State school · Secondary

Penrith High School

Penrith, 2750 — in Penrith

SectorSchools

State

Secondary school

NSW school data

Year levels

—

official range

NSW school data

ICSEA

1186

national average is 1000

ACARA 2025

Suburb

Penrith

SA2 this campus sits in

ABS boundary

School information

Penrith High School is a state secondary school in Penrith, Sydney. It had 930 students, per NSW school data. Its ICSEA is 1186, above the national average of 1000 (99th percentile nationally). NAPLAN results for Penrith High School are published on its My School profile (ACARA).

Student background

ACARA · 2025

ICSEA measures the socio-educational advantage of a school's intake against the national average of 1000. The quarters bar shows how its students spread across the four national bands; an average school sits at 25% in each.

1186ICSEA — 186 points above the national average of 1000, higher than 99% of Australian schools

+186

820national average · 10001180

vs avg

Socio-educational advantage

Bottom quarter 1%Lower-middle quarter 5%Upper-middle quarter 22%Top quarter 71%

22%71%

All Australian students — 25% in each quarter

Who’s enrolled

930students in 2025

Girls and boys

Girls 400 · 43%
Boys 530 · 57%

Language background

Language other than English 94%
English only 6%
Not stated 0%

Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander

0% of enrolment

Penrith High School has an ICSEA of 1186, above the national average of 1000 and higher than 99% of Australian schools. 71% of its students are in the top quarter of socio-educational advantage and 1% in the bottom quarter, against 25% in each quarter across all Australian schools. It enrolled 930 students in 2025 (400 girls, 530 boys), 0% Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander and 94% with a language background other than English.

Show the data table

Penrith High School — student background, ACARA School Profile 2025
Measure	Value
ICSEA	1186
ICSEA vs national average (1000)	+186
ICSEA percentile	99
Bottom quarter of advantage	1%
Lower-middle quarter of advantage	5%
Upper-middle quarter of advantage	22%
Top quarter of advantage	71%
Total enrolment	930
Girls	400 (43%)
Boys	530 (57%)
Language other than English	94%
English only	6%
Not stated	0%
Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander	0%

NAPLAN results and student progress for Penrith High School are on My School, ACARA’s official site.

School details

Sector: State school
Type: Secondary
Enrolment: 930 students
ICSEA: 1186 · 99th percentile
Address: Penrith 2750

Penrith High School: common questions

Is Penrith High School a public or private school?

Penrith High School is a government (public) secondary school in Penrith, Sydney. NSW government schools enrol students who live inside their catchment area.

How many students go to Penrith High School?

Penrith High School had 930 students enrolled, per NSW school data.

What is Penrith High School's ICSEA?

Penrith High School has an ICSEA of 1186, above the national average of 1000 (99th percentile nationally), per the ACARA School Profile 2025. ICSEA reflects the socio-educational background of a school's students, not its results.

Where is Penrith High School located?

Penrith High School is at Penrith 2750.

Other schools in Penrith

Kingswood Park Public SchoolState · Primary Penrith Public SchoolState · Primary St Nicholas of Myra Primary SchoolNon-Government · Primary

School list: NSW Government open data — ACARA Schools NSW, via the NSW data portal, CC BY 4.0. Catchments: NSW Department of Education “School intake zones” dataset, CC BY 4.0. ICSEA & student background: ACARA School Profile 2025. NAPLAN: myschool.edu.au (ACARA).