SCHOOL FACILITIES

PLC Sydney’s state-of-the-art facilities are equal to the best offered by any Australian school. They include a new Junior School, Aquatic Institute, a gymnasium, Performing Arts Complex, Research Centre, Art, Design and Technology Studios and a Centre for Public Speaking.

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J D Oates Aquatic Institute

The Aquatic Institute features two indoor heated pools and a purpose-built weights and fitness room. Learn-to-swim activities take place in the shallow 12-metre teaching pool. More proficient swimmers, including PLC Sydney’s elite squads, use the adjacent eight-lane competition swimming and water polo pool.

Thompson Hall

The gymnasium and multi-purpose hall has a world-class sprung floor and is utilised by a number of school sports for training and competition. It is also home to PLC’s gymnastics club, with its full complement of gymnastic equipment.

McKeith Performing Arts Centre

This superbly equipped performing arts centre houses a theatre with state-of-the-art lighting and audio, a recording studio, a music computer laboratory for composing and editing, orchestral rooms, a number of drama and rehearsal spaces and numerous general teaching spaces.

Macindoe Research Centre

The research centre is a four-storey facility that houses books and other hard copy resources alongside the latest software programs and hardware devices. It embraces and encourages digital literacy and investigation. Whether operating from workstations or using their own laptop computers and electronic devices, students have access to more than a thousand individual, subject-oriented internet sites to which the College subscribes, as well as to millions more that are freely available to all. A variety of large, open plan areas, including a ground floor café, provide opportunities for collaborative learning, while a number of smaller rooms facilitate quiet study.

The Croydon: Centre for Art, Design and Technology

The original Croydon Hotel was transformed into an impressive Centre for Art, Design and Technology. In the various studios of Animation, Ceramics, Digital Media, Food Technology, Painting, Photography, Printmaking, Textiles and 3D Forms, and in the field of design and production using wood, plastics and fine metals, students actively engage in the art and design process, producing inventive works reflective of the traditions and current trends in their chosen media. What was once the main bar of the hotel is now The Adelaide Perry Gallery, a professional exhibition space.

Lyons House: Centre for the Spoken Word

Lyons House, a federation building within the school grounds, is the College’s speech centre. Students from Pre-Kindergarten to Year 12 attend lessons with specialist tutors to enhance their speech and performance skills. PLC Sydney’s speech program prepares students to be confident speakers who effectively articulate their thoughts, knowledge and values to others in a public forum.