About
Presbyterian Ladies' College is a Christian independent day and boarding school for girls, offering education from early learning to Year 12 on an expansive single-site campus in Melbourne's inner eastern suburbs.
Key facts
Source: Read from the school's website
Curriculum
IB Diploma
Type
Local school, international programme
- Founded
- 1875
- Gender
- Girls
- Religion
- christian
- Ownership
- Religious body
- Boarding
- Yes
- Accreditations
- IB
Curriculum and academics
Source: Read from the school's websiteCompiled from public sources
Curricula, explainedIB DP (Diploma)
The IB's four programmes
Schools often run only some of the four. Highlighted boxes are the ones this school offers.
- IB PYPNot here
Early years to primary · Ages 3–12
The IB's primary programme. Children learn through questions and units of inquiry rather than separate subjects.
- IB MYPNot here
Middle years (ages 11–16) · Ages 11–16
The IB's middle-years programme: eight subject groups taught with links between them, ending with a personal project.
- IB DP (Diploma)Offered
Last 2 years of school · Ages 16–19
The IB's university-entrance qualification — what people usually mean by "the IB". Six subjects plus the Extended Essay, TOK and CAS, scored out of 45.
- IB CP (Career-related)Not here
Last 2 years of school · Ages 16–19
The IB's career-related route for the same ages as the DP: at least two DP courses plus a career-related study chosen by the school.
Last two years: DP or CP
Ages are the usual bands; schools can differ.Curriculum basics guide
Strengths
- Academics
- Performing arts
- Service
- Sport
- STEM
Campus and school life
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Facilities
- Theatre
- Boarding
Sports
- Sport
Arts
- Music
- Performing arts
After-school activities
- Student-led clubs
- House events
- Duke of Edinburgh's Award
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Location
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