Methodist Ladies’ College, Melbourne
207 Barkers Rd, Kew VIC 3101
Independent
Girl
K-12
Boarding
No
Established year 1882
$44,310-$47,910
https://www.mlc.vic.edu.au/
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About school
Methodist Ladies' College (commonly referred to as MLC) is an independent, non-selective, day and boarding school for girls, located in Kew, an eastern suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Established in 1882 on its current campus by the Methodist Church of Australasia, MLC caters for approximately 2200 students from the Early Learning Centre (MLC Kindle) to year 12, including more than 100 boarders. MLC offers students both the Victorian Certificate of Education and the International Baccalaureate. MLC offers an extensive range of VCE and Vocational Education Training (VET) courses, as well as the IB Diploma Programme. It has one of the largest VCE subject selections in the state. The school's success with the IB Programme is internationally renowned, with students consistently achieving in the top global percentile each year. Its physical education program includes a wide variety of summer and winter sports. It participates in the Girls Sport Victoria competition. The music school features an auditorium, and a department for woodwind, strings, keyboard, percussion and brass, with multiple ensembles including a concert orchestra, senior strings, choirs and bands. The music school is known for its excellence. The state of the art auditorium is often used for external performances. The school offers a speech and drama program from early years and theatre arts and drama at VCE level, as well as a variety of studio arts subjects.