Penrith High School is an academically selective, public, co-educational secondary school located in Penrith, a western suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.Established in 1950 and operated by the New South Wales Department of Education and Communities, the school currently caters for approximately 900 students from Years 7 to 12.Penrith High School has a demonstrated history of academic success, particularly in the Higher School Certificate. In 2012 over 90 students received an Australian Tertiary Admission Rank of over 90HistoryPenrith High School began as an intermediate school in the 1930s, occupying the land adjacent to the school's current location . During that time, the land that Penrith High School currently occupies was the site of a mansion known by locals as 'The Towers'. During the 1940s, the mansion and the land it occupied was sold to the Department of Education, who subsequently demolished the mansion and built Penrith High School.Two of the original foundations of the mansion have been preserved and remain in the school grounds. Additionally, the original plaque commemorating the opening of Penrith Intermediate School has been transferred into the present school grounds, where it currently resides in the school hall. In commemoration of 'The Towers' mansion, the in-school debating and public speaking competitions go by the same name.
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