Penleigh & Essendon Grammar School
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Keilor East, Victoria 3033 · Moonee Valley LGA
About Penleigh & Essendon Grammar School
Penleigh & Essendon Grammar School is an independent combined (K–12) school located in Keilor East, Victoria (3033), within the Moonee Valley local government area. It caters for students from Prep to 12 and in 2025 enrolled 2,913 students (1,441 girls and 1,472 boys). The school is affiliated with Independent Schools Victoria.
Penleigh & Essendon Grammar School has an ICSEA value of 1173, indicating exceptionally high socio-educational advantage, among the most advantaged school communities in Australia. That places it in the 98th percentile of Australian schools. 67% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 1% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 310 teachers (286.9 full-time equivalent) and 169 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 10.2 to 1. Enrolments have grown by 7% over the past five years.
On the Success Index, Penleigh & Essendon Grammar School scores 85.3 out of 100, placing it in the top 5% of combined schools nationally and 24th of 239 combined schools in VIC (1st of 2 in the Moonee Valley 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 1173
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)67% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)10.2 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)+7% enrolments since 2020
- ICSEA trend (5 years) (10%)+11 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 Penleigh & Essendon Grammar School's 2,913 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at Penleigh & Essendon Grammar School have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Penleigh & Essendon Grammar School
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Keilor Heights Primary School
Keilor East · Government primary · Prep-6
254 students · ICSEA 1049 · 685 m away
Niddrie Primary School
Niddrie · Government primary · Prep-6
299 students · ICSEA 1052 · 727 m away
St Christopher's School
Airport West · Catholic primary · Prep-6
727 students · ICSEA 1083 · 1.2 km away
Essendon Keilor College
Keilor East · Government high school · 7-12
697 students · ICSEA 1004 · 1.3 km away
St Peter's School
Keilor East · Catholic primary · Prep-6
561 students · ICSEA 1085 · 1.7 km away
Niddrie Autistic School
Niddrie · Government special · U
153 students · ICSEA 1038 · 2.0 km away
St John Bosco's School
Niddrie · Catholic primary · Prep-6
413 students · ICSEA 1108 · 2.1 km away
Rosehill Secondary College
Niddrie · Government high school · 7-12
1,109 students · ICSEA 1027 · 2.2 km away
St Bernard's College
Essendon · Catholic high school · 7-12
1,567 students · ICSEA 1100 · 2.2 km away
Buckley Park College
Essendon · Government high school · 7-12
888 students · ICSEA 1088 · 2.9 km away
Similar schools
Independent combined schools in VIC with a comparable ICSEA.
Wesley College
Melbourne · Independent combined · Prep-12
3,181 students · ICSEA 1172
Ballarat Clarendon College
Ballarat · Independent combined · Prep-12
1,896 students · ICSEA 1172
Mentone Girls' Grammar School
Mentone · Independent combined · Prep-12
560 students · ICSEA 1174
St Catherine's School
Toorak · Independent combined · Prep-12
685 students · ICSEA 1175
Melbourne Grammar School
Melbourne · Independent combined · Prep-12
1,905 students · ICSEA 1177
Ivanhoe Grammar School
Ivanhoe · Independent combined · Prep-12
2,500 students · ICSEA 1169
Frequently asked questions
Is Penleigh & Essendon Grammar School a public or private school?
Penleigh & Essendon Grammar School is a Independent school, which makes it a non-government (private) school affiliated with Independent Schools Victoria.
What year levels does Penleigh & Essendon Grammar School offer?
Penleigh & Essendon Grammar School offers Prep to 12. It is classified by ACARA as a combined school.
How many students attend Penleigh & Essendon Grammar School?
In 2025, Penleigh & Essendon Grammar School had 2,913 enrolled students (1,441 girls, 1,472 boys), a change of 7% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Penleigh & Essendon Grammar School?
Penleigh & Essendon Grammar School has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 1173. The national average is 1000, so this indicates exceptionally high socio-educational advantage, among the most advantaged school communities in Australia. ICSEA reflects the school community, not teaching quality.
How does Penleigh & Essendon Grammar School rank in VIC?
Penleigh & Essendon Grammar School ranks 24th of 239 combined schools in Victoria on the Success Index (85.3/100), and 41st of 1,259 nationally.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at Penleigh & Essendon Grammar School?
Penleigh & Essendon Grammar School has about 10.2 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
What are the VCE results at Penleigh & Essendon Grammar School?
In 2025, Penleigh & Essendon Grammar School recorded a median VCE study score of 34 with 16.9% of study scores at 40 or above, from 404 students enrolled in at least one VCE study. Source: VCAA Senior Secondary Completion and Achievement Information.
How big is the Year 7 cohort at Penleigh & Essendon Grammar School?
In 2025, Penleigh & Essendon Grammar School had 333 students in Year 7 and 301 in Year 12.
Is Penleigh & Essendon Grammar School co-ed?
Yes. Penleigh & Essendon Grammar School is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near Penleigh & Essendon Grammar School?
There are 10 other schools within 15 km of Penleigh & Essendon Grammar 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.
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