Penola Catholic College
29 GIbson Street, Broadmeadows VIC 3047
Penola Catholic College is a Catholic secondary school in Broadmeadows, VIC for Years 7–12 with about 1,373 students across all campuses. Its ICSEA is 1,000, where the national average is 1000.
Annual report (2025) ↗ on the publisher's site. About this link
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
Based on publicly available information, Penola Catholic College is a Year 7–12 Catholic co-educational school operating across two campuses, with junior years at Glenroy and senior years (9–12) at the Broadmeadows site. Formed in 1995 from three former Catholic schools, it runs a Sport Academy and a CLIL (Content and Language Integrated Learning) program, alongside a structured pastoral care framework and faith-based leadership development. The college maintains an active alumni network, the Penola Collegians Association, reflecting strong community ties.
Often praised
- Penola Sport Academy
- CLIL language-integrated learning
- strong alumni community
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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 Penola Catholic College on My School · Why some data is missing
VCE 2025
Last 5 years
| Year | Median VCE study score |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 27.0 |
| 2024 | 28.0 |
| 2023 | 27.0 |
| 2022 | 27.0 |
| 2021 | 26.0 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hume Central Secondary College | Broadmeadows | Public high school | 0.9 km | — | 1,114 |
| My College | Dallas | Independent k–12 / combined | 1.4 km | 1,005 | 325 |
| Glenroy Private | Glenroy | Independent k–12 / combined | 1.5 km | 992 | 632 |
| Sirius College | Broadmeadows | Independent k–12 / combined | 1.6 km | 1,088 | 3,284 |
| Glenroy College | Glenroy | Public high school | 2.0 km | 931 | 443 |
| Ilim College | Broadmeadows | Independent k–12 / combined | 2.4 km | 1,024 | 2,868 |
| Gladstone Park Secondary CollegeGifted class: SEAL | Gladstone Park | Public high school | 2.5 km | 994 | 1,196 |
| Pascoe Vale Girls Secondary CollegeGifted class: Gifted class | Pascoe Vale | Public high school | 3.6 km | 987 | 670 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marian College | Sunshine West | Catholic high school · 7-12 | 856 | 999 |
| St John's Regional College | Dandenong | Catholic high school · 7-12 | 616 | 1,001 |
| St Brigid's College | Horsham | Catholic high school · 7-12 | 227 | 1,007 |
| St Mary of the Angels College | Nathalia | Catholic high school · 7-12 | 562 | 1,009 |
| St Francis Catholic College | Melton | Catholic high school · 7-12 | 1,846 | 1,012 |
| Catholic College Sale | Sale | Catholic high school · 7-12 | 872 | 1,015 |
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.