Katherine South Primary School
Riverbank Dr, Katherine NT 0850
Katherine South Primary School is a government primary school in Katherine, NT from Transition to Year 6 with about 180 students. Its ICSEA is 907, 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
Drawn from public online sources: Katherine South Primary School on Riverbank Drive serves a preschool program and Transition to Year 6. It has a wellbeing team, learning support and positive behaviour support, plus a Defence School Mentor. Students can join a dance academy, choir, netball, interschool sports, NT Music School and leadership roles, with out-of-school-hours care and a canteen.
Often praised
- Dance and music programs
- Wellbeing team
- Defence family support
This note was generated from publicly available online sources (the school's website, official pages and online feedback) as at October 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: low. 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 Katherine South Primary School on My School · Why some data is missing
Location and nearby schools
Straight-line distances. List every school within 5 to 50 km.
| School | Suburb | Type | Distance | ICSEA | Students |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Joseph's Catholic College | Katherine 0850 | Catholic k–12 / combined | 3.0 km | 974 | 299 |
| MacFarlane Primary School | Katherine East | Public primary | 3.4 km | 665 | 189 |
| Clyde Fenton Primary School | Katherine | Public primary | 3.6 km | 693 | 114 |
| Katherine School Of The Air | Katherine | Public k–12 / combined | 3.7 km | 931 | 137 |
| Casuarina Street Primary School | Katherine East | Public primary | 4.7 km | 991 | 295 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Larapinta Primary School | Alice Springs | Public primary · T-6 | 285 | 909 |
| Ludmilla Primary School | Ludmilla | Public primary · T-6 | 132 | 905 |
| Braitling Primary School | Alice Springs | Public primary · T-6 | 218 | 911 |
| Millner Primary School | Millner | Public primary · T-6 | 171 | 911 |
| Driver Primary School | Driver | Public primary · T-6 | 409 | 914 |
| Bradshaw Primary School | Alice Springs | Public primary · T-6 | 381 | 918 |
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.