Nemarluk School
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Alawa, Northern Territory 0810 · Darwin LGA
About Nemarluk School
Nemarluk School is a public special school located in Alawa, Northern Territory (0810), within the Darwin local government area. It caters for students from T to 6 and in 2025 enrolled 170 students (41 girls and 129 boys).
Nemarluk School has an ICSEA value of 929, indicating below-average socio-educational advantage. That places it in the 18th percentile of Australian schools. 13% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 34% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 38 teachers (36.0 full-time equivalent) and 49 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 4.7 to 1. Enrolments have grown by 4% over the past five years.
Nemarluk 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 Nemarluk School's 170 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at Nemarluk School have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Nemarluk School
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Alawa Primary School
Alawa · Government primary · T-6
259 students · ICSEA 1011 · 280 m away
Casuarina Senior College
Moil · Government high school · 10-12
690 students · ICSEA 949 · 591 m away
Jingili Primary School
Jingili · Government primary · T-6
235 students · ICSEA 997 · 799 m away
Wagaman Primary School
Wagaman · Government primary · T-6
213 students · ICSEA 944 · 1.1 km away
Moil Primary School
Moil · Government primary · T-6
167 students · ICSEA 970 · 1.1 km away
Nakara Primary School
Nakara · Government primary · T-6
409 students · ICSEA 1051 · 1.1 km away
Holy Spirit Catholic Primary School
Wanguri · Catholic primary · T-6
243 students · ICSEA 1035 · 1.3 km away
Wanguri Primary School
Wanguri · Government primary · T-6
327 students · ICSEA 987 · 1.6 km away
Henbury School
Tiwi · Government special · 7-12
195 students · ICSEA 894 · 1.7 km away
Dripstone Secondary College
Tiwi · Government high school · 7-9
605 students · ICSEA 994 · 1.8 km away
Similar schools
Government special schools in NT with a comparable ICSEA.
Forrest Parade School
Bellamack · Government special · T-6
118 students · ICSEA 939
Henbury School
Tiwi · Government special · 7-12
195 students · ICSEA 894
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 Nemarluk School a public or private school?
Nemarluk School is a public (government) school run by the Northern Territory education department.
What year levels does Nemarluk School offer?
Nemarluk School offers T to 6. It is classified by ACARA as a special school.
How many students attend Nemarluk School?
In 2025, Nemarluk School had 170 enrolled students (41 girls, 129 boys), a change of 4% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Nemarluk School?
Nemarluk School has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 929. The national average is 1000, so this indicates below-average socio-educational advantage. ICSEA reflects the school community, not teaching quality.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at Nemarluk School?
Nemarluk School has about 4.7 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How many students start Transition at Nemarluk School each year?
In 2025, Nemarluk School had 22 students in Transition and 26 in Year 6.
Is Nemarluk School co-ed?
Yes. Nemarluk School is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near Nemarluk School?
There are 10 other schools within 15 km of Nemarluk 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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