Timber Creek School
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Timber Creek, Northern Territory 0852 · Victoria Daly LGA
About Timber Creek School
Timber Creek School is a public combined (K–12) school located in Timber Creek, Northern Territory (0852), within the Victoria Daly local government area. It caters for students from T to 8 and in 2025 enrolled 38 students (18 girls and 20 boys).
Timber Creek School has an ICSEA value of 723, indicating a community facing significant socio-educational disadvantage. That places it in the 2nd percentile of Australian schools. 2% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 77% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 5 teachers (4.0 full-time equivalent) and 5 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 9.3 to 1. Enrolments have fallen by 3% over the past five years.
On the Success Index, Timber Creek School scores 25.8 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 723
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)2% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)9.3 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)-3% enrolments since 2020 (area median -3%)
- ICSEA trend (5 years) (10%)+76 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 Timber Creek School's 38 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at Timber Creek School have changed over the past decade.
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Frequently asked questions
Is Timber Creek School a public or private school?
Timber Creek School is a public (government) school run by the Northern Territory education department.
What year levels does Timber Creek School offer?
Timber Creek School offers T to 8. It is classified by ACARA as a combined school.
How many students attend Timber Creek School?
In 2025, Timber Creek School had 38 enrolled students (18 girls, 20 boys), a change of -3% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Timber Creek School?
Timber Creek School has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 723. 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 Timber Creek School?
Timber Creek School has about 9.3 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How big is the Year 7 cohort at Timber Creek School?
In 2025, Timber Creek School had 3 students in Year 7.
Is Timber Creek School co-ed?
Yes. Timber Creek School is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
Where can I get tutoring near Timber Creek School?
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