Pennant Hills High School
Laurence St, Pennant Hills NSW 2120
Pennant Hills High School is a government secondary school in Pennant Hills, NSW for Years 7–12 with about 1,130 students. Its ICSEA is 1,109, 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 1,131.
About this school, from public sources
Based on publicly available information, Pennant Hills High School is a large comprehensive government secondary school of around 1,000 students. It runs academically selected classes in Stage 4 alongside a High Potential and Gifted Education program spanning intellectual, creative, physical and social-emotional strands. The school offers a broad co-curricular mix including school sport, performing arts, debating, public speaking, student leadership and cultural and language activities, and is noted for strong, consistent academic results among local government schools.
Often praised
- Selective Stage 4 classes
- gifted education program
- strong academic reputation
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 Pennant Hills High School on My School · Why some data is missing
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Last 5 years
| Year | Band 6 / E4 results per Year 12 student | Band 6 / E4 results |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 0.57 | 95 |
| 2024 | 0.56 | 92 |
| 2023 | 0.61 | 91 |
| 2022 | 0.37 | 52 |
| 2021 | 0.37 | 56 |
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
Inspire HPGE 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
- 7–8
- Entry
- Application form via enrolment page
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount St Benedict College | Pennant Hills | Independent high school | 0.8 km | 1,147 | 1,331 |
| Tangara School for Girls | Cherrybrook | Independent k–12 / combined | 2.3 km | 1,141 | 771 |
| Cherrybrook Technology High SchoolGifted class: Gifted class | Cherrybrook | Public high school | 2.7 km | 1,146 | 2,097 |
| Cheltenham Girls High SchoolGifted class: Gifted class | Beecroft | Public high school | 2.8 km | 1,142 | 1,432 |
| Wahroonga Adventist School | Wahroonga | Independent k–12 / combined | 3.6 km | 1,161 | 633 |
| Carlingford High SchoolGifted class: Gifted class | Carlingford | Public high school | 3.6 km | 1,111 | 1,772 |
| Loreto Normanhurst | Normanhurst | Independent k–12 / combined | 3.9 km | 1,164 | 1,240 |
| Oakhill College | Castle Hill | Independent high school | 4.0 km | 1,124 | 2,242 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bradfield College | St Leonards | Public high school · 11-12 | 292 | 1,108 |
| Carlingford High SchoolGifted class: Gifted class | Carlingford | Public high school · 7-12 | 1,772 | 1,111 |
| Rose Bay Secondary CollegePartiallyGifted class: Gifted class | Dover Heights | Public high school · 7-12 | 1,125 | 1,107 |
| Sydney Secondary College Balmain CampusPartiallyGifted class: Gifted class | Rozelle | Public high school · 7-10 | 854 | 1,112 |
| Hunters Hill High SchoolGifted class: HPGE extension class | Hunters Hill | Public high school · 7-12 | 789 | 1,104 |
| Inner Sydney High School | Surry Hills | Public high school · 7-12 | 1,160 | 1,104 |
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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.