Penrith High School
158-240 High St, Penrith NSW 2750
Attendance and enrolment
Enrolments by year, 2016–2025. Latest 930.
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
Counts are derived from NESA's published merit lists and exclude students who opted out of publication. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kingswood High School | Kingswood | Public high school | 1.7 km | 955 | 1,005 |
| Jamison High School | South Penrith | Public high school | 2.2 km | 964 | 834 |
| Cambridge Park High School | Cambridge Park | Public high school | 2.5 km | 916 | 633 |
| Nepean Creative and Performing Arts High School | Emu Plains | Public high school | 3.6 km | 994 | 802 |
| Cranebrook High School | Cranebrook | Public high school | 3.9 km | 916 | 871 |
| Glenmore Park High School | Glenmore Park | Public high school | 4.9 km | 976 | 956 |
| St Marys Senior High School | St Marys | Public high school | 5.9 km | 1,052 | 925 |
| Chifley College Dunheved Campus | North St Marys | Public high school | 7.1 km | 870 | 586 |
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
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.