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PLC Sydney provides a comprehensive education for all girls, catering for their individual strengths and interests. We offer a rich academic program supported by a very strong cultural, sporting and co-curricular framework.

Our Year 12 students have an excellent track record of achievement in the HSC and are regularly included on both the Top Achievers’ List and the Premier’s All-Round Achievers List.

NSW Education Standards Authority (NESA) requires students to study a minimum of 12 units in the Preliminary Year (Year 11) and 10 units in their HSC Year (Year 12). A range of subjects are offered at PLC Sydney including English (compulsory), Music, Drama, Arts and Design, Languages, Social Sciences, History, Science, Mathematics, Personal Development, Health and Physical Education. We offer extension courses in Maths, English, History, Science, Music and Languages.

From 2025, Cambridge International A Levels will be offered as an alternative or supplement to the HSC in Years 11 and 12. Cambridge A Levels are highly specialised subjects. A Levels are the ‘gold standard’ of Cambridge, and provide students with an internationally recognised qualification, which make applying for tertiary studies overseas easier.

We take a holistic approach to deliver excellence in education and are recognised for our outstanding Music, Drama, Speech and Debating and sporting results, having one of the most extensive ranges of co-curricular activities available. Each student can pursue her own interest and nurture her individual talent.

Our goal is not simply good marks, but the qualities that we are seeking to grow in the learner. The framework that has ‘learning to be the best we can be’ at its core, has three key pillars: inquiry and discipline, courage and purpose and respect and integrity. We use the framework to ensure that our teaching focuses first and foremost on the person. We actively support a model that encourages ‘real learning’.

Click here to read our 2023 Highlights and Achievements