Georges River College (Penshurst Campus)

Georges River College Penshurst Campus
Location
2 Austral Street Penshurst , New South Wales , 2222 Australia [1]
Coordinates	33°57′53″S151°05′10″E / 33.964722°S 151.0861483°E / -33.964722; 151.0861483
Information
Former name	Penshurst Secondary Home Science School (1955–1958) Penshurst Girls High School (1959–2000) Georges River College Penshurst Girls Campus (2001–2024)
School type	Public comprehensive co-ed secondary day school
Motto	Creating Your Future
Established	1955 [2]
Educational authority	NSW Department of Education
School code	8857
Principal	Noeline Ross [3]
Years	7-10
Enrolment	444 [4]  (2025)
Colour(s)	Navy and light blue
Website	penshurst-h.schools.nsw.gov.au/

Georges River College Penshurst Campus is a comprehensive co-educational secondary school, located in the suburb of Penshurst, in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

Established in 1955, the school caters for approximately 444 students from Year 7 to Year 10 and is operated by the New South Wales Department of Education. In 2025, the school is starting its transition from a single-sex school for girls to a co-educational campus. ^[5]

Notable alumni

• Deborah Cheetham AO, Aboriginal Australian soprano, actor, composer and playwright. ^{[6] [7]}

References

1. "Location and transport". Georges River College Penshurst Campus. Retrieved 20 September 2025.
2. Noeline Ross. "From the Principal: 60th Anniversary Diamond Jubilee". Georges River College Penshurst Campus. Retrieved 20 September 2025.
3. Noeline Ross. "Principal's message". Georges River College Penshurst Campus. Retrieved 20 September 2025.
4. "NSW Public Schools Master Dataset - Georges River College Penshurst Campus". Data.NSW - NSW Government. Retrieved 20 September 2025.
5. Engagement, Communication and (6 August 2025). "Randwick and Georges River". education.nsw.gov.au. Retrieved 20 September 2025.
6. Rosanna Ryan (4 June 2015). "The year that made me: Deborah Cheetham recalls her first night at the opera". Radio National . Retrieved 22 May 2023.
7. "From the Principal". 31 March 2015. Retrieved 22 May 2023.