Tennant Creek High School
38 Stuart St, Tennant Creek NT 0862
Tennant Creek High School is a government secondary school in Tennant Creek, NT for Years 7–12 with about 142 students. Its ICSEA is 754, 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 Tennant Creek High School describes a Years 7-12 government secondary school in the Barkly region of the Northern Territory. The school offers a broad middle-school curriculum (English, maths, science, humanities, PE) alongside electives such as ceramics, art, food technology and STEAM, and supports senior students working towards their NTCET, including vocational education and school-based apprenticeship pathways. It runs the Clontarf Academy program for Aboriginal students and has introduced entrepreneurial education across the school, alongside regional sport and physical activity programs.
Often praised
- Clontarf Academy for Aboriginal students
- School-wide entrepreneurial education
- VET and school-based apprenticeship pathways
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NAPLAN
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About this data
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