Penrith High School
158-240 High St, Penrith NSW 2750
Penrith High School is a government secondary school in Penrith, NSW for Years 7–12 with about 928 students. It is a fully selective school. Its ICSEA is 1,186, where the national average is 1000.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander share, Teaching staff: ACARA School Profile 2025. Source: Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA). Terms
Attendance and enrolment
Enrolments by year, 2016–2025. Latest 930.
About this school, from public sources
Based on the school's own public website, Penrith High School is a fully selective NSW public high school for high-potential and gifted students, serving Years 7-12 in Penrith. It emphasises intellectually rigorous, conceptually rich teaching and consistently strong HSC results, alongside a stated focus on student belonging, connection and wellbeing. The school offers co-curricular activities spanning intellectual, creative, physical and social-emotional enrichment, plus leadership development and extension programs.
Often praised
- Strong HSC results
- Rigorous academic program
- Wellbeing-focused community
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: low. 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 Penrith High School on My School · Why some data is missing
HSC 2025
Last 5 years
| Year | Band 6 / E4 results per Year 12 student | Band 6 / E4 results |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2.42 | 382 |
| 2024 | 2.06 | 324 |
| 2023 | 1.83 | 305 |
| 2022 | 1.72 | 271 |
| 2021 | 1.84 | 289 |
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, apart from the permitted top-10% list, which this school is on.
Selective entry
Penrith High School is a fully selective school. Entry is by the state placement test in the year before starting; applications open early in the year. The department no longer publishes per-school minimum entry scores.
Location and nearby schools
Straight-line distances. List every school within 5 to 50 km.
| School | Suburb | Type | Distance | ICSEA | Students |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Dominic's College | Kingswood | Independent high school | 1.0 km | 1,008 | 1,010 |
| Kingswood High SchoolGifted class: Gifted class | Kingswood | Public high school | 1.7 km | 955 | 1,005 |
| Montgrove College | Orchard Hills | Independent k–12 / combined | 2.2 km | 1,106 | 675 |
| Jamison High School | South Penrith | Public high school | 2.2 km | 964 | 834 |
| Cambridge Park High SchoolGifted class: Gifted class | Cambridge Park | Public high school | 2.5 km | 916 | 633 |
| CathWest Innovation College McCarthy Campus | Emu Plains | Catholic high school | 3.0 km | — | — |
| Penola Catholic College Emu Plains | Emu Plains | Catholic high school | 3.0 km | 1,024 | 709 |
| Penrith Christian School | Orchard Hills | Independent k–12 / combined | 3.1 km | 1,047 | 744 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smiths Hill High SchoolFully | Wollongong | Public high school · 7-12 | 735 | 1,186 |
| Sydney Boys High SchoolFully | Moore Park | Public high school · 7-12 | 1,202 | 1,189 |
| Sydney Girls High SchoolFully | Surry Hills | Public high school · 7-12 | 929 | 1,193 |
| Conservatorium High School | Sydney | Public high school · 7-12 | 153 | 1,194 |
| North Sydney Boys High SchoolFully | North Sydney | Public high school · 7-12 | 933 | 1,195 |
| Fort Street High SchoolFully | Petersham | Public high school · 7-12 | 916 | 1,176 |
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.