Schools in Penrith, NSW
There are 80 schools in Penrith, New South Wales (local government area): 49 primary, 17 secondary, 9 combined. 56 are government schools and 24 are non-government. Together they enrol about 39,067 students.
Schools
80
Students
39,067
Median ICSEA
982
Australian average is 1000
Top Success Index
77.2
Penrith High School
Penrith school rankings
All ranked schools, ordered by Success Index.
- 177Penrith High SchoolPenrith · Government SecondaryICSEA 1186 · 930 students
- 271Wollemi CollegeWerrington · Independent CombinedICSEA 1107 · 565 students
- 371St Paul's Grammar SchoolCranebrook · Independent CombinedICSEA 1121 · 824 students
- 471St Nicholas of Myra Primary SchoolPenrith · Catholic PrimaryICSEA 1068 · 169 students
- 569Penrith Anglican CollegeOrchard Hills · Independent CombinedICSEA 1101 · 1,214 students
- 669Montgrove CollegeOrchard Hills · Independent CombinedICSEA 1106 · 675 students
- 766Penola Catholic College Emu PlainsEmu Plains · Catholic SecondaryICSEA 1024 · 709 students
- 864St Joseph's Primary SchoolKingswood · Catholic PrimaryICSEA 1019 · 310 students
- 964Our Lady of The Rosary Primary SchoolSt Marys · Catholic PrimaryICSEA 1032 · 368 students
- 1062St Marys Senior High SchoolSt Marys · Government SecondaryICSEA 1052 · 926 students
- 1162Our Lady of The Way Primary SchoolEmu Plains · Catholic PrimaryICSEA 1047 · 328 students
- 1261Caroline Chisholm CollegeGlenmore Park · Catholic SecondaryICSEA 1054 · 1,011 students
- 1361Nangamay Public SchoolGlenmore Park · Government PrimaryICSEA 1050 · 413 students
- 1461Xavier CollegeLlandilo · Catholic SecondaryICSEA 1025 · 1,185 students
- 1560Holy Spirit Primary SchoolSt Clair · Catholic PrimaryICSEA 1043 · 331 students
- 1660Bethany Catholic Primary SchoolGlenmore Park · Catholic PrimaryICSEA 1058 · 540 students
- 1759St Mary MacKillop Primary SchoolSouth Penrith · Catholic PrimaryICSEA 1040 · 398 students
- 1859Leonay Public SchoolEmu Plains · Government PrimaryICSEA 1049 · 191 students
- 1956Trinity Catholic Primary SchoolKemps Creek · Catholic PrimaryICSEA 1012 · 263 students
- 2055Kingswood Public SchoolKingswood · Government PrimaryICSEA 1048 · 499 students
- 2155Penrith Public SchoolPenrith · Government PrimaryICSEA 986 · 524 students
- 2254Claremont Meadows Public SchoolClaremont Meadows · Government PrimaryICSEA 1012 · 687 students
- 2353Holy Family Primary SchoolLuddenham · Catholic PrimaryICSEA 1012 · 256 students
- 2453St Clair Public SchoolSt Clair · Government PrimaryICSEA 975 · 325 students
- 2552Penrith Christian SchoolOrchard Hills · Independent CombinedICSEA 1047 · 744 students
- 2651St Dominic's CollegeKingswood · Independent SecondaryICSEA 1008 · 1,010 students
- 2750Nepean Christian SchoolMulgoa · Independent CombinedICSEA 1049 · 541 students
- 2849Jordan Springs Public SchoolJordan Springs · Government PrimaryICSEA 1017 · 1,119 students
- 2948Mamre Anglican SchoolKemps Creek · Independent CombinedICSEA 1039 · 626 students
- 3047Emmaus Catholic CollegeKemps Creek · Catholic SecondaryICSEA 996 · 674 students
- 3146Corpus Christi Primary SchoolCranebrook · Catholic PrimaryICSEA 1025 · 518 students
- 3245The Lakes Christian CollegeCastlereagh · Independent CombinedICSEA 1022 · 330 students
- 3344Werrington Public SchoolWerrington · Government PrimaryICSEA 963 · 519 students
- 3444St Clair High SchoolSt Clair · Government SecondaryICSEA 956 · 718 students
- 3543Emu Heights Public SchoolEmu Plains · Government PrimaryICSEA 1006 · 237 students
- 3642Kingswood South Public SchoolKingswood · Government PrimaryICSEA 956 · 304 students
- 3742Nepean Creative and Performing Arts High SchoolEmu Plains · Government SecondaryICSEA 994 · 807 students
- 3842Orchard Hills Public SchoolOrchard Hills · Government PrimaryICSEA 995 · 242 students
- 3941Glenmore Park High SchoolGlenmore Park · Government SecondaryICSEA 976 · 956 students
- 4041Surveyors Creek Public SchoolGlenmore Park · Government PrimaryICSEA 1007 · 424 students
- 4140Emu Plains Public SchoolEmu Plains · Government PrimaryICSEA 993 · 406 students
- 4239Clairgate Public SchoolSt Clair · Government PrimaryICSEA 982 · 409 students
- 4338York Public SchoolSouth Penrith · Government PrimaryICSEA 973 · 515 students
- 4438Regentville Public SchoolRegentville · Government PrimaryICSEA 1003 · 523 students
- 4538Banks Public SchoolSt Clair · Government PrimaryICSEA 971 · 417 students
- 4638Kingswood High SchoolKingswood · Government SecondaryICSEA 955 · 1,005 students
- 4738Samuel Terry Public SchoolCranebrook · Government PrimaryICSEA 980 · 521 students
- 4837Castlereagh Public SchoolCastlereagh · Government PrimaryICSEA 968 · 126 students
- 4937Mulgoa Public SchoolMulgoa · Government PrimaryICSEA 980 · 103 students
- 5037St Marys Public SchoolSt Marys · Government PrimaryICSEA 954 · 258 students
- 5136Henry Fulton Public SchoolCranebrook · Government PrimaryICSEA 998 · 219 students
- 5236Jamisontown Public SchoolSouth Penrith · Government PrimaryICSEA 980 · 317 students
- 5336Oxley Park Public SchoolSt Marys · Government PrimaryICSEA 953 · 601 students
- 5435Glenmore Park Public SchoolGlenmore Park · Government PrimaryICSEA 994 · 455 students
- 5534Jamison High SchoolSouth Penrith · Government SecondaryICSEA 964 · 834 students
- 5633Chifley College Dunheved CampusNorth St Marys · Government SecondaryICSEA 870 · 586 students
- 5732Blackwell Public SchoolSt Clair · Government PrimaryICSEA 980 · 480 students
- 5831Cambridge Gardens Public SchoolCambridge Park · Government PrimaryICSEA 965 · 341 students
- 5931Werrington County Public SchoolWerrington · Government PrimaryICSEA 961 · 319 students
- 6031James Erskine Public SchoolErskine Park · Government PrimaryICSEA 980 · 486 students
- 6130Londonderry Public SchoolLondonderry · Government PrimaryICSEA 939 · 235 students
- 6229Penrith South Public SchoolPenrith · Government PrimaryICSEA 958 · 441 students
- 6329Cambridge Park Public SchoolCambridge Park · Government PrimaryICSEA 926 · 523 students
- 6428Bennett Road Public SchoolColyton · Government PrimaryICSEA 912 · 646 students
- 6528Cambridge Park High SchoolCambridge Park · Government SecondaryICSEA 916 · 633 students
- 6628Erskine Park High SchoolErskine Park · Government SecondaryICSEA 962 · 835 students
- 6727Cranebrook High SchoolCranebrook · Government SecondaryICSEA 916 · 871 students
- 6827Llandilo Public SchoolLlandilo · Government PrimaryICSEA 941 · 155 students
- 6927Braddock Public SchoolCranebrook · Government PrimaryICSEA 880 · 332 students
- 7027Colyton High SchoolSt Marys · Government SecondaryICSEA 922 · 765 students
- 7124St Marys South Public SchoolSt Marys · Government PrimaryICSEA 945 · 319 students
- 7223Wadangali Public SchoolPenrith · Government PrimaryICSEA 810 · 166 students
- 7317St Marys North Public SchoolNorth St Marys · Government PrimaryICSEA 873 · 345 students
| # | School | Sector | Success Index | ICSEA | Students | Students : teacher |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Penrith High School Penrith · Secondary · 7-12 | Government | 77.2 Top 10% | 1186 | 930 | 14.8 |
| 2 | Wollemi College Werrington · Combined · 2-12 | Independent | 71.3 Top 25% | 1107 | 565 | 13.6 |
| 3 | St Paul's Grammar School Cranebrook · Combined · K-12 | Independent | 70.7 Top 25% | 1121 | 824 | 10.9 |
| 4 | St Nicholas of Myra Primary School Penrith · Primary · K-6 | Catholic | 70.6 Top 25% | 1068 | 169 | 11.7 |
| 5 | Penrith Anglican College Orchard Hills · Combined · K-12 | Independent | 69.1 Top 25% | 1101 | 1,214 | 12.9 |
| 6 | Montgrove College Orchard Hills · Combined · K-12 | Independent | 68.7 Top 25% | 1106 | 675 | 12.8 |
| 7 | Penola Catholic College Emu Plains Emu Plains · Secondary · 7-12 | Catholic | 65.5 Top 50% | 1024 | 709 | 11.6 |
| 8 | St Joseph's Primary School Kingswood · Primary · K-6 | Catholic | 64.4 Top 50% | 1019 | 310 | 11.7 |
| 9 | Our Lady of The Rosary Primary School St Marys · Primary · K-6 | Catholic | 64.3 Top 50% | 1032 | 368 | 13.3 |
| 10 | St Marys Senior High School St Marys · Secondary · 11-12 | Government | 62.1 Top 50% | 1052 | 926 | 13.7 |
| 11 | Our Lady of The Way Primary School Emu Plains · Primary · K-6 | Catholic | 61.5 Top 50% | 1047 | 328 | 12.9 |
| 12 | Caroline Chisholm College Glenmore Park · Secondary · 7-12 | Catholic | 61.1 Top 50% | 1054 | 1,011 | 14.0 |
| 13 | Nangamay Public School Glenmore Park · Primary · K-6 | Government | 60.7 Top 50% | 1050 | 413 | 15.7 |
| 14 | Xavier College Llandilo · Secondary · 7-12 | Catholic | 60.7 Top 50% | 1025 | 1,185 | 13.3 |
| 15 | Holy Spirit Primary School St Clair · Primary · K-6 | Catholic | 60.2 Top 50% | 1043 | 331 | 14.7 |
| 16 | Bethany Catholic Primary School Glenmore Park · Primary · K-6 | Catholic | 60.1 Top 50% | 1058 | 540 | 15.7 |
| 17 | St Mary MacKillop Primary School South Penrith · Primary · K-6 | Catholic | 59.4 Top 50% | 1040 | 398 | 14.5 |
| 18 | Leonay Public School Emu Plains · Primary · K-6 | Government | 58.8 Top 50% | 1049 | 191 | 16.2 |
| 19 | Trinity Catholic Primary School Kemps Creek · Primary · K-6 | Catholic | 56.3 Top 50% | 1012 | 263 | 12.2 |
| 20 | Kingswood Public School Kingswood · Primary · K-6 | Government | 55.4 Top 50% | 1048 | 499 | 16.3 |
| 21 | Penrith Public School Penrith · Primary · K-6 | Government | 54.9 Top 50% | 986 | 524 | 12.7 |
| 22 | Claremont Meadows Public School Claremont Meadows · Primary · K-6 | Government | 54.0 Top 50% | 1012 | 687 | 17.0 |
| 23 | Holy Family Primary School Luddenham · Primary · K-6 | Catholic | 53.4 Top 50% | 1012 | 256 | 12.5 |
| 24 | St Clair Public School St Clair · Primary · K-6 | Government | 52.6 Top 50% | 975 | 325 | 10.1 |
| 25 | Penrith Christian School Orchard Hills · Combined · K-12 | Independent | 52.2 Top 50% | 1047 | 744 | 12.2 |
| 26 | St Dominic's College Kingswood · Secondary · 7-12 | Independent | 50.8 Top 50% | 1008 | 1,010 | 11.9 |
| 27 | Nepean Christian School Mulgoa · Combined · K-12 | Independent | 49.8 Top 50% | 1049 | 541 | 14.3 |
| 28 | Jordan Springs Public School Jordan Springs · Primary · K-6 | Government | 48.8 Lower 50% | 1017 | 1,119 | 17.5 |
| 29 | Mamre Anglican School Kemps Creek · Combined · K-12 | Independent | 48.3 Top 50% | 1039 | 626 | 11.6 |
| 30 | Emmaus Catholic College Kemps Creek · Secondary · 7-12 | Catholic | 46.5 Lower 50% | 996 | 674 | 11.0 |
| 31 | Corpus Christi Primary School Cranebrook · Primary · K-6 | Catholic | 46.2 Lower 50% | 1025 | 518 | 17.9 |
| 32 | The Lakes Christian College Castlereagh · Combined · K-12 | Independent | 44.9 Lower 50% | 1022 | 330 | 13.7 |
| 33 | Werrington Public School Werrington · Primary · K-6 | Government | 44.4 Lower 50% | 963 | 519 | 13.6 |
| 34 | St Clair High School St Clair · Secondary · 7-12 | Government | 44.3 Lower 50% | 956 | 718 | 11.3 |
| 35 | Emu Heights Public School Emu Plains · Primary · K-6 | Government | 43.2 Lower 50% | 1006 | 237 | 16.7 |
| 36 | Kingswood South Public School Kingswood · Primary · P-6 | Government | 42.1 Lower 50% | 956 | 304 | 8.0 |
| 37 | Nepean Creative and Performing Arts High School Emu Plains · Secondary · 7-12 | Government | 42.0 Lower 50% | 994 | 807 | 11.9 |
| 38 | Orchard Hills Public School Orchard Hills · Primary · K-6 | Government | 42.0 Lower 50% | 995 | 242 | 16.7 |
| 39 | Glenmore Park High School Glenmore Park · Secondary · 7-12 | Government | 41.1 Lower 50% | 976 | 956 | 12.0 |
| 40 | Surveyors Creek Public School Glenmore Park · Primary · K-6 | Government | 41.0 Lower 50% | 1007 | 424 | 15.4 |
| 41 | Emu Plains Public School Emu Plains · Primary · K-6 | Government | 39.8 Lower 50% | 993 | 406 | 16.1 |
| 42 | Clairgate Public School St Clair · Primary · K-6 | Government | 39.0 Lower 50% | 982 | 409 | 15.3 |
| 43 | York Public School South Penrith · Primary · K-6 | Government | 38.3 Lower 50% | 973 | 515 | 13.9 |
| 44 | Regentville Public School Regentville · Primary · K-6 | Government | 38.1 Lower 50% | 1003 | 523 | 17.3 |
| 45 | Banks Public School St Clair · Primary · K-6 | Government | 37.9 Lower 50% | 971 | 417 | 17.0 |
| 46 | Kingswood High School Kingswood · Secondary · 7-12 | Government | 37.5 Lower 50% | 955 | 1,005 | 13.5 |
| 47 | Samuel Terry Public School Cranebrook · Primary · K-6 | Government | 37.5 Lower 50% | 980 | 521 | 17.5 |
| 48 | Castlereagh Public School Castlereagh · Primary · K-6 | Government | 36.8 Lower 50% | 968 | 126 | 19.4 |
| 49 | Mulgoa Public School Mulgoa · Primary · K-6 | Government | 36.7 Lower 50% | 980 | 103 | 16.3 |
| 50 | St Marys Public School St Marys · Primary · P-6 | Government | 36.5 Lower 50% | 954 | 258 | 14.3 |
| 51 | Henry Fulton Public School Cranebrook · Primary · K-6 | Government | 36.0 Lower 50% | 998 | 219 | 16.6 |
| 52 | Jamisontown Public School South Penrith · Primary · K-6 | Government | 35.7 Lower 50% | 980 | 317 | 14.6 |
| 53 | Oxley Park Public School St Marys · Primary · P-6 | Government | 35.6 Lower 50% | 953 | 601 | 15.0 |
| 54 | Glenmore Park Public School Glenmore Park · Primary · K-6 | Government | 35.1 Lower 50% | 994 | 455 | 15.8 |
| 55 | Jamison High School South Penrith · Secondary · 7-12 | Government | 33.9 Lower 50% | 964 | 834 | 12.0 |
| 56 | Chifley College Dunheved Campus North St Marys · Secondary · 7-10 | Government | 32.6 Lower 50% | 870 | 586 | 10.8 |
| 57 | Blackwell Public School St Clair · Primary · K-6 | Government | 32.0 Lower 50% | 980 | 480 | 16.0 |
| 58 | Cambridge Gardens Public School Cambridge Park · Primary · K-6 | Government | 31.4 Lower 50% | 965 | 341 | 15.6 |
| 59 | Werrington County Public School Werrington · Primary · K-6 | Government | 31.3 Lower 50% | 961 | 319 | 14.2 |
| 60 | James Erskine Public School Erskine Park · Primary · K-6 | Government | 31.1 Lower 50% | 980 | 486 | 16.3 |
| 61 | Londonderry Public School Londonderry · Primary · K-6 | Government | 30.0 Lower 50% | 939 | 235 | 13.7 |
| 62 | Penrith South Public School Penrith · Primary · K-6 | Government | 29.3 Lower 50% | 958 | 441 | 16.2 |
| 63 | Cambridge Park Public School Cambridge Park · Primary · P-6 | Government | 29.2 Lower 50% | 926 | 523 | 14.4 |
| 64 | Bennett Road Public School Colyton · Primary · K-6 | Government | 28.2 Lower 50% | 912 | 646 | 14.4 |
| 65 | Cambridge Park High School Cambridge Park · Secondary · 7-12 | Government | 27.8 Lower 50% | 916 | 633 | 10.1 |
| 66 | Erskine Park High School Erskine Park · Secondary · 7-12 | Government | 27.8 Lower 50% | 962 | 835 | 12.3 |
| 67 | Cranebrook High School Cranebrook · Secondary · 7-12 | Government | 27.2 Lower 50% | 916 | 871 | 12.2 |
| 68 | Llandilo Public School Llandilo · Primary · K-6 | Government | 27.2 Lower 50% | 941 | 155 | 12.4 |
| 69 | Braddock Public School Cranebrook · Primary · K-6 | Government | 27.1 Lower 50% | 880 | 332 | 13.5 |
| 70 | Colyton High School St Marys · Secondary · 7-12 | Government | 26.6 Lower 50% | 922 | 765 | 12.6 |
| 71 | St Marys South Public School St Marys · Primary · K-6 | Government | 24.4 Lower 50% | 945 | 319 | 16.8 |
| 72 | Wadangali Public School Penrith · Primary · P-6 | Government | 22.6 Lower 50% | 810 | 166 | 12.1 |
| 73 | St Marys North Public School North St Marys · Primary · K-6 | Government | 16.6 Lower 50% | 873 | 345 | 15.5 |
Best primary schools in Penrith
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71.3
Wollemi College
Werrington · Independent combined · 2-12
565 students · ICSEA 1107
70.7
St Paul's Grammar School
Cranebrook · Independent combined · K-12
824 students · ICSEA 1121
70.6
St Nicholas of Myra Primary School
Penrith · Catholic primary · K-6
169 students · ICSEA 1068
69.1
Penrith Anglican College
Orchard Hills · Independent combined · K-12
1,214 students · ICSEA 1101
68.7
Montgrove College
Orchard Hills · Independent combined · K-12
675 students · ICSEA 1106
Best high schools in Penrith
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77.2
Penrith High School
Penrith · Government high school · 7-12
930 students · ICSEA 1186
71.3
Wollemi College
Werrington · Independent combined · 2-12
565 students · ICSEA 1107
70.7
St Paul's Grammar School
Cranebrook · Independent combined · K-12
824 students · ICSEA 1121
69.1
Penrith Anglican College
Orchard Hills · Independent combined · K-12
1,214 students · ICSEA 1101
68.7
Montgrove College
Orchard Hills · Independent combined · K-12
675 students · ICSEA 1106
Other schools
Special schools and very small schools are listed but not ranked.
33.4
Wallacia Public School
Wallacia · Government primary · K-6
53 students · ICSEA 959
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Fernhill School
Glenmore Park · Government special · U
129 students · ICSEA 956
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Kurrambee School
Werrington · Government special · U
104 students · ICSEA 946
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Penrith Lakes Environmental Education Centre
Castlereagh · Government combined
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Penrith Valley School
Werrington · Government special · U
39 students · ICSEA 873
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Putland School
Werrington · Government special · U
65 students · ICSEA 871
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St Mary's Flexible School
St Marys · Independent special · 7-10
80 students · ICSEA 832
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Frequently asked questions
What is the best school in Penrith?
Penrith High School has the highest Success Index in Penrith (77.2/100, Top 10% of secondary schools nationally). For primary years the top school is Wollemi College; for secondary years it is Penrith High School.
How many schools are in Penrith?
There are 80 schools in Penrith, New South Wales (local government area): 49 primary, 17 secondary, 9 combined. 56 are government schools and 24 are non-government. Together they enrol about 39,067 students.
Are there public high schools in Penrith?
Yes. Penrith High School, St Marys Senior High School, St Clair High School, Nepean Creative and Performing Arts High School, Glenmore Park High School and 8 more are government schools offering secondary years in Penrith.