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PLC Perth offers experiential learning with overseas, interstate, and regional trips that enrich academic learning and global awareness. Outdoor Education develops leadership, teamwork, problem-solving, and self-reliance in natural settings. Flight School provides glider training for Senior School students, building technical skills and confidence. PLC Perth is a Round Square member, connecting to a global network and IDEALS (International Understanding, Democracy, Environmental Stewardship, Adventure, Leadership, and Service), with opportunities for international conferences, exchanges, and service projects.
The Senior School Music program offers instrumental and vocal lessons across many instruments, with more than 500 weekly lessons in the on-campus Music Building. Ensembles include chamber groups, choirs, concert bands, the guzheng ensemble, jazz bands, orchestras, and the renowned PLC Pipe Band, with performances throughout the year. The PLC Pipe Band provides Scottish cultural music and builds school spirit and community. The Performing Arts program includes drama productions and collaborations with Scotch College, with the Hazel Day Drama Centre serving as a premier venue for acting and musical theatre opportunities.
PLC runs overseas trips and language/culture immersion, including a China language-and-culture experience. The school is a Round Square member, linking to a global network and offering IDEALS-focused opportunities such as international exchanges, conferences, and service projects. These experiences extend beyond the classroom, broadening intercultural understanding through international exchanges and service initiatives. The China trip and other tours illustrate PLC's commitment to intercultural learning and language immersion.
PLC's co-curricular programme spans academic clubs and challenges, music ensembles, sport, outdoor education, the arts, and wellbeing, supporting social connection and collaboration beyond class time. Junior School sport emphasizes developing a lifelong love of sport and provides a strong pathway into Senior School. Performing arts and music ensembles offer social engagement and teamwork opportunities, including collaborations with Scotch College for productions. The structured House Tutor and wellbeing framework further supports friendship-building, teamwork, and extracurricular involvement.
Service Learning empowers PLC students to make a meaningful local, regional, and global impact, including Teach, Learn, Grow and Year 9 Service Leadership, plus initiatives such as Cooking for a Cause and the World's Greatest Shave. Junior School Community Service Learning weaves service into daily life, embedding outreach within classroom and school activities. Students engage with real-world issues through volunteering, tutoring, and community projects as part of the PLC ethos.
PLC nurtures leadership and service from Junior School through to Year 12, with experiential learning as the catalyst for confidence and character. Leading in action forms a core part of the program, building leadership from within through hands-on challenges, collaboration, and reflection. Round Square IDEALS offer global leadership experiences through international conferences, exchanges, and service projects. Alumni mentoring and networking via the Old Collegians' Association provide guidance and professional connections for current students.
The PLC Lighthouse is a three-storey wellbeing hub addressing physical, mental, and spiritual health, including a gym, cardio room, pilates/dance studio, and on-site physiotherapy. Psychological and other allied health services are available on campus, with psychologists, therapists, and a health centre supporting student wellbeing. The Lighthouse campus features meditation and recovery spaces, plus access to on-site health and wellbeing resources through Lighthouse Services. Vertical House Tutor Groups provide ongoing pastoral and academic support to foster a nurturing wellbeing environment.
Presbyterian Ladies' College Perth is a day and boarding school in Australia that welcomes students from ages 2 to 18. The college offers three curriculum pathways: the International Baccalaureate Primary Years Programme and Diploma Programme, plus the Australian Curriculum. Three Western Australian Certificate of Education (WACE) pathways support university entry, vocational training, or further study—the ATAR pathway, the General/VET pathway, and the IBDP. In Year 10, students follow a broad curriculum while building future-ready skills; Years 11 and 12 enable flexibility and depth, with cross-campus subject options through Scotch College. Academic Support and Academic Extension provide targeted learning and enrichment, including Gifted and Talented programmes. The campus combines Junior and Senior Schools with a Boarding House on one site and features the Lighthouse wellbeing hub, including a gym, studios, on-site physiotherapists, and psychologists. A global-minded community, Round Square membership, and extensive co-curriculars broaden leadership, service, arts, languages, and international experience.
