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
- ^ "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.
External links
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