Welcome to Penrhos College, a Uniting Church day and boarding school for girls, Pre-Kindergarten to Year 12, located in Perth, Western Australia.

Selecting the right school for your daughter is one of the most important decisions and long-term investments a parent will ever make. Please take the time to explore our site and discover the College's vibrant, dynamic environment and the many opportunities available to students.

We believe that parents can give a child few things more valuable or enduring than a good education.

At Penrhos our aim is to educate girls for life. Our students are encouraged to become lifelong learners, active participants and resilient, accomplished and confident contributors. Penrhos College is an academic school, with a consistently fine record of achievement. It is also a place where girls are taught to value spirituality, hard work, friendship, compassion, integrity, good humour, self-discipline, loyalty and community service.

The Penrhos College Council

The Penrhos College Council is responsible to the Uniting Church in Australia for the governance of Penrhos College. The Principal is appointed by, and accountable to the Council for delivery of the College’s teaching and learning program and the management of the school. Along with some constitutional obligations, the role of Council is to:

• determine the general direction of the College, having regard to the position of the Uniting Church, the needs of its students, best educational practice, the interests and aspirations of parents, the nature and scope of available educational services and the College's values and ethos;
• ensure that the strategic direction and ethos of the College are set with proper regard to wider educational and social issues;
• monitor and interpret wider educational and social trends;
• ensure that there is appropriate resourcing in place to meet the objectives and ensure the long term financial security of the College;
• ensure that the College meets all of its legal obligations and has appropriate risk management policies in place;
• ensure that there are fair, constructive and harmonious relationships between all stakeholders of the College;
• establish and preserve appropriate links between present and past students and the wider community;
• set and maintain the strategic direction of the College and regularly monitor its performance against those strategic directions and the College's annual plan;
• nominate suitable persons for membership of the Council and review the performance of the Council and its members in meeting its objectives; and
• ensure that all support and other interest groups within the College report appropriately and are accountable to the Council for their actions.

The Penrhos College Leadership Group