Old Girl funds help create sustainable Scholarships for Indigenous Girls

The generous support of MLC School Old Girls and the MLC School community have set us on a path to achieve our dream of providing a number of scholarships to girls who would not otherwise be able to afford it.

An unexpected and very welcome gift by Old Girl Cynthia Gunn (1960) in 2018 provided the original funds to begin the campaign to build and sustain Indigenous Scholarships at MLC School. With the support of the larger MLC School community the fund has grown substantially during the past three years.

This year a second gift from an Old Girl takes the School a significant step forward in the journey towards financially sustaining a number of scholarships.

The School is proud to announce the Margaret and Rosalind Coulson Scholarship, an exceptionally generous gift towards Indigenous student scholarships by MLC School Old Girls Rosalind Coulson (1955). It is being named jointly to honour Rosalind’s sister, Margaret Coulson (1949), whose bequest provided the impetus for the gift. We are most thankful to Ros for her careful consideration and generosity.

This gift will support a scholarship for Australian Indigenous girls to attend MLC School from Year 5 (or earlier) to Year 12, to provide the opportunity for them to develop their potential and discover their unique gifts and talents in the process.

There is great support at every level of the MLC School community for this initiative and it is our goal to grow the program to a point where two Indigenous students can benefit from a scholarships every year.

If you would like to discuss how you can contribute to the program please contact Development Manager, Heleen Fourie on 02 8741 3129 or by email

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