Tennant Creek Primary School is a government primary school in Tennant Creek, Northern Territory, with 309 reported enrolments, a student-teacher ratio of 9.0:1, and an ICSEA percentile of 2.
Quick school snapshot
School model
Tennant Creek Primary School is listed as Government and Primary, with a reported year range of T-6.
Enrolment size
The school reports 309 total enrolments, including 152 girls and 157 boys where available.
ICSEA context
The ICSEA value is 732, with percentile 2 in the current dataset.
Gender profile
The gender type is Co-educational, with a reported mix of 49.2% girls and 50.8% boys.
Staff ratio
The student-teacher ratio is 9.0:1, based on 34.2 FTE teaching staff where available.
Local area
The campus is in Tennant Creek, Northern Territory, within Barkly.
Profile signals
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Tennant Creek Primary School is listed as a government primary school in Tennant Creek, Northern Territory. The profile reports 309 total enrolments, an ICSEA value of 732, and a student-teacher ratio of 9.0:1 where available. The reported year range is T-6, and the campus sits within Barkly local government area.
Enrolment
309
reported total enrolments
152 girls
157 boys
Tennant Creek Primary School reports 309 total enrolments, including 152 girls and 157 boys. The reported enrolment mix is 49.2% girls and 50.8% boys.
Socio-educational
2
percentile where available
ICSEA
732
Tennant Creek Primary School sits at the 2 ICSEA percentile in the reported dataset.
SEA quarters
Bottom
73%
Lower-middle
15%
Upper-middle
9%
Top
3%
The socio-educational distribution lists 73% in the bottom quarter, 15% in the lower-middle quarter, 9% in the upper-middle quarter, and 3% in the top quarter.
Staff
Teaching staff
35
FTE teaching
34.2
Non-teaching
21
Student-teacher
9.0:1
The profile reports 35 teaching staff and 21 non-teaching staff, with a student-teacher ratio of 9.0:1.
Location
Location context combines suburb, postcode, administrative areas and a direct maps link where data is available.
Governance
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Community
Student community indicators are reported as percentages where available.
Nearby
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FAQ
Tennant Creek Primary School has 309 reported total enrolments. The student profile lists 152 girls and 157 boys where gender enrolment fields are available.
Tennant Creek Primary School is listed as a Government school with school type Primary. The reported year range is T-6.
Tennant Creek Primary School is located in Tennant Creek, NT 0860. The local government area is Barkly.
The ICSEA value for Tennant Creek Primary School is 732 and the ICSEA percentile is 2. If either value is missing in the source data, it is shown as Not available rather than zero.
Tennant Creek Primary School is listed as Co-educational. The reported gender mix is 49.2% girls and 50.8% boys where percentage fields are available.
Data note
This page uses structured 2025 Australian school profile data. Some values may be unavailable where they are not reported in the source dataset. Profile pages are designed to make enrolment, ICSEA, location and school context easier to compare.
