, motto_translation = Through Striving to the Heights , established = 1907 , type =

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, day and boarding , gender =

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, denomination =

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, principal = Marie Perry , chairperson = Penny Flett AO , streetaddress = 356 Stirling Highway , city = Claremont , state =

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, postcode = 6010 , country = Australia , coordinates = , enrolment = 1,170 , enrolment_as_of = 2016 , grades_label = Years , grades =

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– 12 , staff = , colours = Green, purple and silver , affiliation = Independent Girls Schools Sports Association , homepage = The Methodist Ladies' College, Perth (MLC Perth), is an

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, day and

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for girls, located in Claremont, a western suburb of

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, Western Australia. Founded by the Methodist Church of Australia in 1907, MLC is a non-selective school, and currently caters for more than 1,170 girls from

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to Year 12, including 90 boarders. The

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was ranked as the number one TEE school in the state for 2006 and 2008 seeing 55.1 percent of students achieving a mark of seventy five percent or above in at least one subject.

History

The foundation stone of the Methodist Ladies' College was laid, and building began in 1907, by the Methodist Church of Australia. Classes were first commenced in February 1908 with 31-day girls and 23 boarders. The early traditions of the college were established by Maud Connell, Head Mistress from 1908 to 1913, who chose the colours of green and gold, and the school

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''Per Ardua Ad Alta'', which may be

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from

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as "Strive for the Highest". In 1917, MLC's first

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students graduated from the

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, which had begun teaching in 1913.MLC 100- Timeline
(accessed:27-05-2007) MLC became a school of the

Uniting Church in Australia The Uniting Church in Australia (UCA) was founded on 22 June 1977, when most congregations of the Methodist Church of Australasia, about two-thirds of the Presbyterian Church of Australia and almost all the churches of the Congregational Union ...

in the 1970s, as the

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and

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Churches came together to form the Uniting Church.

House system

As with most Australian schools, MLC utilises a

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through which girls participate in inter-house activities. When the house system first came into effect in June 1927, there were four houses: Athens, Rome, Sparta and Troy. In 1967, two more houses were added, Corinth and Olympia. Each house is named after a famous ancient city. * Athens – green * Corinth – purple * Olympia – white * Rome – red * Sparta – yellow * Troy – blue Annual house events include: * House Singing, Mime and Drama Day (HSMD), in which every girl from years 7 through to year 12 compete in at least one activity for their house. * A choir performance conducted by two Year 12 students. Each house performs one song chosen by the conductresses. Part of HSMD. * A mime performance for students in Years 7, 8 and 9, directed by two Year 11 students. Part of HSMD. * A drama performance for Years 10, 11 and 12 students, directed by two students from Year 12. Part of HSMD. * Interhouse Sports – Throughout the year the students participate in many sporting activities for their house, such as swimming in term 1, and athletics in term 2. A new initiative in 2010 is The Spirit Cape. In all house events, houses will also compete for the Spirit Cape with it being awarded to the house that shows the most spirit over the course of the day. At the end of the year, one house will be awarded the Spirit Cape for the showing the most year-long house spirit. In 2010, Athens won the inaugural year-long Spirit Cape.

Annual events

MLC holds a large number of events annually for sports and the arts, including: * The Heather Lamont Festival, named after Heather Lamont, a boarder from 1958–1959, who was killed in an accident on her parents' farm during the Christmas holidays. It became a house competition featuring activities such as singing, dancing, music, Languages; French, German and Japanese, cooking, photography, visual art, debating, public speaking and drama. * College Sunday, a church service held in late March for all students and their families. Attendants wear white and there are performances from different groups in the college.

Academics

ATAR for Year 12 students Year - Rank - Median score 2019 - #6 - 89.95 2018 - #4 - 92.55 2017 - #19 - 87.5 2016 - #9 - 90.3 The school has performed well in the WACE exams and is often rated as one of the best schools in the state.

Notable alumnae

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of MLC are known as Collegians.MLC Perth- Collegians
(accessed:27-05-2007) Some notable Collegians include: ;Entertainment, media and the arts *

Jill Birt Jillian Margaret Birt is an Australian rock musician and architect. Birt was the keyboardist and vocalist of the alternative rock and pop band, The Triffids from 1983 to 1989. In 2008, The Triffids were inducted into the Australian Recording I ...

– Keyboard player for ''

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'' *

Estelle Blackburn Estelle Blackburn (born 1950) is an Australian journalist who played a crucial role in the review of several controversial criminal cases in Western Australia. Early life Born in 1950 in Nedlands, Western Australia, to Margaret Mercer Blackburn ...

– Award-winning journalist *

Isla Fisher Isla Lang Fisher (; born 3 February 1976) is an Australian actress and author. Born to Scottish parents in Oman, she moved to Australia at age six where she began appearing in television commercials. Fisher came to prominence for her portrayal ...

– Actress in television show ''

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'' and film ''

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'' and '' Confessions of a Shopaholic''. She married Sacha Baron Cohen on 15 March 2010, in Paris. Fisher and Baron Cohen have a daughter, Olive, born 19 October 2007, in Los Angeles. *

Trilby Glover Trilby Glover is an Australian actress known for her roles as Shoshanna in '' The Starter Wife'' mini-series, Jessica in the feature film ''Righteous Kill'', and as Jane Hollis in the second season of Fox comedy-horror series '' Scream Queens'' ...

– Actress in television show '' The Starter Wife'' * Nicole Harrison – Model * Dorothy Hollingsworth – Creator and presenter (known as 'Miss Fleming') of ABC Radio series ''Let’s Join In'' from 1951–1989MLC 100 Retrospective
(accessed:27-05-2007) *

Georgi Kay Georgina Kristine Noelle Kingsley (born 15 March 1993 in Ascot, Berkshire), most commonly known by her stage name Georgi Kay, is an English-born Australian indie pop musician, currently based in Los Angeles. Biography Georgi Kay began playing l ...

– Musician *

Holly Ransom Holly Ransom (born 7 February 1990) is a public speaker, author and content curator. She is the founder of Emergent, a leadership consultancy, where she engages and presents to organizations on disruptive strategy. She is also a director of Port ...

– Social entrepreneur and activist * Rose Skinner – Art-dealer *

Freya Tingley Freya Tingley (born 26 March 1994) is an Australian actress. Career Tingley's first professional role was "Young Joan" in Caryl Churchill's play '' Far Away'' for The Black Swan Theatre Company in 2008. Since then she has appeared in a number ...

– Actress *

Bridget Malcolm Bridget Malcolm is an Australian model who is known for appearing in Victoria's Secret Fashion shows in addition to walking in other fashion shows such as Ralph Lauren and Stella McCartney. Besides shows, Malcolm has also appeared in magazines ...

Model * Hannah Fairweather Comedian/Writer ;Medicine and science * Freda Jacob – Founder of the Independent Living Centre of Western Australia * Marjorie Jean Lyon – Surgeon and Prisoner of war ;Politics, public service and the law *

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– Leader of the National Party in Western Australia *

Chris McDiven Christine Ann McDiven (born 10 September 1949 in Llandudno, Wales) is an Australians, Australian businesswoman. Educated at Penrhos College (Colwyn Bay, UK) and Methodist Ladies College (WA) she trained as an infant teacher at Claremont Teacher ...

– Federal President of the

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(also attended

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) *

Kezia Purick Kezia Dorcas Tibisay Purick (born 12 May 1958) is an Australian politician. She is an Independent (politics), independent member of the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly, having held her seat of Electoral division of Goyder, Goyder since ...

– Northern Territory politician, Speaker of the Legislative Assembly * Lisa Scaffidi –

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;Sport * Nicole Bolton – international cricketer (

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) * Rachel Harris – Olympic swimmer, Sydney 2000; Commonwealth Games swimmer, Kuala Lumpur 1998 (Gold Medallist) * Minjee Lee – Professional and Olympic golfer (also attended

Corpus Christi College, Perth , motto_translation = Follow The Lord , established = 1983 , type = Private, co-educational, day school , denomination = Catholic , slogan = , principal ...

) *

Elise Rechichi Elise Maree Rechichi Order of Australia, OAM (born 11 January 1986) is an Australian sailing (sport), sailor from Perth, Western Australia. Rechichi and crewmate Tessa Parkinson represented Australia in the 470 (dinghy), 470 class at the 2008 S ...

– Olympic sailor, Beijing (Quingdao) 2008 (Gold Medallist) *

Allana Slater Allana Amy Slater (born 3 April 1984 in Perth, Western Australia) is a retired Australian artistic gymnast. The Australian senior all-around National Champion in 2000, 2003 and 2004 and a multiple medalist at the Commonwealth Games, Slater is ...

– Olympic gymnast, Sydney 2000; Commonwealth Games gymnast, Kuala Lumpur 1998 (Gold Medallist), Manchester 2002 (Gold Medallist)

References

External links

Official website
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