Ltyentye Apurte Catholic School
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Santa Teresa, Northern Territory 0872 · MacDonnell LGA
#26 of 40 combined schools in NT
#1215 of 1,259 nationally
About Ltyentye Apurte Catholic School
Ltyentye Apurte Catholic School is a catholic combined (K–12) school located in Santa Teresa, Northern Territory (0872), within the MacDonnell local government area. It caters for students from T to 12 and in 2025 enrolled 111 students (58 girls and 53 boys). The school is affiliated with Catholic Education Northern Territory.
Ltyentye Apurte Catholic School has an ICSEA value of 622, indicating a community facing significant socio-educational disadvantage. That places it in the 0th percentile of Australian schools. 0% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 93% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 13 teachers (11.8 full-time equivalent) and 22 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 9.4 to 1. Enrolments have grown by 4% over the past five years.
On the Success Index, Ltyentye Apurte Catholic School scores 22.4 out of 100, placing it in the lower 50% of combined schools nationally and 26th of 40 combined schools in NT (1st of 2 in the MacDonnell area).
Success Index breakdown
Each component is a percentile against schools of the same type across Australia.
- Socio-educational advantage (ICSEA) (50%)ICSEA 622
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)0% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)9.4 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)+4% enrolments since 2020 (area median +4%)
- ICSEA trend (5 years) (10%)+86 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 Ltyentye Apurte Catholic School's 111 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at Ltyentye Apurte Catholic School have changed over the past decade.
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Frequently asked questions
Is Ltyentye Apurte Catholic School a public or private school?
Ltyentye Apurte Catholic School is a Catholic school, which makes it a non-government (private) school affiliated with Catholic Education Northern Territory.
What year levels does Ltyentye Apurte Catholic School offer?
Ltyentye Apurte Catholic School offers T to 12. It is classified by ACARA as a combined school.
How many students attend Ltyentye Apurte Catholic School?
In 2025, Ltyentye Apurte Catholic School had 111 enrolled students (58 girls, 53 boys), a change of 4% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Ltyentye Apurte Catholic School?
Ltyentye Apurte Catholic School has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 622. 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 Ltyentye Apurte Catholic School rank in NT?
Ltyentye Apurte Catholic School ranks 26th of 40 combined schools in Northern Territory on the Success Index (22.4/100), and 1215th of 1,259 nationally.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at Ltyentye Apurte Catholic School?
Ltyentye Apurte Catholic School has about 9.4 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How big is the Year 7 cohort at Ltyentye Apurte Catholic School?
In 2025, Ltyentye Apurte Catholic School had 8 students in Year 7 and 1 in Year 12.
Is Ltyentye Apurte Catholic School co-ed?
Yes. Ltyentye Apurte Catholic School is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
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