Pendle Hill High School
| Pendle Hill High School | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
Cornock Avenue , Australia | |
| Information | |
| Type | High School |
| Established | 1965 |
Principal | Judy Sims |
| Grades | 7–12 |
| Enrolment | 450 |
| Campus | Urban |
| Website | |
Pendle Hill High School is a comprehensive, co-educational high school with around 692 students[1] located in Pendle Hill, a suburb in the west of Sydney, Australia.[2] It was created in 1965, 10 years after the opening of Pendle Hill Public School.
School profile
The school is set in a residential area that is slowly undergoing renewal with increasing medium-density development, particularly around Pendle Hill station and Wentworthville railway station. The school is located around 3 km away from Pendle Hill station and around 2 km from Wentworthville station.
There is increasing student cultural diversity with 5% of students identifying as Aboriginal or Torress Strait Islander and 72% of students coming from non-English speaking backgrounds.[1]
Notable alumni
- Maureen Caird – athlete; competed in the Mexico Olympics Women's 80m Hurdles
- Julian Cheung – Hong Kong actor
- Bradley Hore – boxer; two Olympic and Commonwealth Games Representative Boxing
- Neil Hunt – rugby league footballer
- Fiona Johnson – hockey player; played with the Hockeyroos
- John Larkin – author[3]
- Scott Mahon – rugby league footballer
- Bradley McGee – cyclist
- Joan Ross – artist; winner of the 2017 Sir John Sulman Prize
See also
References
- 1 2 "Pendle Hill High School — Government Secondary in Wentworthville NSW | ICSEA 1001". GDP.com.au. Retrieved 6 July 2026.
- ↑ "New images reveal high school's multi-storey expansion". Daily Telegraph. 5 May 2021. Retrieved 27 September 2023.
- ↑ "John Larkin, author of The Pause, answers Ten Terrifying Questions". Booktopia. 18 May 2015.