Penola High School
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Penola, South Australia 5277 · Wattle Range LGA
About Penola High School
Penola High School is a public high school located in Penola, South Australia (5277), within the Wattle Range local government area. It caters for students from 7 to 12 and in 2025 enrolled 113 students (63 girls and 50 boys).
Penola High School has an ICSEA value of 933, indicating below-average socio-educational advantage. That places it in the 19th percentile of Australian schools. 4% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 63% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 15 teachers (13.4 full-time equivalent) and 10 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 8.4 to 1. Enrolments have grown by 26% over the past five years.
On the Success Index, Penola High School scores 31.9 out of 100, placing it in the lower 50% of secondary schools nationally and 63rd of 84 secondary schools in SA (1st of 2 in the Wattle Range area).
Success Index breakdown
Each component is a percentile against schools of the same type across Australia.
- Socio-educational advantage (ICSEA) (50%)ICSEA 933
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)4% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)8.4 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)+26% enrolments since 2020
- ICSEA trend (5 years) (10%)-18 ICSEA points since 2020
The Success Index summarises the academic environment of a school community using official ACARA data. It is not a measure of teaching quality or student results. Read the methodology.
Student profile
Distribution of students across socio-educational advantage (SEA) quarters, plus community characteristics.
Enrolments by year level
How Penola High School's 113 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at Penola High School have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Penola High School
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Similar schools
Government secondary schools in SA with a comparable ICSEA.
Peterborough High School
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53 students · ICSEA 931
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662 students · ICSEA 935
Renmark High School
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414 students · ICSEA 930
Parafield Gardens High School
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1,277 students · ICSEA 928
Millicent High School
Millicent · Government high school · 7-12
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Salisbury East High School
Salisbury East · Government high school · U, 7-12
1,008 students · ICSEA 941
Frequently asked questions
Is Penola High School a public or private school?
Penola High School is a public (government) school run by the South Australia education department.
What year levels does Penola High School offer?
Penola High School offers 7 to 12. It is classified by ACARA as a secondary school.
How many students attend Penola High School?
In 2025, Penola High School had 113 enrolled students (63 girls, 50 boys), a change of 26% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Penola High School?
Penola High School has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 933. The national average is 1000, so this indicates below-average socio-educational advantage. ICSEA reflects the school community, not teaching quality.
How does Penola High School rank in SA?
Penola High School ranks 63rd of 84 secondary schools in South Australia on the Success Index (31.9/100), and 1136th of 1,472 nationally.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at Penola High School?
Penola High School has about 8.4 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How big is the Year 7 cohort at Penola High School?
In 2025, Penola High School had 23 students in Year 7 and 10 in Year 12.
Is Penola High School co-ed?
Yes. Penola High School is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near Penola High School?
There are 2 other schools within 15 km of Penola High School in our database. Scroll up to the "Nearby schools" section to compare them by Success Index, ICSEA and enrolments, or use the Compare tool.
Where can I get tutoring near Penola High School?
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