Pennant Hills High School is a well-established, comprehensive, co-educational Government secondary school which achieves excellent educational outcomes through high-quality teaching and learning.

The school competes strongly with all local selective, private and independent schools and is renowned for its consistently outstanding academic achievement. The school's fine reputation, its broad curriculum and the diversity of enrichment experiences elicit great interest from out-of-area enrolments.

Extensive opportunities are provided to students in sport, the creative and performing arts, and for the development of leadership and citizenship skills. A comprehensive welfare program develops responsible, well-adjusted and caring young people.