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Welcome to Penrith Christian School
... a place of education where your child is genuinely loved and nurtured; safe and secure to revel in the challenge of lifelong learning! Penrith Christian School honours the privilege entrusted to educate the next generation – our leaders of tomorrow – and welcomes the opportunity to partner with you to equip, inspire and empower your child with foundations for life.
Penrith Christian School is a vibrant Preschool to Year 12 educational facility registered and accredited with the NSW Education Standards Authority (NESA). We are a distinctive Christian school with a four-tiered school structure unique to our region, reflecting the critical stages in the life of a child; Early Childhood Services, Junior School, Middle School and Senior School.
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Code Camp After School at PCS in 2020
General School News
08 December 2019
Code Camp has been a raging success on Monday afternoons in the iCentre.The sounds of students playing and enjoying their own computer game creations has been infectious. As such, we are pleased to be able to offer the opportunity to students from Years 2 to 6 again in Term 1, 2020. Dep...
Exciting opportunity to partner with student learning in 2020
General School News
08 December 2019
In 2020, the Science and HSIE faculties are planning a joint learning initiative for students in Year 9 exploring content around ecosystems, biomes and food production. To increase the relevance of this unit of work we are hoping to partner with individuals or organisations who are involved in the ...
Junior School learn with ‘Ditto the Lion Cub’
General School News
08 December 2019
Last week Junior School was visited by Ditto the Lion Cub from Bravehearts. Bravehearts is a Queensland based organisation whose vision statement is ‘to make Australia the safest place in the world to raise a child’. The children were taught about Ditto’s rules for being safe and what those ...
Art with Punch 2019 - a creative night!
General School News
08 December 2019
‘Art with Punch’ is an exciting event that showcases Year 11 and Year 12 bodies of work, and was held this year on Thursday 21 November. Students help plan and curate this formal exhibition and are an integral part of the energy and dynamics of the evening. ‘Art with Punch’ is a celebration of the ...
School term dates for 2020
General School News
08 December 2019
Please be advised that there will be changes in regards to term dates for 2020. Typically, students have had a free day at the start of Term 2 and Term 4. From 2020, we will have all staff AND students return on the first Monday of these terms. Please find below term dates for 2...
Missions Trip: Governor Phillip Nursing Home
General School News
01 December 2019
On Wednesday 27 November, twenty Year 3 and Year 4 Missions students went to visit Governor Phillip Nursing Home. They performed a dance, sang songs and Christmas Carols, and presented the gospel through poetry in front of the residents. Afterwards, we gave out handmade Christmas cards. I am...
Year 10 Service Learning
General School News
01 December 2019
UPDATE: Our Year 10 students raised approximately $1500 from their stalls of items sold for their causes, with the Cancer Project Team raising $850. Well done Year 10, we are so proud of you and what you’ve achieved. Last Friday Year 10 students shone as they presented their serv...
Winners are Grinners! F1 in Schools 2019 World Finals results
General School News
28 November 2019
What an amazing week our F1 in Schools World Finals team have had! Team Ascension performed at a high level across all aspects of the competition. Towards the end of the competition, their car improved its fastest time from 1.075 to 1.048. They also found out that they were one of only 4 ...
UPDATE: F1 in Schools at the World Finals
General School News
25 November 2019
Our F1 in Schools Team Ascension made it safely to Abu Dhabi, arriving early last Thursday morning. The engineers had worked non-stop over 24 hours preparing the race cars, after a setback earlier in the week - it was a huge effort! On the weekend, Ascension were one of the first teams ...
Parent Seminar Report Term 4: 'Too Much Too Young' (Melinda Tankard Reist)
General School News
25 November 2019
On Thursday 14 November, we were very pleased to host renowned speaker, Melinda Tankard Reist, for our final Parent Seminar of 2019. Melinda’s presentation ‘Too Much Too Young: the sexualisation of children and what we can do about it’ was hard hitting, shocking and extremely valuable for parents w...
Congratulations Emily Dal Santo, our first Gold Duke of Edinburgh recipient!
General School News
25 November 2019
Congratulations to Emily Dal Santo, Penrith Christian School’s first Gold Duke of Edinburgh recipient. The Gold Awardees were presented to the Governor last week at St Stephens Church in Sydney, followed by a morning tea at Government House. Emily completed the Milford Track as her Gold Test...
Year 10 Community Projects
General School News
25 November 2019
Our Year 10 students have been involved in a Service Learning program for the last few weeks, designed by the Senior Staff to take them on a journey of researching issues in our area that affect young people and trying to find solutions, as well as serving the local community. We believe tha...
Year 4 Focus on Friendships
General School News
25 November 2019
This year, Year 4 have grown in their friendship with God and others. We have had Ps Matt Rau come and visit us regularly throughout the year to encourage us in how to be a good friend. This week his focus was on how we communicate using ‘I’ statements instead of ‘you’. Following this, Year 4...
The Zones of Regulation: A Concept to Foster Self-regulation & Emotional Control
General School News
25 November 2019
The following article is recommended to you by Talitha Treasure, our Junior School Counsellor: Self-regulation is something everyone continually works on whether or not we are cognizant of it. We all encounter trying circumstances that test our limits from time to time. If we are able t...
Congratulations Year 10 Science
General School News
25 November 2019
Last term, Year 10 Science students completed the Validation of Assessment for Learning and Individual Development (VALID) Exam. This is a state-wide exam with over 20,000 students participating. PCS students scored well above state average and statistically similar school group (SSSG) avera...
Dominic Nitsos – Victor Chang Award
General School News
25 November 2019
Last week Dominic Nitsos received the Victor Chang Award for outstanding achievement in Year 11 Science. Dominic is presently studying Physics, Chemistry and Biology at PCS. Coincidently, Dominic’s grandfather had a lifesaving heart operation performed by Victor Chang in the 1980’s. Dominic ...
Girls Rising 2019
General School News
18 November 2019
Around 300 Year 10 girls from nine different schools across Western Sydney gathered at St Marys Band Club for Girls Rising 2019. Coordinated by Penrith Christian School, Girls Rising is an exciting, informative and inspiring day for Year 10 girls, from public and private/independent schools, i...
F1 in Schools (Development Class) - Off to the Nationals!
General School News
18 November 2019
What an amazing performance by the young Year 8 students from our F1 in Schools (Development Class) team, UNITY, at the recent NSW State Final. Taking on students in Year 9, they won Best Portfolio and the Best Reaction time. Emmanuel was fantastic at the reaction racing and also took the team to t...
Year 3 in Term 4
General School News
18 November 2019
Wow, we can’t believe we are already half-way through our last term of being in Year 3!! Our term started off with a lovely visit from some of our grandparents. We learnt about their life and what it was like for them growing up. We also got to create some pretty awesome mini grandparents rocking o...
Chemistry Competition Congratulations
General School News
18 November 2019
The ANCQ (Australian National Chemistry Quiz) is truly an international competition with papers translated into seven different languages. The Quiz attracts students throughout Australia and 23 other countries, including India, Germany and China. Congratulations Mark and Sean in Year 9 who o...
Code Camp After School at PCS in 2020
General School News
08 December 2019
Code Camp has been a raging success on Monday afternoons in the iCentre.The sounds of students playing and enjoying their own computer game creations has been infectious. As such, we are pleased to be able to offer the opportunity to students from Years 2 to 6 again in Term 1, 2020. Dep...
Exciting opportunity to partner with student learning in 2020
General School News
08 December 2019
In 2020, the Science and HSIE faculties are planning a joint learning initiative for students in Year 9 exploring content around ecosystems, biomes and food production. To increase the relevance of this unit of work we are hoping to partner with individuals or organisations who are involved in the ...
Junior School learn with ‘Ditto the Lion Cub’
General School News
08 December 2019
Last week Junior School was visited by Ditto the Lion Cub from Bravehearts. Bravehearts is a Queensland based organisation whose vision statement is ‘to make Australia the safest place in the world to raise a child’. The children were taught about Ditto’s rules for being safe and what those ...
Art with Punch 2019 - a creative night!
General School News
08 December 2019
‘Art with Punch’ is an exciting event that showcases Year 11 and Year 12 bodies of work, and was held this year on Thursday 21 November. Students help plan and curate this formal exhibition and are an integral part of the energy and dynamics of the evening. ‘Art with Punch’ is a celebration of the ...
School term dates for 2020
General School News
08 December 2019
Please be advised that there will be changes in regards to term dates for 2020. Typically, students have had a free day at the start of Term 2 and Term 4. From 2020, we will have all staff AND students return on the first Monday of these terms. Please find below term dates for 2...
Missions Trip: Governor Phillip Nursing Home
General School News
01 December 2019
On Wednesday 27 November, twenty Year 3 and Year 4 Missions students went to visit Governor Phillip Nursing Home. They performed a dance, sang songs and Christmas Carols, and presented the gospel through poetry in front of the residents. Afterwards, we gave out handmade Christmas cards. I am...
Year 10 Service Learning
General School News
01 December 2019
UPDATE: Our Year 10 students raised approximately $1500 from their stalls of items sold for their causes, with the Cancer Project Team raising $850. Well done Year 10, we are so proud of you and what you’ve achieved. Last Friday Year 10 students shone as they presented their serv...
Winners are Grinners! F1 in Schools 2019 World Finals results
General School News
28 November 2019
What an amazing week our F1 in Schools World Finals team have had! Team Ascension performed at a high level across all aspects of the competition. Towards the end of the competition, their car improved its fastest time from 1.075 to 1.048. They also found out that they were one of only 4 ...
UPDATE: F1 in Schools at the World Finals
General School News
25 November 2019
Our F1 in Schools Team Ascension made it safely to Abu Dhabi, arriving early last Thursday morning. The engineers had worked non-stop over 24 hours preparing the race cars, after a setback earlier in the week - it was a huge effort! On the weekend, Ascension were one of the first teams ...
Parent Seminar Report Term 4: 'Too Much Too Young' (Melinda Tankard Reist)
General School News
25 November 2019
On Thursday 14 November, we were very pleased to host renowned speaker, Melinda Tankard Reist, for our final Parent Seminar of 2019. Melinda’s presentation ‘Too Much Too Young: the sexualisation of children and what we can do about it’ was hard hitting, shocking and extremely valuable for parents w...
Congratulations Emily Dal Santo, our first Gold Duke of Edinburgh recipient!
General School News
25 November 2019
Congratulations to Emily Dal Santo, Penrith Christian School’s first Gold Duke of Edinburgh recipient. The Gold Awardees were presented to the Governor last week at St Stephens Church in Sydney, followed by a morning tea at Government House. Emily completed the Milford Track as her Gold Test...
Year 10 Community Projects
General School News
25 November 2019
Our Year 10 students have been involved in a Service Learning program for the last few weeks, designed by the Senior Staff to take them on a journey of researching issues in our area that affect young people and trying to find solutions, as well as serving the local community. We believe tha...
Year 4 Focus on Friendships
General School News
25 November 2019
This year, Year 4 have grown in their friendship with God and others. We have had Ps Matt Rau come and visit us regularly throughout the year to encourage us in how to be a good friend. This week his focus was on how we communicate using ‘I’ statements instead of ‘you’. Following this, Year 4...
The Zones of Regulation: A Concept to Foster Self-regulation & Emotional Control
General School News
25 November 2019
The following article is recommended to you by Talitha Treasure, our Junior School Counsellor: Self-regulation is something everyone continually works on whether or not we are cognizant of it. We all encounter trying circumstances that test our limits from time to time. If we are able t...
Congratulations Year 10 Science
General School News
25 November 2019
Last term, Year 10 Science students completed the Validation of Assessment for Learning and Individual Development (VALID) Exam. This is a state-wide exam with over 20,000 students participating. PCS students scored well above state average and statistically similar school group (SSSG) avera...
Dominic Nitsos – Victor Chang Award
General School News
25 November 2019
Last week Dominic Nitsos received the Victor Chang Award for outstanding achievement in Year 11 Science. Dominic is presently studying Physics, Chemistry and Biology at PCS. Coincidently, Dominic’s grandfather had a lifesaving heart operation performed by Victor Chang in the 1980’s. Dominic ...
Girls Rising 2019
General School News
18 November 2019
Around 300 Year 10 girls from nine different schools across Western Sydney gathered at St Marys Band Club for Girls Rising 2019. Coordinated by Penrith Christian School, Girls Rising is an exciting, informative and inspiring day for Year 10 girls, from public and private/independent schools, i...
F1 in Schools (Development Class) - Off to the Nationals!
General School News
18 November 2019
What an amazing performance by the young Year 8 students from our F1 in Schools (Development Class) team, UNITY, at the recent NSW State Final. Taking on students in Year 9, they won Best Portfolio and the Best Reaction time. Emmanuel was fantastic at the reaction racing and also took the team to t...
Year 3 in Term 4
General School News
18 November 2019
Wow, we can’t believe we are already half-way through our last term of being in Year 3!! Our term started off with a lovely visit from some of our grandparents. We learnt about their life and what it was like for them growing up. We also got to create some pretty awesome mini grandparents rocking o...
Chemistry Competition Congratulations
General School News
18 November 2019
The ANCQ (Australian National Chemistry Quiz) is truly an international competition with papers translated into seven different languages. The Quiz attracts students throughout Australia and 23 other countries, including India, Germany and China. Congratulations Mark and Sean in Year 9 who o...
Term Dates
2019
Term 1: 4 Feb to 12 Apr
Term 2: 30 Apr to 5 Jul
Term 3: 29 Jul to 27 Sep
Term 4: 15 Oct to 12 Dec
2020
Term 1: 3 Feb to 9 Apr
Term 2: 27 Apr to 3 Jul
Term 3: 27 Jul to 25 Sep
Term 4: 12 Oct to 8 Dec
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Term Dates 2019
Term 1: 4 Feb to 12 Apr
Term 2: 30 Apr to 5 Jul
Term 3: 29 Jul to 27 Sep
Term 4: 15 Oct to 12 Dec
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Term Dates 2020
Term 1: 3 Feb to 9 Apr
Term 2: 27 Apr to 3 Jul
Term 3: 27 Jul to 25 Sep
Term 4: 12 Oct to 8 Dec
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