NT student to teacher ratios in Darwin, Palmerston, Alice Springs schools

Fresh data has revealed which Territory schools have the most crowded classrooms, as well as how the NT stacks up against the rest of the country. Find out how your school compares here.

Fresh data has revealed the most and least crowded schools in the NT.

The schools with the Northern Territory’s most crowded classrooms have been revealed.

An analysis of national data from the Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority has revealed the schools where teachers have the most students in their classes.

Ampilatwatja School in Alice Springs had the highest number of students per teacher in the Territory, with 23 kids for every teacher.

There were 124 students enrolled and five full-time equivalent teachers in 2023.

In Darwin, Ludmilla Primary School held the NT’s second-highest student-teacher ratio with 21.8 students per teacher.

NT School of Distance Education had the best student ration in the region with just four students per teacher.

In 2023, there were 217 students enrolled and 55 full-time equivalent teachers.

Nyirripi School in Alice Springs performed second-best across the Territory with 4.2 students per teacher.

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Darwin

Highest ratio: Ludmilla Primary School at 16.9 students per teacher

Lowest ratio: Northern Territory School of Distance Education at 4 students per teacher

Palmerston

Highest ratio: Rosebery Primary School at 16.8 students per teacher

Lowest ratio: MacKillop Catholic College at 10.2 students per teacher

Alice Springs

Highest ratio: Ampilatwatja School at 23 students per teacher

Lowest ratio: Nyirripi School at 4.2 students per teacher

Rural and remote

Highest ratio: Gawa Christian School at 19.3 students per teacher

Lowest ratio: Peppimenarti School at 4.9 students per teacher

According to ACARA the national average student teacher ratio in 2023 was 12.6 students for every teacher, a drop from the 13.3 ratio in 2021.

Catholic schools have the highest national ratio for primary schools with a 14.1 ratio, followed by 13.5 for Government schools and 12 for independent schools.

Catholic schools also have the highest national ratio for secondary schools with 12 students for every teacher, followed by 11.9 for state schools and 11.5 for independent schools.

Student-teacher ratios do not take into account teacher aides or non-teaching staff at schools, only the full-time equivalent teachers.

Originally published as NT student to teacher ratios in Darwin, Palmerston, Alice Springs schools