Padua College
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Mornington, Victoria 3931 · Mornington Peninsula LGA
About Padua College
Padua College is a catholic high school located in Mornington, Victoria (3931), within the Mornington Peninsula local government area. It caters for students from 7 to 12 and in 2025 enrolled 2,534 students (1,260 girls and 1,274 boys). The school is affiliated with Victorian Catholic Education Authority.
Padua College has an ICSEA value of 1064, indicating above-average socio-educational advantage. That places it in the 73rd percentile of Australian schools. 22% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 12% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 200 teachers (189.3 full-time equivalent) and 183 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 13.4 to 1. Enrolments have grown by 3% over the past five years.
On the Success Index, Padua College scores 60.6 out of 100, placing it in the top 50% of secondary schools nationally and 155th of 348 secondary schools in VIC (2nd of 7 in the Mornington Peninsula area).
VCE results (2025)
Published by the Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority. Study scores range from 0 to 50 with a state mean of 30; a score of 40 or above is in roughly the top 9% statewide.
Success Index breakdown
Each component is a percentile against schools of the same type across Australia.
- Socio-educational advantage (ICSEA) (50%)ICSEA 1064
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)22% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)13.4 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)+3% enrolments since 2020 (area median +13%)
- ICSEA trend (5 years) (10%)+2 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 Padua College's 2,534 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at Padua College have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Padua College
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
St Macartan's School
Mornington · Catholic primary · Prep-6
458 students · ICSEA 1084 · 567 m away
Mornington Secondary College
Mornington · Government high school · 7-12
799 students · ICSEA 1004 · 1.2 km away
Mornington Park Primary School
Mornington · Government primary · Prep-6
225 students · ICSEA 997 · 1.5 km away
Mornington Special Developmental School
Mornington · Government special · U
24 students · ICSEA 920 · 1.6 km away
Mornington Primary School
Mornington · Government primary · Prep-6
424 students · ICSEA 1062 · 2.6 km away
Peninsula Grammar
Mount Eliza · Independent combined · Prep-12
1,270 students · ICSEA 1125 · 2.8 km away
Mount Eliza Primary School
Mount Eliza · Government primary · Prep-6
450 students · ICSEA 1089 · 3.1 km away
Benton Junior College
Mornington · Government primary · Prep-6
585 students · ICSEA 1040 · 3.2 km away
St Thomas More's School
Mount Eliza · Catholic primary · Prep-6
287 students · ICSEA 1116 · 3.4 km away
Kunyung Primary School
Mount Eliza · Government primary · Prep-6
762 students · ICSEA 1115 · 3.4 km away
Similar schools
Catholic secondary schools in VIC with a comparable ICSEA.
Emmanuel College Warrnambool
Warrnambool · Catholic high school · 7-12
1,340 students · ICSEA 1064
Thomas Carr College
Tarneit · Catholic high school · 7-12
1,347 students · ICSEA 1061
St Monica's College - Davisson Street
Epping · Catholic high school · 7-12
2,185 students · ICSEA 1059
Salesian College Sunbury
Sunbury · Catholic high school · 7-12
1,720 students · ICSEA 1059
Sacred Heart College
Kyneton · Catholic high school · 7-12
888 students · ICSEA 1070
MacKillop Catholic Regional College
Werribee · Catholic high school · 7-12
1,749 students · ICSEA 1058
Frequently asked questions
Is Padua College a public or private school?
Padua College is a Catholic school, which makes it a non-government (private) school affiliated with Victorian Catholic Education Authority.
What year levels does Padua College offer?
Padua College offers 7 to 12. It is classified by ACARA as a secondary school.
How many students attend Padua College?
In 2025, Padua College had 2,534 enrolled students (1,260 girls, 1,274 boys), a change of 3% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Padua College?
Padua College has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 1064. The national average is 1000, so this indicates above-average socio-educational advantage. ICSEA reflects the school community, not teaching quality.
How does Padua College rank in VIC?
Padua College ranks 155th of 348 secondary schools in Victoria on the Success Index (60.6/100), and 502nd of 1,472 nationally.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at Padua College?
Padua College has about 13.4 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
What are the VCE results at Padua College?
In 2025, Padua College recorded a median VCE study score of 29 with 4.5% of study scores at 40 or above, from 488 students enrolled in at least one VCE study. Source: VCAA Senior Secondary Completion and Achievement Information.
How big is the Year 7 cohort at Padua College?
In 2025, Padua College had 493 students in Year 7 and 332 in Year 12.
Is Padua College co-ed?
Yes. Padua College is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near Padua College?
There are 10 other schools within 15 km of Padua College 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 Padua College?
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