Pendle Hill High School
Knox St, Wentworthville NSW 2145
Pendle Hill High School is a government secondary school in Wentworthville, NSW for Years 7–12 with about 692 students. Its ICSEA is 1,001, where the national average is 1000.
Teaching staff: ACARA School Profile 2025. Source: Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA). Terms
Attendance and enrolment
Enrolments by year, 2016–2025. Latest 692.
About this school, from public sources
Public information indicates Pendle Hill High School is a co-ed government secondary school (Years 7-12) serving Wentworthville, Pendle Hill and Toongabbie, with a highly diverse student community and around 780 students. The school highlights a broad curriculum with STEM, sport and creative arts, high potential and gifted education from Years 7-10, an expanding support unit, and EAL/D support for multilingual learners. It promotes inclusivity, cultural safety and diversity, with modern facilities including a new library, lecture theatre and multimedia spaces.
Often praised
- High potential and gifted program
- Strong cultural diversity and inclusivity
- Modern refurbished facilities
This note was generated from publicly available online sources (the school's website, official pages and online feedback) as at September 2026. It reflects what is said online, not an assessment by SchoolList AU or any government body, and it deliberately records only neutral and positive points. Confidence: medium. Verify anything important with the school. Report an inaccuracy.
NAPLAN
School-level NAPLAN results are published by ACARA on My School under terms that do not allow them to be reproduced here. See Pendle Hill High School on My School · Why some data is missing
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Last 4 years
| Year | Band 6 / E4 results per Year 12 student | Band 6 / E4 results |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 0.04 | 2 |
| 2023 | 0.11 | 6 |
| 2022 | 0.06 | 3 |
| 2021 | 0.25 | 10 |
Counts are derived from NESA's published merit lists and exclude students who opted out of publication. The per-student figure divides each year's count by that year's Year 12 enrolment from ACARA's August census, so it is approximate. NSW law does not permit ranking schools by results, so no rank or percentile is shown.
Gifted and accelerated programs
Galileo class
Many comprehensive public high schools run their own class or program for high-ability students, under names such as Gifted and Talented, Academic Extension, Academic Excellence (common in Queensland), Enrichment or SEAL. These are not a department program: each school sets its own entry (often a test or application in Year 6) and class size. Listed only where the school's own website describes a dedicated class; check details with the school.
- Year levels
- 7–10
- Entry
- Expression of interest application
Source: department page ↗. Check current entry dates with the school.
Location and nearby schools
Straight-line distances. List every school within 5 to 50 km.
| School | Suburb | Type | Distance | ICSEA | Students |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Girraween High SchoolFully | Girraween | Public high school | 1.8 km | 1,199 | 782 |
| Toongabbie Christian College | Toongabbie | Independent k–12 / combined | 1.8 km | 1,106 | 1,242 |
| Catherine McAuley Westmead | Westmead | Catholic high school | 2.3 km | 1,087 | 1,210 |
| Parramatta Marist High School | Westmead | Catholic high school | 2.5 km | 1,086 | 1,043 |
| The Hills Sports High School | Seven Hills | Public high school | 2.5 km | 967 | 913 |
| Model Farms High SchoolGifted class: Gifted class | Baulkham Hills | Public high school | 2.8 km | 1,073 | 1,021 |
| Greystanes High SchoolGifted class: Gifted class | Greystanes | Public high school | 2.9 km | 1,003 | 1,090 |
| St Paul's Catholic College | Greystanes | Catholic high school | 2.9 km | 1,055 | 800 |
Schools with a similar ICSEA in NSW
Same sector and type, ICSEA within 25 points. This is the comparison that separates teaching from postcode.
| School | Suburb | Type | Students | ICSEA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colo High School | North Richmond | Public high school · 7-12 | 807 | 1,001 |
| Holsworthy High SchoolGifted class: Gifted class | Holsworthy | Public high school · 7-12 | 693 | 1,000 |
| Kingsgrove North High SchoolGifted class: Gifted class | Kingsgrove | Public high school · 7-12 | 1,020 | 1,002 |
| Oran Park High SchoolGifted class: Gifted class | Oran Park | Public high school · 7-12 | 1,579 | 1,002 |
| Beverly Hills Girls High School | Beverly Hills | Public high school · 7-12 | 1,003 | 1,003 |
| Greystanes High SchoolGifted class: Gifted class | Greystanes | Public high school · 7-12 | 1,090 | 1,003 |
About this data
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Figures are from the latest published datasets and can lag the school by a year. Confirm enrolment rules and catchment boundaries with the school or department before relying on them.