Perth College

The school is also a member of the Independent Girls' Schools Sports Association (IGSSA).

• Name — Perth College • Motto — Pro Ecclesia Dei • Motto Translation — For the Church of God • Established — 1902 • Type — Independent, single-sex, day and boarding • Denomination — Anglican • Principal — Sarah McGarry • City — Mount Lawley • State — Western Australia • Country — Australia • Enrolment — ~1,100 (K–12) • Employees — ~96 • Colours — Navy blue, white and jacaranda • FFFFFF • Affiliation — Independent Girls Schools Sports Association

The school was founded in 1902 by Sister Rosalie and other members of the Community of the Sisters of the Church, an Anglican religious order. Perth College is the oldest Anglican girls' school in Western Australia. The school first commenced in St Mary's Hall in Colin Street, West Perth, with 32 girls. The demand for the introduction of boarding students increased and, as a result, Hawkesbury, situated near Kings Park, was opened in 1903. Due to the development of Hawkesbury for boarders and Cowandilla for the junior students, together with the amalgamation of other subsidiary schools under the control of the Sisters of the Church, the school moved to the Mount Lawley site in 1916. Perth College premises were used during World War II as a base of operations for the Army. The flagpole which stands at the front of the school was a gift. Perth College came under the control of the Anglican Province of Western Australia in 1968. The school has performed consistently well in the WACE school rankings and is often amongst the best performing schools in the state. • Year — % +75 in WACE — State ranking — % +65 in WACE — State ranking — % graduation • 2016 — - — - — - — 7 — |100 • 2014 — 26.01 — 10 — 55.31 — 10 — 100 • 2013 — 19.15 — 11 — 52.63 — 8 — 100 • 2012 — 23.67 — 11 — 55.64 — 12 — 99.28 • 2011 — 19.75 — 19 — 59.08 — 13 — 99.30 • 2010 — 28.91 — 8 — 68.07 — 6 — 100 • 2009 — 5 — 5 — 100

The alumnae of Perth College are commonly referred to as Old Girls and they may join the school's alumnae association, the Perth College Old Girls' Association. Some notable Perth College Old Girls include: • Carrie Bickmore – radio and television presenter seen on The Project • Sally Carlton – community and social worker; superintendent in Western Australia of the Australian Women's Land Army during the Second World War • Irene Dean-Williams – aviator and Perth–Sydney women's flight record holder • The Hon. Donna Faragher (MLC) – politician; Minister and Parliamentary Secretary in the Barnett Ministry • Jean Elsie Ferguson – hospital matron • Dorothy Hewett – writer • Kate Hooper – water polo player who won a gold medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney • Decima Norman – track-and-field athlete who won five gold medals at the 1938 British Empire Games in Sydney • Brianna Throssell – Australian swimmer