Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Thamarrurr Catholic College
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Wadeye, Northern Territory 0822 · West Daly LGA
#28 of 40 combined schools in NT
#1229 of 1,259 nationally
About Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Thamarrurr Catholic College
Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Thamarrurr Catholic College is a catholic combined (K–12) school located in Wadeye, Northern Territory (0822), within the West Daly local government area. It caters for students from T to 12 and in 2025 enrolled 467 students (231 girls and 236 boys). The school is affiliated with Catholic Education Northern Territory.
Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Thamarrurr Catholic College has an ICSEA value of 622, indicating a community facing significant socio-educational disadvantage. That places it in the 0th percentile of Australian schools. 0% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 95% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 38 teachers (38.0 full-time equivalent) and 77 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 12.3 to 1. Enrolments have fallen by 12% over the past five years.
On the Success Index, Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Thamarrurr Catholic College scores 21.5 out of 100, placing it in the lower 50% of combined schools nationally and 28th of 40 combined schools in NT (1st of 2 in the West Daly area).
Success Index breakdown
Each component is a percentile against schools of the same type across Australia.
- Socio-educational advantage (ICSEA) (50%)ICSEA 622
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)0% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)12.3 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)-12% enrolments since 2020 (area median -12%)
- ICSEA trend (5 years) (10%)+42 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 Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Thamarrurr Catholic College's 467 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Thamarrurr Catholic College have changed over the past decade.
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Frequently asked questions
Is Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Thamarrurr Catholic College a public or private school?
Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Thamarrurr Catholic College is a Catholic school, which makes it a non-government (private) school affiliated with Catholic Education Northern Territory.
What year levels does Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Thamarrurr Catholic College offer?
Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Thamarrurr Catholic College offers T to 12. It is classified by ACARA as a combined school.
How many students attend Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Thamarrurr Catholic College?
In 2025, Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Thamarrurr Catholic College had 467 enrolled students (231 girls, 236 boys), a change of -12% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Thamarrurr Catholic College?
Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Thamarrurr Catholic College has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 622. 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 Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Thamarrurr Catholic College rank in NT?
Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Thamarrurr Catholic College ranks 28th of 40 combined schools in Northern Territory on the Success Index (21.5/100), and 1229th of 1,259 nationally.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Thamarrurr Catholic College?
Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Thamarrurr Catholic College has about 12.3 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How big is the Year 7 cohort at Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Thamarrurr Catholic College?
In 2025, Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Thamarrurr Catholic College had 50 students in Year 7 and 13 in Year 12.
Is Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Thamarrurr Catholic College co-ed?
Yes. Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Thamarrurr Catholic College is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
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