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Presentation College Windsor

Welcome to Presentation College Windsor. As the second oldest Catholic Girls’ School in Victoria, we celebrate 145 years of Faith and Academic Excellence in the Presentation Tradition, and enjoy the proud reputation of pioneering women’s further education in Melbourne. Today, we remain committed and forward‐thinking. Our girls are educated to be informed and skilled, resilient, positive and compassionate; in short, modern, 21st century women. What we offer at Presentation College Windsor: • a school where our students are genuinely happy to attend; feel safe, supported and challenged in a positive learning environment • dedicated teachers, committed to their profession, encouraged and involved in continuous learning and self-improvement • a contemporary curriculum—and a Candidate school for the IB Middle Years Programme • senior students provided with a range of future pathways, including a full suite of VCE and VET subjects, and a highly innovative VCAL program • a genuine sense of Community: “friendly”, “welcoming”, “caring”, “supportive”: words most often used to describe us. Contact us to discuss Enrolments, Open Mornings and to meet our Staff, Students and Principal, Filina Virgato. T: 03 8517 2777 E: [email protected] 187 Dandenong Road, Windsor, VIC, 3181 http://www.pcw.vic.edu.au/

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Melbourne Catholic girls school Presentation College Windsor to close in 2020

One of the oldest Catholic girls schools in Victoria has announced it will close at the end of next year, leaving students, parents and staff shocked.

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• The school, which has about 700 students, will close at the end of the 2020 school year
• The Victorian Presentation Sisters say falling enrolments have made the school unviable
• There are concerns many teachers at the school may struggle to find new jobs

Presentation College Windsor (PCW), which was founded 146 years ago, has told the parents of about 700 girls enrolled at the school that it will shut its doors at the end of the 2020 school year.

The congregational leader of Presentation Sisters Victoria, Sister Maria Lazzaro, told parents in a letter the "sad and difficult decision" had been made due to falling enrolment numbers.

"Despite our best efforts to sustain and grow our learning environment, enrolments have continued to be a challenge for us," Sister Maria wrote.

"Comprehensive reviews of the college in both 2002 and 2018 indicate that the number of students intending to enrol in the college in the next decade are unlikely to recover to the level needed to resource a successful Catholic secondary college in the 21st century."

The news has left parents reeling as they plan where to send their daughters in 2021 and has also left dozens of teachers facing potential unemployment.

Premier Daniel Andrews ruled out a providing a Government bail out and said it was a matter for the Catholic Education Office.

"I'm not announcing that we're going to try to keep the school open. It is a private school," he said.

Year 11 student Kiara Katiforis said news of the closure was "a bit shocking".

"It's just very sad because suddenly we're going to be losing our friends … but you know what I think, we'll be able to pull through this, and I think you know we'll form tighter friendships because, like, this is just going to bring us together," she said.

Fellow Year 11 student Luka McMahon said the idea of students merging with the nearby Christian Brothers' College had been raised as a possibility.

"We'll always be a community no matter what," she said.

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Sam Baker, whose daughter is in Year 8 at the school, said she had been "blindsided" by the announcement.

"We were never told this was on the plate … this is all news to us," she said.

She said she had chosen the school for her daughter because of its small size.

"We actually don't know where we are going to go. Every other Catholic school in this area is full to the brim."

Janet Mitchell, whose daughter is also in Year 8, said she was angry that the school community had not been given a chance to save it.

"There's a very strong alumni network … and those alumni will be feeling just as bad as we do [Tuesday] morning and I'm sure they would be more than happy to support the school in an organised and ongoing way.

"I'm not prepared to give up — I know a lot of other parents are not prepared to give up.

"This is something worth fighting for."

Stieve De Lance, the mother of a Year 10 student, said her daughter was in the process of picking her subjects for Year 11 and 12.

Ms De Lance said she wasn't sure where her daughter would finish school, but was considering home education, or the prospect of travelling to another suburb.

"The only local school is Prahran High and because at the moment because it's brand new, they only have a Year 7 class," she said.

She said some other nearby schools charged $35,000 a year.

"This is the only place that you can get a cheap education for your girls," she said.

Ms De Lance was cynical about the school's motivations for closing, saying other schools operated successfully with fewer students.

"I suspect the real estate value of the highly desirable location might be a leading driver for the decision," she said.

"I would wonder whether the property the land is situated on is more valuable than ongoing girls' education."

Another parent, Jacinta Scott, told ABC Radio Melbourne her daughter Jamie had started in a Year 7 cohort of about 70 girls, which had shrunk to about 50 by Year 10.

"They're a very, very small class … and they've had quite a few classes cancelled over the years due to numbers — so their drama classes, which is one of the reasons why I sent my daughter to the school, French classes got cancelled this year.

"Being in Year 10 and the school only being open for another year means Jamie could stay at the school for the end of Year 11 but then what does she do for Year 12?"

Principal says 'families are spoilt for choice'

Principal Filina Virgato said the decision to close the school had been a "really hard" one.

"PCW has always been a school that's really fought for women's education," she said.

"We're a unique school. The girls are fantastic, they come from all parts of Melbourne, they don't just come from this area here, but despite that we are a very close-knit community, and it's going to hit us very hard."

Ms Virgato blamed competition from other schools for a decline in enrolments.

"There are a lot of schools here — families are spoilt for choice.

"There are a lot of new government schools that are opening, and we just weren't able to sustain the number of enrolments that we need to really be able to offer our girls [the] robust and rigorous curriculum that they deserve."

The school held a special assembly this morning for the students and will run information nights next week to brief parents.

Ms Virgato said Tuesday's assembly would be an opportunity for students to "grieve" the loss of the school.

"But I also want the girls to still be proud. I want us to go out on a high. I don't want this next 18 months to be a funeral, I want these next 18 months to be a celebration of the great school that we are and the amazing people that make it up."

Michael Elphick, a consultant assisting PCW with the school's closure, told ABC Radio Melbourne the school would not reverse its decision, despite public support for it to remain open.

"The decision has been made … it's not reversible.

"It's great to think the community value the school enough to want it to stay open, it's a good school and people love this place … but the economics are just not there.

"It's just a matter of demographics … there's a lot of schools in the area, both independent and government schools.

"They're good, well-run, they've got the numbers, they can offer a wide range of opportunities to the kids, things that a small school with these numbers can't compete with."

The director of the Grattan Institute's school education program, Peter Goss, questioned why enrolments were dwindling at a school in a growing part of Melbourne.

"Parents are voting with their feet," he said.

"In a suburb with a growing population, a school that is delivering the goods should be seeing increased enrolments."

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Presentation College Windsor is a secondary school in Windsor, 3181 VIC. The catholic school has 152 students with a student-to-teacher ratio of 1 to 5.

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PRESENTATION COLLEGE WINDSOR

In 2015, Presentation College Windsor Melbourne celebrates over 140 years of sustained commitment to education for all, inclusion and social justice. PCW Melbourne has always been a school of its time — looking forward, taking risks, providing challenges. In the 1880s our graduates were at Melbourne University, establishing a tradition of achievement and leadership that the College continues to embrace and reflect. As of 2014, our school is to now known as PCW Melbourne. Identification of our school with Melbourne reflects our inner-city location as well as our emerging identity as a school with an international focus and engagement, especially with Asia. Our diverse community reflects the contemporary Australia this generation of young women will lead —internationally connected, interested in excellence, innovative and open to change.

Facilities:  We are at the forefront of contemporary educational technology with in-classroom electronic applications, iPads for all students and staff, 24/7 online communications for students, staff and families including regular, live, constructive and ongoing feedback on assessments.

PCW Melbourne is a learning-teaching school, with highly qualified, expert staff and a very wide range of studies and programs. As a base school for Melbourne University’s Masters of Teaching, PCW Melbourne is a leading educator of emerging teachers. Research partnerships with Monash and Swinburne Universities contribute to the knowledge of staff and maintain a vital connection with the contemporary education discourse.

Curriculum:  Our curriculum promotes academic achievement leading to further education, training and work. Subject selection and careers advice is a 1:1 program, ensuring each student has opportunities to experience success and find their pathway beyond school. The twenty-two year partnership with CBC St Kilda provides co-ed senior classes in 36 VCE studies as well as 18 VET studies and Intermediate and Senior VCAL. Our Year 9 program ‘Eachtra’, offers a year of adventurous learning. Being located 5kms from the CBD, enables us to create a dynamic curriculum that extends well beyond the classroom.

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Melbourne's prestigious presentation college windsor announces its closure.

School with smallest class ever

Parents of a prestigious Melbourne school forced to close down have questioned why management spent millions of dollars on pricey renovations when it knew it was already struggling to keep its doors open.

Four hundred students have been left in limbo after Presentation College Windsor - one of Melbourne's oldest Catholic schools - announced it would close at the end of 2020.

Watch the video above: Is this Australia's smallest class?

Falling enrolments have been blamed for the decision.

There were emotional scenes outside the school gates this morning as parents, students and staff came to grips with the shock decision.

Some students were too upset to attend classes and have been allowed to head home.

"I still can't get my head around it," Year 8 student Nellie-May said. "I'm pretty upset."

Mum Janet Mitchell said she didn't know what the future held.

"I've hardly slept all night," she said. "I don't know what our options are."

One parent, Danny, told radio 3AW, he was absolutely dumbfounded.

"They took on a couple of million-dollar extension on the school which started this year. I don't know why they would be spending millions of dollars," he said.

"It would have been in the wind since 2012 so I wouldn't spend a couple of million dollars on a house if I knew it was going to have a freeway put through the middle of it."

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The school had only recently made additions to its uniform.

He said his daughter, like so many others, was at the pointy end of her education and needed stability.

"I just think it is quite harsh," the father said.

In a statement, the school acknowledged the decision was a difficult one.

" 'For our community ... this announcement will come as heartbreaking news.' "

"For our community, particularly those with a long history of connection to the college, this announcement will come as heartbreaking news," it said.

"Despite our best efforts to sustain and grow our learning environment, enrolments have continued to be a challenge for us."

The school said discussions were underway with Catholic partners regarding the future of Catholic education in the area.

"We hope to provide the community with more information as to future options for their daughters as it becomes available."

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