Nhulunbuy High School
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Nhulunbuy, Northern Territory 0880 · Unincorporated NT LGA
About Nhulunbuy High School
Nhulunbuy High School is a public high school located in Nhulunbuy, Northern Territory (0880), within the Unincorporated NT local government area. It caters for students from 7 to 12 and in 2025 enrolled 279 students (135 girls and 144 boys).
Nhulunbuy High School has an ICSEA value of 903, indicating below-average socio-educational advantage. That places it in the 11th percentile of Australian schools. 9% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 37% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 28 teachers (27.4 full-time equivalent) and 29 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 10.2 to 1. Enrolments have fallen by 12% over the past five years.
On the Success Index, Nhulunbuy High School scores 25.2 out of 100, placing it in the lower 50% of secondary schools nationally and 15th of 23 secondary schools in NT.
Success Index breakdown
Each component is a percentile against schools of the same type across Australia.
- Socio-educational advantage (ICSEA) (50%)ICSEA 903
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)9% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)10.2 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)-12% enrolments since 2020
- ICSEA trend (5 years) (10%)-39 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 High School's 279 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at Nhulunbuy High School have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Nhulunbuy High School
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Nhulunbuy Primary School
Nhulunbuy · Government primary · T-6
349 students · ICSEA 946 · 532 m away
Nhulunbuy Christian College
Nhulunbuy · Independent combined · T-10
138 students · ICSEA 1056 · 906 m away
Dhupuma Barker
East Arnhem · Independent primary · T-10
58 students · ICSEA 612 · 9.1 km away
Laynhapuy Homelands School
Yirrkala · Government combined · T-12
120 students · ICSEA 639 · 14 km away
Yirrkala School
Yirrkala · Government combined · T-12
132 students · ICSEA 624 · 14 km away
Similar schools
Government secondary schools in NT with a comparable ICSEA.
Palmerston College
Driver · Government high school · 7-12
1,267 students · ICSEA 884
Centralian Senior College
Alice Springs · Government high school · 10-12
351 students · ICSEA 879
Taminmin College
Humpty Doo · Government high school · 7-12
1,049 students · ICSEA 937
Sanderson High School
Malak · Government high school · 7-9
328 students · ICSEA 863
Casuarina Senior College
Moil · Government high school · 10-12
690 students · ICSEA 949
Northern Territory School of Distance Education
The Gardens · Government high school · 9-12
252 students · ICSEA 837
Frequently asked questions
Is Nhulunbuy High School a public or private school?
Nhulunbuy High School is a public (government) school run by the Northern Territory education department.
What year levels does Nhulunbuy High School offer?
Nhulunbuy High School offers 7 to 12. It is classified by ACARA as a secondary school.
How many students attend Nhulunbuy High School?
In 2025, Nhulunbuy High School had 279 enrolled students (135 girls, 144 boys), a change of -12% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Nhulunbuy High School?
Nhulunbuy High School has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 903. The national average is 1000, so this indicates below-average socio-educational advantage. ICSEA reflects the school community, not teaching quality.
How does Nhulunbuy High School rank in NT?
Nhulunbuy High School ranks 15th of 23 secondary schools in Northern Territory on the Success Index (25.2/100), and 1303rd of 1,472 nationally.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at Nhulunbuy High School?
Nhulunbuy High School has about 10.2 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How big is the Year 7 cohort at Nhulunbuy High School?
In 2025, Nhulunbuy High School had 43 students in Year 7 and 33 in Year 12.
Is Nhulunbuy High School co-ed?
Yes. Nhulunbuy High School is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near Nhulunbuy High School?
There are 5 other schools within 15 km of Nhulunbuy High 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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