Canteen Creek School
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Canteen Creek, Northern Territory 0872 · Barkly LGA
About Canteen Creek School
Canteen Creek School is a public combined (K–12) school located in Canteen Creek, Northern Territory (0872), within the Barkly local government area. It caters for students from T to 11 and in 2025 enrolled 49 students (27 girls and 22 boys).
Canteen Creek School has an ICSEA value of 564, indicating a community facing significant socio-educational disadvantage. That places it in the 0th percentile of Australian schools. 0% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 99% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 9 teachers (8.5 full-time equivalent), giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 5.8 to 1. Enrolments have grown by 14% over the past five years.
On the Success Index, Canteen Creek School scores 20.8 out of 100. Because it has fewer than 80 students it is not included in ranking tables, where small enrolments make year-to-year comparisons unreliable.
Success Index breakdown
Each component is a percentile against schools of the same type across Australia.
- Socio-educational advantage (ICSEA) (50%)ICSEA 564
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)0% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)5.8 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)+14% enrolments since 2020 (area median -18%)
- ICSEA trend (5 years) (10%)+121 ICSEA points since 2020
The Success Index summarises the academic environment of a school community using official ACARA data. It is not a measure of teaching quality or student results. Read the methodology.
Student profile
Distribution of students across socio-educational advantage (SEA) quarters, plus community characteristics.
Enrolments by year level
How Canteen Creek School's 49 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at Canteen Creek School have changed over the past decade.
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Frequently asked questions
Is Canteen Creek School a public or private school?
Canteen Creek School is a public (government) school run by the Northern Territory education department.
What year levels does Canteen Creek School offer?
Canteen Creek School offers T to 11. It is classified by ACARA as a combined school.
How many students attend Canteen Creek School?
In 2025, Canteen Creek School had 49 enrolled students (27 girls, 22 boys), a change of 14% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Canteen Creek School?
Canteen Creek School has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 564. The national average is 1000, so this indicates a community facing significant socio-educational disadvantage. ICSEA reflects the school community, not teaching quality.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at Canteen Creek School?
Canteen Creek School has about 5.8 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How big is the Year 7 cohort at Canteen Creek School?
In 2025, Canteen Creek School had 5 students in Year 7.
Is Canteen Creek School co-ed?
Yes. Canteen Creek School is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
Where can I get tutoring near Canteen Creek School?
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