Secondary School Enrolment Update
Hello and welcome to our first Secondary School update for the 2025 academic year.
My name is Kylie Campbell, and I’m the Enrolments Manager for Years 7 to 12. My own Pymble journey began only six months ago, and I am excited to share a little about my experience thus far, along with some important enrolments updates.
Term 4 2024 was a whirlwind of new faces, new information, new processes and lots of exciting Pymble events! I have been astounded by the wide array of opportunities available to our students, amazed at their end-of-year achievements and embraced by the warmth of the staff and students as I settled into my new role. It is such a privilege to be a part of this wonderful community.
The first day of Term 1 began in a flurry of balloons, music and bubbles espousing our 2025 student-led theme of ‘Come Alive in 2025’, inspired by The Greatest Showman. Dr Hadwen donned a sequinned top hat and, with much frivolity, greeted the students as they arrived. Our new students enjoyed the orientation activities, navigated their new school environment with courage and settled into a busy Term 1.
We had 136 new students start in Year 7 this year. Coming from several different schools and with many girls not knowing anyone prior to joining Pymble, our Year 7 students have enjoyed weekly ‘Gloucester Gatherings’ at lunchtime with fun activities to help them get to know each other. So far, they’ve enjoyed rock painting, cookie decorating and a variety of other fun activities, with last week’s K-pop dancing getting everyone grooving and cheering!
One of the highlights of my role is meeting prospective families, answering their questions, introducing them to our beautiful campus on our weekly College tours and hearing their stories about what’s drawn them to Pymble.
It has been wonderful meeting families visiting from overseas, our Boarder families, as well as our local families – we are so lucky to have such a diverse and culturally rich school community!
As the students have gotten to know one another across the term, our parents also had the opportunity to forge new friendships at our Icebreaker event in February, held in conjunction with the Pymble Parent Association (PPA). The PPA provides support to new families, upholds the ethos of the College and are a wealth of knowledge – they are your go-to when you join the Pymble community!
Our first open event for the year was a resounding success. We welcomed 150 families for tours of the College and to hear from Dr Hadwen and other key staff members. Our visitors always love the student-led tours, and our guides do an amazing job. We hold an open event each term, the next being on Thursday 29 May. Please join us!
We also hold weekly College Tours for both the Junior and Secondary Schools. Bookings are essential and can be made online.
In March, Year 12 Boarding parents invited day school parents to enjoy the very first Regional Weekend in Orange as a thank you for the support provided to their girls during their six years of Boarding. Parents spent a few days exploring the country atmosphere of Orange, including evening festivities at the Oriana Hotel, sampling local wine and produce, a leisurely lunch at Rowlee Wines and plenty of time to share stories and celebrate new and existing friendships. I imagine it will become a much-loved annual event!
At the end of Term 1, Year 7 students attended their week-long Outdoor Education Program at Vision Valley. It was a fantastic break from the normal weekly routine with the girls embracing a wide variety of fun and challenging activities and having a wonderful time forging newfound friendships.
The Enrolments team has been very busy finalising enrolments for Year 7 2026 and we’ve already begun interviewing new students for Year 7 2027. We will be looking at enrolments for Years 8 to 11 in the coming months as our availability for 2026 becomes clearer.
There is so much to look forward to here at Pymble and we look forward to welcoming families who are joining us next year and in the near future. Should you anticipate a change in circumstances, please notify the College by contacting the Enrolments Department on +61 2 9855 7613 or email enrol@pymblelc.nsw.edu.au.
2026 Orientation
We will begin our pre-commencement program in October, and all new 2026 families will receive formal information about this in August. For Year 7 parents, this will include information on our Wise Phone program, laptop device selection (Mac or PC) and language preferences, along with instructions for purchasing uniforms and textbooks.
Dates for your diary
- Wednesday 10 June – Year 11 2026 Subject Selection Evening
- Friday 28 August – Years 8 to 10 2026 Subject Selection Evening
- Monday 12 October – Year 7 2026 Parent Information Evening
- Thursday 23 October – Year 7 Boarders Hit the Town & Sleepover
- Friday 24 October – Year 7 2026 Links Day with our current Year 6 students
- Friday 24 October – Year 7 Boarder Sleepover
- Saturday 25 October – Year 7 2026 Assessment Morning
- Wednesday 28 January 2026 – Boarders’ Orientation, Year 7 to 11
- Thursday 29 January 2026 – Orientation Day, Year 1 to 11
2026 Term Dates
The term dates for 2026 have been released and are available on our website.
Scholarship opportunities at Pymble Ladies’ College
Registrations are now open for a range of scholarships including:
- Year 7 and Year 11 2027 Academic Scholarships;
- Year 7 2027 Performance Scholarship – Music;
- Year 7 2027 Alanda Clark, Jane Gay and Prudence Papworth Boarding Scholarship;
- Year 7 to 10 2027 Boarding Rural/Regional Scholarship; and
- New Year 9 2026 RTG STEM Scholarship.
A limited number of full or part-scholarships are offered. If you are interested in applying, please refer to the College Scholarship webpages here. Registrations close on Wednesday 23 July 2025.
To stay connected to the College, please visit Pymble’s Facebook, Instagram, YouTube and LinkedIn pages.
I am looking forward to meeting with you all in the next year and beyond. Please visit us for a tour or an open event – I would love to say hello! I hope your own Pymble experience will be as enjoyable as mine has been so far.
