Taminmin College
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Humpty Doo, Northern Territory 0836 · Litchfield LGA
About Taminmin College
Taminmin College is a public high school located in Humpty Doo, Northern Territory (0836), within the Litchfield local government area. It caters for students from 7 to 12 and in 2025 enrolled 1,049 students (521 girls and 528 boys).
Taminmin College has an ICSEA value of 937, indicating below-average socio-educational advantage. That places it in the 20th percentile of Australian schools. 4% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 42% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 92 teachers (85.3 full-time equivalent) and 56 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 12.3 to 1. Enrolments have fallen by 10% over the past five years.
On the Success Index, Taminmin College scores 24.9 out of 100, placing it in the lower 50% of secondary schools nationally and 16th of 23 secondary schools in NT.
Success Index breakdown
Each component is a percentile against schools of the same type across Australia.
- Socio-educational advantage (ICSEA) (50%)ICSEA 937
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)4% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)12.3 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)-10% enrolments since 2020
- ICSEA trend (5 years) (10%)-4 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 Taminmin College's 1,049 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at Taminmin College have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Taminmin College
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
St Francis of Assisi Catholic Primary School
Humpty Doo · Catholic primary · T-6
107 students · ICSEA 979 · 218 m away
Humpty Doo Primary School
Humpty Doo · Government primary · T-6
362 students · ICSEA 924 · 510 m away
Girraween Primary School
Girraween · Government primary · T-6
312 students · ICSEA 978 · 6.5 km away
Sattler Christian College
Freds Pass · Independent combined · T-10
245 students · ICSEA 997 · 6.6 km away
Bees Creek Primary School
Freds Pass · Government primary · T-6
283 students · ICSEA 976 · 6.8 km away
Howard Springs Primary School
Howard Springs · Government primary · T-6
277 students · ICSEA 951 · 11 km away
Good Shepherd Lutheran College
Howard Springs · Independent combined · T-12
1,117 students · ICSEA 1025 · 12 km away
Zuccoli Primary School
Zuccoli · Government primary · T-6
537 students · ICSEA 989 · 13 km away
Mother Teresa Catholic Primary School
Zuccoli · Catholic primary · T-6
379 students · ICSEA 1027 · 13 km away
MacKillop Catholic College
Johnston · Catholic high school · 7-12
795 students · ICSEA 1001 · 14 km away
Similar schools
Government secondary schools in NT with a comparable ICSEA.
Casuarina Senior College
Moil · Government high school · 10-12
690 students · ICSEA 949
Nhulunbuy High School
Nhulunbuy · Government high school · 7-12
279 students · ICSEA 903
Nightcliff High School
Nightcliff · Government high school · 7-9
409 students · ICSEA 986
Palmerston College
Driver · Government high school · 7-12
1,267 students · ICSEA 884
Dripstone Secondary College
Tiwi · Government high school · 7-9
605 students · ICSEA 994
Centralian Senior College
Alice Springs · Government high school · 10-12
351 students · ICSEA 879
Frequently asked questions
Is Taminmin College a public or private school?
Taminmin College is a public (government) school run by the Northern Territory education department.
What year levels does Taminmin College offer?
Taminmin College offers 7 to 12. It is classified by ACARA as a secondary school.
How many students attend Taminmin College?
In 2025, Taminmin College had 1,049 enrolled students (521 girls, 528 boys), a change of -10% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Taminmin College?
Taminmin College has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 937. The national average is 1000, so this indicates below-average socio-educational advantage. ICSEA reflects the school community, not teaching quality.
How does Taminmin College rank in NT?
Taminmin College ranks 16th of 23 secondary schools in Northern Territory on the Success Index (24.9/100), and 1316th of 1,472 nationally.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at Taminmin College?
Taminmin 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 Taminmin College?
In 2025, Taminmin College had 187 students in Year 7 and 98 in Year 12.
Is Taminmin College co-ed?
Yes. Taminmin College is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near Taminmin College?
There are 10 other schools within 15 km of Taminmin 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.
Where can I get tutoring near Taminmin College?
The closest Success Tutoring centre is Success Tutoring Windsor Gardens, about 2592 km from the school. Success Tutoring offers a free academic assessment to identify your child's strengths and learning gaps before any sessions begin.