Katherine High School
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Katherine East, Northern Territory 0850 · Katherine LGA
About Katherine High School
Katherine High School is a public high school located in Katherine East, Northern Territory (0850), within the Katherine local government area. It caters for students from 7 to 12 and in 2025 enrolled 468 students (240 girls and 228 boys).
Katherine High School has an ICSEA value of 797, indicating a community facing significant socio-educational disadvantage. That places it in the 3rd percentile of Australian schools. 5% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 64% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 38 teachers (37.0 full-time equivalent) and 38 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 12.5 to 1. Enrolments have fallen by 13% over the past five years.
On the Success Index, Katherine High School scores 11.8 out of 100, placing it in the lower 50% of secondary schools nationally and 23rd of 23 secondary schools in NT.
Success Index breakdown
Each component is a percentile against schools of the same type across Australia.
- Socio-educational advantage (ICSEA) (50%)ICSEA 797
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)5% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)12.5 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)-13% enrolments since 2020
- ICSEA trend (5 years) (10%)-56 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 Katherine High School's 468 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at Katherine High School have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Katherine High School
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
MacFarlane Primary School
Katherine East · Government primary · T-6
189 students · ICSEA 665 · 348 m away
St Joseph's Catholic College
Katherine · Catholic combined · T-12
299 students · ICSEA 974 · 786 m away
Casuarina Street Primary School
Katherine East · Government primary · T-6
295 students · ICSEA 991 · 1.5 km away
Clyde Fenton Primary School
Katherine · Government primary · T-6
114 students · ICSEA 693 · 1.9 km away
Katherine School Of The Air
Katherine · Government combined · T-9
137 students · ICSEA 931 · 2.1 km away
Kintore Street School
Katherine · Government special · T-12
55 students · ICSEA 757 · 2.6 km away
Katherine South Primary School
Katherine South · Government primary · T-6
180 students · ICSEA 907 · 3.5 km away
Similar schools
Government secondary schools in NT with a comparable ICSEA.
Top End School of Flexible Learning
Malak · Government high school · 5-12
123 students · ICSEA 789
Centralian Middle School
Alice Springs · Government high school · 7-9
338 students · ICSEA 816
Northern Territory School of Distance Education
The Gardens · Government high school · 9-12
252 students · ICSEA 837
Tennant Creek High School
Tennant Creek · Government high school · 7-12
142 students · ICSEA 754
Sanderson High School
Malak · Government high school · 7-9
328 students · ICSEA 863
Centralian Senior College
Alice Springs · Government high school · 10-12
351 students · ICSEA 879
Frequently asked questions
Is Katherine High School a public or private school?
Katherine High School is a public (government) school run by the Northern Territory education department.
What year levels does Katherine High School offer?
Katherine High School offers 7 to 12. It is classified by ACARA as a secondary school.
How many students attend Katherine High School?
In 2025, Katherine High School had 468 enrolled students (240 girls, 228 boys), a change of -13% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Katherine High School?
Katherine High School has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 797. The national average is 1000, so this indicates a community facing significant socio-educational disadvantage. ICSEA reflects the school community, not teaching quality.
How does Katherine High School rank in NT?
Katherine High School ranks 23rd of 23 secondary schools in Northern Territory on the Success Index (11.8/100), and 1470th of 1,472 nationally.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at Katherine High School?
Katherine High School has about 12.5 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How big is the Year 7 cohort at Katherine High School?
In 2025, Katherine High School had 93 students in Year 7 and 43 in Year 12.
Is Katherine High School co-ed?
Yes. Katherine High School is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near Katherine High School?
There are 7 other schools within 15 km of Katherine 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 Katherine High School?
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