Good Shepherd Lutheran College
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Howard Springs, Northern Territory 0835 · Litchfield LGA
#8 of 40 combined schools in NT
#723 of 1,259 nationally
About Good Shepherd Lutheran College
Good Shepherd Lutheran College is an independent combined (K–12) school located in Howard Springs, Northern Territory (0835), within the Litchfield local government area. It caters for students from T to 12 and in 2025 enrolled 1,117 students (575 girls and 542 boys). The school is affiliated with Lutheran Education SA, NT & WA.
Good Shepherd Lutheran College has an ICSEA value of 1025, indicating a socio-educational profile close to the national average of 1000. That places it in the 58th percentile of Australian schools. 17% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 16% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 108 teachers (90.1 full-time equivalent) and 95 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 12.4 to 1. Enrolments have grown by 4% over the past five years.
On the Success Index, Good Shepherd Lutheran College scores 46.8 out of 100, placing it in the lower 50% of combined schools nationally and 8th of 40 combined schools in NT (1st of 2 in the Litchfield area).
Success Index breakdown
Each component is a percentile against schools of the same type across Australia.
- Socio-educational advantage (ICSEA) (50%)ICSEA 1025
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)17% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)12.4 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)+4% enrolments since 2020
- ICSEA trend (5 years) (10%)-8 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 Good Shepherd Lutheran College's 1,117 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at Good Shepherd Lutheran College have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Good Shepherd Lutheran College
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
MacKillop Catholic College
Johnston · Catholic high school · 7-12
795 students · ICSEA 1001 · 1.7 km away
Howard Springs Primary School
Howard Springs · Government primary · T-6
277 students · ICSEA 951 · 2.2 km away
Mother Teresa Catholic Primary School
Zuccoli · Catholic primary · T-6
379 students · ICSEA 1027 · 2.6 km away
Zuccoli Primary School
Zuccoli · Government primary · T-6
537 students · ICSEA 989 · 2.7 km away
Bakewell Primary School
Bakewell · Government primary · T-6
616 students · ICSEA 978 · 3.4 km away
Rosebery Primary School
Rosebery · Government primary · T-6
349 students · ICSEA 964 · 3.8 km away
Woodroffe Primary School
Woodroffe · Government primary · T-6
327 students · ICSEA 842 · 4.8 km away
Gray Primary School
Gray · Government primary · T-6
283 students · ICSEA 808 · 4.9 km away
Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School
Woodroffe · Catholic primary · T-6
165 students · ICSEA 983 · 5.0 km away
Forrest Parade School
Bellamack · Government special · T-6
118 students · ICSEA 939 · 5.2 km away
Similar schools
Independent combined schools in NT with a comparable ICSEA.
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Marlow Lagoon · Independent combined · T-10
365 students · ICSEA 1008
Araluen Christian College
Alice Springs · Independent combined · T-10
104 students · ICSEA 997
Sattler Christian College
Freds Pass · Independent combined · T-10
245 students · ICSEA 997
Milkwood Steiner School
Berrimah · Independent combined · T-8
118 students · ICSEA 1053
Nhulunbuy Christian College
Nhulunbuy · Independent combined · T-10
138 students · ICSEA 1056
Haileybury Rendall School
Berrimah · Independent combined · T-12
970 students · ICSEA 1082
Frequently asked questions
Is Good Shepherd Lutheran College a public or private school?
Good Shepherd Lutheran College is a Independent school, which makes it a non-government (private) school affiliated with Lutheran Education SA, NT & WA.
What year levels does Good Shepherd Lutheran College offer?
Good Shepherd Lutheran College offers T to 12. It is classified by ACARA as a combined school.
How many students attend Good Shepherd Lutheran College?
In 2025, Good Shepherd Lutheran College had 1,117 enrolled students (575 girls, 542 boys), a change of 4% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Good Shepherd Lutheran College?
Good Shepherd Lutheran College has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 1025. The national average is 1000, so this indicates a socio-educational profile close to the national average of 1000. ICSEA reflects the school community, not teaching quality.
How does Good Shepherd Lutheran College rank in NT?
Good Shepherd Lutheran College ranks 8th of 40 combined schools in Northern Territory on the Success Index (46.8/100), and 723rd of 1,259 nationally.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at Good Shepherd Lutheran College?
Good Shepherd Lutheran College has about 12.4 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How big is the Year 7 cohort at Good Shepherd Lutheran College?
In 2025, Good Shepherd Lutheran College had 150 students in Year 7 and 53 in Year 12.
Is Good Shepherd Lutheran College co-ed?
Yes. Good Shepherd Lutheran College is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near Good Shepherd Lutheran College?
There are 10 other schools within 15 km of Good Shepherd Lutheran College 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 Good Shepherd Lutheran College?
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