Penleigh & Essendon Grammar School
163 Rachelle Road, Keilor East VIC 3033
Penleigh & Essendon Grammar School is an independent combined primary and secondary school in Keilor East, VIC from Prep to Year 12 with about 2,913 students across all campuses. Its ICSEA is 1,173, where the national average is 1000.
ICSEA, Enrolments, Language background, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander share, Year range, Teaching staff, School website: ACARA School Profile 2025. Source: Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA). Enrolments and staff cover all campuses of this school. Terms
About this school, from public sources
Drawn from public online sources: Penleigh and Essendon Grammar School is an independent co-educational day school associated with the Uniting Church, with nearly 3,000 students from early learning to Year 12. Campuses are in Essendon, Moonee Ponds and Keilor East, where all secondary students attend. It has coeducational kindergartens and separate boys' and girls' junior schools, and reports strong NAPLAN and ATAR outcomes.
Often praised
- Early learning to Year 12
- Separate junior boys and girls schools
- Strong academic outcomes
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NAPLAN
School-level NAPLAN results are published by ACARA on My School under terms that do not allow them to be reproduced here. See Penleigh & Essendon Grammar School on My School · Why some data is missing
VCE 2025
Last 5 years
| Year | Median VCE study score |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 34.0 |
| 2024 | 34.0 |
| 2023 | 34.0 |
| 2022 | 34.0 |
| 2021 | 34.0 |
Source: VCAA senior secondary completion and achievement information. Study scores are relative to the state cohort in each subject.
Location and nearby schools
Straight-line distances. List every school within 5 to 50 km.
| School | Suburb | Type | Distance | ICSEA | Students |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lowther Hall Anglican Grammar School | Essendon | Independent k–12 / combined | 5.0 km | 1,161 | 859 |
| Overnewton Anglican Community College | Keilor | Independent k–12 / combined | 5.0 km | 1,118 | 2,146 |
| Glenroy Private | Glenroy | Independent k–12 / combined | 6.4 km | 992 | 632 |
| Antonine College | Pascoe Vale South | Catholic k–12 / combined | 6.4 km | 982 | 927 |
| Sirius College | Broadmeadows | Independent k–12 / combined | 7.8 km | 1,088 | 3,284 |
| My College | Dallas | Independent k–12 / combined | 7.8 km | 1,005 | 325 |
| Australian International Academy of Education | Coburg | Independent k–12 / combined | 8.4 km | 1,071 | 2,215 |
| Ilim College | Broadmeadows | Independent k–12 / combined | 8.8 km | 1,024 | 2,868 |
Schools with a similar ICSEA in VIC
Same sector and type, ICSEA within 25 points. This is the comparison that separates teaching from postcode.
| School | Suburb | Type | Students | ICSEA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ballarat Clarendon College | Ballarat | Independent k–12 / combined · P-12 | 1,896 | 1,172 |
| Mentone Girls' Grammar School | Mentone | Independent k–12 / combined · P-12 | 560 | 1,174 |
| Wesley College | Melbourne | Independent k–12 / combined · P-12 | 3,181 | 1,172 |
| St Catherine's School | Toorak | Independent k–12 / combined · P-12 | 685 | 1,175 |
| Carey Baptist Grammar School | Kew | Independent k–12 / combined · P-12 | 2,564 | 1,177 |
| Ivanhoe Grammar School | Ivanhoe | Independent k–12 / combined · P-12 | 2,500 | 1,169 |
About this data
Figures are from the latest published datasets and can lag the school by a year. Confirm enrolment rules and catchment boundaries with the school or department before relying on them.