Northern Territory School of Distance Education
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025The Gardens, Northern Territory 0820 · Darwin LGA
About Northern Territory School of Distance Education
Northern Territory School of Distance Education is a public high school located in The Gardens, Northern Territory (0820), within the Darwin local government area. It caters for students from 9 to 12 and in 2025 enrolled 252 students (153 girls and 99 boys).
Northern Territory School of Distance Education has an ICSEA value of 837, indicating a community facing significant socio-educational disadvantage. That places it in the 4th percentile of Australian schools. 8% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 57% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 70 teachers (66.0 full-time equivalent) and 34 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 2.8 to 1. Enrolments have grown by 155% over the past five years.
On the Success Index, Northern Territory School of Distance Education scores 30.6 out of 100, placing it in the lower 50% of secondary schools nationally and 11th of 23 secondary schools in NT (9th of 12 in the Darwin area).
Success Index breakdown
Each component is a percentile against schools of the same type across Australia.
- Socio-educational advantage (ICSEA) (50%)ICSEA 837
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)8% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)2.8 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)+155% enrolments since 2020 (area median +4%)
- ICSEA trend (5 years) (10%)-78 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 Northern Territory School of Distance Education's 252 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at Northern Territory School of Distance Education have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Northern Territory School of Distance Education
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Darwin High School
The Gardens · Government high school · U, 10-12
1,286 students · ICSEA 1050 · 80 m away
Darwin Middle School
The Gardens · Government high school · 7-9
663 students · ICSEA 1065 · 258 m away
St John's Catholic College
The Gardens · Catholic high school · 7-12
287 students · ICSEA 957 · 448 m away
Stuart Park Primary School
Stuart Park · Government primary · T-6
492 students · ICSEA 1054 · 1.2 km away
Parap Primary School
Parap · Government primary · T-6
405 students · ICSEA 1066 · 1.6 km away
SEDA College NT
Fannie Bay · Independent high school · 10-12
150 students · ICSEA 980 · 1.8 km away
Larrakeyah Primary School
Larrakeyah · Government primary · T-6
480 students · ICSEA 1086 · 2.1 km away
St Mary's Catholic Primary School
Darwin · Catholic primary · T-6
180 students · ICSEA 1076 · 2.3 km away
Ludmilla Primary School
Ludmilla · Government primary · T-6
132 students · ICSEA 905 · 2.8 km away
Millner Primary School
Millner · Government primary · T-6
171 students · ICSEA 911 · 6.1 km away
Similar schools
Government secondary schools in NT with a comparable ICSEA.
Centralian Middle School
Alice Springs · Government high school · 7-9
338 students · ICSEA 816
Sanderson High School
Malak · Government high school · 7-9
328 students · ICSEA 863
Katherine High School
Katherine East · Government high school · 7-12
468 students · ICSEA 797
Centralian Senior College
Alice Springs · Government high school · 10-12
351 students · ICSEA 879
Palmerston College
Driver · Government high school · 7-12
1,267 students · ICSEA 884
Top End School of Flexible Learning
Malak · Government high school · 5-12
123 students · ICSEA 789
Frequently asked questions
Is Northern Territory School of Distance Education a public or private school?
Northern Territory School of Distance Education is a public (government) school run by the Northern Territory education department.
What year levels does Northern Territory School of Distance Education offer?
Northern Territory School of Distance Education offers 9 to 12. It is classified by ACARA as a secondary school.
How many students attend Northern Territory School of Distance Education?
In 2025, Northern Territory School of Distance Education had 252 enrolled students (153 girls, 99 boys), a change of 155% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Northern Territory School of Distance Education?
Northern Territory School of Distance Education has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 837. 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 Northern Territory School of Distance Education rank in NT?
Northern Territory School of Distance Education ranks 11th of 23 secondary schools in Northern Territory on the Success Index (30.6/100), and 1163rd of 1,472 nationally.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at Northern Territory School of Distance Education?
Northern Territory School of Distance Education has about 2.8 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
Is Northern Territory School of Distance Education co-ed?
Yes. Northern Territory School of Distance Education is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near Northern Territory School of Distance Education?
There are 10 other schools within 15 km of Northern Territory School of Distance Education 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 Northern Territory School of Distance Education?
The closest Success Tutoring centre is Success Tutoring Windsor Gardens, about 2615 km from the school. Success Tutoring offers a free academic assessment to identify your child's strengths and learning gaps before any sessions begin.