Presbyterian Ladies College

Canberra Private Schools introduces Presbyterian Ladies College in Burwood, for all your education and learning needs.

You can Find Your Excellence at PLC.

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At PLC, we believe everyone has their own excellence just waiting to be uncovered. Whether it is in the classroom, on the stage, in the laboratory or on the sporting field, we encourage and inspire students to find their excellence and embrace life’s opportunities with confidence and optimism.

PLC is modern Melbourne, a school for today's girls with a rich heritage, a warm welcoming community and an exciting future.  Founded in 1875, PLC has a proud tradition of producing young women of the highest calibre who go on to make a significant contribution in their world. 

We instil in girls a love of learning within a broad stimulating curriculum that celebrates encouragement, respect and self-discipline.  Our outstanding holistic education focuses on each girl’s personal growth and leadership. Our staff are highly involved in their students’ learning journeys and focus on the individual student, nurturing and affirming girls, enabling them to achieve their personal goals. They learn to make lasting friendships and enjoy experiences that will shape the rest of their lives.

At PLC, girls are also encouraged to stretch themselves and become critical thinkers and problem-solvers, able to look outside themselves at the challenges facing their world and take responsibility for helping and contributing where they can.

In recent years, the College has undergone an unprecedented transformation that has seen the development of a state-of-the-art iconic new Performing Arts Centre.  Additionally the College has built a new Learning Resource Centre with a stunning new Library, IT and AV labs; a dedicated Year 7 Centre, a new hockey and tennis facility, a complete redevelopment of our Science Precinct facilities and the total transformation of the Year 7, 8 and 9 Classrooms, with the final years set to be complete in the near future.

PLC offers a comprehensive curriculum and both the VCE and International Baccalaureate (IB). The Class of 2016 achieved outstanding academic success with 4 girls achieving an ATAR of 99.95, 50% achieving and ATAR of 95+ and approx. 70% achieving an ATAR of 90.