Penola Catholic College Emu Plains serves families in and around Emu Plains, Sydney as a medium-sized catholic secondary school offering 7-12.

Secondary results are more moderate compared with higher-performing schools, with a latest rating of 5.3.

The school’s recent results show a generally stable pattern rather than a sharp upward or downward trend.

In socio-educational terms, the school has a broadly average profile, with an ICSEA score of 1024 and an ICSEA percentile of 58.

After allowing for ICSEA, state and sector, the school’s results sit close to comparable peers.

Enrolment is around 709, so the school can be described as medium-to-large in scale, and it has expanded noticeably in recent years.