Lion’s Roar: ‘Growing up in an increasingly angst-ridden world’
2023 Issue: Week 9, Term 2 Throughout Term Two across the College both grit and grace have been on display. Grit is required to turn up to training, coaching, rehearsals week after week easy when the sun is shining, less so when the day is shorter and the weather frosty. Grit is tested when learning […]
Hitler’s Daughter
Our Stage 5 Drama students brought a fantastic theatrical experience to the Armidale Playhouse on June 21 and 22, and we are incredibly proud of them. ‘Hitler’s Daughter’ was the culmination of the clever cohort’s Semester 1 classes, where they worked together creating this production of the award-winning play by MonkeyBaa Theatre Company that tells […]
2023 International Student Science Conference: Anviti Sinha and Bella Waters
PLC Armidale students held their own at the recent International Student Science Conference(ISSC) held for the first time in New South Wales, hosted by our sister school, PLC Sydney. Founded in 2005 with an initial six member schools, the ISSC seeks “to bring together students from around the world in a shared science and cultural […]
2023 International Student Science Conference: Charli Mack
PLC Armidale students held their own at the recent International Student Science Conference(ISSC) held for the first time in New South Wales, hosted by our sister school, PLC Sydney. Founded in 2005 with an initial six member schools, the ISSC seeks “to bring together students from around the world in a shared science and cultural […]
Armidale school leads the way with new NSW curricula
The first comprehensive reform of NSW school curricula in three decades began in early 2023, and one Armidale school led the way in user testing. In May 2018, the NSW Government announced the launch of the NSW Curriculum Review. This was the first comprehensive review of the NSW primary and secondary curriculum since 1989, and […]
“A far more important job than performing for royalty”: local maestro glad to be back home.
Eliza Scott couldn’t wait to get out of Armidale when she left school, but after living in London, playing the violin for King Charles III and teaching Princess Charlotte, she says she is glad to be home. The PLC Armidale alumna expressed her passion for community and gave some ‘life advice’ to the all-girl educator’s […]
PLC Armidale 2023 Welcome Barbecue
The wet weather at our 2023 Welcome Barbecue didn’t dampen the spirit of the PLC Armidale community. With the start of one of our largest Term 1 new student cohorts on record, our dining hall and covered garden areas were buzzing as our current families reconnected with each other after the holidays and warmly welcomed […]
Outstanding 2022 HSC results
PLC Armidale had a higher percentage of its 2022 HSC cohort on the NESA Distinguished Achievers list than any other school in Armidale. Many PLC Armidale girls achieved outstanding results in the 2022 Higher School Certificate, principal Nicola Taylor said, reflecting the focus, ‘self-discipline’ and ‘resilience’ that characterised the diverse cohort. The independent all-girl school […]
Royal return for ladies’ team
A New England school cattle team is preparing the charity steers for auction at the Sydney Royal Easter Show for the second year in a row. In 2022, the PLC Armidale cattle team prepared and led the steers, which included a 12-month-old steer that sold for $34,000, under the direction of long-time team managers Tim […]
