Penola Primary School
Riddoch Street, Penola SA 5277
Penola Primary School is a government primary school in Penola, SA from Reception to Year 6 with about 133 students. Its ICSEA is 977, where the national average is 1000.
Annual report ↗ on the publisher's site. About this link
ICSEA, Enrolments, Language background, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander share, Teaching staff, School website: ACARA School Profile 2025. Source: Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA). Terms
About this school, from public sources
Drawn from public online sources: Penola Primary School is a government school in South Australia's south-east that has served the Penola community since 1855. It describes itself as a dynamic and progressive school with strong links to the community, and has about 145 students and a low student-to-teacher ratio. Outside school hours care is run on the premises by a local children's centre.
Often praised
- Serving community since 1855
- Strong community links
- Low student-to-teacher ratio
This note was generated from publicly available online sources (the school's website, official pages and online feedback) as at October 2026. It reflects what is said online, not an assessment by SchoolList AU or any government body, and it deliberately records only neutral and positive points. Confidence: medium. Verify anything important with the school. Report an inaccuracy.
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 Primary School on My School · Why some data is missing
Location and nearby schools
Straight-line distances. List every school within 5 to 50 km.
| School | Suburb | Type | Distance | ICSEA | Students |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mary MacKillop Memorial School | Penola | Catholic primary | 0.6 km | 1,029 | 57 |
| Nangwarry Primary School | Nangwarry | Public primary | 18.1 km | 874 | 18 |
| Kalangadoo Primary School | Kalangadoo | Public primary | 23.9 km | 885 | 22 |
Schools with a similar ICSEA in SA
Same sector and type, ICSEA within 25 points. This is the comparison that separates teaching from postcode.
| School | Suburb | Type | Students | ICSEA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crystal Brook Primary School | Crystal Brook | Public primary · R-6 | 106 | 977 |
| Padthaway Primary School | Padthaway | Public primary · R-7 | 27 | 977 |
| Seaford Rise Primary School | Seaford Rise | Public primary · R-6 | 369 | 977 |
| Bute Early Learning & Primary School | Bute | Public primary · R-7 | 34 | 978 |
| Enfield Primary School | Enfield | Public primary · R-6 | 188 | 978 |
| Moorak Primary School | Moorak | Public primary · R-6 | 117 | 976 |
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.