Amphitheatre only for it to be cancelled due to bad weather for the first time in its 28-year history. Although very disappointed, staff and students used the intensive preparation to enhance performances throughout the year. In Term 2, the Chamber Music Concert was held at Christ Church in Claremont where the atmospheric lighting provided by Robert Kelly, made the music all the more moving. Alia Golistani received an individual award for outstanding percussion at the 2018 Jazz Festival. Very successful Spring and Junior School Concerts kept everyone working hard during the middle of the year. Year 12 ATAR music students excelled in their recital. String works for violin and some of the vocal works were accompanied by the PLC String Orchestra, making for a night to remember. The recital consisted of three vocal students, trumpet and violin performances. The annual Suzuki Strings Concert was a highlight of Term 4 and the Heather Barr Memorial Chapel was overflowing with proud parents. The weather was kind to us on Open Garden Day which provided the perfect opportunity to get out in the sun, experience beautiful surrounds and listen to fabulous music. PLC Pipes & Drums continued their heavy workload representing PLC in the wider community with numerous performances including marching in the ANZAC Day parade in Perth.
Creative Arts New to 2018 Creative Arts Exhibition, Creative Ground, was the Fashion Parade showcasing Textiles and wearable Art. The finale was the Year 12 Textiles class with Emma Zampatti’s ball dress receiving a loud reception from the crowd. Also on display was a range of Year 7-12 works from all Creative Arts subjects including Visual Arts, Textiles and Materials (Wood). Visual Arts had an extremely successful 2018 with many individual achievements. The WACE Class of 2018 were in the top 15 per cent in the state. The dedicated staff have a lot to feel proud of with the following students being recognised by SCSA and a range of independent competitions and tertiary scholarships opportunities.
Creative Arts Achievements Zoe Malone (WACE) SCSA - Subject Certificate of Excellence Mila Mary (WACE) Highly commended Award winner in the 2D category from the St Georges Cathedral Art Awards for her painting ‘Super normal’. Pulse Perspectives – a selection of the top Year 12 Visual Art students in Western Australia. Ruby Cownie (WACE) Subject exhibition for her mixed media, textiles and oil painting ‘Between the line”. Recipient of the ‘Packers Prize’ at Pulse Perspectives. Mila Mary (WACE) Subject exhibition for her work, three tryptich paintings ‘Super normal’. Olivia Dry (Diploma SL) Achieved in the top 5 per cent in the world in the IB Diploma. Subject exhibition for her painting ‘Enervate, perturb, beset’ (Oil on canvas). Isabelle Lewis (Diploma HL) Achieved in the top 5 percente in the world in the IB Diploma. Awarded a scholarship from, and is now attending, the Parsons School of Art in New York. Awarded first prize in the inaugural student category from Mindscapes 2018, organised by the Contemporary Australian Surrealists Movement, for her painting ‘The Failed Expedition’. Runner up in the Traditional category from the Hypervision Art Exhibition for her painting ‘Balloons’. 2018 PLC ANNUAL REVIEW 23
Community Service and Tours Each year PLC offers a number of cultural, recreational and service tours for students. These offer students extension opportunities in pursuing areas of interest as well as through meaningful contact with their peers and members of local and global communities. All tours provide opportunities for students to learn about themselves, others and the world around them. Year 9 Canberra Tour
Year 11 and 12 Drama Tour
The tour is structured to have both educational and recreational components.
The Drama Tour to the National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA) in Sydney is planned biannually during the Term 1 school holidays.
The educational component of the tour supports the Active Citizenship unit of inquiry covered in Year 9 Humanities. It includes tours of the New and Old Parliament House, participation in programmes at the National Electoral Education Centre and visits to the National War Memorial, National Gallery of Australia and High Court of Australia. The recreational component is the opportunity to ski at the snowfields at Blue Cow, NSW and stay in the town of Jindabyne.
Year 10 Define ME This programme acts as a transition between the end of Year 10 and the commencement of Year 11 courses of study in Term 4. It is compulsory for all Year 10 students to participate in at least one activity and they can select from a range of experiential education options including; •
Cambodia Service Immersion Tour
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French Study Tour
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Student Exchanges to France, United Kingdom, New Zealand and Austria
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Outdoor Education Programmes
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Karijini
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Ningaloo
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Bibbulmun Track
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Cape to Cape Track
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Kalbarri
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Walpole
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Singapore Sports Tour
The tour is offered to Year 11 and 12 Drama students. Tutors are NIDA specialist staff who conduct daily lessons that focus on voice, physical theatre and improvisation, working toward a group devised performance on their final day.
Year 11 and 12 Tanzania Expedition The PLC Scotch Tanzania Expedition is held biannually in conjunction with Scotch College during Term 2 school holidays. The tour promotes service learning and leadership, intercultural awareness, personal growth and development and relationship building. There is a fundraising component to the tour and students are required to spend time fundraising for the service projects and activities.
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Sporting Excellence PLC Perth’s success on the sporting fields continued in 2018, particularly in rowing, hockey and soccer. Our rowers took out the Wendy Zuideveld Perpetual Trophy for Schoolgirl Head of the River Regatta Champion School and the Perpetual Trophy for Schoolgirl Premiers for the seventh consecutive year and our First VIII won the Head of the River for the fourth year in a row.
For their commitment and excellence in sport, the following students achieved their Sports Honours:
PLC Perth’s U17 8+ were awarded a Bronze medal in the 2018 Australian Schools and Clubs Nationals and the coxless four PLC/WA Rowing Club composite crew also won Bronze.
Softball, Basketball, Tennis
In the Independent Girls’ School Sports’ Association competition, PLC was named Champion School for both hockey and soccer. The girls also performed well in basketball, tennis and softball ranking second in each.
Laura Moore, Year 12 Swimming, Water Polo, Netball Amy Dunhill, Year 12
Kiera Dunhill, Year 12 Basketball, Hockey, Tennis, Softball Portia Quenby, Year 12 Volleyball, Softball, Athletics, Soccer Matilda Dyke, Year 11 Basketball, Athletics, Netball
IGSSA Competition Results
Emma Wilson, Year 12
Hockey – 1st
Athletics, Basketball, Rowing
Soccer – 1st
Emily Simpson, Year 11
Tennis – 2nd
Softball, Basketball, Athletics
Basketball – 2nd Softball – equal 2nd Volleyball – 3rd Netball – 4th Cross Country – 4th Athletics – 4th Waterpolo – 5th Swimming – 6th
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The PLC Foundation 2018
The mission of the PLC Foundation is to serve as an independent manager and custodian for the provision of sustainable financial support to PLC over the longer term. Scholarship recipients
2018 Annual Giving
It was with great pleasure that the PLC Foundation announced the 2019 Foundation Scholarship recipient is Mieka Garbutt (Year 7) (see pictured). Mieka was recommended by the Principal of her primary school on the basis of her commitment to community and her excellent leadership skills.
The PLC Foundation 2018 Annual Giving Programme raised $98,360. The Building Fund received $23,805 and Scholarship Fund, $74,555. We would very much like to thank the PLC community members who donated to our annual appeal and also sincerely thank those current parents who have donated a total of $88,908 through Voluntary Contributions.
Thanks to the generosity of donors through the 2018 Scholarships Fundraising Campaign, the Foundation was also extremely pleased that Olivia Elliott (Year 7, 2019) also accepted the offer of a scholarship. Olivia’s previous Principal said, “Olivia epitomizes resilience, beautiful manners, service to others and focus on academic achievement. She understands the importance of quality education as the opportunity to create a bright future for herself”.
Extraordinary donation At the end of 2018, two extraordinary families from our PLC community contacted the Principal to advise that they wished to provide a scholarship to pay the tuition fees for a day girl from Year 7 through to graduation. They requested the scholarship be given to a girl whose family, due to financial circumstances, could not otherwise send their daughter to PLC. They also felt the recipient should be academically sound and have the temperament to benefit from everything the School has to offer. Combined, these two families, who wish to remain anonymous, have had five daughters study at PLC. They felt they would like to do something to signify their gratitude to the School. The PLC Foundation would like to sincerely thank these two families for their generous donation. The Foundation was pleased to announce that as a result of their generosity, Emma Wilkinson will receive the gift of a PLC education from 2019.
New Foundation Board Members The PLC Foundation would like to welcome two new members to the Board; Ms Yasmin Broughton and Mrs Kristin Kestell who are both current PLC parents. Ms Broughton is a lawyer with significant experience working as both a director and an executive in a diverse range of industries. She has over 14 years’ experience working with ASX listed companies as an officer and has a deep understanding of corporate governance and managing complex legal issues. Ms Broughton’s legal and commercial qualifications together with her national mediator credentials, define her fact-based and solutionorientated approach to corporate management. Over the past 30 years Mrs Kestell has been a committee member of various schools and community organisations. She is currently a partner in the Black Brewing Co, Margaret River. Mrs Kestell’s career has encompassed global contracts including Project Manager for telecommunications and infrastructure companies; subsea networks for Lucent Technologies, roll out of the optical fibre network for StarHub Singapore and the implementation of the Fort Bonifacio City water and sewage infrastructure in the Philippines. The School wishes to thank the following members of the PLC Foundation Board who demonstrate outstanding commitment to the Foundation, willingly volunteering their time and expertise. Thank you Ian Macliver (Chair), Cathy Donaldson (Secretary), Carlo Franchina (Treasurer), Tony Grist, James Mactier and Andrew McKenzie.
2019 Foundation Scholarship Recipient Mieka Garbutt (Year 7) Mieka is academically gifted and awarded the highest academic achievement awards in primary school. Her school Principal said Mieka was a responsible, conscientious, hardworking, reliable, and compassionate School Councillor, student and friend. She displayed a positive attitude, a love of learning and was committed to reaching her academic potential through practice and sheer determination. Mieka also excels out of school in ballet and performing arts and was an exceptional role model to her peers. Mieka was excited to learn that she had been recommended for the PLC Foundation Scholarship; even though she would have to travel from Armadale she was willing to do whatever it took to achieve the best possible education to ensure a happy and secure future.
Connecting the Community Old Collegians’ Association The OCA began the year by hosting an afternoon tea for Old Collegians with a daughter or granddaughter starting at PLC, re-connecting families with two and three generations of past students. The Art Exhibition is the OCA’s premier annual event. Held on 25-27 May 2018, the opening night Cocktail Party sold close to 300 tickets. The Exhibition also attracted hundreds of visitors over the weekend to peruse and purchase the artwork. Funds raised at this event help fund other OCA initiatives such as the OCA Bursary Programme. Each year, the OCA Committee awards three bursaries, each worth $5,000 towards tuition fees across the following year. The Tartan Legal Breakfast is another popular event on the OCA Calendar and attracted more than 60 legal professionals and Year 12 students from Scotch College and PLC. Guests were treated to an informative panel discussion over breakfast. Jane Humphry (1992) gave an inspiring speech at a Principal’s Assembly as part of the 2018 Inspiring Women Programme, an OCA Initiative that recognises and honours past PLC students. Each year the OCA awards an engraved silver bracelet and a certificate to welcome the Year 12 cohort into the Old Collegians’ Association at the Valedictory Dinner. The Committee also attended the Year 13 Lunch and provided a lovely morning tea to the incoming Year 12s to welcome them to the OCA Year 12 Common Room.
Parents @ PLC and Parents’ Committee As a result of an independent review by the PLC Council during 2018 that involved significant stakeholder consultation, a new parent support group structure was introduced from 2019. PLC Parents, is the result of a merger between Parents@PLC and the Parents’ Committee. PLC Parents is a sub-committee of the PLC Council that supports the interests of parents and promotes the school ethos of providing a supportive environment for students, parents and our PLC community. We wish to acknowledge the valuable contributions and support of both the Parents’ Committee and Parents@PLC. Parents@PLC In 2018 Parents@PLC included Year Group Representatives, New Parents Liaison, Boarding House
Representative, Pastoral Care and other positions that organise activities that encourage friend-raising, fundraising, or providing support within the School community. The 2018 Open Garden Day was the highlight of the year and on a bright Spring day in October, seven generous Peppermint Grove home owners opened their amazing gardens, three of the gardens being open for the first time. It was again an incredible community event with more than 1000 people enjoying the gardens, the café and the marketplace. Other annual events included an Outdoor Movie Night, Tennis Morning, Colour Run, Disco and the City/Country Lunch. The second Farm2Fork, run by the Boarding community, was held in August and saw an incredible array of of quality produce and refreshments sourced from the wider PLC community. Funds raised by Parents@PLC contributed to overhead fans in the Junior School Sport and Recreation Centre, another two PLC branded marquees and an Author in Residence programme in the Junior School. Parents@PLC were also involved with organising the Valedictory Dinner, giving gifts to our Year 12 Leavers and also contributing to decorations for the Year 10 Social, Year 11 Dance and Year 12 Ball. Funding is also provided to the Scotch/PLC quiz nights for Years 6 and 7 and the games night in Year 8. Parents’ Committee The Parents’ Committee Welcome Sundowner was held in February and was attended by more than 300 parents and staff. The night was a wonderful opportunity for current parents to reconnect and new parents to be welcomed into the PLC community. The Parents’ Committee volunteers worked tirelessly to ensure the event was such a success. Through the Parents’ Committee fundraising activities such as the School Fees Draw and the annual Family Subscription, funding has been provided for a Mentoring programme for Year 7 & 8 students in the Boarding House and the purchase of equipment for the establishment of Radio PLC. The Parents’ Committee also provided funding for Speech Night awards and the Year 12 leavers farewell gifts.
Staff List Senior Leadership Principal Dr Kate Hadwen
Deputy Head of Junior School Teaching and Learning Mrs Jennifer Rickwood BA(Ed) T4 -
BTeach, GAICD
Deputy Head of Junior School Mrs Meredith Beer DipTeach, Bed T1
Deputy Principal Dr Andrew Cousins
Head of Curriculum Year 7-10 Mr Chris Scholten BAEd, BASocSc
PhD, PGradDipEd, DipMusEd, BMus, BSc,
Director of Innovation and Learning Technologies Mr Doug De Kock BPrimEd
PhD, MEd, GradCertEd(School L’ship),
AMusA (Piano), MACE, MACEL
Chaplain Reverend Gary van Heerden MA(Psych), MTh(His), BA(Hons) BTh(Hons) T1 – T4
Head of Junior School Ms Louise Peyton MEdL, MEd, GradDipEdStudies, BEd, T1 – T3
Head of Senior School Mrs Sharon Anderson GradDipEdLship, DipTeach, BEd
Head of Staff Mrs Chris Robinson GradDipEdLship, DipFashion&Design, TC
Director of Boarding Ms Liz Langdon MEdMan, GradCertCarDev BEd
Director of Finance and Corporate Services Mr Sam Kronja BComm, CA, AGIA, FAIM
Director of Information and Learning Technologies Ms Anna Hu BEd(Hons), DipTeach Director of People and Culture Ms Vivien Whitehead BPsych, MPsych(Org)
Director of Strategic Communications Mrs Keryn McKinnon BA Director of Wellbeing Ms Chantelle James DipEd, BPE T2 Director of Wellbeing Ms Laura Allison MPsych, ProfCertEd(PosEd), BPsych, BSc T1 – T2
Senior Staff Director of Governance and Strategic Projects Ms Karen Taylor GIA(Cert), GAICD Deputy Head of Junior School Pastoral Care Vernita Jaques HigherDipEd (Psych) T4 -
Director of Curriculum Services Ms Toni Jefferies GradDipEdLship, BA(Ed)
Executive Assistant to the Principal Ms Kate Montague ILT Manager Stewart Neilson, BSc(CompSc)
Information and Learning Technology Manager Mr Ryan Beaton BSc T1 Finance Manager Mrs Wendy Castles BComm, CPA Registrar Mrs Allison Mackenzie
Key Learning Areas Curriculum Leaders Head of Career and Pathways Mrs Simone Fleay DipEd, BEd(Hons), BA
Head of Creative Arts Mr Michael Hinchley BEd T2 – Head of Humanities Year 7-12 Ms Josephine Mfune GradDipEd, BA, CertIVWTA T1
Head of Humanities Year 7-12 Ms Geetha Nair BA, BSc(Hons), DipEd T2 -
Head of IB Diploma Ms Kavita Mathai MA, MPhil, GradCertTOE, GradCertEd, DipEd, BA T1 – T4
Head of Languages Year K-12 Ms Rebecca Payne GradDipEd, BA(Hons) T3 – T4
Head of Languages Year K-12 Ms Cecilia Muller GradDipAppLa T1 – T3
Head of Language & Literature Year 7-12 Ms Narelle Lange BEd
Head of Mathematics Year 7-12 Mr Greg Jones BA, GradDipEdLship Head of Physical Education Year K-12 Ms Kobie McGurk GradDipEd, BSc T2 – T4
Head of Physical Education Year K-12 Ms Chantelle James DipEd, BPE T1 – T2
Head of Science Year 7-12 Ms Lesley Kaye MScEd, DipSc, DipTeach, BSc
Head of Sport Year K-12 Ms Annette Pearce BHlthPhyEd Head of Technologies Mr Jeremy Hetebry MEd, GradCertEd(ICT), BEd, BA T1 – T4
Director of Food Science and Technology Year 7-12 Ms Philippa D’Sylva DipHEc, DipEd, BEd, CertIV Wkplce Lng
Director of Outdoor Education Ms Ellen Barker GradDipEd, BSc, CertIVORec T2 -
Director of Performing Arts Ms Kathleen Plastow MEd, DipTeach, GradCertEthonmusicology, BEd, CertIII SystemicTheology
Director of Theatre Arts Mr Bauke Snyman PGrad.Bus, PGrad.Ed, BAHonsDrama, BADrama
Director of Visual Arts Year 7-12 Mrs Emma Haining NDipArtDegn, PostGradCertEd, BA(Hons) T1
Head of Music (Curriculum) Ms Philippa Roy BMuEd, BMuHons, MMuStudies T1 – T4
Assistant Head of Language & Literature Year 7-12 Ms Rebecca Garbenis MEd, GradDipEd, BA
Assistant Head of Mathematics Year 7-12 Mrs Shelley Stewart GradDipEdLship, DipEd, BSc
Assistant Head of Science Year 7-12 Sabrina Earsman GradDipScEd, BSc
Assistant Head of Humanities Year 7 - 12 Mr Guy Varndell LLB, GradDipEd, BA T1 Assistant Head of Humanities Year 7 – 12 Ms Gemma Kidby GradDipEd, BComm T2
Assistant Head of Humanities Year 7-12 Ms Josephine Mfune GradDipEd, BA, CertIVWTA T3 -
Co-ordinator Learning Support Year 7-12 Mrs Michelle Higgins GradDipLD, BEd(Hons)
Gifted & Talented Co-ordinator Year K-12 Mr John Mirosevich Med, BEd, DipTeach T2 -
Gifted & Talented Co-ordinator Year K-12 Mrs Erica Walker BEd(SpecEd), BSocWk T1
LEC Co-ordinator Junior School Mrs Sue Seeber DipEd BEd PYP Co-ordinator Year 3– 6 Mr Paul O’Brien MEd, BEd(Hons) T1 – T2
Absences and Relief Co-ordinator Mr Robin Dunn MMathPlan, GradCertGeostatistics, GradDipAppSc(Mathematics), DipTeach
Wellbeing Services Lead Psychologist Ms Daleen Engelbrecht MEdPsych, BEd, BA
School Psychologist Ms Nicole Agar GradCertBus, DipEd, BPsych T3 -
School Psychologist Ms Jessica Lethbridge MPsych, BPsych T1 -
School Psychologist Ms Danay Savva MPsych, BSSHons, BSc T1 -
Co-ordinator Indigenous Scholarship Programme Ms Tracey Walker DipTeach Wellbeing & Service Project Officer Ms Amy McDonald
Operations Assistant – Lighthouse Ms Melanie Rowe
Senior School Deputy Heads Years 7 – 8 Ms Victoria Kelleher MA, PGradDipEd, BA
Years 9 – 10 Mrs Jennifer Crisp DipTeach, BEd Years 11 – 12 Mrs Emma Haining NDipArtDegn, PostGradCertEd, BA(Hons)
Year Co-ordinators Year 7 Mrs Padminee Raja-Snijder MBA, GradDipEd, BA
Year 8 Ms Gemma Freel GradDipEd, BA Year 9 Mr Liam Sullivan MA(Outdoor Ed), GradDipEd, GradCertEd (PosEd), BBus
Year 10 Ms Lynne Jones MEd, GradDipEd, BA Year 11 Mrs Rebecca Payne GradDipEd, BA(Hons)
Year 12 Mr Michael HinchleyBEd
Learning Co-ordinators Junior School Ms Ayomi Perera GradDipEd BA Year 7 Ms Jane Brandenburg GradDipEd, BSc
Year 8 Ms Sarah Kelley GradDipEd, BSc Year 9 Mrs Debbie McPhee DipEd, BPE
Wellbeing and Service Co-ordinators
Ms Emily Harris BEd
Junior School Mrs Katy Howes BEd, BA T1 – T4
Mrs Katy Howes BA, BEd
Head of Service Mr Matthew Donaldson
Ms Erin Jones BEd(ECE)
GradDipEd, BPE, BSc(Hons)
House Advisors Baird Mrs Bianca Venturi GradDipEd, BA T4 -
Baird Mrs Beverley Sinclair
Ms Chris Hill BEd, BA
Mrs Leanne Ikin DipTeach T1 – T4
Mrs Helen Jones DipEd, BHM/Sc Ms Jia Liao BA, MEd, MLingSpec, GradDipEd
Ms Kobie McGurk GradDipEd, BSc Ms Zayja Monteleone GradDipEd, BSc
Mrs Aileen Murray
Humanities Mr Bilal Halim GradDipEd, BA Humanities Ms Lynne Jones MEd, GradDipEd, BA Humanities Ms Victoria Kelleher MA, PGradDipEd, BA
Humanities Ms Gemma Kidby
RSADipTESL CELTA T1 – T3
Ms Prue Peardon
Carmichael Ms Genevieve Letherbarrow
GradDipEd, BAppSc T1
Humanities Ms Josephine Mfune
Ms Ayomi Perera GradDipEd, BA
GradDipEd, BA, Cert IV WTA
Ms Hilary Price
Humanities Mrs Padminee Raja-Snijder
GradDipEd, BSc(Hons)
Ferguson Mr Murray Saunders DipTeach, BA McNeil Ms Shona Schwarz DipEd, BComm, BSc Ross Ms Gemma Kidby
PGD, DipKodalyMusEd, BMusEd(Hons)
Ms Caroline Raths MA, GradCertEd, BA, IBDip
Mrs Su-Ann Richards DipTECE, DipTeach
Ms Anita Roy BEd(Primary)
GradDipEd, BComm
MBA, GradDipEd, BA
Humanities Mr Chris Scholten BAEd, BASocSc Humanities Mr Guy Varndell LLB, GradDipEd, BA
GradDipEd, BComm
Mrs Andrea Sofield BA, BEd
Stewart Ms Melinda Honeychurch
Humanities Mr Neil Williamson
Ms Beverley Spencer
MA, GradDipEd, BA, MACE
DipEd, BSc
Summers Mr Oliver Craze BAMusEd(Hons)
MEdLearnDiff, DipTeachPrimary
Mrs Helen Tutin BEd Mrs Alison Viney DipTeach, GradDipScEd, BEd
Academic Junior School
Mrs Rosalea Wallace BEd
Mrs Lindsey Allen PGCE, BA(Hons)
Ms Agia-Sophiya Wallace BEd
Mrs Kelly Barron PGCE, BA(Hons)
Mrs Fay Wiltshire BEd
Mrs Carey Bouwer PGCE, HDipEd
Ms Rebecca Worthington
Mr Austin Castiglione GradDipEd, BA
BEd T1 – T4
Mr Graham Catley GradDipEd, BA
Academic Senior School
Miss Michelle Clayton
Careers Mr Phil Crane MEd, GradDipEdStd, BEd
MEdMan, MEd(Gifted & Talented),
Ms Catriona Cosentino
Dance Ms Caroline Fuhr
Year 10 Mr Jeremy Hetebry
GradDipEd, BComn
AdDipPA, GradDipEd, BA T4 -
Mrs Kerri Cresswell GradDipEd, BA(Ed)
Dance Ms Emily Riddell
Year 12 Ms Patricia Higgins MEd, DipEd, BEng
BEd(Secondary)
GradDipEd, BA(Hons)
CertEd, COGE, BEd
Year 11 Ms Lana Salfinger GradDipEd, BSc
Humanities Mr Zachary de Graaf
MA(Prelim), DipEd, GradCertEd, BA,
Year 10 Mr Guy Varndell LLB, GradDipEd T2 -
MEd, GradCertEd(ICT), BEd, BA T1
Drama Mr Oliver Craze BAMusEd(Hons)
Ms Emilia Firkins BEd Ms Aleasha Franetovich GradDipEd, BA T3 – T4
Mrs Colleen Garland DipArtEd
DipEd, DipStDan, BA T1 – T3
Dance Ms Patrice Smith GradDipEd, BA(Dance)Hons
Languages Ms Meinan Jin BEd Languages Mrs Rebecca Payne GradDipEd, BA(Hons)
Languages Ms Jane Phillips GradDipEd, BA Languages Ms Valerie Saunders MA, DipFrenchTeach, DipBus T3 -
Languages Mrs Beverley Sinclair MA(Prelim), DipEd, GradCertEd, BA, RSADipTESL CELTA
Languages Ms Kumiko Sue GradDipEd BA, CSDM Languages Mrs Kate Taylor DipEd, BA(Hons French) Languages Ms Susan Tredget BA(Hons) T4 Language & Literature Ms Soni Bailey MEdMan, GradDipEd, BA
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Language & Literature Mrs Jennifer Crisp DipTeach, BEd
Music Ms Katie Hodson
Science Ms Sarah Kelley GradDipEd, BSc
Operations and Administration Staff
Language & Literature Mr Thomas Hickmott GradDipEd, BA
GradDipEd(Secondary), BA(Jazz) T3 -
Science Ms Genevieve Letherbarrow
Music Ms Melissa Mulcahy BMEd
GradDipEd, BSc(Hons)
Academic Administration Assistant Mrs Elizabeth Yeomans
Music Ms Hilary Price
Science Mrs Tamsin Moore
Administration Assistant Ms Anna Curry
DipKodalyMusEd PGD, BMusEd(Hons)
PGCE, BSc(Dual Hons)
MA, BAHons, BA T1-
Outdoor Education Mr Brad Allen GradDipEd, BOEd
Science Ms Lana Salfinger GradDipEd, BSc
Outdoor Education Mr Chris Bondini DipEd, BODEd
Science Ms Lauren Smith BSc, BEd
Administration Assistant (Reprographics) Mrs Lisa Davis
Outdoor Education Mr Dan Pike GradDipEd, BA
Science Mrs Justine Spencer DipEd, BSc
Philosophy Religious Studies Mr Duncan MacLaurin BEd, BA
Teacher Librarian Ms Luciana Cavallaro BEd, BAEd
IB Administrator Ms Carol Jones BSc
MScSpPath(Dist.), Dip.Ed, BA
Philosophy Religious Studies Mrs Ann Smith BA, GradDipEd T1 – T2
Junior School Receptionist Mrs Deb Barnaby
Mathematics Mrs Trudy Chick DipEd, BSc
Philosophy Religious Studies Mrs Christa Snyman
Technology & Enterprise – Home Economics Mrs Melissa Drake-Brockman
Mathematics Mr Robin Dunn
BEd(Hons), BA T2 -
Language & Literature Mr Damien Kerrigan DipEd, BEd Language & Literature Mr Roland Leach MPhil, DipEd, BA Language & Literature Mr Murray Saunders DipTeach, BA Language & Literature Ms Lauren Sutherland BEd, BA T1 Learning Enrichment Mrs Susan Falkner GradDipEd, BA(Hons)
Learning Enrichment Mrs Nerrilee Pansini
MMathPlan, GradCertGeostatistics, GradDipAppSc(Mathematics), DipTeach
Mathematics Ms Patricia Higgins MEd, DipEd, BE
Physical Education Mrs Judy Boyne DipTeach, BEd Physical Education Ms Tiarne Buurman GradDipEd, BSc T1 -
Mathematics Ms Melinda Honeychurch
Physical Education Mr Boyd Cooper GradDipEd, BPHE
DipEd, BSc
Physical Education Mr Matthew Donaldson
Mathematics Mr Matthew Ivulich MEd, GradDipEd, BSc T1
GradDipEd, BPE, BSc(Hons)
Physical Education Ms Nicole Dorrington
Mathematics Ms Toni Jefferies BA(Ed)
ProfCertEd(PosEd), DipEd, BPE
Mathematics Ms Maryanne Macdonald
Physical Education Mrs Esther Hanbidge BEd
Med, BSc(Maths), BEd T1 – T2
Physical Education Ms Tegan Maffescioni GradDipEd
Mathematics Mrs Debbie McPhee DipEd, BPE Mathematics Mr Phil Orbell-Durant PGCE, BSc T2 -
Physical Education Ms Joanna Massey DipBus, PostGradEd, BSc
Mathematics Ms Shona Schwarz
Physical Education Ms Jessica Pengelly
DipEd, BComm, BSc
GradDipEd, BSc T1 –
Mathematics Ms Kristy Timms GradDipEd, BA
Physical Education Ms Anna Turnseck-James
Mathematics Mr Greg Williams
GradDipEd, BPE T3 -
BSc, BEd, DipEd, MEd
Mathematics Mrs Kerrie Williams
GradDipEd, BA
Technology & Enterprise – Home Economics Mrs Jane Frame DipHomeEc, TC Technology & Enterprise, Language & Literature Ms Gemma Freel GradDipEd, BA Technology & Enterprise Ms Elizabeth Lagrange GradDipEd, AssAppSc
Technology and Enterprise Ms Jamie Magee GradDipEd, BA T1 – T3
Technology & Enterprise – Media Mrs Bianca Venturi GradDipEd, BA T3 -
Visual Arts Ms Hildegarde Apel
AdDipDance, BHealthSc T3
Receptionist Ms Esmé Derrington Receptionist Ms Di Simmons Music Administrator Ms Jessica Sardi AdvDipMusTeaching, BPerfArtsMusicology(Hons)
Personal Assistant to the Head of Senior School Ms Lisa Graham Personal Assistant to the Head of Senior School Ms Lyn Taylor Personal Assistant to Head of Junior School Ms Tara Holmes
GradDipEd, BVisArts
Personal Assistant to the Deputy Principal Ms Hayley Randall
Visual Arts Mrs Narelle Pendlebury DipEd T1
Assistant to the Head of Staff Ms Nikolah Vermeersch
Visual Arts Ms Katherine Young DipEd, BA
Archivist, Curator, Historian Mrs Shannon Lovelady
Instrumental Music Teachers Head of Strings Ms Anne Coughlan BA(Ed), BEd, Suzuki Accred(Int)
Science Ms Jane Brandenburg GradDipEd, BSc
Pipe Band Co-ordiantor Mr Alan Wallace
Science Mr Gerald Coleman DipEd, BSc
ACert APBC, DipTeach ABPC T3 -
Music Ms Gillian Archer MMEd, BEd T1 – T2
Science
Pipe Band Co-ordinator/ Bagpipes Tutor Ms Matija Franetovich
Mrs Seema Gookooluk
BSc, Cert IV T1 – T3
Music Ms Anne Coughlan BEd, BA
PGradDipEd, BA
Piano Accompanist/Teacher Ms Lanny Sugiri GradDipEd, BA
GradDipComp, BSc(Hons)
Dance Specialist Ms Jacqui Hume
Enrolment Administrator Mrs Jane Hard Community Relations Co-ordinator Ms Melinda Hayes BASocSci, GradDipManage T2 –
Communications and Events Co-ordinator Ms Caroline Gammage DipPubRelations T2
Digital Content Co-ordinator Ms Robyn Poole BA Communications Officer Ms Jordan Slight BA, BComn T1
PLC Foundation Co-ordinator Ms Suzanne Pelczar
Accounts Receivable Officer Ms Audrey Lee BComm
Maintenance Officer Mr Wayne Lillis
Assistant Miss Elena Hundley
Alumni & Parent Group Co-ordinator Ms Sascha Hill DipEd, BPE
Accounts Payable/PaYearoll Officer Ms Melissa Murray BEc
Maintenance Officer Mr Jeff Patterson
Assistant Ms Kate Lee GradDipOHS, BSpSc
Publications, Marketing and Media Co-ordinator Ms Kylie Yacopetti
Accounts Officer – Collections Mrs Sandra Otranto BComm
Maintenance Officer Ms Peta Wheildon
Assistant Miss Michaela Miller (BScPsych) T1
Head Rowing Coach Mr David Milne
Assistant Ms Sarah Taylor T2 to T4
PE Admin Officer Mrs Louise Smith
Administration Assistant Mrs Sara Harrison
Administration Assistant (Theatre Arts) Mrs Elizabeth Davies
Bus Driver Mr Geoff Goddard
GradCertMktg, BA(Psych)
Education Assistant (Art and Play) Mrs Lesley Brady CertIII TA, CertArtDes
Education Assistant Ms Christine Brockman BA Education Assistant Ms Lucy Chapman CertIII EdSup Education Assistant Ms Ellen Granger BEd Education Assistant Junior School Mrs Natalie Lucioli Cert III TA Education Assistant Junior School Mrs Danielle Magaraggia Cert TA Education Assistant Ms Fiona McAlwey BEc, Cert III EA Education Assistant Junior School Ms Julie Sampson DipTeach (Early Childhood) T1 – T2
Education Assistant Junior School Ms Amelia Turner EN, Cert IIIEdSupport
Laboratory Technician Miss Fran Howl BSc Laboratory Technician Mr Radoslaw (Radek) Talma BScChemEng
Languages Assistant Ms Odile Bell Languages Assistant Ms Jing Duan Languages Assistant Ms Yedi Huang Languages Assistant Ms Zhonghan Lin
Operations Administrator Ms Justine Mail BComn Assistant to the Director of Finance and Corporate Services Mrs Leonie Neervoort People and Culture Advisor Mrs Brooke Dunwoodie BComm People and Culture Consultant Ms Lil Watt Med T2 Technical Support Officer Mr Phillip Espie BA(MedSt) Information & Learning Technology Technical Officer Mr Serge Flora BLaws (Belgrade)
Uniform Shop Manager Ms Emma Young
Ms Jane Blanchard BA Ms Susie Endersby BMusEd Ms Josephine Fountain BMusPerf Ms Leilah Fox BMus MMus, AdDipPA, GradCertMus
Ms Bronwyn Gibson MMus, BMus
Technology Support Officer Mr Aidan Orr T2 -
Health Centre Co-ordinator Ms Alana Coffey
Ms Clare How GradDipEd, BA
PGradDipOHS, BAppSc, DipAppSc
Ms Katie How BMusPerf
Registered Nurse Mrs Phoebe Robinson BNurse RN
Ms Kirrily Morison
ILT Office Administrator Ms Taylor Rickards Assistant Head of Network/ Systems Engineer Mr James Williamson CertII(TC), CertIII(CC), CCNP
Lead 1 Degree Coach Mr Ian Huisman BSc(PsychHR) Library Assistant Ms Lee Katavatis T1 - T2 Library Technician Mrs Jenny Astle DipAppSc Library Technician Ms Maria Giglia DipLibStudies Library Technician Ms Debra Van Dongen AssocDegSc(LibTech), CertIIIEdAssist.
Languages Assistant Mr Carlos Volk
Facilities Manager Mr Chris Holloway DipBuildersReg
Languages Assistant Ms Jo Zhou
Maintenance Co-ordinator/ Caretaker Mr Damien McLeod
Assistant Technology and Enterprise Mrs Val Myers
Uniform Shop Assistant Mrs Marcelle Eastman
Mr Charles Barblett
Health Centre
Languages Assistant Ms Tomoko Townsend
Visual Arts Technician Mrs Iliana Harvey MA, BA
Tours Co-ordinator Ms Sandy Barbir DipEd, BSc
Visiting Music Tutors
Technology Support Officer Mr Travis Garbin
Digital Content Creator and Website Design Mrs Angelica Huston
Media Technician Ms Natalie Cheveralls
Theatre Manager Mr Robert Kelly
Grounds Co-ordinator Mr Glenn Hermans Maintenance Officer Mr Tony Baxendale Maintenance Officer Mr Ian Elshaw
Registered Nurse Mrs Nanette Smith RN, BSc(Nursing)
Boarding House Staff Acting Deputy Operational Ms Joanna Gray PGCE Maths, BA(Hons) T4
Deputy Operational Miss Kirsty Nugent
Mr Steven Harmer BEd, BMus
MMus, BMus(Hons), BMus
Ms Marlene Ong TDip, FDip, GradCertTESOL, BMusEd(Hons)
Ms Anne-Marie Partington GradDipMus, BSc(Hons)
Mr Michael Patrick GradDipMusStud, BMusPerf, BA, AdDipMus
Ms Kate Pitcher BMus(Hons) Mr Shane Pooley BA(JazzPerf)
DipAppSocSc, BA, CertResCare
Ms Christine Reitzenstein
Deputy Pastoral Ms Donna Kolka PGCE, BSc(Hons)
Ms Sarah Satie T1 – T2
Year 7 Co-ordinator Ms Terri Karmelita DipCSTD, DipTch Year 8 Co-ordinator Ms Olivia Maxwell Year 9 Co-ordinator Ms Justine Keys DipAppSc(Nursing) Year 10 Co-ordinator Ms Augusta Weedon Year 11 Co-ordinator Ms Katherine Hazlewood GradDipEd, BA(MComn)
Year 12 Co-ordinator Ms Elizabeth Snell
Mrs Hiroko Smith Suzuki Primary Mr Brad Swope BMus Mr Paul Tanner BMus Ms Louise Tayler-Lloyd AssDipBr, AMusA, BMusEd
Ms Julia Toussaint-Jackson GradDipEd, AMusA, BMusPerf
Ms Zoe van Drunen BMus, GradDipProfMusPrac, GradDipPerf T1 -
Mr Richard Webster BMus, AdvDip(Contemporary)
Assistant Ms Kate Evans BSc T2 to T4 2018 PLC ANNUAL REVIEW 35
College Operations
2018 Revenue
FEES - TUITION, BOARDING, MUSIC, ILT & OTHER (84%) COMMONWEALTH FUNDING (8%) STATE FUNDING (7%) OTHER (1%)
2018 Expenditure
STAFFING EXPENSES (79%) TEACHING & LEARNING RESOURCES (5%) BOARDING EXPENSES (3%) ADMINISTRATION & DEVELOPMENT EXPENSES (3%) ILT EXPENSES (3%) UTILITIES & SERVICES (7%)
Teacher Standards and Qualifications
All PLC teaching staff are members of the Teachers Registration Board. Teaching Excellence
PLC Staff Qualifications
PLC’s teachers are committed professionals who model the concept of lifelong learning. In recent years, professional development and pedagogy has focussed on concept-based teaching; providing effective feedback that informs students (and parents) about where they are, where they need to be and what they need to do to reach the next level of achievement.
Staff qualifications are published annually in both the Kookaburra magazine and the Annual Review.
The School offers a diverse range of opportunities for staff to build both leadership and teaching capacity. Such opportunities include IB workshops and training courses, a Parents’ Committee Grant Scheme for professional learning sessions.
Further details can be read at www.myschool.edu.au.
Student Attendance The attendance rate for all students at PLC in Semester 1, 2018 was 96 per cent.
Workforce Composition The total number of PLC staff by headcount is 229, or 186.54 Full Time Equivalent staff. The total staff number comprises 81.66 per cent female and 18.34 per cent male on a FTE basis.
MALE
FEMALE
Head Count TOTAL STAFF
Primary
FTE
Secondary
Both
Head Count
Primary
Secondary
Both
Primary
FTE
Secondary
Both
Primary
Secondary
Both
TEACHING STAFF Principal
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0.4
0.6
0
Teaching Staff
2
25
0
1.8
23.54
0
29
64
0
25.88
58.72
0
Total Teaching Staff
2
25
0
1.8
23.54
0
29
64
1
26.28
59.32
0
NON-TEACHING STAFF Specialst Support
0
0
0
0
0
0
8
9
17
6.35
6.66
13.01
Admin & Clerical
0
0
5
0
0
5
2
2
27
2
2
22.38
Operations
0
0
9
0
0
9
1
13
15
0.5263
10.725
11.95
Total Non-Teaching Staff
0
0
14
0
0
14
11
24
59
8.876
19.385
47.34
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2018 Strategic Achievements 1. Finalised build and fitout of the PLC Lighthouse Wellbeing Centre with official opening April 2018.
13. Online assessment feedback introduced for students in the Junior School.
2. PLC Master Plan 2018-2038 completed with first phase officially launched.
14. Communications in the Junior School reviewed and improved with additional technological solutions introduced.
3. Strategic Plan 2017-2021 reviewed and updated. 4. Senior School Management Structure reviewed to enhance pastoral care of students and communication for parents. 5. STEM & Innovation programs developed based on international research and stakeholder feedback. 6. Communications Plan reviewed to enhance communications with the PLC community. 7. Online experience for parents and students enhanced allowing easier bookings and access of information. 8. Leadership and professional development opportunities enhanced for teachers and staff. 9. Review of the structure and efficiencies of Council and its Committees completed with restructure announced. 10. Recommendations on Child Protection arising from the Royal Commission into Child Sexual Abuse appropriately supported including enhanced Child Protection training for staff and contractors. 11. Co-curricular options across the School reviewed resulting in a comprehensive, easy to navigate process. 12. Finlayson House extensively refurbished to accommodate increased enrolments in boarding.
15. Apple Distinguished Schools status achieved surpassing minimum of 80 percent of teaching staff obtaining their Apple Teacher Badges. 16. Major review and improvements to the School timetable resulted in the move from a 5-period to a 6-period teaching day. 17. Subject selections further enhanced with the introduction of Marine and Maritime Studies for WACE students and Design & Technology for IB Diploma Students. 18. Staff Culture survey conducted. 19. Academic support for boarding students significantly enhanced including the introduction of Boarding House Learning Co-ordinators. 20. Building of the School residence at 32 McNeil Street completed. 21. Enrolment process improved including the introduction of an online enrolment form. 22. Leadership model for Year 6 students in the Junior School reviewed resulting in the introduction of a framework that allows more students to participate in leadership.
2019 Strategic Goals 1. Further develop STEM curriculum across all year levels with Innovation Centre spaces being developed to support and enhance the teaching and learning experience. 2. Launch STEM ‘Big Day In’ for girls in Years 7-12. 3. Develop plans for the introduction of new electives for students in Years 7-10 to support planning for a new Innovation Centre. 4. Review Learning Enrichment Centre Structure and Academic Programmes for Gifted and Talented in the Junior School. 5. Improved student Leadership for Year 11 and 12 students within the ‘Lighthouse Leavers’ programme. 6. Further enhance the Peer Support programmes. 7. Further improve engagement and communication with staff. 8. Develop core online induction modules. 9. Develop Staff ILT Competencies Assessment Tool. 10. Develop improved strategies for enhanced engagement and communication with all members of the PLC Community. 11. Further develop Growth and Development of Middle Leaders in Teaching Staff. 12. Further develop and improve the Professional Development Framework for all staff at PLC. 13. Further develop and implement comprehensive protective behaviours curriculum scope and sequence for all PLC Students.
14. Continue to build and develop wellbeing programmes in the PLC Lighthouse. 15. Engage new partners and further develop relationships with existing partners to offer enhanced service provisions within the PLC Lighthouse Wellbeing Centre. 16. Further develop and enhance the inclusive culture and sense of community and belonging within a whole-of-boarding context. 17. Expand training in bullying prevention and intervention strategies. 18. Further develop inclusivity and connectivity with students including the buddy programme. 19. Explore new and innovative methods of delivering Philosophy and Religious Studies including through units of inquiry. 20. Offer enhanced and low-cost services to Staff utilising the PLC Lighthouse Wellbeing Centre. 21. Develop a service learning and community partnerships strategic plan that includes easily accessible service learning opportunities for boarders. 22. Increase staff and management awareness of finance and budget planning through masterclasses. 23. Improve the website with more user-friendly options for current parents including offering fully operational online store.
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