Xavier Catholic College
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Bathurst Island, Northern Territory 0822 · Tiwi Islands LGA
About Xavier Catholic College
Xavier Catholic College is a catholic high school located in Bathurst Island, Northern Territory (0822), within the Tiwi Islands local government area. It caters for students from 7 to 12 and in 2025 enrolled 92 students (54 girls and 38 boys). The school is affiliated with Catholic Education Northern Territory.
Xavier Catholic College has an ICSEA value of 636, indicating a community facing significant socio-educational disadvantage. That places it in the 0th percentile of Australian schools. 1% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 86% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 14 teachers (14.0 full-time equivalent) and 36 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 6.6 to 1. Enrolments have grown by 30% over the past five years.
On the Success Index, Xavier Catholic College scores 22.8 out of 100, placing it in the lower 50% of secondary schools nationally and 20th 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 636
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)1% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)6.6 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)+30% enrolments since 2020
- ICSEA trend (5 years) (10%)+51 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 Xavier Catholic College's 92 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at Xavier Catholic College have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Xavier Catholic College
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Frequently asked questions
Is Xavier Catholic College a public or private school?
Xavier Catholic College is a Catholic school, which makes it a non-government (private) school affiliated with Catholic Education Northern Territory.
What year levels does Xavier Catholic College offer?
Xavier Catholic College offers 7 to 12. It is classified by ACARA as a secondary school.
How many students attend Xavier Catholic College?
In 2025, Xavier Catholic College had 92 enrolled students (54 girls, 38 boys), a change of 30% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Xavier Catholic College?
Xavier Catholic College has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 636. The national average is 1000, so this indicates a community facing significant socio-educational disadvantage. ICSEA reflects the school community, not teaching quality.
How does Xavier Catholic College rank in NT?
Xavier Catholic College ranks 20th of 23 secondary schools in Northern Territory on the Success Index (22.8/100), and 1366th of 1,472 nationally.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at Xavier Catholic College?
Xavier Catholic College has about 6.6 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How big is the Year 7 cohort at Xavier Catholic College?
In 2025, Xavier Catholic College had 15 students in Year 7 and 9 in Year 12.
Is Xavier Catholic College co-ed?
Yes. Xavier Catholic College is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near Xavier Catholic College?
There are 1 other schools within 15 km of Xavier 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.
Where can I get tutoring near Xavier Catholic College?
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