West Pennant Hills Public School
Church St, West Pennant Hills NSW 2125
West Pennant Hills Public School is a government primary school in West Pennant Hills, NSW from Kindergarten to Year 6 with about 510 students. Its ICSEA is 1,134, 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 510.
About this school, from public sources
This note is drawn from public online sources, chiefly the school's own website. West Pennant Hills Public School is a comprehensive, co-educational government primary school (K-6) founded in 1850. It offers a large band program, debating and public speaking, dance, sport, and High Potential and Gifted initiatives such as Night of Notables. It also has a school support dog, an active P&C, and on-site external before and after school care.
Often praised
- Large band program
- Debating and public speaking
- Active parent 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: 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 West Pennant Hills Public School on My School · Why some data is missing
Location and nearby schools
Straight-line distances. List every school within 5 to 50 km.
| School | Suburb | Type | Distance | ICSEA | Students |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arden Anglican School, Junior Campus | Beecroft | Independent primary | 1.3 km | 1,173 | 997 |
| Beecroft Public SchoolOC | Beecroft | Public primary | 1.5 km | 1,187 | 837 |
| St Agatha's Catholic Primary School | Pennant Hills | Catholic primary | 1.7 km | 1,147 | 217 |
| Tangara School for Girls | Cherrybrook | Independent k–12 / combined | 1.7 km | 1,141 | 771 |
| Cherrybrook Public School | Cherrybrook | Public primary | 1.8 km | 1,164 | 886 |
| Pennant Hills Public School | Pennant Hills | Public primary | 2.0 km | 1,143 | 490 |
| Roselea Public School | Carlingford | Public primary | 2.1 km | 1,112 | 306 |
| St Gerard's Catholic Primary School | Carlingford | Catholic primary | 2.2 km | 1,140 | 262 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parramatta Public School | Parramatta | Public primary · K-6 | 671 | 1,134 |
| Bourke Street Public School | Surry Hills | Public primary · K-6 | 381 | 1,135 |
| Double Bay Public School | Double Bay | Public primary · K-6 | 237 | 1,135 |
| Kent Road Public School | Marsfield | Public primary · K-6 | 1,007 | 1,133 |
| Wilkins Public SchoolOC | Marrickville | Public primary · K-6 | 508 | 1,135 |
| Austinmer Public School | Austinmer | Public primary · K-6 | 227 | 1,132 |
About this data
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.