How many schools are in Northern Territory?

SchoolGuide.au currently lists 194 active schools in Northern Territory, based on ACARA and state education open data.

Can I filter Northern Territory schools by sector or level?

Yes. Use the browse-by-type links for government, catholic, independent, primary, and secondary school hubs for Northern Territory, or search with filters.

Is ICSEA a school quality ranking?

No. ICSEA describes the socio-educational advantage of a school's student community. It is useful context for comparison, not a measure of teaching quality.

Northern Territory Schools

Explore 194 active schools across 136 suburbs in Northern Territory. Sort by ICSEA, enrolment, or name, then open a suburb or school profile for maps, contacts, and peer benchmarks.

Active schools

194

Suburbs

136

Postcodes

Top 50 schools in Northern Territory (50)

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Sorted list of schools in this state by ICSEA, enrolment, or name. ICSEA describes community advantage, not school quality — not a league table.

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#	School	Sector	Level	ICSEA	Enrolment
1	The Essington School Rapid Creek · 0810	Independent	Combined (K–12)	1,128	782
2	Larrakeyah Primary School Larrakeyah · 0820	Government	Primary	1,086	480
3	Alice Springs Steiner School Ross · 0873	Independent	Secondary	1,085	162
4	Haileybury Rendall School Berrimah · 0828	Independent	Combined (K–12)	1,082	970
5	St Paul's Catholic Primary School Rapid Creek · 0810	Catholic	Primary	1,077	221
6	St Mary's Catholic Primary School Darwin · 0800	Catholic	Primary	1,076	180
7	Australian International Islamic College Darwin Berrimah · 0828	Independent	Primary	1,071	40
8	Parap Primary School Parap · 0820	Government	Primary	1,066	405
9	Darwin Middle School The Gardens · 0820	Government	Secondary	1,065	663
10	Nightcliff Primary School Nightcliff · 0810	Government	Primary	1,063	478
11	Nhulunbuy Christian College Nhulunbuy · 0881	Independent	Combined (K–12)	1,056	138
12	Stuart Park Primary School Stuart Park · 0820	Government	Primary	1,054	492
13	Milkwood Steiner School Berrimah · 0828	Independent	Secondary	1,053	118
14	Nakara Primary School Nakara · 0810	Government	Primary	1,051	409
15	Darwin High School The Gardens · 0820	Government	Combined (K–12)	1,050	1,286
16	Ross Park Primary School Alice Springs · 0870	Government	Primary	1,040	413
17	Holy Spirit Catholic Primary School Wanguri · 0810	Catholic	Primary	1,035	243
18	St Philip's College Alice Springs · 0871	Independent	Combined (K–12)	1,031	502
19	Living Waters Lutheran School Alice Springs · 0871	Independent	Primary	1,029	131
20	Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Catholic College Alice Springs · 0870	Catholic	Combined (K–12)	1,028	823
21	Mother Teresa Catholic Primary School Zuccoli · 0832	Catholic	Primary	1,027	379
22	Alice Springs School Of The Air Alice Springs · 0870	Government	Secondary	1,025	77
23	Good Shepherd Lutheran College Howard Springs · 0835	Independent	Combined (K–12)	1,025	1,117
24	O'Loughlin Catholic College Karama · 0812	Catholic	Combined (K–12)	1,025	599
25	Leanyer Primary School Leanyer · 0812	Government	Primary	1,024	538
26	Douglas Daly School Douglas-Daly · 0822	Government	Primary	1,022	5
27	Durack Primary School Durack · 0830	Government	Primary	1,017	474
28	Alawa Primary School Alawa · 0810	Government	Primary	1,011	259
29	Palmerston Christian College Marlow Lagoon · 0830	Independent	Combined (K–12)	1,008	365
30	Anula Primary School Anula · 0812	Government	Primary	1,006	388
31	MacKillop Catholic College Johnston · 0832	Catholic	Combined (K–12)	1,001	795
32	Araluen Christian College Alice Springs · 0870	Independent	Combined (K–12)	997	104
33	Jingili Primary School Jingili · 0810	Government	Primary	997	235
34	Sattler Christian College Freds Pass · 0822	Independent	Combined (K–12)	997	245
35	Yulara School Yulara · 0872	Government	Combined (K–12)	997	50
36	Dripstone Secondary College Tiwi · 0810	Government	Secondary	994	605
37	Casuarina Street Primary School Katherine East · 0850	Government	Primary	991	295
38	Zuccoli Primary School Zuccoli · 0830	Government	Primary	989	537
39	NT Christian College Marrara · 0812	Independent	Combined (K–12)	987	93
40	Wanguri Primary School Wanguri · 0810	Government	Primary	987	327
41	Nightcliff High School Nightcliff · 0810	Government	Secondary	986	409
42	Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School Woodroffe · 0830	Catholic	Primary	983	165
43	SEDA College NT Fannie Bay · 0820	Independent	Combined (K–12)	980	150
44	St Francis of Assisi Catholic Primary School Humpty Doo · 0836	Catholic	Primary	979	107
45	Bakewell Primary School Bakewell · 0832	Government	Primary	978	616
46	Girraween Primary School Girraween · 0836	Government	Primary	978	312
47	Bees Creek Primary School Freds Pass · 0822	Government	Primary	976	283
48	St Joseph's Catholic College Katherine · 0850	Catholic	Combined (K–12)	974	299
49	Moil Primary School Moil · 0810	Government	Primary	970	167
50	Holy Family Catholic Primary School Karama · 0812	Catholic	Primary	968	248

Top suburbs

Alice Springs

13 schools

Karama

4 schools

Katherine

4 schools

The Gardens

4 schools

West Arnhem Land

4 schools

Berrimah

3 schools

Humpty Doo

3 schools

Katherine East

3 schools

Malak

3 schools

Nhulunbuy

3 schools

Alawa

2 schools

Ali Curung

2 schools

Daly River

2 schools

Driver

2 schools

East Arnhem

2 schools

Freds Pass

2 schools

Galiwinku

2 schools

Gillen

2 schools

Howard Springs

2 schools

Marrara

2 schools

Moil

2 schools

Nightcliff

2 schools

Papunya

2 schools

Peppimenarti

2 schools

Rapid Creek

2 schools

Tennant Creek

2 schools

Ti Tree

2 schools

Timber Creek

2 schools

Tiwi

2 schools

Wanguri

2 schools

Woodroffe

2 schools

Yirrkala

2 schools

Yulara

2 schools

Zuccoli

2 schools

Adelaide River

1 schools

Alpurrurulam

1 schools

Alyangula

1 schools

Amoonguna

1 schools

Ampilatwatja

1 schools

Anatye

1 schools

Angurugu

1 schools

Anula

1 schools

Areyonga

1 schools

Atitjere

1 schools

Baines

1 schools

Bakewell

1 schools

Barrow Creek

1 schools

Barunga

1 schools

Batchelor

1 schools

Bathurst Island

1 schools

Bellamack

1 schools

Belyuen

1 schools

Berry Springs

1 schools

Beswick

1 schools

Borroloola

1 schools

Braitling

1 schools

Bulman Weemol

1 schools

Canteen Creek

1 schools

Darwin

1 schools

Douglas-Daly

1 schools

Dundee Beach

1 schools

Durack

1 schools

Elliott

1 schools

Engawala

1 schools

Eva Valley

1 schools

Fannie Bay

1 schools

Finke

1 schools

Gapuwiyak

1 schools

Girraween

1 schools

Gray

1 schools

Gunbalanya

1 schools

Haasts Bluff

1 schools

Hermannsburg

1 schools

Jabiru

1 schools

Jilkminggan

1 schools

Jingili

1 schools

Johnston

1 schools

Kalkarindji

1 schools

Katherine South

1 schools

Kintore

1 schools

Lajamanu

1 schools

Laramba

1 schools

Larrakeyah

1 schools

Leanyer

1 schools

Litchfield Park

1 schools

Ludmilla

1 schools

Maningrida

1 schools

Mapuru

1 schools

Marlow Lagoon

1 schools

Mataranka

1 schools

Middle Point

1 schools

Milikapiti

1 schools

Milingimbi

1 schools

Millner

1 schools

Milyakburra

1 schools

Miniyeri

1 schools

Minjilang

1 schools

Moulden

1 schools

Mount Liebig

1 schools

Mutitjulu

1 schools

Frequently asked questions

How many schools are in Northern Territory?: SchoolGuide.au currently lists 194 active schools in Northern Territory, based on ACARA and state education open data.
Can I filter Northern Territory schools by sector or level?: Yes. Use the browse-by-type links for government, catholic, independent, primary, and secondary school hubs for Northern Territory, or search with filters.
Is ICSEA a school quality ranking?: No. ICSEA describes the socio-educational advantage of a school's student community. It is useful context for comparison, not a measure of teaching quality.

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