Finke School
Finke NT 0872
Finke School is a government combined primary and secondary school in Finke, NT from Transition to Year 9 with about 39 students. Its ICSEA is 678, where the national average is 1000.
ICSEA, Enrolments, Language background, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander share, Teaching staff: ACARA School Profile 2025. Source: Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA). Terms
About this school, from public sources
Public information about Finke School comes from Northern Territory government and school-directory listings rather than the school's own website. It is a small government school (Transition–9) serving the remote Aputula/Finke community in the NT, part of the Territory's remote schools network. Directory data describes a low student-to-teacher ratio, consistent with a small remote-community school offering closer, more individualised attention than larger schools.
Often praised
- small class sizes
- close student-teacher ratio
- remote community focus
This note was generated from publicly available online sources (the school's website, official pages and online feedback) as at September 2026. It reflects what is said online, not an assessment by SchoolList AU or any government body, and it deliberately records only neutral and positive points. Confidence: medium. Verify anything important with the school. Report an inaccuracy.
NAPLAN
School-level NAPLAN results are published by ACARA on My School under terms that do not allow them to be reproduced here. See Finke School on My School · Why some data is missing
Location and nearby schools
Straight-line distances. List every school within 5 to 50 km.
Schools with a similar ICSEA in NT
Same sector and type, ICSEA within 25 points. This is the comparison that separates teaching from postcode.
| School | Suburb | Type | Students | ICSEA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ngukurr School | Ngukurr | Public k–12 / combined · T-12 | 207 | 676 |
| Nganambala School | Emu Point | Public k–12 / combined · T-12 | 21 | 674 |
| Gunbalanya School | Gunbalanya | Public k–12 / combined · T-12 | 231 | 668 |
| Milikapiti School | Milikapiti (Snake Bay) | Public k–12 / combined · T-9 | 44 | 688 |
| Woolianna School | Daly River | Public k–12 / combined · T-12 | 37 | 668 |
| Borroloola School | Borroloola | Public k–12 / combined · T-12 | 169 | 665 |
About this data
Figures are from the latest published datasets and can lag the school by a year. Confirm enrolment rules and catchment boundaries with the school or department before relying on them.