Pine Creek School
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Pine Creek, Northern Territory 0847 · Victoria Daly LGA
About Pine Creek School
Pine Creek School is a public combined (K–12) school located in Pine Creek, Northern Territory (0847), within the Victoria Daly local government area. It caters for students from T to 6 and in 2025 enrolled 29 students (12 girls and 17 boys).
Pine Creek School has an ICSEA value of 683, indicating a community facing significant socio-educational disadvantage. That places it in the 1st percentile of Australian schools. 4% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 83% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 6 teachers (5.1 full-time equivalent) and 3 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 5.7 to 1. Enrolments have fallen by 26% over the past five years.
On the Success Index, Pine Creek School scores 25.6 out of 100. Because it has fewer than 80 students it is not included in ranking tables, where small enrolments make year-to-year comparisons unreliable.
Success Index breakdown
Each component is a percentile against schools of the same type across Australia.
- Socio-educational advantage (ICSEA) (50%)ICSEA 683
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)4% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)5.7 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)-26% enrolments since 2020 (area median -3%)
- ICSEA trend (5 years) (10%)+89 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 Pine Creek School's 29 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at Pine Creek School have changed over the past decade.
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Frequently asked questions
Is Pine Creek School a public or private school?
Pine Creek School is a public (government) school run by the Northern Territory education department.
What year levels does Pine Creek School offer?
Pine Creek School offers T to 6. It is classified by ACARA as a combined school.
How many students attend Pine Creek School?
In 2025, Pine Creek School had 29 enrolled students (12 girls, 17 boys), a change of -26% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Pine Creek School?
Pine Creek School has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 683. The national average is 1000, so this indicates a community facing significant socio-educational disadvantage. ICSEA reflects the school community, not teaching quality.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at Pine Creek School?
Pine Creek School has about 5.7 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How many students start Transition at Pine Creek School each year?
In 2025, Pine Creek School had 5 students in Transition and 4 in Year 6.
Is Pine Creek School co-ed?
Yes. Pine Creek School is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
Where can I get tutoring near Pine Creek School?
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