O'Loughlin Catholic College
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Karama, Northern Territory 0812 · Darwin LGA
About O'Loughlin Catholic College
O'Loughlin Catholic College is a catholic high school located in Karama, Northern Territory (0812), within the Darwin local government area. It caters for students from 7 to 12 and in 2025 enrolled 599 students (289 girls and 310 boys). The school is affiliated with Catholic Education Northern Territory.
O'Loughlin Catholic College has an ICSEA value of 1025, indicating a socio-educational profile close to the national average of 1000. That places it in the 58th percentile of Australian schools. 25% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 15% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 55 teachers (49.8 full-time equivalent) and 51 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 12.0 to 1. Enrolments have grown by 3% over the past five years.
On the Success Index, O'Loughlin Catholic College scores 61.4 out of 100, placing it in the top 50% of secondary schools nationally and 1st of 23 secondary schools in NT (1st 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 1025
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)25% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)12.0 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)+3% enrolments since 2020 (area median +4%)
- ICSEA trend (5 years) (10%)+10 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 O'Loughlin Catholic College's 599 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at O'Loughlin Catholic College have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near O'Loughlin Catholic College
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Holy Family Catholic Primary School
Karama · Catholic primary · T-6
248 students · ICSEA 968 · 136 m away
Karama Primary School
Karama · Government primary · T-6
173 students · ICSEA 769 · 702 m away
Top End School of Flexible Learning
Malak · Government high school · 5-12
123 students · ICSEA 789 · 727 m away
Malak Primary School
Malak · Government primary · T-6
148 students · ICSEA 770 · 802 m away
Sanderson High School
Malak · Government high school · 7-9
328 students · ICSEA 863 · 1.4 km away
Manunda Terrace Primary School
Karama · Government primary · T-6
189 students · ICSEA 792 · 1.4 km away
NT Christian College
Marrara · Independent high school · 11-12
93 students · ICSEA 987 · 1.8 km away
Anula Primary School
Anula · Government primary · T-6
388 students · ICSEA 1006 · 1.8 km away
Wulagi Primary School
Wulagi · Government primary · T-6
144 students · ICSEA 890 · 2.0 km away
Marrara Christian College
Marrara · Independent combined · T-10
289 students · ICSEA 962 · 2.0 km away
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Frequently asked questions
Is O'Loughlin Catholic College a public or private school?
O'Loughlin Catholic College is a Catholic school, which makes it a non-government (private) school affiliated with Catholic Education Northern Territory.
What year levels does O'Loughlin Catholic College offer?
O'Loughlin Catholic College offers 7 to 12. It is classified by ACARA as a secondary school.
How many students attend O'Loughlin Catholic College?
In 2025, O'Loughlin Catholic College had 599 enrolled students (289 girls, 310 boys), a change of 3% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of O'Loughlin Catholic College?
O'Loughlin Catholic College has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 1025. 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 O'Loughlin Catholic College rank in NT?
O'Loughlin Catholic College ranks 1st of 23 secondary schools in Northern Territory on the Success Index (61.4/100), and 479th of 1,472 nationally.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at O'Loughlin Catholic College?
O'Loughlin Catholic College has about 12.0 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How big is the Year 7 cohort at O'Loughlin Catholic College?
In 2025, O'Loughlin Catholic College had 128 students in Year 7 and 52 in Year 12.
Is O'Loughlin Catholic College co-ed?
Yes. O'Loughlin Catholic College is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near O'Loughlin Catholic College?
There are 10 other schools within 15 km of O'Loughlin Catholic 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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