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'{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2015}} {{Use Australian English|date=April 2015}} {{Infobox school | name = Penrith Anglican College | logo = | image = | image_size = | caption = | 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 | coordinates = {{Coord|-33.7968649|150.7074539|format=dms|display=inline,title|type:edu_region:AU-NSW}} |pushpin_map = Australia Sydney |pushpin_image = |pushpin_mapsize = 250 |pushpin_map_alt = |pushpin_map_caption = Location in [[Sydney|greater metropolitan Sydney]] |pushpin_label = |pushpin_label_position = right |module = {{Infobox mapframe |stroke-colour = #C60C30 |stroke-width = 3 |marker = school |marker-colour = #1F2F57 |zoom = 13 }} | 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 | key_people = | grades = [[Pre-school education|Early learning]]; [[K-12 (education)|K-12]] | enrolment = 1,500 | enrolment_as_of = | colours = Red, white and black {{color box|#FF0000}}{{color box|#FFFFFF}}{{color box|#000000}} | website = {{URL|http://www.pac.nsw.edu.au}} | faculty = 130 }} 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 == {{stack|{{portal|Sydney|Anglicanism|Schools}}}} * [[List of Anglican schools in New South Wales]] * [[Anglican education in Australia]] ==References== {{Reflist}} [[Category:1998 establishments in Australia]] [[Category:Anglican primary schools in Sydney]] [[Category:Educational institutions established in 1998]] [[Category:Anglican secondary schools in Sydney]] [[Category:City of Penrith]] [[Category:Anglican Diocese of Sydney]] {{NewSouthWales-school-stub}}'