Penola Catholic College
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Broadmeadows, Victoria 3047 · Hume LGA
About Penola Catholic College
Penola Catholic College is a catholic high school located in Broadmeadows, Victoria (3047), within the Hume local government area. It caters for students from 7 to 12 and in 2025 enrolled 1,373 students (612 girls and 761 boys). The school is affiliated with Victorian Catholic Education Authority.
Penola Catholic College has an ICSEA value of 1000, indicating a socio-educational profile close to the national average of 1000. That places it in the 47th percentile of Australian schools. 12% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 35% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 170 teachers (152.6 full-time equivalent) and 97 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 9.0 to 1. Enrolments have fallen by 6% over the past five years.
On the Success Index, Penola Catholic College scores 60.7 out of 100, placing it in the top 50% of secondary schools nationally and 154th of 348 secondary schools in VIC (2nd of 12 in the Hume 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 1000
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)12% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)9.0 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)-6% enrolments since 2020 (area median -7%)
- 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 Catholic College's 1,373 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at Penola Catholic College have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Penola Catholic College
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
St Dominic's School
Broadmeadows · Catholic primary · Prep-6
226 students · ICSEA 958 · 529 m away
Jacana School for Autism
Jacana · Government special · U
228 students · ICSEA 1005 · 540 m away
Meadows Primary School
Broadmeadows · Government primary · Prep-6
263 students · ICSEA 922 · 797 m away
Broadmeadows Special Developmental School
Broadmeadows · Government special · U
361 students · ICSEA 970 · 950 m away
Hume Central Secondary College
Broadmeadows · Government high school · 7-12
1,093 students · ICSEA 900 · 996 m away
Broadmeadows Valley Primary School
Broadmeadows · Government primary · Prep-6
210 students · ICSEA 912 · 1.0 km away
Glenroy Private
Glenroy · Independent combined · Prep-12
632 students · ICSEA 992 · 1.2 km away
Glenroy Specialist School
Glenroy · Government special · U
167 students · ICSEA 987 · 1.2 km away
Broadmeadows Primary School
Broadmeadows · Government primary · Prep-6
252 students · ICSEA 948 · 1.2 km away
Sirius College
Broadmeadows · Independent combined · Prep-12
3,284 students · ICSEA 1088 · 1.4 km away
Similar schools
Catholic secondary schools in VIC with a comparable ICSEA.
St John's Regional College
Dandenong · Catholic high school · 7-12
616 students · ICSEA 1001
Marian College
Sunshine West · Catholic high school · 7-12
856 students · ICSEA 999
St Brigid's College
Horsham · Catholic high school · 7-12
227 students · ICSEA 1007
St Mary of the Angels College
Nathalia · Catholic high school · 7-12
562 students · ICSEA 1009
St Francis Catholic College
Melton West · Catholic high school · 7-12
1,846 students · ICSEA 1012
Trinity College Colac
Colac · Catholic high school · 7-12
744 students · ICSEA 1015
Frequently asked questions
Is Penola Catholic College a public or private school?
Penola Catholic College is a Catholic school, which makes it a non-government (private) school affiliated with Victorian Catholic Education Authority.
What year levels does Penola Catholic College offer?
Penola Catholic College offers 7 to 12. It is classified by ACARA as a secondary school.
How many students attend Penola Catholic College?
In 2025, Penola Catholic College had 1,373 enrolled students (612 girls, 761 boys), a change of -6% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Penola Catholic College?
Penola Catholic College has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 1000. The national average is 1000, so this indicates a socio-educational profile close to the national average of 1000. ICSEA reflects the school community, not teaching quality.
How does Penola Catholic College rank in VIC?
Penola Catholic College ranks 154th of 348 secondary schools in Victoria on the Success Index (60.7/100), and 498th of 1,472 nationally.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at Penola Catholic College?
Penola Catholic College has about 9.0 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
What are the VCE results at Penola Catholic College?
In 2025, Penola Catholic College recorded a median VCE study score of 27 with 1.5% of study scores at 40 or above, from 282 students enrolled in at least one VCE study. Source: VCAA Senior Secondary Completion and Achievement Information.
How big is the Year 7 cohort at Penola Catholic College?
In 2025, Penola Catholic College had 226 students in Year 7 and 239 in Year 12.
Is Penola Catholic College co-ed?
Yes. Penola Catholic College is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near Penola Catholic College?
There are 10 other schools within 15 km of Penola Catholic 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.
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