At MLC School, we understand that the learning environment has a powerful influence on student achievement.
At MLC School, our flexible learning studios, aesthetic design, seamless connection between carefully planned indoor and outdoor environments, all play a role in encouraging and enhancing relationships between children, teachers and families; and between children and the environment.
Senior School
The award-winning four level MLC Senior School Centre opened for students at the beginning of 2019. The Senior Centre is an exciting place to learn and inspires teachers and students alike to take a fresh approach to traditional classroom learning.
The Architects of MLC School's Senior Centre, BVN, were awarded the prestigious William E Kemp Award for Educational Architecture at the NSW Architecture Awards for their work on this incredible building. They have again been chosen to design the proposed Performing Arts and Sports Centre.
The builders of MLC School's Senior Centre, Lipman Pty Ltd, also won a major construction award in the 2018 Master Builders Association Excellence in Construction Awards, announced in November 2019. The judges praised the building by saying 'this project is a state-of-the-art building that has truly set the bar for all private school developments in the future as it has created a collaborative and interactive learning space for all.'
An abundance of natural light strengthens the connection between indoors and out. Glass panels on the rooftop provide light to the atrium, which is at the heart of the building. The auditorium below, seats approximately 200 people and features acoustic panelling for sound absorption.
Overall, the building houses 21 state-of-the-art classrooms, eight science laboratories with extra preparation areas, three seminar rooms, 10 meeting/tutorial rooms, eight designated collaboration spaces, three multipurpose studios, an IT genius bar, four staff rooms and an outdoor garden terrace on the third level.
Additionally, the building was designed for maximum energy efficiency, including a fully integrated building management system. This system incorporates a weather station which automatically prompts the windows to manage the building's temperature. The external shading louvre system is also supplemented with energy efficient glazing.
The completion of the building saw the demolition of several existing buildings which were replaced with landscaping and lawns for our girls to enjoy throughout the day.
The Meryl Hilda Wright (1927) Food Technology Kitchens
The School completed a significant upgrade of the teaching kitchens in 2023, delivering state-of-the-art equipment and spaces. This was made possible due to the generosity of a benefactor have been named after Meryl Hilda Wright who spent her entire school life at MLC School; from the age of six in 1916 through to the Leaving Certificate in 1927.
The kitchen upgrade is of a quality to rival some commercial kitchens with a focus on contemporary technologies in food production. This space enables classes from Year 7 to Year 12 to grow their skills in the development of new food products, preparation of health and nutritious meals and culinary skills and techniques. It also enables our Senior School students to engage in learning experiences that give them a taste of the potential careers in the food industry.
