Henbury School
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Tiwi, Northern Territory 0810 · Darwin LGA
About Henbury School
Henbury School is a public special school located in Tiwi, Northern Territory (0810), within the Darwin local government area. It caters for students from 7 to 12 and in 2025 enrolled 195 students (73 girls and 122 boys).
Henbury School has an ICSEA value of 894, indicating a community facing significant socio-educational disadvantage. That places it in the 10th percentile of Australian schools. 11% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 44% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 38 teachers (35.8 full-time equivalent) and 61 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 5.3 to 1. Enrolments have grown by 36% over the past five years.
Henbury School is a special school. Special schools support students with disability or specific needs and are deliberately excluded from the Success Index and rankings, which would not be a fair measure of what they do.
Student profile
Distribution of students across socio-educational advantage (SEA) quarters, plus community characteristics.
Enrolments by year level
How Henbury School's 195 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at Henbury School have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Henbury School
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Dripstone Secondary College
Tiwi · Government high school · 7-9
605 students · ICSEA 994 · 220 m away
Wanguri Primary School
Wanguri · Government primary · T-6
327 students · ICSEA 987 · 513 m away
Holy Spirit Catholic Primary School
Wanguri · Catholic primary · T-6
243 students · ICSEA 1035 · 658 m away
Nakara Primary School
Nakara · Government primary · T-6
409 students · ICSEA 1051 · 742 m away
Wagaman Primary School
Wagaman · Government primary · T-6
213 students · ICSEA 944 · 1.3 km away
Alawa Primary School
Alawa · Government primary · T-6
259 students · ICSEA 1011 · 1.6 km away
Nemarluk School
Alawa · Government special · T-6
170 students · ICSEA 929 · 1.7 km away
Casuarina Senior College
Moil · Government high school · 10-12
690 students · ICSEA 949 · 1.9 km away
Leanyer Primary School
Leanyer · Government primary · T-6
538 students · ICSEA 1024 · 2.0 km away
Wulagi Primary School
Wulagi · Government primary · T-6
144 students · ICSEA 890 · 2.1 km away
Similar schools
Government special schools in NT with a comparable ICSEA.
Nemarluk School
Alawa · Government special · T-6
170 students · ICSEA 929
Forrest Parade School
Bellamack · Government special · T-6
118 students · ICSEA 939
Acacia Hill School
Sadadeen · Government special · T-12
96 students · ICSEA 789
Kintore Street School
Katherine · Government special · T-12
55 students · ICSEA 757
Frequently asked questions
Is Henbury School a public or private school?
Henbury School is a public (government) school run by the Northern Territory education department.
What year levels does Henbury School offer?
Henbury School offers 7 to 12. It is classified by ACARA as a special school.
How many students attend Henbury School?
In 2025, Henbury School had 195 enrolled students (73 girls, 122 boys), a change of 36% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Henbury School?
Henbury School has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 894. 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 Henbury School?
Henbury School has about 5.3 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How big is the Year 7 cohort at Henbury School?
In 2025, Henbury School had 50 students in Year 7 and 22 in Year 12.
Is Henbury School co-ed?
Yes. Henbury School is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near Henbury School?
There are 10 other schools within 15 km of Henbury 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.
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