Primary contact
6 Morrison Street, ComoPerth, Western Australia 6152
Identity area
Identifier
daa/495
Authorized form of name
Penrhos College, Perth
Parallel form(s) of name
Other form(s) of name
- Methodist Ladies' College (MLC), South Perth, 1952-1964
- Penrhos Methodist Ladies' College (MLC), 1964-1975
Type
- Educational
Contact area
Archivist
Type
Address
Street address
6 Morrison Street, Como
Locality
Perth
Region
Western Australia
Country name
Postal code
6152
Telephone
08 9368 9500
Fax
Note
Description area
History
Penrhos College is an independent, Uniting Church, day and boarding school for girls, catering for Pre-Kindergarten to Year 12, located in Como, a southern suburb of Perth with its beginnings in the 1950s.
In 1952 St Anne’s School in Angelo Street, South Perth was purchased by the Methodist Ladies' College (MLC), Claremont and it opened as the Methodist Ladies' College, South Perth with an enrolment of around 110 students. The school financially separated from MLC Claremont in 1958.
The change of name to Penrhos Methodist Ladies' College (Penrhos MLC) was approved and announced by College Council in 1963 and became effective the following year. Then in 1975 the name changed to Penrhos College.
In 1976 Kobeelya, a girls’ boarding school in Katanning, was taken over by Penrhos College. Kobeelya remained open until June 1986.
Geographical and cultural context
Mandates/Sources of authority
Administrative structure
Officer-in-charge: Archivist
Records management and collecting policies
The Penrhos archive acquires significant documentation created by the school body and its affiliates as well as photos, costumes, trophies, memorabilia and private papers relating to the College, its staff and students.
Buildings
Holdings
Includes, for example:
Quantity: 100m.
- Saga yearbooks, 1961
- Minutes of council and sub committees, 1969- present
Quantity: 100m.
Finding aids, guides and publications
Access area
Opening times
Open during school term by appointment only.
Closed during school holidays.
Closed during school holidays.
Access conditions and requirements
Open to researchers with a bona fide interest in the college and to members of the school community.
One week advance notice is required before visiting the Archive. Requests for access to restricted material may be made through the Archivist to the Principal.
One week advance notice is required before visiting the Archive. Requests for access to restricted material may be made through the Archivist to the Principal.
Accessibility
Services area
Research services
General reference assistance available.
Reproduction services
Copying service for items to A4 size.
Public areas
Control area
Description identifier
Institution identifier
Rules and/or conventions used
Status
Level of detail
Dates of creation, revision and deletion
Language(s)
Script(s)
Sources
Maintenance notes
Access points
Access Points
- Education (Thematic area)