Co-curricular

PLC’s Outdoor Education program takes students beyond the classroom and into nature. Beginning in Year 3 and running through to Year 11, age-appropriate challenges foster confidence, independence, and resilience. From Junior to Senior School, girls explore Australia’s natural environment through carefully designed activities that support personal growth and link closely with the curriculum.

The Junior School Outdoor Education program includes an age-appropriate camp each year from Years 3 to 6. Locations and itineraries are designed to expand students’ horizons. 

The Senior School Outdoor Education program offers students from Years 7 to 11 a progressive series of experiences designed to build resilience, independence, and leadership. 

PLC offers a diverse range of clubs and special interest activities for students seeking to find and explore their passions. Typically run after school and during lunchtime, the focus is on fun and friendship, as well as the development of key skills such as leadership, critical thinking, problem-solving and time-management.

Junior School clubs and activities include:

• Art Club
• Games Club
• Huff n Puff Fitness Group
• JOYCE Club (Joy in Christian Education)
• Junior Joggers Group
• Running Group

Senior School clubs and activities include: 

• Art Club
• Book Club
• Chess Club
• Christian Union
• Classics Club
• Computer Club/Cyber Security Club
• Dance Club
• Debating
• Drama Club
• Dressmaking
• Duke of Edinburgh
• Environment Group
• International Award
• International Week Committee
• Jindi Worabak
• Knitting Club
• Library/Archives Committee
• Magpies Literature Club
• Maths Committee
• Patchwork Committee
• Philosophy Club
• Public Speaking
• Reconciliation Group
• Script Writing Club
• Social Action Committee
• STEM Club
• Studysquids
• Sustainability Committee
• Tech Crew/Club
• Theatre Productions
• The Rumble

PLC’s House system provides students at all levels with varied co-curricular opportunities, leadership roles and a structure through which they can explore new interests and make new friends. 

The Junior School House system includes four Houses – Hethersett (blue), Koorinya (silver), Woollahra (yellow) and Wyselaskie (pink) – with students taking part in a variety of co-curricular activities to build House spirit and teamwork.

With six Houses in the Senior School (Atholl, Balmoral, Glamis, Leven, Rosslyn and Stirling), each with its own colour and identity, students connect through team events, challenges and shared goals from Year 7 upwards.

Activities like the annual House Concerts foster collaboration, creativity, and school spirit, while also building resilience and leadership skills. Through participation in House activities and events, students earn points toward House Colours awards and form lasting friendships across year levels.

House activities and sports include:

• Aerobics
• Athletics
• Badminton
• Basketball
• Chess
• Cross Country
• Debating
• Diving
• House Concerts
• Maths
• Netball
• Public Speaking
• Rounders
• Soccer
• Spelling Bee
• Swimming
• Table Tennis
• Tennis
• Theatre Sports
• Volleyball
• Water Polo

PLC’s vision is that our students become empowered women of character who change the world for good. We provide leadership and service opportunities that help students become compassionate global citizens and lay the foundation for their roles as tomorrow’s leaders. 

Junior School leadership and service opportunities include:

• Class Captain and Student Council Representative roles, from Year 3 upwards.
• Prep Buddy Program for Year 4 students.
• Diverse Year 6 student leadership roles with opportunities for every Year 6 student to lead in some way, whether in Action Groups, leading school tours or captaincy positions.
• A service learning focus in Years 3 to 5. Students work with Kids in Philanthropy to explore and address issues such as homelessness and food insecurity through hands-on service.   

Senior School leadership and service opportunities include:

• Year 12 leadership roles elected by the student body. Led by our School and Vice Captains, these roles traverse every field of interest and endeavour in PLC life.
• Participation in a diverse range of committees such as the Social Action Committee and the Patchwork (school magazine) Committee.
• Standing for elected representation at House, co-curricular, year and whole-school levels.
• Participating in community service through programs such as the International Baccalaureate or Duke of Edinburgh’s Award.
• Involvement in the student-led relationship with PLC’s sister school, Neno Girls’ School in Malawi, Africa. 

PLC’s renowned music programs are among the nation's best, inspiring a lifelong passion for music and the arts while developing musicianship and team-building skills. Our comprehensive range of music, theory and speech tuition is available to Junior School and Senior School students via individual or shared group lessons.

Our Junior School music program includes: 

• Choirs
• Chamber Ensemble
• Clarinet Ensemble
• Concert bands
• Flute Ensemble
• Percussion Ensemble
• String orchestras

In Senior School, the breadth and depth of our musical offerings is outstanding and includes:

• Brass ensembles
• Chamber groups
• Choirs
• Clarinet ensembles
• Composition classes
• Concert bands
• Double Reed Ensemble
• Flute ensembles
• Guitar ensembles
• Jazz ensembles
• Keyboard ensembles
• Latin Band
• Percussion ensembles
• Pipes and Drums
• Rock bands
• Saxophone Ensemble
• Stage bands
• String orchestras
• Symphony Orchestra
• Woodwind ensembles

PLC offers many optional overseas travel and study tours for students, including music, sports, social action, curriculum-based and language tours. 

Through these travel and study tours, girls learn to understand and appreciate the uniqueness of the world around them, laying strong foundations for becoming confident and capable future global citizens.

Language tours enable the translation into real-life experiences of a language learned in the classroom. Girls learn first-hand the subtleties of a native language’s nuances in its own context and culture.

PLC also offers overseas tours to Germany, Japan and China, France and the United States, as well as many additional destinations across Europe.

PLC’s performing arts program builds confidence, creativity and teamwork, both on and off the stage. Students develop their skills, find their voice and shine in every performance.

Our Junior School performing arts program includes a diverse range of dance, musical and theatrical performances:

• Students in Prep to Year 2 perform in the Junior Primary Concert
• Students in Years 3 and 4 present a Dance Expo each year
• Students in Year 5 perform in short plays
• Year 6 students present a musical, which is highly anticipated and enjoyed each year

Our Senior School performing arts program includes: 

• Major productions across diverse genres including musicals, dramas, comedies and tragedies, with multiple cast and backstage roles available.
• The End of Year Play for Years 7 to 9, where students lead all elements of production and bring their vision to life from script to spotlight through writing and directing to acting, costumes, sets, sound and lighting.
• House Concerts, which are extremely popular ‘mini musicals’ entirely produced by students. Led by their House Captains, students rise to the challenge of writing, directing, choreographing and designing every element of these much-loved annual performances.
• A variety of student-run performing arts clubs meet regularly, including Drama Club, Script Club, Tech Crew/Club and Dance Club.

PLC has a popular public speaking program, with opportunities for girls at every age to develop these important skills in formal and informal events and competitions.

Junior School girls improve their public speaking confidence through targeted lessons in this area. All Years 5 and 6 students participate in the annual Public Speaking Competition.

External debating competitions in affiliation with the Debaters Association Victoria (DAV) provide further opportunities for Senior School students to speak with flair, confidence and passion. 

PLC girls are renowned for their outstanding debating prowess.

PLC has a proud tradition of sporting excellence. Our Junior and Senior School Sports programs foster leadership, teamwork and a love of physical activity. 

Our Junior School Sports program enables students to master basic motor skills before they progress to participating in team sports. A sequential approach sees girls grow in confidence, coordination and sporting ability.

Sports offered in Junior School include:

• Athletics
• Basketball
• Cross Country
• Gymnastics
• Hockey
• Netball
• Running groups
• Snowsports
• Soccer
• Swimming and diving
• Teeball
• Tennis
• Volleyball

Our Senior School Sports program comprises extensive competitive and non-competitive opportunities. PLC is a member of Girls Sport Victoria (GSV) and competes in the full range of GSV sports, as well as offering non-GSV options. 

• Aerobics
• Athletics
• Australian Rules Football
• Badminton
• Basketball
• Cricket
• Cross Country
• Diving
• Golf
• Hockey
• Netball
• Rowing
• Running training
• Snowsports
• Soccer
• Softball
• Strength and conditioning
• Swimming
• Tennis
• Track and field
• Triathlon
• Volleyball
• Water polo