Methodist Ladies' College, Melbourne
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| Deo Domuique (Latin:"For God and for Home") |
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| Established | 1882 |
| School Type | Independent, Single-sex, Day & Boarding |
| Denomination | Uniting Church |
| Slogan | "I Love MLC"[1] |
| Key People | Ms. Rosa Storelli (Principal) Lyndsey Cattermole AM (Chairman) Ron Townsend (Chaplain) |
| School Fees | AU$11,695 - AU$17,775 p.a (Day) AU$33,840 - AU$34,350 p.a (Boarding)[2] |
| Location | Kew, Victoria, Australia |
| Coordinates | Coordinates: |
| Enrolment | ~2,200 (ELC-12)[3] |
| Revenue | AU$45,864,709 (2006)[4] |
| Colours | Green & Silver |
| Homepage | www.mlc.vic.edu.au |
The Methodist Ladies' College (commonly referred to as MLC) is an independent, non-selective, day and boarding school for girls', located in Kew, an eastern suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. The school has two additional outdoor education campuses known as 'Marshmead' and 'Banksia'.
Established in 1882 on its current campus by the Methodist Church of Australasia, MLC is now a school of the Uniting Church in Australia, and caters for approximately 2150 students from the Early Learning Centre (MLC Kindle) to year 12, including almost 100 boarders.[5]
The college is a member of Girls Sport Victoria,[6] the Australian Boarding Schools' Association,[7] the Junior School Heads Association of Australia (JSHAA),[8] the Association of Heads of Independent Schools of Australia (AHISA),[9] and the Alliance of Girls' Schools Australasia.[10]
MLC offers students both the Victorian Certificate of Education and the International Baccalaureate.[11]
In 2001, The Sun-Herald ranked MLC third in Australia's top ten girls' schools, based on the number of its alumni mentioned in the Who's Who in Australia (a listing of notable Australians).[12][a]
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[edit] History
William Henry Fitchett was secretary of a committee formed in 1879 to start a secondary school for girls.[13] The Methodist Ladies' College was founded on its current campus in Kew on 14 February 1882 as a modern school of the first order, with buildings that formed a collegiate institution for girls unsurpassed in the colonies. It was the first Australian girls’ school established by the Wesleyan Methodists and Fitchett was the first principal. The goal of its founders was to provide a high-class Christian education for girls, comparable with that provided elsewhere for boys.
In 1990, MLC became the first school in the world to introduce laptop computers for all students from Year 5 – 12.[14]
In 2002, MLC won the title of 'Australian School of the Year', as published in The Australian newspaper.[7]
[edit] House system
As with most Australian schools, MLC has a house system through which students partake in inter-house competitions and activities. The college currently has five houses:
- Berry - Colour: Purple, Mascot: Turtle.
- Cato - Colour: Blue, Mascot: Bear.
- Fitchett - Colour: Yellow, Mascot: Lion.
- Krome - Colour: Green, Mascot: Frog.
- Nevile - Colour: Pink, Mascot: Panther.
Originally a house for boarders, Tiddeman house was abolished in the late 1900s.
[edit] Curriculum
MLC offers an extensive range of VCE and Vocational Education Training (VET) courses, as well as the IB Diploma Programme.
[edit] Notable alumnae
Alumni of the Methodist Ladies' College are known as 'Old Collegians' and automatically become members of the 'MLC Old Collegians' Club' upon graduation. The club was established on 29 October 1904 for the purpose of providing an on-going relationship between the College and its alumni.[15]
Some notable 'Old Collegians' include:
- Academic
- May Isabella Weatherly - Educator, former headmistress of New England Girls' School[16]
- Entertainment, Media and the Arts
- Joyce Nicholson, author, political philanthropist
- Prue Acton - Artist and Fashion designer[17]
- Alice Marian Ellen Bale - Artist[18]
- Cate Blanchett - Actress (also attended Ivanhoe Girls' Grammar School)
- Ada Lorna Forbes - Actress[19]
- Libbi Gorr - Entertainer, most commonly known as 'Elle McFeast'
- Nene King - Doyenne of Australian magazine publishing, former editor and editor-in-chief of Women's Weekly and Woman's Day[17]
- Karen Knowles - Performer, producer and director[17]
- Dora Lynnell Wilson - Artist[20]
- Medicine and Science
- Isabel Clifton Cookson - Botanist and palaeobotanist[21]
- Mary Clementina De Garis - Obstetrician, second woman in Victoria to take out an M.D.[22]
- Hilda Estelle Kincaid - Medical practitioner[23]
- Politics and the Law
- Millie Peacock, First woman elected to the Parliament of Victoria
- Nicola Roxon - Victorian ALP Senator[17]
- Judith Troeth - Liberal Senator for Victoria
- Sport
- Alisa Camplin - Aerial skier, Winter Olympiad gold medallist
- Lydia Ierodiaconou - Aerial skier
- Other
- Pixie Skase - Wife of the late fugitive, Christopher Skase[17]
- Jessie Vasey - Founder of the War Widows' Guild of Australia (also attended Lauriston Girls' School)[24]
[edit] Notes
- ^ Who's Who of girls' school rankings: 1.PLC Melbourne, 2.SCEGGS Darlinghurst, 3.MLC Melbourne, 4.PLC Sydney, 5.Melbourne Girls Grammar School, 6.Mac.Robertson Girls' High School, 7.North Sydney Girls High School, 8.Sydney Girls High School, 9.MLC Sydney, 10.University High School, Melbourne
[edit] References
- ^ MLC in the News: "Slogan says it all" (accessed:15-08-2007)
- ^ Tuition Fees – Schedule of Payments for 2008 (PDF). Enrolment Information. Methodist Ladies' College. Retrieved on 2008-01-21.
- ^ Methodist Ladies' College: Position brief (accessed:04-09-2007)
- ^ Methodist Ladies' College Community Report 2006 (accessed:04-09-2007)
- ^ School Choice Victoria: METHODIST LADIES' COLLEGE (accessed:14-08-2007)
- ^ Girls Sport Victoria: Member Schools (accessed:14-08-2007)
- ^ a b Australian Boarding Schools' Association: Methodist Ladies College (accessed:14-08-2007)
- ^ Junior School Heads Association of Australia (accessed:14-08-2007)
- ^ Association of Heads of Independent Schools of Australia (accessed:14-08-2007)
- ^ The Alliance of Girls' Schools Australasia (accessed:15-06-2007)
- ^ Studies in Australia: Methodist Ladies' College (accessed:04-09-2007)
- ^ Walker, Frank. "The ties that bind", Sunday Life, The Sun-Herald, 2001-07-22, p. 16. Retrieved on 2007-09-12.
- ^ Percival Serle (1949). Fitchett, Henry William (1842–1928). Dictionary of Australian Biography. Angus & Robertson. Retrieved on 2007-08-29.
- ^ Methodist Ladies' College: History (accessed:15-06-2007)
- ^ Methodist Ladies' College: Old Collegians' Club (accessed:14-08-2007)
- ^ Australian Dictionary of Biography: Weatherly, May Isabella (1868 - 1950) (accessed:14-08-2007)
- ^ a b c d e Crikey.com.au: "Famous alumni on Latham's hit list" (accessed:26-04-2006)
- ^ Australian Dictionary of Biography: Bale, Alice Marian Ellen (1875 - 1955) (accessed:14-08-2007)
- ^ Australian Dictionary of Biography: Forbes, Ada Lorna (1890 - 1976) (accessed:14-08-2007)
- ^ Australian Dictionary of Biography: Wilson, Dora Lynnell (1883 - 1946) (accessed:14-08-2007)
- ^ Australian Dictionary of Biography: Cookson, Isabel Clifton (1893 - 1973) (accessed:14-08-2007)
- ^ Australian Dictionary of Biography: De Garis, Mary Clementina (1881 - 1963) (accessed:14-08-2007)
- ^ Australian Dictionary of Biography: Kincaid, Hilda Estelle (1886 - 1967) (accessed:14-08-2007)
- ^ Australian Dictionary of Biography: Vasey, Jessie Mary (1897 - 1966) (accessed:14-08-2007)
[edit] Further reading
- Zainu'ddin, A. 1982. They Dreamt of a School: a Centenary History of the Methodist Ladies' College Kew, 1882-1982. Hyland House, Melbourne. ISBN 0-9080904-7-1.
[edit] See also
- List of schools in Victoria
- List of high schools in Victoria
- List of schools in Victoria, Australia according to 2006 VCE results
- Victorian Certificate of Education
- International Baccalaureate
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