PLC is well recognised as one of Australia's finest schools for girls. It is an exciting and dynamic learning community, where staff and girls are engaged in their learning and in life itself. It is a nurturing community where girls and young women are given every opportunity to grow and develop, to explore their interests, pursue their passions and develop their talents in a stimulating and supportive environment. Teaching and learning at PLC is marked by innovation, rigour, contemporary practice and the pursuit of excellence. Our commitment is to ensuring that the girls of PLC, both today and in the future, are given every opportunity and are challenged and supported to achieve their best, both personally and academically, across all fields of endeavour, empowering them to live meaningful and fulfilled lives as responsible global citizens. PLC is a school at the forefront of educational thinking and practice for girls. There are many tenets that are foundational to a PLC education: the traditions laid down in PLC's earliest days; a commitment and belief in the capacity and strength of women; the development of the whole person; the pursuit of personal and academic excellence; a belief that education transforms lives and brings with it a responsibility to use one's education to make a difference; a commitment to equipping young women to be leaders in their world; an international outlook and the promotion of respect, encouragement, understanding, equity, justice and compassion; a strong focus on looking beyond oneself and to the service of others in need; a clear Christian foundation promoting Christian values and faith, and encouraging a sense of responsibility for oneself, for one another and for the world. As a Christian independent girls' school, Presbyterian Ladies" College aims to provide breadth, strength, balance and quality of education in both the national and international context for the purpose of encouraging leadership, service and life-long personal development and learning. Founded in 1875, PLC..