Strong Principles

Outgoing Principal of Pymble Ladies’ College, Vicki Waters, Shares Some Words of Advice for the Leaders of Tomorrow.

- Sharon Masige

Vicki Waters is often asked by parents who are moving interstate or internationally if she can recommend a school like Pymble Ladies’ College, the independent school for girls in Sydney’s North Shore. “I say to them, ‘There is no school in the world like Pymble’,” Vicki, Pymble Ladies’ College’s Principal, recounts. “What I see here are passionate and engaged little ones. Part of their vocabulary now is around goal setting, and the girls – whether they’re in kindergarten or year 12 – will say, ‘My goal for this term is...’, so what I see are girls and young women who actually own and understand their own growth and development, and that is incredibly empowering for them.

“The other thing is, it’s a school where social justice lives and thrives. All our girls are engaged in community service at different levels. We believe that in giving, you also receive and I think that’s an incredibly powerful message. I can’t recommend other schools like Pymble. It’s one of a kind and it’s exceptional.”