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| name = Penrith Anglican College |
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| motto = To Serve Christ |
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| location = 338-356 Wentworth Road, [[Orchard Hills, New South Wales|Orchard Hills]], [[Western Sydney|Western]] [[Sydney]], [[New South Wales]] |
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| country = Australia |
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| coordinates = {{Coord|48.8584|2.2945|format=dms|display=inline,title|type:edu_region:AU-NSW}} |
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| type = [[Independent school]] [[Mixed-sex education|co-educational]] [[Pre-school education|early learning]], [[Primary school|primary]] and [[Secondary school|secondary]] [[day school]] |
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| denomination = [[Anglican Church of Australia|Anglicanism]] |
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| religious_affiliation = [[Anglican Diocese of Sydney]] |
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| oversight = [[Sydney Anglican Schools Corporation]] |
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| established = {{start date and age|1998}} |
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| chairman = Philip Bell |
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| principal = Felicity Grima |
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| grades = [[Pre-school education|Early learning]]; [[K-12 (education)|K-12]] |
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| enrolment = 1,000 |
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| colours = Red, white and black {{color box|#FF0000}}{{color box|#FFFFFF}}{{color box|#000000}} |
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| website = {{URL|http://www.penrith.nsw.edu.au}} |
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| faculty = 120 |
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The '''Penrith Anglican College''' is an [[Independent school|independent]] [[Anglican Church of Australia|Anglican]] [[Mixed-sex education|co-educational]] [[Pre-school education|early learning]], [[Primary school|primary]] and [[Secondary school|secondary]] [[day school]], located in [[Orchard Hills, New South Wales|Orchard Hills]], near [[Penrith, New South Wales|Penrith]]. The College is a member school of the [[Sydney Anglican Schools Corporation]] and caters for approximately 1,000 students from Pre-Kindergarten to Year 12. |
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== History == |
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Penrith Anglican College was established by the Anglican Schools Corporation with a clear vision: to encourage students to live with purpose and to develop a personal faith in Christ. That founding vision remains at the heart of our College. |
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In 1994, John Lambert, the NSW Assistant Director-General of Education, recognised a need in the rapidly growing Penrith area, for a low fee, academically excellent Christian school and felt the Anglican Church could fill this gap. |
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In February 1994, Mr Lambert was appointed Director of Schools in the Sydney Anglican Schools Corporation. After much research, Mr Lambert purchased the land in Orchard Hills and construction began. |
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Mr Barry Roots was appointed Headmaster in 1997 and the Governors built a team of 12 staff to start the College in 1998. |
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In January 1998, Penrith Anglican College opened its doors to 137 students from Kindergarten to Year 7 and their families. |
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Today the College is attended by over 1000 students from Pre-Kindergarten to Year 12. |
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Mrs Felicity Grima became Principal of the College in 2019. |
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In 2018, the Acting Head Felicity Grima signed a [[petition]] with the [[Anglican Diocese of Sydney]] to retain s 38(3) in the ''[[Sex Discrimination Act 1984]]''[[Sex Discrimination Act 1984|(Cth)]] which allows private religious schools “the right to employ staff who support the ethos of the school." the letter said. |
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“It is essential that a teacher supports the values, ethos and mission of the school as much as they can. It is not appropriate, for example, for a teacher to undermine or denigrate the beliefs and teaching of an employing school.” In the [[petition]] it was argued that a more general right' to [[Freedom of religion|religious freedom]] should exist, and the existing exemptions, however, clumsy in the Sex Discrimination Act, should remain. |
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== See also == |
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{{Portal|Christianity|Schools}} |
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* [[Anglican education in Australia]] |
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==References== |
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{{Reflist}} |
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{{Authority control}} |
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[[Category:1998 establishments in Australia]] |
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[[Category:Anglican primary schools in Sydney]] |
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[[Category:City of Penrith]] |
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[[Category:Anglican Diocese of Sydney]] |
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