Google Geocoding returning totally different result from Google Map

Question

For the location of

Charles La Trobe P-12 College,Victoria,Australia

Google maps produce the exact location of said college.

However, when requested

Answer 1

The entry on Google Maps is a "place" not a geocoded result.

Charles La Trobe P-12 College
235 Kingsbury Dr, Macleod Victoria 3085, Australia ‎
+61 3 9223 1400 ‎ · vic.edu.au 

The Places API finds the correct location (as the first result). The geocoder returns a result for Victoria, Australia (-37.4713077, 144.7851531), which is the best "address" it can find in the string you gave it.

http://www.geocodezip.com/v3_example_geo2.asp?addr1=Charles%20La%20Trobe%20P-12%20College,Victoria,Australia&addr2=Charles%20La%20Trobe%20P-12%20College,Victoria,Australia&place=1&geocode=2