Growth Presbyterian Ladies' College, Sydney

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plc main school, built 1890


in years @ croydon, girls tended enrolled @ older age, typically on fourteen. apparent despite marden s insistence, many parents viewed college finishing school. today, not requirement students presbyterians, , school records indicate there number of roman catholic , jewish students. 1900 reputation of school had spread, , pupils starting come wider geographic area, including new caledonia, fiji, new zealand, northern territory, western australia, queensland , south australia.



sketch of plc, featuring gardens , shubra hall , main school towers, c. 1935


the increase in enrolments convinced council of need set branch school on site, preferably on north shore. in 1913 marden reported many applications being refused because of shortness of space. assembly approved establishment of branch @ pymble , gave council of plc croydon £5,000 erect new buildings , lay out grounds. presbyterian ladies college, pymble opened on 8 february 1916 48 day girls , 86 boarders. marden became principal of both schools. opening of pymble campus necessitated change of name croydon college, presbyterian ladies college, sydney presbyterian ladies college, croydon.


marden retired @ end of 1919 , principal appointed each branch. dr e. neil mcqueen, prominent educational innovator had been vice-principal of 2 schools, became second principal of plc croydon. in 1918 school magazine aurora australis first published. on cover bore quotation thomas carlyle: . . . here hath been dawning blue day. think wilt thou let slip useless away.








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