Katherine School Of The Air
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Katherine, Northern Territory 0850 · Katherine LGA
#12 of 40 combined schools in NT
#978 of 1,259 nationally
About Katherine School Of The Air
Katherine School Of The Air is a public combined (K–12) school located in Katherine, Northern Territory (0850), within the Katherine local government area. It caters for students from T to 9 and in 2025 enrolled 137 students (68 girls and 69 boys).
Katherine School Of The Air has an ICSEA value of 931, indicating below-average socio-educational advantage. That places it in the 18th percentile of Australian schools. 14% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 32% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 20 teachers (18.6 full-time equivalent) and 14 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 7.3 to 1. Enrolments have fallen by 17% over the past five years.
On the Success Index, Katherine School Of The Air scores 34.1 out of 100, placing it in the lower 50% of combined schools nationally and 12th of 40 combined schools in NT (2nd of 2 in the Katherine area).
Success Index breakdown
Each component is a percentile against schools of the same type across Australia.
- Socio-educational advantage (ICSEA) (50%)ICSEA 931
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)14% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)7.3 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)-17% enrolments since 2020
- ICSEA trend (5 years) (10%)-71 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 School Of The Air's 137 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at Katherine School Of The Air have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Katherine School Of The Air
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Clyde Fenton Primary School
Katherine · Government primary · T-6
114 students · ICSEA 693 · 150 m away
St Joseph's Catholic College
Katherine · Catholic combined · T-12
299 students · ICSEA 974 · 1.5 km away
Kintore Street School
Katherine · Government special · T-12
55 students · ICSEA 757 · 1.9 km away
Katherine High School
Katherine East · Government high school · 7-12
468 students · ICSEA 797 · 2.1 km away
MacFarlane Primary School
Katherine East · Government primary · T-6
189 students · ICSEA 665 · 2.3 km away
Casuarina Street Primary School
Katherine East · Government primary · T-6
295 students · ICSEA 991 · 3.4 km away
Katherine South Primary School
Katherine South · Government primary · T-6
180 students · ICSEA 907 · 3.7 km away
Similar schools
Government combined schools in NT with a comparable ICSEA.
Dundee Beach School
Dundee Beach · Government combined · T-12
42 students · ICSEA 922
Alyangula Area School
Alyangula · Government combined · T-11
203 students · ICSEA 888
Yulara School
Yulara · Government combined · T-11
50 students · ICSEA 997
Adelaide River School
Adelaide River · Government combined · T-8
50 students · ICSEA 855
Mataranka School
Mataranka · Government combined · 2-10
23 students · ICSEA 844
Alice Springs School Of The Air
Alice Springs · Government combined · T-9
77 students · ICSEA 1025
Frequently asked questions
Is Katherine School Of The Air a public or private school?
Katherine School Of The Air is a public (government) school run by the Northern Territory education department.
What year levels does Katherine School Of The Air offer?
Katherine School Of The Air offers T to 9. It is classified by ACARA as a combined school.
How many students attend Katherine School Of The Air?
In 2025, Katherine School Of The Air had 137 enrolled students (68 girls, 69 boys), a change of -17% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Katherine School Of The Air?
Katherine School Of The Air has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 931. The national average is 1000, so this indicates below-average socio-educational advantage. ICSEA reflects the school community, not teaching quality.
How does Katherine School Of The Air rank in NT?
Katherine School Of The Air ranks 12th of 40 combined schools in Northern Territory on the Success Index (34.1/100), and 978th of 1,259 nationally.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at Katherine School Of The Air?
Katherine School Of The Air has about 7.3 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How big is the Year 7 cohort at Katherine School Of The Air?
In 2025, Katherine School Of The Air had 5 students in Year 7.
Is Katherine School Of The Air co-ed?
Yes. Katherine School Of The Air is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near Katherine School Of The Air?
There are 7 other schools within 15 km of Katherine School Of The Air 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 School Of The Air?
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