Old Collegians’ Association

A community for life

While the rich history of PLC over the past 106 years includes a location move, huge campus growth, some uniform changes and a constantly evolving curriculum and set of educational offerings, the real history of this extraordinary school is in its people.

The students, the principals, the teachers, the staff, the parents, the volunteers, the suppliers; past and present; old and new; are all integral to PLC’s ongoing success and story.

Together the OCA and PLC believe that once you join the PLC family you will be a part of this community for life. For the OCA, this enduring focus on fostering a positive and engaged community is incredibly well reflected by the multi-generational connection between so many Old Collegians families and PLC today.

Today PLC has a student base with just over 25 per cent being daughters, granddaughters or greatgranddaughters of Old Collegians. This is amongst the highest percentage of any girls’ school in Australia and we are immensely proud and grateful that generation after generation, where possible, so many PLC girls and boys choose to send their children back to PLC to receive an incredible education.

Welcoming Old Collegians back to PLC

A big thank you to PLC for welcoming back our Old Collegian community to many events over the past few months, including the fabulous ‘Conversations at PLC’ which featured Old Collegian and Chair of World Vision International Donna Shephard and the beautiful PLC Easter Service and Luncheon attended by 75 Old Collegians.

We look forward to welcoming Old Collegians and members of the PLC Community to our upcoming Art Exhibition in May and other events including the Tartan Lawyers Networking Event and PLC Student Careers Event this coming term.

Congratulations to PLC for taking another victory at the annual Independent Girls Old Scholars Tennis Day at Reabold Park Tennis Club in late March. It was a great day of very competitive tennis and PLC was victorious defeating 6 other schools to take the trophy.

Back Row: Mareena Weston, Pippen Parissis, Linda Arnold Middle Row: Niki Morcombe, Judy Kozak Front Row: Denise Cramer, Kirstin Prendiville, Debra Taylor

Staying connected

PLC and the OCA provide many opportunities for Old Collegians to stayed connected with each other and with PLC at Career Networking Events, Guest Speaker Events, Reunions and other events like the upcoming OCA Art Exhibition, so we warmly invite you to keep the OCA updated with your details. If you have changed your name, email or postal address, please send your updated details to Sascha Hill, Alumni Co-ordinator at oca@plc.wa.edu.au or via telephone on (O8) 9424 6520.

Introducing the OCA Family Pin

To celebrate the ongoing multi-generational connection to PLC and as part of the OCA’s 100 Year Celebrations, we introduced the inaugural OCA Family Pin to formally acknowledge and thank those Old Collegian families who continue to send their daughters, granddaughters and great-granddaughters to PLC.

Our OCA Family Pin features the traditional Scottish thistle which is part of the PLC school crest. We chose the thistle to symbolise and celebrate the important and enduring foundations of PLC, its people and its community.

The first presentation of the inaugural OCA Family Pin was postponed due to the snap February lockdown, so we were thrilled to reschedule and present 50 Year 12 girls these pins in mid-March at the Principal’s Assembly. Thank you to the 25 Old Collegians who attended this Assembly.

Over the coming terms we will hold similar ceremonies to recognise the daughters, granddaughters and great-granddaughters of our PLC Old Collegians in every year group throughout PLC and warmly invite Old Collegians to attend these events.

Warm regards,

Jessamy Mahony

President PLC Old Collegians’ Association

2021 Reunions

10 Year Reunion (Class of 2011)

Date: Saturday 18 December Venue: Mosman Park Bowling Club Contacts: Dinu Kumarasinghe at dinutwk@gmail.com Book: www.trybooking.com/747894

20 Year Reunion (Class of 2001)

Please contact Alumni Co-ordinator, Sascha Hill at oca@plc.wa.edu.au if you are interested in being the contact.

30 Year Reunion (Class of 1991)

Date: Saturday 18 September Venue: TBC Contact: Lizzie Marinko at lizziemarinko@gmail.com

40 Year Reunion (Class of 1981)

Date: Saturday 19 June Venue: Cottesloe Golf Club

Contacts:

• Robyn Andrew (Slatyer) at andfam@iinet.net.au, • Andrea Reynolds (Hamersley) at wtco1@westnet.com.au • Carolyn Reid (Stretch) at pcreid@westnet.com.au Book: www.trybooking.com/732808

50 Year Reunion (Class of 1971)

Date: Friday 22 October Contact: Ingrid Forrester at ingridforrester@hotmail.com

60 Year Reunion (Class of 1961)

Date: October Venue: TBC Contact: Sascha Hill at oca@plc.wa.edu.au

65 Year Reunion (Class of 1956)

Date: Tuesday 17 August (in conjunction with Founders Day Luncheon) Venue: PLC Perth Contact: Sascha Hill at oca@plc.wa.edu.au

70 Year Reunion (Class of 1951)

Date: Friday 13 August Venue: PLC Perth Contact: Sylvia Brandenburg OAM, 0427 464 123 kinghills@bigpond.com