Penrith Selective High School

Penrith Selective High School
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Penrith, Western Sydney, New South Wales

Australia
Coordinates33°45′23″S 150°42′23″E / 33.75639°S 150.70639°E / -33.75639; 150.70639
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Former names
  • Penrith High School (1950–2011)
  • Penrith Academically Selective High School (2011–2016)
TypePublic co-educational academically selective secondary day school
MottoLatin: Altiora Peto
(Striving for the highest)
Established1950; 74 years ago (1950)
Educational authorityNSW Department of Education
PrincipalJaclyn Cush[1]
Enrolment922[2] (2018)
Campus typeSuburban
Colour(s)Sky blue, grey, yellow, black, white, and royal blue
      
Websitepenrith-h.schools.nsw.gov.au
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Penrith Selective High School (PSHS) is a public co-educational academically selective secondary day school, located in Penrith, in Western Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Established in 1950 and operated by the NSW Department of Education, the school caters for approximately 925 students from Year 7 to Year 12.[2]

Penrith Selective High School has consistently performed among the top schools in the Higher School Certificate (HSC).[3] The classes of 2010, 2017, and 2018 share the school's highest ranking at 27th in New South Wales, based on HSC results.[4] In 2018, over 90 students received an Australian Tertiary Admission Rank (ATAR) of over 90 and the median ATAR was 91.95.[5] The school also ranks well nationally, consistently placing amongst the top 15 to 20 schools in Australia based on results of the National Assessment Program (NAPLAN), a series of nationally administered tests aimed at measuring student's ability in reading, writing, spelling, grammar and punctuation, and numeracy.[6]

  1. ^ "Penrith Selective High School: Our Staff". NSW Department of Education. Retrieved 31 May 2024.
  2. ^ a b "Penrith High School". My School. ACARA. Retrieved 21 May 2019.
  3. ^ McGowan, Michael; Evershed, Nick. "'Warped and elitist': are Australia's selective schools failing the fairness test?". The Guardian. Australia. Retrieved 31 March 2019.
  4. ^ "2018 High School Rankings Top 150 Schools in NSW". Matrix Education. Retrieved 21 May 2019.
  5. ^ "Principal's Message - Penrith High School". Web3.penrith-h.schools.nsw.edu.au. Retrieved 9 April 2019.
  6. ^ "Australian Top Secondary Schools - 2021". Better Education.com.au. Better Education. Retrieved 14 January 2023.