Darwin Middle School
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025The Gardens, Northern Territory 0820 · Darwin LGA
About Darwin Middle School
Darwin Middle School is a public high school located in The Gardens, Northern Territory (0820), within the Darwin local government area. It caters for students from 7 to 9 and in 2025 enrolled 663 students (349 girls and 314 boys).
Darwin Middle School has an ICSEA value of 1065, indicating above-average socio-educational advantage. That places it in the 74th percentile of Australian schools. 35% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 13% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 41 teachers (40.2 full-time equivalent) and 18 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 16.5 to 1. Enrolments have fallen by 23% over the past five years.
On the Success Index, Darwin Middle School scores 57.5 out of 100, placing it in the top 50% of secondary schools nationally and 5th of 23 secondary schools in NT (3rd 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 1065
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)35% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)16.5 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)-23% enrolments since 2020 (area median +4%)
- ICSEA trend (5 years) (10%)+1 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 Middle School's 663 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at Darwin Middle School have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Darwin Middle School
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Darwin High School
The Gardens · Government high school · U, 10-12
1,286 students · ICSEA 1050 · 227 m away
Northern Territory School of Distance Education
The Gardens · Government high school · 9-12
252 students · ICSEA 837 · 258 m away
St John's Catholic College
The Gardens · Catholic high school · 7-12
287 students · ICSEA 957 · 340 m away
Stuart Park Primary School
Stuart Park · Government primary · T-6
492 students · ICSEA 1054 · 1.0 km away
Parap Primary School
Parap · Government primary · T-6
405 students · ICSEA 1066 · 1.3 km away
SEDA College NT
Fannie Bay · Independent high school · 10-12
150 students · ICSEA 980 · 1.6 km away
Larrakeyah Primary School
Larrakeyah · Government primary · T-6
480 students · ICSEA 1086 · 2.3 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 · 2.6 km away
Millner Primary School
Millner · Government primary · T-6
171 students · ICSEA 911 · 5.9 km away
Similar schools
Government secondary schools in NT with a comparable ICSEA.
Darwin High School
The Gardens · Government high school · U, 10-12
1,286 students · ICSEA 1050
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 Middle School a public or private school?
Darwin Middle School is a public (government) school run by the Northern Territory education department.
What year levels does Darwin Middle School offer?
Darwin Middle School offers 7 to 9. It is classified by ACARA as a secondary school.
How many students attend Darwin Middle School?
In 2025, Darwin Middle School had 663 enrolled students (349 girls, 314 boys), a change of -23% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Darwin Middle School?
Darwin Middle School has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 1065. The national average is 1000, so this indicates above-average socio-educational advantage. ICSEA reflects the school community, not teaching quality.
How does Darwin Middle School rank in NT?
Darwin Middle School ranks 5th of 23 secondary schools in Northern Territory on the Success Index (57.5/100), and 567th of 1,472 nationally.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at Darwin Middle School?
Darwin Middle School has about 16.5 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How big is the Year 7 cohort at Darwin Middle School?
In 2025, Darwin Middle School had 208 students in Year 7.
Is Darwin Middle School co-ed?
Yes. Darwin Middle School is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near Darwin Middle School?
There are 10 other schools within 15 km of Darwin Middle 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 Middle 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.