fˈaʊndᵻd baɪ ðə mˈɛθədˌɪst tʃˈɜːtʃ ʌv ɔːstɹˈeɪliə ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvən, ˌɛmˌɛlsˈiː ɪz ɐ nˈɑːnsᵻlˈɛktɪv skˈuːl, ænd kˈɜːɹəntli kˈeɪɾɚz fɔːɹ mˈoːɹ ðɐn wˈʌn,wˈʌnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti ɡˈɜːlz fɹʌm pɹˈiːkˈɪndɚɡˌɑːɹʔn̩ tə jˈɪɹ twˈɛlv, ɪŋklˈuːdɪŋ nˈaɪnti bˈoːɹdɚz.
Founded by the Methodist Church of Australia in 1907, MLC is a non-selective school, and currently caters for more than 1,170 girls from pre-kindergarten to Year 12, including 90 boarders.