Penrith High School is an academically selective, public, co-educational secondary school located in Penrith, a western suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
Established in 1950 and operated by the New South Wales Department of Education and Communities, the school currently caters for approximately 900 students from Years 7 to 12.
Penrith High School has a demonstrated history of academic success, particularly in the Higher School Certificate. In 2010 over 80 students received an Australian Tertiary Admission Rank (ATAR) of over 90
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