Tennant Creek Primary School
31 Paterson St, Tennant Creek NT 0860
Tennant Creek Primary School is a government primary school in Tennant Creek, NT from Transition to Year 6 with about 309 students. Its ICSEA is 732, 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: Tennant Creek Primary School is a government school in Tennant Creek, Northern Territory, with about 346 students from preschool to Year 6 and a compulsory uniform. It hosts the Clontarf Academy, which supports Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander boys through flexible, school-based learning.
Often praised
- Clontarf Academy on site
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NAPLAN
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Location and nearby schools
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Middle Point School | Middle Point | Public primary · T-6 | 18 | 753 |
| Moulden Primary School | Moulden | Public primary · T-6 | 211 | 753 |
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.