Darwin High School
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025The Gardens, Northern Territory 0820 · Darwin LGA
About Darwin High School
Darwin High School is a public high school located in The Gardens, Northern Territory (0820), within the Darwin local government area. It caters for students from U, 10 to 12 and in 2025 enrolled 1,286 students (659 girls and 627 boys).
Darwin High School has an ICSEA value of 1050, indicating above-average socio-educational advantage. That places it in the 68th percentile of Australian schools. 28% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 16% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 92 teachers (87.5 full-time equivalent) and 34 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 14.6 to 1. Enrolments have grown by 4% over the past five years.
On the Success Index, Darwin High School scores 60.4 out of 100, placing it in the top 50% of secondary schools nationally and 3rd of 23 secondary schools in NT (2nd of 12 in the Darwin area).
Success Index breakdown
Each component is a percentile against schools of the same type across Australia.
- Socio-educational advantage (ICSEA) (50%)ICSEA 1050
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)28% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)14.6 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)+4% enrolments since 2020 (area median +4%)
- ICSEA trend (5 years) (10%)+5 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 Darwin High School's 1,286 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at Darwin High School have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Darwin High School
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Northern Territory School of Distance Education
The Gardens · Government high school · 9-12
252 students · ICSEA 837 · 80 m away
Darwin Middle School
The Gardens · Government high school · 7-9
663 students · ICSEA 1065 · 227 m away
St John's Catholic College
The Gardens · Catholic high school · 7-12
287 students · ICSEA 957 · 479 m away
Stuart Park Primary School
Stuart Park · Government primary · T-6
492 students · ICSEA 1054 · 1.2 km away
Parap Primary School
Parap · Government primary · T-6
405 students · ICSEA 1066 · 1.5 km away
SEDA College NT
Fannie Bay · Independent high school · 10-12
150 students · ICSEA 980 · 1.7 km away
Larrakeyah Primary School
Larrakeyah · Government primary · T-6
480 students · ICSEA 1086 · 2.2 km away
St Mary's Catholic Primary School
Darwin · Catholic primary · T-6
180 students · ICSEA 1076 · 2.3 km away
Ludmilla Primary School
Ludmilla · Government primary · T-6
132 students · ICSEA 905 · 2.8 km away
Millner Primary School
Millner · Government primary · T-6
171 students · ICSEA 911 · 6.0 km away
Similar schools
Government secondary schools in NT with a comparable ICSEA.
Darwin Middle School
The Gardens · Government high school · 7-9
663 students · ICSEA 1065
Dripstone Secondary College
Tiwi · Government high school · 7-9
605 students · ICSEA 994
Nightcliff High School
Nightcliff · Government high school · 7-9
409 students · ICSEA 986
Casuarina Senior College
Moil · Government high school · 10-12
690 students · ICSEA 949
Taminmin College
Humpty Doo · Government high school · 7-12
1,049 students · ICSEA 937
Nhulunbuy High School
Nhulunbuy · Government high school · 7-12
279 students · ICSEA 903
Frequently asked questions
Is Darwin High School a public or private school?
Darwin High School is a public (government) school run by the Northern Territory education department.
What year levels does Darwin High School offer?
Darwin High School offers U, 10 to 12. It is classified by ACARA as a secondary school.
How many students attend Darwin High School?
In 2025, Darwin High School had 1,286 enrolled students (659 girls, 627 boys), a change of 4% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Darwin High School?
Darwin High School has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 1050. The national average is 1000, so this indicates above-average socio-educational advantage. ICSEA reflects the school community, not teaching quality.
How does Darwin High School rank in NT?
Darwin High School ranks 3rd of 23 secondary schools in Northern Territory on the Success Index (60.4/100), and 507th of 1,472 nationally.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at Darwin High School?
Darwin High School has about 14.6 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
Is Darwin High School co-ed?
Yes. Darwin High School is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near Darwin High School?
There are 10 other schools within 15 km of Darwin High School in our database. Scroll up to the "Nearby schools" section to compare them by Success Index, ICSEA and enrolments, or use the Compare tool.
Where can I get tutoring near Darwin High School?
The closest Success Tutoring centre is Success Tutoring Windsor Gardens, about 2615 km from the school. Success Tutoring offers a free academic assessment to identify your child's strengths and learning gaps before any sessions begin.