Non-Government school · Secondary

Penola Catholic College Emu Plains

Emu Plains, 2750 — in Emu Plains - Leonay

SectorSchools

Non-Government

Secondary school

NSW school data

Year levels

—

official range

NSW school data

ICSEA

1024

national average is 1000

ACARA 2025

Suburb

Emu Plains - Leonay

SA2 this campus sits in

ABS boundary

School information

Penola Catholic College Emu Plains is a non-government secondary school in Emu Plains - Leonay, Sydney. It had 709 students, per NSW school data. Its ICSEA is 1024, above the national average of 1000 (58th percentile nationally). NAPLAN results for Penola Catholic College Emu Plains are published on its My School profile (ACARA).

Student background

ACARA · 2025

ICSEA measures the socio-educational advantage of a school's intake against the national average of 1000. The quarters bar shows how its students spread across the four national bands; an average school sits at 25% in each.

1024ICSEA — 24 points above the national average of 1000, higher than 58% of Australian schools

+24

820national average · 10001180

vs avg

Socio-educational advantage

Bottom quarter 22%Lower-middle quarter 36%Upper-middle quarter 27%Top quarter 15%

22%36%27%15%

All Australian students — 25% in each quarter

Who’s enrolled

709students in 2025

Girls and boys

Girls 328 · 46%
Boys 381 · 54%

Language background

Language other than English 13%
English only 87%
Not stated 0%

Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander

6% of enrolment

Penola Catholic College Emu Plains has an ICSEA of 1024, above the national average of 1000 and higher than 58% of Australian schools. 15% of its students are in the top quarter of socio-educational advantage and 22% in the bottom quarter, against 25% in each quarter across all Australian schools. It enrolled 709 students in 2025 (328 girls, 381 boys), 6% Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander and 13% with a language background other than English.

Show the data table

Penola Catholic College Emu Plains — student background, ACARA School Profile 2025
Measure	Value
ICSEA	1024
ICSEA vs national average (1000)	+24
ICSEA percentile	58
Bottom quarter of advantage	22%
Lower-middle quarter of advantage	36%
Upper-middle quarter of advantage	27%
Top quarter of advantage	15%
Total enrolment	709
Girls	328 (46%)
Boys	381 (54%)
Language other than English	13%
English only	87%
Not stated	0%
Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander	6%

NAPLAN results and student progress for Penola Catholic College Emu Plains are on My School, ACARA’s official site.

School details

Sector: Non-Government school
Type: Secondary
Enrolment: 709 students
ICSEA: 1024 · 58th percentile
Address: Emu Plains 2750

Penola Catholic College Emu Plains: common questions

Is Penola Catholic College Emu Plains a public or private school?

Penola Catholic College Emu Plains is a non-government (non-government) secondary school in Emu Plains - Leonay, Sydney.

How many students go to Penola Catholic College Emu Plains?

Penola Catholic College Emu Plains had 709 students enrolled, per NSW school data.

What is Penola Catholic College Emu Plains's ICSEA?

Penola Catholic College Emu Plains has an ICSEA of 1024, above the national average of 1000 (58th percentile nationally), per the ACARA School Profile 2025. ICSEA reflects the socio-educational background of a school's students, not its results.

Where is Penola Catholic College Emu Plains located?

Penola Catholic College Emu Plains is at Emu Plains 2750, in the Emu Plains - Leonay SA2.

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School list: NSW Government open data — ACARA Schools NSW, via the NSW data portal, CC BY 4.0. Catchments: NSW Department of Education “School intake zones” dataset, CC BY 4.0. ICSEA & student background: ACARA School Profile 2025. NAPLAN: myschool.edu.au (ACARA).