Georges River College, Penshurst Campus

Georges River College Penshurst Campus is a leading learning community focused on the educational needs of all learners. School structures, curriculum and teaching and learning programs are designed to achieve the best possible outcomes for all students. Students participate in challenging comprehensive educational programs with access to sporting, cultural and community activities. The school offers a wide range of extra curricula activities including the Duke of Edinburgh Program, Debating, Public Speaking, Social Justice committee and an after school Homework Centre. There are extensive opportunities in student leadership, in all sporting arenas, and in the creative and performing arts. The school has strong student wellbeing programs and values diversity and inclusivity. The school measures everything it achieves by its' impact on student outcomes, and by the learning growth achieved by all students. The school delivers a wide and challenging curriculum, and also offers iSTEM, Marine and Aquaculture Technology, and Forensic Archaeology as Stage 5 electives. Georges River College Penshurst Campus is a high performing school that caters for the individual learning needs of all students.

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New Georges River College local intake areas for 2025

· From 2025, Georges River College Hurstville Boys and Georges River College Penshurst Girls will become coeducational campuses for Years 7 and 8 and new local intake areas are required to support this change. Years 9 and 10 will transition to become co-educational in 2026.

· Students currently already enrolled at a Georges River College campuses are not required to change schools. Please refer to the questions below for more information.

· The new local intake areas will apply for all new student enrolments, commencing at schools from Term 1, 2025 (Years 7 and 8), and for all new student enrolments in Years 7-10 in 2026.

· This means in 2025, male Year 9 and 10 students residing in the Georges River College Penshurst intake area and female Year 9 and 10 students residing in the Georges River College Hurstville intake area will need to seek enrolment under the old intake areas which can be viewed here .

· The new intake area is viewable via School Finder.

Frequently Asked Questions
I have a child already attending a Georges River College campus. Can they stay there if I am now in a different local intake area?

Yes, they can. There is no change required for students already enrolled and attending a Georges River College campus. Students whose residential address will be in a different Georges River College campus intake area in 2025 will have the option to enrol at that campus, as per the department’s enrolment policy.

What if I live in a local intake area for one Georges River College Campus but I want to enrol my child in a different campus or any other public high school?

Out-of-area enrolments will be considered in line with the department’s current policy. Consideration will be given to a range of factors including siblings currently attending the school, recent school intake area changes, and existing gender ratios at campuses that were previously single-sex (for students enrolling in Years 8, 9 and 10 who are designated to the Georges River College Hurstville and Georges River College Penshurst local intake areas).

What happens if I currently have a child enrolled in my previous in-area school (Georges River College or elsewhere) and I want to enrol their sibling in the same school, which is now deemed out-of-area?

Families living in an area affected by intake area changes who have a child or children already enrolled at the previous in-area school can remain at that school. They are also able to enrol other siblings, in line with the department’s enrolment policy.

How were the new intake areas developed?

The new intake areas have been developed through a consultative process with schools and communities. A number of relevant factors were considered to inform the development of the new Georges River College intake areas including enrolment trends; opportunities to align with primary school local intake areas; public transport access; the size and utilisation rate of schools; the number of students living in each proposed intake area; and the physical capacity of schools to enrol students.

Will all Georges River College Year groups be coeducational in 2025?

The transition to Georges River College, Hurstville and Penshurst campuses becoming coeducational will begin with Years 7 and 8 in 2025.

Because existing students will not be required to leave their current Georges River College campus, it is possible that the majority of students in Years 8, 9 and 10 at Georges River College Hurstville and Georges River College Penshurst will be of a single gender in 2025. However, as per the enrolment policy, all four coeducational campuses will be accepting enrolments from students residing in their intake area, regardless of their gender.

How will new and existing students be supported while campuses are changing from a single-sex to a coeducational setting?

Throughout 2024, all four campuses of Georges River College will collaboratively develop a comprehensive change management plan to ensure a smooth transition for all students enrolled at all campuses of Georges River College in 2025 and beyond.

Important Information and Resources

Enrolment policy

Stay informed with the department’s enrolment policy.

Co-educational Commitment

Learn more about the NSW Government Co-educational Commitment.

Enquiries

Visit your local school’s website to learn more about enrolment options.

Cooler Classrooms

This school’s Cooler Classrooms project is now complete, and the school is enjoying a healthier learning environment.

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Complete

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LED Upgrade

The $157.8 million LED Lighting Upgrade Program will install new LED lights in up to 1,000 public schools across NSW. This means reduced operating costs for schools and improved learning environments and outcomes for our students.

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Program

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Completed

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Maintenance

To ensure the safety, reliability and longevity of our schools, every school across NSW receives maintenance. The Department undertakes preventative and routine maintenance every year, and repairs as needed. The Department also reviews the planned maintenance program for each school every year and reviews those items that are predicted to require work to help prolong the life of the school buildings and facilities.

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Demountables

Demountables have been part of the NSW education system for many decades and will continue to be used across the state. Demountable classrooms are modern, air-conditioned rooms that provide students and teaching staff with excellent quality facilities. The learning spaces have the same range of technology that is available in permanent spaces. We review school accommodation needs each year, looking at changing enrolment patterns and other factors to prepare for the upcoming school year. This helps to identify schools that need new demountables and schools where they can removed. Most demountable movement takes place between October and February and we report our annual demountable statistics each April. Additional demountable installations can occur outside this window to support capital works and maintenance projects in schools or emergency responses to natural disasters.

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Project update - February 2025

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Works notification - 9 December 2024

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Georges River College Penshurst Girls Campus - works notification - 5 August 2022

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