Labor backs students with funding commitment
Support for disadvantaged students across Penrith will be a priority as part of a $3 million commitment by Labor.
Students bank on pumpkins at Easter Show
Students from Banks Public School in St Clair have sent their selection of best dressed pumpkins to enter the Sydney Royal Easter Show’s ‘The Great Backyard Pumpkin Challenge’.
Smashing teen drinking
Interactive theatre project encourages students to think about their choices.
New Colombo Plan celebrates fifth birthday
Western Sydney University (WSU) celebrated the New Colombo Plan's (NCP) fifth birthday today. The government scholarship program to send university students to the Indo-Pacific...
Spelling champs are lost for words
Etymology, irredeemable, and enthusiasm were just a few of the words Emilia McCarthy, aged nine, successfully spelled at the 2018 NSW Premier’s Spelling Bee,...
Life lessons thanks to Games
Year five students from York Public School will have the opportunity to travel to the Invictus Games 2018 thanks to the City of Penrith...
Local school’s special milestone
Regentville Public School is inviting past and present students, teachers and families to take a walk down memory lane at their 150th anniversary celebration.
A...
Fostering an education
The sky’s the limit for local resident, Tasha Reynolds, who refuses to become another statistic in the foster care system.
The 20-year-old Western Sydney University...
Growing and learning: Student project drives passion for community
Children as young as eight are giving back to the homeless community with Glenmore Park Public School’s special initiative.
Students in Years 4 and 5...
Making the right moves
Reti or not, Penrith Selective High School’s senior grade chess team are on their way to the Sydney Inter Regional Finals after recently being...
School’s helping hand to drought ravaged country cousins
They live over 500km apart and have never met, but students from Jamisontown Public School and Pilliga Public School now share a special bond...
Super Cooper inspires his classmates
Living life legally blind can be difficult at the best of times, but a local primary school is breaking down barriers and embracing their...
Changing lives one page at a time
Three local students have embarked on a quest and are helping those living with multiple sclerosis (MS), one page at a time.
Lily Morris and...
Students get their hands dirty for National Tree Day
While thousands of plants and trees will be planted this weekend to mark Planet Ark’s National Tree Day, they won’t be the only things...
Students go green to take out top prize
Students from Cambridge Park Public School have proved that going green doesn’t mean you can’t have fun after taking out a local recycling challenge.
Using...
Driving towards their goals
Students from Glenmore Park High School are turning trash into cash as they hope to raise enough money for a mini bus.
Collecting cans and...
Mounting problem in local schools
Enduring freezing cold conditions in winter and boiling heat in summer, hundreds of local students are attending classes in demountables that are more than...
Uni degrees could be “obsolete”
The future of university degrees has come under question after a new report revealed that almost half of degrees currently offered will become obsolete.
The...
Architect appointed as new school at Jordan Springs becomes closer to reality
Concept designs for the new Jordan Springs Primary School have been released and an architect for the project has been appointed.
The State Government has...
Contract awarded for Penrith Public School upgrade
Students and teachers at Penrith Public School will benefit from an upgrade that will provide new classrooms and improved facilities.
The construction contract has been...