Pendle Hill High School

Australian co-ed high school

Pendle Hill High School
Address
Map
Cornock Avenue

,
New South Wales

Australia
Information
TypeHigh School
Established1965
PrincipalJudy Sims
Grades7–12
Enrolment450
CampusUrban
Website[1]

Pendle Hill High School is a comprehensive, co-educational high school with over 300 students located in Pendle Hill, a suburb in the west of Sydney, Australia.[1]

School profile

The school is set in a residential area that is slowly undergoing renewal with increasing medium-density development, particularly around Pendle Hill railway station and Wentworthville railway station. The school is located close to Pendle Hill station.

There is increasing student cultural diversity with 62% of students coming from non-English speaking backgrounds.

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[2]
  • Scott Mahon – rugby league footballer
  • Bradley McGee – cyclist
  • Joan Ross – artist; winner of the 2017 Sir John Sulman Prize

See also

References

  1. ^ "New images reveal high school's multi-storey expansion". Daily Telegraph. 5 May 2021. Retrieved 27 September 2023.
  2. ^ "John Larkin, author of The Pause, answers Ten Terrifying Questions". Booktopia. 18 May 2015.
  • Pendle Hill High School website

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