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{{Infobox school
| name = Penrith Anglican College
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| motto = Personal excellence through Christ
| location = 338-356 Wentworth Road, [[Orchard Hills, New South Wales|Orchard Hills]], [[Western Sydney|Western]] [[Sydney]], [[New South Wales]]
| country = Australia
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| type = [[Independent school|Independent]] [[Mixed-sex education|co-educational]] [[Pre-school education|early learning]], [[Primary school|primary]] and [[Secondary school|secondary]] [[day school]]
| denomination = [[Anglican Church of Australia|Anglicanism]]
| religious_affiliation = [[Anglican Diocese of Sydney]]
| oversight = [[Sydney Anglican Schools Corporation]]
| established = {{start date and age|1998}}
| chairman = Philip Bell
| principal = Felicity Grima
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| grades = [[Pre-school education|Early learning]]; [[K-12 (education)|K-12]]
| enrolment = 1,500
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| colours = Red, white and black {{color box|#FF0000}}{{color box|#FFFFFF}}{{color box|#000000}}
| website = {{URL|http://www.penrith.nsw.edu.au}}
| faculty = 130
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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 1,500 students from early learning, through [[Kindergarten|Year K]] to [[Year 12]].

Penrith Anglican College's four teams are Cranmer Cobras (yellow), Latimer Lions (red), Ridley Raptors (blue), and Ryle Rhinos (green).

== History ==
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 to [[Discrimination|discriminate]] against staff and students based on [[sexual orientation]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://www.news.com.au/lifestyle/parenting/school-life/anglican-church-diocese-of-sydneys-open-letter-asking-politicians-to-keep-laws-that-allow-gay-teachers-to-be-fired/news-story/b02341dcb666706999562560813a377e|title=Anglican Church Diocese of Sydney’s open letter asking politicians to keep laws that allow gay teachers to be fired|last=Sullivan|first=Rebecca|date=2018-11-01|website=www.news.com.au|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=2019-02-11}}</ref> In the [[petition]] it was argued that 'a more general right' to [[Freedom of religion|religious freedom]] should exist, and the existing statutory 'exemptions should remain'.<ref name=":0" />

== See also ==
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* [[List of Anglican schools in New South Wales]]
* [[Anglican education in Australia]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

[[Category:1998 establishments in Australia]]
[[Category:1998 establishments in Australia]]
[[Category:Anglican primary schools in Sydney]]
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[[Category:City of Penrith]]
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[[Category:Anglican Diocese of Sydney]]
[[Category:Anglican Diocese of Sydney]]

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