Georges River College Penshurst Campus

03/07/2026

It's the end of Term 2! Catch up on all the latest updates, events and achievements in our latest newsletter. Take a look and celebrate the successes of our school community.
Wishing our students, staff and families a wonderful break.

Welcome to the Georges River College Penshurst Campus eNewsletter.

30/06/2026

A huge thank you to everyone who generously donated to our annual food drive! The Salvation Army were truly overwhelmed by the kindness and generosity of our school community. Together, we're making a difference.

25/06/2026

Premier's Debating Challenge Round 2 - Stage 5 success!

This week, our Year 9 and 10 Debating teams took on GRC Hurstville in Round 2 of the Premier's Debating Challenge. In what were fiercely contested skirmishes, our GRC Penshurst teams both presented compelling arguments and emerged victorious. Year 10 were given the task of presenting an argument in support of the statement 'That Australia should ban Roblox', while our Year 9 team argued against the notion 'That social media companies should impose a lifetime ban on people who share hate speech.' Congratulations to all our Stage 5 debaters for their fantastic efforts and outstanding achievement! We look forward to another enthralling exchange of ideas when both teams square off against each other in Round 3.

17/06/2026

Our Year 9 (Team B) and Year 10 (Team A) debating teams competed in the first round of the Premier's Debating Challenge.

The Year 9 topic was 'Students have to complete a practical subject from Year 7 through Year 10.' Representing the affirmative side, they showed great effort and skill in a very close debate, although they did not win this time. We look forward to their next round, where they will debate the topic of Media and Technology.

Our GRC Penshurst Campus Year 10 team went against GRC Peakhurst in what became an exhilarating and entertaining debate. The selected topic 'AI skills should be incorporated into the national curriculum’. We were the Negative Team. During this hour, much planning was conducted, and all ideas and points were organised on a whiteboard. We had to narrow these down to three main arguments to use against the Affirmative side (GRC Peakhurst). After this hour, the debate commenced, with GRC Penshurst arguing for the Negative side. The debate ended with GRC Penshurst emerging victorious, winning two clashes to nil.

Both teams thanked each other and wished each other the best for future debates, ending amicably. Afterwards, the adjudicator gave each individual insightful advice on how to improve both their speaking and argument structure, which will be utilised in upcoming debates.

Well done to all our debaters for their hard work and sportsmanship!

12/06/2026

The Social Justice Committee is running a food drive from Monday Week 9 to Friday Week 10 to support the Hurstville Salvos Emergency Relief Centre. Donations will be collected during roll call each morning by a Social Justice Representative.
We welcome contributions of:
pasta sauce, long life milk, small breakfast cereal packets, spreads, canned fruit and vegetables, soup, tuna/salmon, baked beans/spaghetti, biscuits, and instant noodles.
We kindly ask that each student brings in 1 item to donate.

Thank you for your support, together we can make a difference.

11/06/2026

Congratulations to our netball students on their impressive 40-6 win against Strathfield Girls High School in the U15 Debra Hansen Cup Knockout competition.

Best of luck to the team as they prepare to play St George Girls High School in their next match.

09/06/2026

Best of luck to our students Idris, Raphael, Mya, Jose, Felipe, Beth, Jules and Matthew who are competing at the Sydney East Cross Country Championships today.
Run your best and enjoy the day!

09/06/2026

🏆 Congratulations to our Year 7 debating team for their outstanding performance in the first round of the Premier's Debating Challenge against Kingsgrove North High school! Today, they debated the topic "That we should pay teachers based on the performance of their students," confidently arguing from the negative side. We are proud to announce that they emerged as the winning team! Well done to our talented debaters Datri, Bhavika, Hridya, and Nivedya for their dedication, hard work, and exceptional teamwork. Looking ahead, Maram and Zara will be representing us in the upcoming round of the challenge. We wish them the very best of luck! Keep up the fantastic effort, everyone!

09/06/2026

Considering the next steps in your child’s education journey?

All of the Public Schools of the Georges River Community including Primary Schools, High Schools, Selective Schools for both Boys and Girls and Schools with Specific Purpose, are coming together to showcase Public Education at our inaugural Stepping into School Expo.

We welcome families thinking about Kindergarten and High School options to join us, meet all of the Public Schools of the Georges River Community and explore the many pathways we provide for your child’s growth and success from Kindergarten through to Year 12.
Meet and speak to our school principals, discover more about the schools you are interested in, see our students in action and speak to them about their journey and enjoy morning tea with us.

This is a FREE event being held at GRC Oatley Senior Campus - Oatley Ave and Hurstville Road Oatley, on Monday 22 June 2026 from 9:30am - 11:30am.

This has never been done before and we are excited to all come together and showcase Public Education and our schools.
Fill in the registration form today - Everyone is Welcome
Register For the Stepping Into School Public School Expo.
https://docs.google.com/.../1FAIpQLSc8vQnvkUyS3i.../viewform

05/06/2026

Congratulations to Year 8 students Jacob Oliver and Matthew Scanlan who have been selected to participate in the 2026 NSW Junior Rugby State Championships to be held this weekend.

Their commitment, dedication and performance throughout the season has earned them this wonderful opportunity.

We wish both students all the very best.