Penola Primary School serves families in and around Penola, SA as a small government primary school offering R-6.

Primary results are more moderate compared with higher-performing schools, with a latest rating of 4.9.

The recent trend shows some variation from year to year, which is common when different student cohorts are compared.

In socio-educational terms, the school has a less advantaged profile, with an ICSEA score of 977 and an ICSEA percentile of 36.

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

Enrolment is around 133, so the school can be described as small in scale.