Mother Teresa Catholic Primary School
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Zuccoli, Northern Territory 0832 · Palmerston LGA
About Mother Teresa Catholic Primary School
Mother Teresa Catholic Primary School is a catholic primary school located in Zuccoli, Northern Territory (0832), within the Palmerston local government area. It caters for students from T to 6 and in 2025 enrolled 379 students (203 girls and 176 boys). The school is affiliated with Catholic Education Northern Territory.
Mother Teresa Catholic Primary School has an ICSEA value of 1027, indicating a socio-educational profile close to the national average of 1000. That places it in the 58th percentile of Australian schools. 21% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 17% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 25 teachers (24.2 full-time equivalent) and 31 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 15.7 to 1. Enrolments have grown by 83% over the past five years.
On the Success Index, Mother Teresa Catholic Primary School scores 59.4 out of 100, placing it in the top 50% of primary schools nationally and 8th of 52 primary schools in NT (1st of 10 in the Palmerston area).
Success Index breakdown
Each component is a percentile against schools of the same type across Australia.
- Socio-educational advantage (ICSEA) (50%)ICSEA 1027
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)21% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)15.7 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)+83% enrolments since 2020 (area median -8%)
- ICSEA trend (5 years) (10%)+5 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 Mother Teresa Catholic Primary School's 379 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at Mother Teresa Catholic Primary School have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Mother Teresa Catholic Primary School
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Zuccoli Primary School
Zuccoli · Government primary · T-6
537 students · ICSEA 989 · 163 m away
Rosebery Primary School
Rosebery · Government primary · T-6
349 students · ICSEA 964 · 1.3 km away
MacKillop Catholic College
Johnston · Catholic high school · 7-12
795 students · ICSEA 1001 · 1.3 km away
Bakewell Primary School
Bakewell · Government primary · T-6
616 students · ICSEA 978 · 2.2 km away
Woodroffe Primary School
Woodroffe · Government primary · T-6
327 students · ICSEA 842 · 2.6 km away
Good Shepherd Lutheran College
Howard Springs · Independent combined · T-12
1,117 students · ICSEA 1025 · 2.6 km away
Forrest Parade School
Bellamack · Government special · T-6
118 students · ICSEA 939 · 2.7 km away
Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School
Woodroffe · Catholic primary · T-6
165 students · ICSEA 983 · 3.2 km away
Gray Primary School
Gray · Government primary · T-6
283 students · ICSEA 808 · 3.6 km away
Moulden Primary School
Moulden · Government primary · T-6
211 students · ICSEA 753 · 3.8 km away
Similar schools
Catholic primary schools in NT with a comparable ICSEA.
Holy Spirit Catholic Primary School
Wanguri · Catholic primary · T-6
243 students · ICSEA 1035
Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School
Woodroffe · Catholic primary · T-6
165 students · ICSEA 983
St Francis of Assisi Catholic Primary School
Humpty Doo · Catholic primary · T-6
107 students · ICSEA 979
St Mary's Catholic Primary School
Darwin · Catholic primary · T-6
180 students · ICSEA 1076
St Paul's Catholic Primary School
Rapid Creek · Catholic primary · T-6
221 students · ICSEA 1077
Holy Family Catholic Primary School
Karama · Catholic primary · T-6
248 students · ICSEA 968
Frequently asked questions
Is Mother Teresa Catholic Primary School a public or private school?
Mother Teresa Catholic Primary School is a Catholic school, which makes it a non-government (private) school affiliated with Catholic Education Northern Territory.
What year levels does Mother Teresa Catholic Primary School offer?
Mother Teresa Catholic Primary School offers T to 6. It is classified by ACARA as a primary school.
How many students attend Mother Teresa Catholic Primary School?
In 2025, Mother Teresa Catholic Primary School had 379 enrolled students (203 girls, 176 boys), a change of 83% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Mother Teresa Catholic Primary School?
Mother Teresa Catholic Primary School has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 1027. 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 Mother Teresa Catholic Primary School rank in NT?
Mother Teresa Catholic Primary School ranks 8th of 52 primary schools in Northern Territory on the Success Index (59.4/100), and 1976th of 4,908 nationally.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at Mother Teresa Catholic Primary School?
Mother Teresa Catholic Primary School has about 15.7 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How many students start Transition at Mother Teresa Catholic Primary School each year?
In 2025, Mother Teresa Catholic Primary School had 71 students in Transition and 30 in Year 6.
Is Mother Teresa Catholic Primary School co-ed?
Yes. Mother Teresa Catholic Primary School is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near Mother Teresa Catholic Primary School?
There are 10 other schools within 15 km of Mother Teresa Catholic Primary 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 Mother Teresa Catholic Primary School?
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