Schools in Darwin, NT

Showing the top 28 of 28 schools in the Darwin region, ranked by ICSEA score.

#	School	Suburb	Type	Sector	Years	ICSEA	Enrolment
1	The Essington School	Rapid Creek	Combined	Independent	T-12	1,128	782
2	St Paul's Catholic Primary School	Rapid Creek	Primary	Catholic	T-6	1,077	221
3	Nightcliff Primary School	Nightcliff	Primary	Government	T-6	1,063	478
4	Nakara Primary School	Nakara	Primary	Government	T-6	1,051	409
5	Holy Spirit Catholic Primary School	Wanguri	Primary	Catholic	T-6	1,035	243
6	O'Loughlin Catholic College	Karama	Secondary	Catholic	7-12	1,025	599
7	Leanyer Primary School	Leanyer	Primary	Government	T-6	1,024	538
8	Alawa Primary School	Alawa	Primary	Government	T-6	1,011	259
9	Anula Primary School	Anula	Primary	Government	T-6	1,006	388
10	Jingili Primary School	Jingili	Primary	Government	T-6	997	235
11	Dripstone Secondary College	Tiwi	Secondary	Government	7-9	994	605
12	NT Christian College	Marrara	Secondary	Independent	11-12	987	93
13	Wanguri Primary School	Wanguri	Primary	Government	T-6	987	327
14	Nightcliff High School	Nightcliff	Secondary	Government	7-9	986	409
15	Moil Primary School	Moil	Primary	Government	T-6	970	167
16	Holy Family Catholic Primary School	Karama	Primary	Catholic	T-6	968	248
17	Marrara Christian College	Marrara	Combined	Independent	T-10	962	289
18	Casuarina Senior College	Moil	Secondary	Government	10-12	949	690
19	Wagaman Primary School	Wagaman	Primary	Government	T-6	944	213
20	Nemarluk School	Alawa	Special	Government	T-6	929	170
21	Millner Primary School	Millner	Primary	Government	T-6	911	171
22	Henbury School	Tiwi	Special	Government	7-12	894	195
23	Wulagi Primary School	Wulagi	Primary	Government	T-6	890	144
24	Sanderson High School	Malak	Secondary	Government	7-9	863	328
25	Manunda Terrace Primary School	Karama	Primary	Government	T-6	792	189
26	Top End School of Flexible Learning	Malak	Secondary	Government	5-12	789	123
27	Malak Primary School	Malak	Primary	Government	T-6	770	148
28	Karama Primary School	Karama	Primary	Government	T-6	769	173

#1The Essington School

Rapid Creek·Combined · Independent · T-12

ICSEA

1,128

#2St Paul's Catholic Primary School

Rapid Creek·Primary · Catholic · T-6

ICSEA

1,077

#3Nightcliff Primary School

Nightcliff·Primary · Government · T-6

ICSEA

1,063

#4Nakara Primary School

Nakara·Primary · Government · T-6

ICSEA

1,051

#5Holy Spirit Catholic Primary School

Wanguri·Primary · Catholic · T-6

ICSEA

1,035

#6O'Loughlin Catholic College

Karama·Secondary · Catholic · 7-12

ICSEA

1,025

#7Leanyer Primary School

Leanyer·Primary · Government · T-6

ICSEA

1,024

#8Alawa Primary School

Alawa·Primary · Government · T-6

ICSEA

1,011

#9Anula Primary School

Anula·Primary · Government · T-6

ICSEA

1,006

#10Jingili Primary School

Jingili·Primary · Government · T-6

ICSEA

997

#11Dripstone Secondary College

Tiwi·Secondary · Government · 7-9

ICSEA

994

#12NT Christian College

Marrara·Secondary · Independent · 11-12

ICSEA

987

#13Wanguri Primary School

Wanguri·Primary · Government · T-6

ICSEA

987

#14Nightcliff High School

Nightcliff·Secondary · Government · 7-9

ICSEA

986

#15Moil Primary School

Moil·Primary · Government · T-6

ICSEA

970

#16Holy Family Catholic Primary School

Karama·Primary · Catholic · T-6

ICSEA

968

#17Marrara Christian College

Marrara·Combined · Independent · T-10

ICSEA

962

#18Casuarina Senior College

Moil·Secondary · Government · 10-12

ICSEA

949

#19Wagaman Primary School

Wagaman·Primary · Government · T-6

ICSEA

944

#20Nemarluk School

Alawa·Special · Government · T-6

ICSEA

929

#21Millner Primary School

Millner·Primary · Government · T-6

ICSEA

911

#22Henbury School

Tiwi·Special · Government · 7-12

ICSEA

894

#23Wulagi Primary School

Wulagi·Primary · Government · T-6

ICSEA

890

#24Sanderson High School

Malak·Secondary · Government · 7-9

ICSEA

863

#25Manunda Terrace Primary School

Karama·Primary · Government · T-6

ICSEA

792

#26Top End School of Flexible Learning

Malak·Secondary · Government · 5-12

ICSEA

789

#27Malak Primary School

Malak·Primary · Government · T-6

ICSEA

770

#28Karama Primary School

Karama·Primary · Government · T-6

ICSEA

769

ICSEA ≥ 1100 (above average)ICSEA 1000–1099 (average)ICSEA < 1000 (below average)

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