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{{Infobox school |
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| name = Penrith Anglican College |
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| motto = Personal excellence through 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|-33.7968649|150.7074539|format=dms|display=inline,title|type:edu_region:AU-NSW}} |
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location in [[Sydney|greater metropolitan Sydney]] |
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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]] |
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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 = 1,500 |
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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 = 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]]. |
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Penrith Anglican College's four houses are Cranmer Cobras (yellow), Latimer Lions (red), Ridley Raptors (blue), and Ryle Rhinos (green). |
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== History == |
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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 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" /> |
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== See also == |
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{{stack|{{Portal|Anglicanism|Schools}}}} |
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* [[Anglican education in Australia]] |
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==References== |
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{{Reflist}} |
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[[Category:1998 establishments in Australia]] |
[[Category:1998 establishments in Australia]] |
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[[Category:Anglican primary schools in Sydney]] |
[[Category:Anglican primary schools in Sydney]] |
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[[Category:City of Penrith]] |
[[Category:City of Penrith]] |
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[[Category:Anglican Diocese of Sydney]] |
[[Category:Anglican Diocese of Sydney]] |
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