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
Read more about Penrith High School: History, Enrolment, Courses Offered, Student Extra-curricular Involvement, House System, Notable Alumni, See Also
Famous quotes containing the words high and/or school:
“As a thinker and planner, the ant is the equal of any savage race of men; as a self-educated specialist in several arts, she is the superior of any savage race of men; and in one or two high mental qualities she is above the reach of any man, savage or civilized.”
—Mark Twain [Samuel Langhorne Clemens] (1835–1910)
“Miss Caswell is an actress, a graduate of the Copacabana school of dramatic arts.”
—Joseph L. Mankiewicz (1909–1993)