Nhulunbuy Christian College
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Nhulunbuy, Northern Territory 0881 · Unincorporated NT LGA
About Nhulunbuy Christian College
Nhulunbuy Christian College is an independent combined (K–12) school located in Nhulunbuy, Northern Territory (0881), within the Unincorporated NT local government area. It caters for students from T to 10 and in 2025 enrolled 138 students (67 girls and 71 boys). The school is affiliated with Association of Independent Schools of the NT.
Nhulunbuy Christian College has an ICSEA value of 1056, indicating above-average socio-educational advantage. That places it in the 70th percentile of Australian schools. 29% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 7% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 14 teachers (12.3 full-time equivalent) and 5 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 11.2 to 1. Enrolments have fallen by 24% over the past five years.
On the Success Index, Nhulunbuy Christian College scores 56.5 out of 100, placing it in the top 50% of combined schools nationally and 5th of 40 combined schools in NT (1st of 2 in the Unincorporated NT area).
Success Index breakdown
Each component is a percentile against schools of the same type across Australia.
- Socio-educational advantage (ICSEA) (50%)ICSEA 1056
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)29% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)11.2 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)-24% enrolments since 2020 (area median +7%)
- ICSEA trend (5 years) (10%)+2 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 Nhulunbuy Christian College's 138 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at Nhulunbuy Christian College have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Nhulunbuy Christian College
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Nhulunbuy High School
Nhulunbuy · Government high school · 7-12
279 students · ICSEA 903 · 906 m away
Nhulunbuy Primary School
Nhulunbuy · Government primary · T-6
349 students · ICSEA 946 · 1.1 km away
Dhupuma Barker
East Arnhem · Independent primary · T-10
58 students · ICSEA 612 · 9.8 km away
Laynhapuy Homelands School
Yirrkala · Government combined · T-12
120 students · ICSEA 639 · 13 km away
Yirrkala School
Yirrkala · Government combined · T-12
132 students · ICSEA 624 · 13 km away
Similar schools
Independent combined schools in NT with a comparable ICSEA.
Milkwood Steiner School
Berrimah · Independent combined · T-8
118 students · ICSEA 1053
Haileybury Rendall School
Berrimah · Independent combined · T-12
970 students · ICSEA 1082
Alice Springs Steiner School
Ross · Independent combined · T-9
162 students · ICSEA 1085
Good Shepherd Lutheran College
Howard Springs · Independent combined · T-12
1,117 students · ICSEA 1025
Palmerston Christian College
Marlow Lagoon · Independent combined · T-10
365 students · ICSEA 1008
Araluen Christian College
Alice Springs · Independent combined · T-10
104 students · ICSEA 997
Frequently asked questions
Is Nhulunbuy Christian College a public or private school?
Nhulunbuy Christian College is a Independent school, which makes it a non-government (private) school affiliated with Association of Independent Schools of the NT.
What year levels does Nhulunbuy Christian College offer?
Nhulunbuy Christian College offers T to 10. It is classified by ACARA as a combined school.
How many students attend Nhulunbuy Christian College?
In 2025, Nhulunbuy Christian College had 138 enrolled students (67 girls, 71 boys), a change of -24% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Nhulunbuy Christian College?
Nhulunbuy Christian College has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 1056. The national average is 1000, so this indicates above-average socio-educational advantage. ICSEA reflects the school community, not teaching quality.
How does Nhulunbuy Christian College rank in NT?
Nhulunbuy Christian College ranks 5th of 40 combined schools in Northern Territory on the Success Index (56.5/100), and 521st of 1,259 nationally.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at Nhulunbuy Christian College?
Nhulunbuy Christian College has about 11.2 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How big is the Year 7 cohort at Nhulunbuy Christian College?
In 2025, Nhulunbuy Christian College had 11 students in Year 7.
Is Nhulunbuy Christian College co-ed?
Yes. Nhulunbuy Christian College is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near Nhulunbuy Christian College?
There are 5 other schools within 15 km of Nhulunbuy Christian College 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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