Penrhos College
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Como, Western Australia 6152 · South Perth LGA
About Penrhos College
Penrhos College is an independent girls' combined (K–12) school located in Como, Western Australia (6152), within the South Perth local government area. It caters for students from PP to 12 and in 2025 enrolled 1,033 students. The school is affiliated with Association of Independent Schools of WA.
Penrhos College has an ICSEA value of 1143, indicating very high socio-educational advantage. That places it in the 94th percentile of Australian schools. 59% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 4% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 117 teachers (101.3 full-time equivalent) and 100 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, Penrhos College scores 81.8 out of 100, placing it in the top 10% of combined schools nationally and 5th of 172 combined schools in WA (1st of 3 in the South Perth area).
Year 12 ATAR results (2025)
The School Curriculum and Standards Authority lists, for every ATAR course, the schools whose students had combined scores in the top 15% of that course. Penrhos College appears for 12 courses.
Courses
Biology · Business Management and Enterprise · Chemistry · Drama · Geography · Human Biology · Mathematics Applications · Media Production and Analysis · Modern History · Physical Education Studies · Politics and Law · Psychology
WA does not publish median ATARs by school; this list is the official per-school measure of top-end achievement. See WA schools with the most top-performing ATAR students.
Success Index breakdown
Each component is a percentile against schools of the same type across Australia.
- Socio-educational advantage (ICSEA) (50%)ICSEA 1143
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)59% 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 (area median +7%)
- ICSEA trend (5 years) (10%)+92 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 Penrhos College's 1,033 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at Penrhos College have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Penrhos College
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Collier Primary School
Como · Government primary · K-6
298 students · ICSEA 1076 · 698 m away
Como Secondary College
Como · Government high school · 7-12
838 students · ICSEA 1056 · 711 m away
Como Primary School
Como · Government primary · K-6
460 students · ICSEA 1140 · 913 m away
Curtin Primary School
Manning · Government primary · K-6
138 students · ICSEA 1036 · 1.2 km away
Hensman Street Elementary
South Perth · Independent primary · PP-4
13 students · ICSEA 1080 · 1.6 km away
Kensington Secondary School
Kensington · Government special · 7-12
82 students · ICSEA 1008 · 1.7 km away
Wesley College
South Perth · Independent combined · PP-12
1,312 students · ICSEA 1147 · 2.0 km away
South Perth Primary School
South Perth · Government primary · K-6
395 students · ICSEA 1122 · 2.1 km away
Kensington Primary School
Kensington · Government primary · K-6
447 students · ICSEA 1121 · 2.1 km away
Manning Primary School
Manning · Government primary · K-6
436 students · ICSEA 1105 · 2.1 km away
Similar schools
Independent combined schools in WA with a comparable ICSEA.
The Japanese School in Perth
City Beach · Independent combined · 1-9
39 students · ICSEA 1140
Wesley College
South Perth · Independent combined · PP-12
1,312 students · ICSEA 1147
Perth College
Mount Lawley · Independent combined · PP-12
889 students · ICSEA 1138
Carmel School
Dianella · Independent combined · PP-12
390 students · ICSEA 1149
St Mary's Anglican Girls' School
Karrinyup · Independent combined · PP-12
1,483 students · ICSEA 1151
Santa Maria College
Attadale · Independent combined · 5-12
1,334 students · ICSEA 1133
Frequently asked questions
Is Penrhos College a public or private school?
Penrhos College is a Independent school, which makes it a non-government (private) school affiliated with Association of Independent Schools of WA.
What year levels does Penrhos College offer?
Penrhos College offers PP to 12. It is classified by ACARA as a combined school.
How many students attend Penrhos College?
In 2025, Penrhos College had 1,033 enrolled students (1,033 girls, 0 boys), a change of 7% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Penrhos College?
Penrhos College has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 1143. The national average is 1000, so this indicates very high socio-educational advantage. ICSEA reflects the school community, not teaching quality.
How does Penrhos College rank in WA?
Penrhos College ranks 5th of 172 combined schools in Western Australia on the Success Index (81.8/100), and 79th of 1,259 nationally.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at Penrhos College?
Penrhos College has about 10.2 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How big is the Year 7 cohort at Penrhos College?
In 2025, Penrhos College had 112 students in Year 7 and 129 in Year 12.
Is Penrhos College co-ed?
No. Penrhos College is a girls' school.
What other schools are near Penrhos College?
There are 10 other schools within 15 km of Penrhos 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 Penrhos College?
The closest Success Tutoring centre is Success Tutoring Victoria Park, about 3.5 km from the school. Success Tutoring offers a free academic assessment to identify your child's strengths and learning gaps before any sessions begin.