Penrhos College, Perth

Penrhos College was established in 1952 as the Methodist Ladies' College, South Perth and was originally located on Angelo Street, South Perth across from the Perth Zoo. The school moved to its present site in Como, south of Perth, in 1971. The school was originally a subdivision of the Methodist Ladies' College, Claremont (1907), but both now operate independently. It educates from pre-kindergarten to year 12. In 1977, the Methodist Ladies' College, South Perth was awarded to the Uniting Church in Australia following Church Union, and became known as Penrhos College. The school's new name was drawn from Penrhos College, in Colwyn Bay, North Wales, which was established in 1880 by the Methodist Church, for the special education of girls. Penrhos is a Welsh word meaning "Peak of the Moor". ==Campus==

Penrhos College is situated on a single suburban campus in an elevated position, on a former pine plantation. The school is in size, featuring a parkland setting and modern cream brick and terracotta-tiled buildings. ==Academics==

The school has had consistently good WACE results and appears regularly in the top 30 schools for the WACE. == Alumni ==

Alumni of Penrhos College are known as Old Girls and may elect to join the school's alumni association, The Penrhos College Alumni Inc. Some notable Penrhos Old Girls include: • Kate Atkinson – actress • Amber Bradley – rower; world champion and Olympian • Haylie Ecker – first violin of classical string quartet 'Bond' • Tessa Parkinson – sailor; competed in Olympics • Amanda Platell – journalist and television presenter • Rabia Siddique – international humanitarian and criminal lawyer, terrorism prosecutor, former senior officer in the British Army, professional public speaker, author • Zoe Ventoura – actress • Maddie Phillips – actress == See also ==