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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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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
Last Friday Year 10 students shone as they presented their service learning team work to family, staff and students. They have spent three weeks exploring issues that affect our youth and our community. The culmination of this saw each group set up a stall with information, stunning blackout...
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...
PCS Music Concert
General School News
11 November 2019
Join us for a special concert, featuring performances by PCS Concert Band, PCS Intermediate Band, Middle School Choir, and more. WHEN: Thursday 28 November 2019 TIME: 11.30 am - 12.45 pm WHERE: PCS Auditorium ALL WELCOME! Please contact Mrs Cavanagh for more information: Charmia...
Technology & Creative Arts Showcase Success
General School News
11 November 2019
On a warm Spring evening there was excitement in the air and lights started to sparkle while the tinkering of strings rang out. Chatter could be heard and mics called out, then the boxes and trays of goodies came with the mannequins and easels as the dusk sky fell. The band started to play a...
Year 2 Science
General School News
11 November 2019
Year 2 have enjoyed our Science unit this term called ‘All Mixed Up’. We have predicted, observed and learnt all about creating mixtures. These mixtures could be found in the kitchen, in a science lab or even in movies made by special effects people. We have mixed paint in art and created and ...
Year 1 Geography – Features of Places
General School News
03 November 2019
This semester, Year 1 has been exploring 'Features of Places' in Geography lessons. We learnt about natural, constructed and managed features, researching different types of places and what they contained. We had a Field Trip to our local Jamison Park to identify features of the park and how...
Dubbo Mission 2019
General School News
03 November 2019
In the first week of Term 4, seven of us (Imogen, Paige, Abbey, Ebony, Ben, Kurt, and I) travelled to Dubbo and Brewarrina for five days, led by Mr Handley and Minna from ImagineNations church for a Missions outreach. While we were there we helped out the communities by doing things such as:...
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
Last Friday Year 10 students shone as they presented their service learning team work to family, staff and students. They have spent three weeks exploring issues that affect our youth and our community. The culmination of this saw each group set up a stall with information, stunning blackout...
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...
PCS Music Concert
General School News
11 November 2019
Join us for a special concert, featuring performances by PCS Concert Band, PCS Intermediate Band, Middle School Choir, and more. WHEN: Thursday 28 November 2019 TIME: 11.30 am - 12.45 pm WHERE: PCS Auditorium ALL WELCOME! Please contact Mrs Cavanagh for more information: Charmia...
Technology & Creative Arts Showcase Success
General School News
11 November 2019
On a warm Spring evening there was excitement in the air and lights started to sparkle while the tinkering of strings rang out. Chatter could be heard and mics called out, then the boxes and trays of goodies came with the mannequins and easels as the dusk sky fell. The band started to play a...
Year 2 Science
General School News
11 November 2019
Year 2 have enjoyed our Science unit this term called ‘All Mixed Up’. We have predicted, observed and learnt all about creating mixtures. These mixtures could be found in the kitchen, in a science lab or even in movies made by special effects people. We have mixed paint in art and created and ...
Year 1 Geography – Features of Places
General School News
03 November 2019
This semester, Year 1 has been exploring 'Features of Places' in Geography lessons. We learnt about natural, constructed and managed features, researching different types of places and what they contained. We had a Field Trip to our local Jamison Park to identify features of the park and how...
Dubbo Mission 2019
General School News
03 November 2019
In the first week of Term 4, seven of us (Imogen, Paige, Abbey, Ebony, Ben, Kurt, and I) travelled to Dubbo and Brewarrina for five days, led by Mr Handley and Minna from ImagineNations church for a Missions outreach. While we were there we helped out the communities by doing things such as:...
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
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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
TERM DATES 2020
Term 1: 3 Feb to 9 Apr
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