Mary MacKillop Memorial School
Penola · 0.8 km
Reception to Year 6 · boys and girls
Government secondary school in Penola
Penola High School
Penola High School is a government secondary school for boys and girls, from Year 7 to Year 12, in Penola, South Australia.
What Penola High School is like
It has 113 students (63 girls and 50 boys) and the equivalent of 13.4 full-time teachers, about 8 students for each teacher.
As a government school it is run by the Department for Education South Australia. Tuition is free for Australian citizens and permanent residents, although schools usually ask for a voluntary contribution and charge for some materials and activities. Many government schools have a local enrolment area (catchment), and students who live inside it are guaranteed a place.
Its ICSEA value is 933, against a national average of 1000. ICSEA describes the educational advantage of the families a school serves, not the quality of the school; read it alongside the school's results on My School.
The nearest private school is Mary MacKillop Memorial School, 0.8 km away. You can enquire with private schools near Penola in one step.
Penola High School at a glance
- Students
- 113
- 2025
- Girls and boys
- 56% / 44%
- 63 girls, 50 boys
- Teachers
- 13.4
- full-time equivalent
- Students per teacher
- 8.4 to 1
- not the same as class size
- Years
- Years 7 to 12
- School zone
- Check an address with school zones and catchment areas (Department for Education South Australia).
Students, staff and years: Source: Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA), School Profile 2025. Results are on My School, not here.
NAPLAN results and the school profile
Australian schools are not given inspection grades. Each school’s NAPLAN results, finances, attendance and student background are published by ACARA on My School: Penola High School on My School.
Government schools are reviewed by the Department for Education South Australia. Ask the school for its most recent annual report, which every Australian school publishes.
How to get a place
Enrol directly with the school. Most government schools have a local enrolment area: if you live inside it your child has a place, and families from outside can apply if there is room. Enrolment for Year 7 usually opens in the year before, through your child's primary school. See our guide to how school enrolment works.
The Department for Education South Australia explains who can enrol where and what to bring: Enrol in a school or preschool (South Australia).
Common questions about Penola High School
- Is Penola High School a government, Catholic or independent school?
- Penola High School is a government secondary school in South Australia. Its governing body is Department for Education South Australia.
- What years does Penola High School teach?
- Penola High School teaches Years 7 to 12, for boys and girls.
- How many students are enrolled at Penola High School?
- Penola High School had 113 students in 2025, according to ACARA. That is about 8.4 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, which is not the same as class size.
- What is the ICSEA value of Penola High School?
- Penola High School has an ICSEA value of 933, against a national average of 1000. ICSEA describes the educational advantage of the families a school serves, not the quality of the school; read it alongside the school's results on My School.
Private schools nearby
Private schools within 0.8 km. You can enquire with several at once.
Other secondary schools near Penola High School
No other schools of this type within about 3 km.