St John's Catholic College
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025The Gardens, Northern Territory 0820 · Darwin LGA
About St John's Catholic College
St John's Catholic College is a catholic high school located in The Gardens, Northern Territory (0820), within the Darwin local government area. It caters for students from 7 to 12 and in 2025 enrolled 287 students (132 girls and 155 boys). The school is affiliated with Catholic Education Northern Territory.
St John's Catholic College has an ICSEA value of 957, indicating a socio-educational profile close to the national average of 1000. That places it in the 28th percentile of Australian schools. 18% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 32% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 28 teachers (26.7 full-time equivalent) and 34 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 10.7 to 1. Enrolments have grown by 50% over the past five years.
On the Success Index, St John's Catholic College scores 54.3 out of 100, placing it in the top 50% of secondary schools nationally and 6th of 23 secondary schools in NT (4th 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 957
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)18% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)10.7 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)+50% enrolments since 2020 (area median +4%)
- ICSEA trend (5 years) (10%)+46 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 St John's Catholic College's 287 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at St John's Catholic College have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near St John's Catholic College
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Darwin Middle School
The Gardens · Government high school · 7-9
663 students · ICSEA 1065 · 340 m away
Northern Territory School of Distance Education
The Gardens · Government high school · 9-12
252 students · ICSEA 837 · 448 m away
Darwin High School
The Gardens · Government high school · U, 10-12
1,286 students · ICSEA 1050 · 479 m away
Stuart Park Primary School
Stuart Park · Government primary · T-6
492 students · ICSEA 1054 · 776 m away
Parap Primary School
Parap · Government primary · T-6
405 students · ICSEA 1066 · 1.4 km away
SEDA College NT
Fannie Bay · Independent high school · 10-12
150 students · ICSEA 980 · 1.9 km away
St Mary's Catholic Primary School
Darwin · Catholic primary · T-6
180 students · ICSEA 1076 · 2.1 km away
Larrakeyah Primary School
Larrakeyah · Government primary · T-6
480 students · ICSEA 1086 · 2.1 km away
Ludmilla Primary School
Ludmilla · Government primary · T-6
132 students · ICSEA 905 · 2.6 km away
Millner Primary School
Millner · Government primary · T-6
171 students · ICSEA 911 · 6.0 km away
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Catholic secondary schools in NT with a comparable ICSEA.
Frequently asked questions
Is St John's Catholic College a public or private school?
St John's Catholic College is a Catholic school, which makes it a non-government (private) school affiliated with Catholic Education Northern Territory.
What year levels does St John's Catholic College offer?
St John's Catholic College offers 7 to 12. It is classified by ACARA as a secondary school.
How many students attend St John's Catholic College?
In 2025, St John's Catholic College had 287 enrolled students (132 girls, 155 boys), a change of 50% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of St John's Catholic College?
St John's Catholic College has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 957. 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 St John's Catholic College rank in NT?
St John's Catholic College ranks 6th of 23 secondary schools in Northern Territory on the Success Index (54.3/100), and 649th of 1,472 nationally.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at St John's Catholic College?
St John's Catholic College has about 10.7 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How big is the Year 7 cohort at St John's Catholic College?
In 2025, St John's Catholic College had 57 students in Year 7 and 33 in Year 12.
Is St John's Catholic College co-ed?
Yes. St John's Catholic College is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near St John's Catholic College?
There are 10 other schools within 15 km of St John's 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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