Overview
Tennant Creek Primary School is a government primary school in Tennant Creek, Northern Territory, serving T-6. The school has 309 enrolled students. Its ICSEA value is 732 (well below average). The student-to-teacher ratio is 9:1. The school is located in a SEIFA IRSD decile 5 area.
Source: ACARA School Profile 2025 (2025)
Key Facts
SectorGovernment
School TypePrimary
Year RangeT-6
Governing BodyNorthern Territory Department of Education and Training
Postcode0860
RemotenessVery Remote
ACARA ID50046
Student Background
Total Enrolments309
Gender Split152 girls / 157 boys
Indigenous Students78%
Language Background Other Than English63%
English Background37%
Socio-Educational Advantage Distribution
Source: ACARA School Profile (2025)
Enrolment by Year Level
309 students across 7 year levels (2025)
One year before Yr 141
Yr 140
Yr 251
Yr 343
Yr 443
Yr 543
Yr 648
Source: ACARA Enrolments by Grade (2025)
Staffing
Teaching Staff35 (34.2 FTE)
Non-Teaching Staff21 (19.7 FTE)
Total Staff56
Student:Teacher Ratio9:1
Source: ACARA School Profile (2025)