St Mary's Catholic Primary School
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Darwin, Northern Territory 0800 · Darwin LGA
About St Mary's Catholic Primary School
St Mary's Catholic Primary School is a catholic primary school located in Darwin, Northern Territory (0800), within the Darwin local government area. It caters for students from T to 6 and in 2025 enrolled 180 students (83 girls and 97 boys). The school is affiliated with Catholic Education Northern Territory.
St Mary's Catholic Primary School has an ICSEA value of 1076, indicating above-average socio-educational advantage. That places it in the 77th percentile of Australian schools. 34% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 6% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 14 teachers (13.4 full-time equivalent) and 17 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 13.4 to 1. Enrolments have grown by 9% over the past five years.
On the Success Index, St Mary's Catholic Primary School scores 71.3 out of 100, placing it in the top 25% of primary schools nationally and 2nd of 52 primary schools in NT (2nd of 22 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 1076
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)34% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)13.4 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)+9% enrolments since 2020 (area median -3%)
- ICSEA trend (5 years) (10%)+5 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 Mary's Catholic Primary School's 180 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at St Mary's Catholic Primary School have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near St Mary's Catholic Primary School
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Larrakeyah Primary School
Larrakeyah · Government primary · T-6
480 students · ICSEA 1086 · 1.0 km away
St John's Catholic College
The Gardens · Catholic high school · 7-12
287 students · ICSEA 957 · 2.1 km away
Stuart Park Primary School
Stuart Park · Government primary · T-6
492 students · ICSEA 1054 · 2.2 km away
Northern Territory School of Distance Education
The Gardens · Government high school · 9-12
252 students · ICSEA 837 · 2.3 km away
Darwin High School
The Gardens · Government high school · U, 10-12
1,286 students · ICSEA 1050 · 2.3 km away
Darwin Middle School
The Gardens · Government high school · 7-9
663 students · ICSEA 1065 · 2.3 km away
Parap Primary School
Parap · Government primary · T-6
405 students · ICSEA 1066 · 3.3 km away
SEDA College NT
Fannie Bay · Independent high school · 10-12
150 students · ICSEA 980 · 3.9 km away
Ludmilla Primary School
Ludmilla · Government primary · T-6
132 students · ICSEA 905 · 4.2 km away
Millner Primary School
Millner · Government primary · T-6
171 students · ICSEA 911 · 8.0 km away
Similar schools
Catholic primary schools in NT with a comparable ICSEA.
St Paul's Catholic Primary School
Rapid Creek · Catholic primary · T-6
221 students · ICSEA 1077
Holy Spirit Catholic Primary School
Wanguri · Catholic primary · T-6
243 students · ICSEA 1035
Mother Teresa Catholic Primary School
Zuccoli · Catholic primary · T-6
379 students · ICSEA 1027
Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School
Woodroffe · Catholic primary · T-6
165 students · ICSEA 983
St Francis of Assisi Catholic Primary School
Humpty Doo · Catholic primary · T-6
107 students · ICSEA 979
Holy Family Catholic Primary School
Karama · Catholic primary · T-6
248 students · ICSEA 968
Frequently asked questions
Is St Mary's Catholic Primary School a public or private school?
St Mary's Catholic Primary School is a Catholic school, which makes it a non-government (private) school affiliated with Catholic Education Northern Territory.
What year levels does St Mary's Catholic Primary School offer?
St Mary's Catholic Primary School offers T to 6. It is classified by ACARA as a primary school.
How many students attend St Mary's Catholic Primary School?
In 2025, St Mary's Catholic Primary School had 180 enrolled students (83 girls, 97 boys), a change of 9% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of St Mary's Catholic Primary School?
St Mary's Catholic Primary School has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 1076. The national average is 1000, so this indicates above-average socio-educational advantage. ICSEA reflects the school community, not teaching quality.
How does St Mary's Catholic Primary School rank in NT?
St Mary's Catholic Primary School ranks 2nd of 52 primary schools in Northern Territory on the Success Index (71.3/100), and 896th of 4,908 nationally.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at St Mary's Catholic Primary School?
St Mary's Catholic Primary School has about 13.4 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How many students start Transition at St Mary's Catholic Primary School each year?
In 2025, St Mary's Catholic Primary School had 28 students in Transition and 19 in Year 6.
Is St Mary's Catholic Primary School co-ed?
Yes. St Mary's Catholic Primary School is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near St Mary's Catholic Primary School?
There are 10 other schools within 15 km of St Mary's Catholic Primary School 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 St Mary's Catholic Primary School?
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