The PLC Foundation

Foundation

Scholarship recipients

It was with great pleasure that the PLC Foundation announced the 2020 Foundation Scholarship recipients Kaitlyn Sin (Year 7) and Sarah Wilkinson (Year 7); thanks to the generosity of The Malka Foundation the PLC Foundation was able to off er a further Scholarship to Prudence Dhiya (Year 7).

Generous Bequest

The PLC Foundation is honoured to be remembered by Dr Ian Hector Stewart in the form of a generous Bequest.

Dr Stewart is a past parent with two daughters attending PLC, Ra (Caroline 1982py) and Melanie (1985py). Ra’s daughters Lucy (2014py) and Anna (2017py) also graduated from PLC. Melanie’s sons attended Guildford Grammar School. The Stewart family have a signifi cant history with PLC which started with Dr Stewart’s Father attending Kindy (1921) and Pre-Primary (1922); and his Aunty Ellen Mary Black (Nellie 1923py) commenced in Year 10. Many sisters and cousins followed.

2019 Giving

The PLC Foundation Board Members would like to extend their gratitude and thanks to the supporters of the 2019 Annual Giving Programme, those donors who continue to meet their commitment to the 2017 Scholarships Fundraising Campaign and the current families who have donated through Voluntary Contributions.

The PLC Foundation 2019 Annual Giving Programme raised $177,325. The Building Fund received $46,925 and The Scholarship Fund received $130,400 (thanks to a generous donation of $80,000 from Mr Rose of Burekup). $89,142 was donated through Voluntary Contributions. 2019 Scholarship Students

The PLC Foundation supported 12 Scholarship students in 2019. Halimah Zaini graduated at the end of 2019 as Academic Captain. Halimah achieved an ATAR of 98.75 and was awarded the John Curtin Undergraduate Scholarship: Bachelor Medicine.

Halimah has a strong personal commitment to ‘give back’ to the community, thankful and grateful for the opportunity to attend PLC due to the generosity of the PLC community.

During Years 11 and 12 Halimah achieved the follow:

Year 11: Academic Excellence Award; Alliance Française Examination Très Bien; National Chemistry Quiz Distinction; Carmichael House Distinction Pocket; Member Stage Band; Member Wind Ensemble; IGSSA Volleyball D Team; IGSSA Netball D Team; IGSSA Soccer A Team.

Year 12: Academic Captain; Participated in Australian Computational and Linguisitcs Olympiad; Scholarship to attend the L’Acadèmie De Paris under the Oxbridge Program; Academic Eff ort Semester 1; Subject Excellence Semester 1-French; Academic Honours; Stage Band Pocket; Wind Ensemble Pocket; IGSSA Volleyball C Team; IGSSA Soccer A Team.

PLC Foundation Board

The PLC Foundation would like to sincerely thank Mrs Cathy Donaldson who retired as Foundation Secretary at the 2019 AGM.

Mrs Donaldson served as a Foundation Board member from 2013 and as Secretary from 2014. We are very grateful for the contribution of her time, expertise and support of PLC and the PLC Foundation.

Ms Suzanne Pelczar accepted the roles of Secretary and Executive Offi cer of the PLC Foundation.