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      Adelaide Perry Gallery

      Open to the public, the Gallery has an annual calendar of events comprising exhibitions of student work and exhibitions featuring professional Australian artists.

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      Ex-Students

      Our vibrant Ex-Students community supports lasting friendships that connect 鈥楶LC Sydney girls鈥� across the country and around the world. Stay connected with events, professional networks, read other graduate stories and more.

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      The Futures Centre

      Maximising your child's learning potential with our student extension, enrichment and support program鈦犫�攐ne of the longest running in Australia. Your children will build their self-confidence, resilience, engagement and academic performance.

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      PLC Sydney Preschools

      Designed to support your child鈥檚 transition to school, we aim to ignite your child鈥檚 curiosity, extend their unique interests and build on the foundations for their love of learning. View our beautiful, purpose-built centre鈥攊ndoor and outdoor environments designed and adapted to strengthen a child鈥檚 natural curiosity and excite inquisitive minds.

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      Presence of Mind (blog)

      June 10, 2026

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      Leadership
      How PLC Sydney forms confident, responsible young women

      At PLC Sydney, leadership is about far more than titles. From the earliest years, students are encouraged to develop confidence, 鈥�

      Well-being
      Little Talks, Big Impact: The Power of Words

      This blog explores how language shapes confidence, relationships and the future. Drawing on personal stories, literature and Proverbs, it encourages 鈥�

      Teaching and Learning
      I want it all but not all at once: learning is hard

      In this reflection, Mr Tim Archer explores why learning is meant to be challenging, and how embracing struggle, uncertainty and 鈥�

      Teaching and Learning
      The power of memory and desireable difficulties

      Drawing on research into the science of learning, Mr Timothy Archer explains how memory retrieval and productive challenge strengthen understanding.

      Community
      Opening the year at PLC Sydney

      The beginning of the school year at 扒哥黑料 always marked by a sense of anticipation, the energy of 鈥�

      Research
      Choices and voices: Young women talk alcohol, vapes and drugs

      Despite comprehensive education about vaping, alcohol and drugs, many young Australians continue to experiment. Supported by the 2022 ALIA Research 鈥�

      Well-being
      Little Talks, Big Impact: AI and Well-Being

      This blog explores AI鈥檚 role in young people鈥檚 emotional lives and the risk of replacing human connection with artificial support. 鈥�

      Well-being
      Little Talks, Big Impact: Growing Confidence in a Digital Age

      A parent education series supporting meaningful conversations at home. Drawing on research and expert insight, this edition explores social media鈥檚 鈥�

      Junior School
      The power of choice: why book selection matters in young readers

      When children choose what they read, they read more and enjoy it more. At PLC Sydney, we embrace book choice 鈥�

      Giving
      The impact of scholarships: enriching school communities

      PLC Sydney鈥檚 scholarship and bursary program attracts high-achieving students who may not have otherwise considered joining the College.

      Well-being
      Nurturing Growth: Understanding Anxiety and Support for Young People

      At PLC Sydney we try to build a lot of opportunities for self-forgetting, for being astonished at the world in 鈥�

      Single Sex Education
      Coeducation versus Single Sex Education

      Single-sex girls鈥� schools give girls a chance to really flourish without having to compete with boys, and without boys taking 鈥�

      Well-being
      'Nice Girls Don鈥檛 Ask', the phenomenon of women silencing themselves

      An initiative that PLC Sydney has begun this year with our student body. One of those issues that we have 鈥�

      Research
      Research project, 'AI in Education'

      In response to the complexity of technological change and its long-lasting implications for education, the College is undertaking a comprehensive 鈥�

      Christian Faith
      The good in education

      Shore was pleased to host the 17th Annual Armitage lecture, with this year鈥檚 lecture by Dr Paul Burgis, Principal at 鈥�

      Single Sex Education
      The Consistent Strength and Joy in Schools for Girls

      The strengths of a single-sex education, in particular, one for girls.

      Well-being
      Mental Health Matters

      The Mental Health Matters series developed by PLC Sydney in consultation with Nic Newling, a public speaker and advocate for 鈥�

      Teaching and Learning
      Classroom Conversations - Lesson Design

      Dr Sarah Golsby-Smith brings together Maths teachers from Kindergarten all the way through to top levels in the HSC to 鈥�

      STEM
      Getting creative with STEM

      To allow our students to thrive in this increasingly uncertain environment, they will require not only digital technology skills but 鈥�

      Academic
      AI and the Impact on Cognitive Development

      There is an abundance of writings speculating on what Artificial intelligence (AI) will mean for the human race and our 鈥�

      Overseas Experiences
      The importance of service learning in a PLC Sydney education

      Service Learning is a huge part of the culture at PLC Sydney and is integral to the Christian faith of 鈥�

      Academic
      AI and the purpose of school

      AI - a friend of foe? Dr Sarah Golsby-Smith talks about AI and the purpose of school and education.

      Junior School
      Trust: URStrong's Friendship Fact #3

      Friendship Fact #3 reminds students that Trust & Respect are the two most important qualities of a friendship.

      Academic
      Learning how to disagree better

      The previous Vice-chancellor of Sydney University, Michael Spence, states of his time at the university: 'We need in western civilisation 鈥�

      Cambridge
      Cambridge: in conversation with Dr Paul Burgis

      The Cambridge offer at PLC Sydney has grown significantly over the past ten years, both in popularity and breadth of 鈥�

      Academic
      Classrooms benefit from support.

      Great classrooms often foster great conversations but sometime they also benefit from support.

      Career Education
      University Offers for the Class of 2022

      The Class of 2022 cohort receives some outstanding offers from universities.

      Well-being
      Well-being a top priority at PLC Sydney

      Fostering positive mental and physical health is essential if you want to achieve excellent school results.

      Well-being
      Mental Fitness Ambassador - Lizi Simms

      Congratulation Lizi, who was recently selected as a Mental Fitness Ambassador, on behalf of the Australian Institute of Sport and 鈥�

      COVID-19
      Boarding houses a bastion of calm and safety in pandemic

      With many overseas and interstate students unable to return home during lockdown periods and when borders slammed shut, boarding houses 鈥�

      Remote Learning
      Pandemic Perspectives: Alexandra Cain

      With classrooms eerily empty and playgrounds deserted, school principals are looking forward to a time when children can return to 鈥�

      Well-being
      Students call for better sex education on consent

      Students call for better sex education on consent, while the debate still rages about the power of social media and 鈥�

      Overseas Experiences
      World Service

      It is the job of all schools to prepare students for life after education. At Presbyterian Ladies鈥� College (PLC Sydney), 鈥�