Enrolment and attendance data

Enrolment and attendance data is collected 8 times per year (at the beginning and end of each term).

In each term, the:

first reporting period covers weeks 1 to 4
second reporting period covers weeks 5 to 8.

The average enrolment number is the average enrolments of students over the 4-week reporting period.

The attendance rate is the proportion of time students attend compared to the time they are expected to attend during the 4-week period.

New enrolment and attendance processes were introduced in 2013 that provided a richer, more robust and highly validated dataset.

Due to these enhancements, 2013 represents a break in series and therefore enrolment and attendance data prior to 2013 cannot be compared to datasets for 2013 and onwards.

In addition, an important part of Every Day Counts is the capturing and reporting of high quality enrolment and attendance information, including reporting on reasons for non-attendance.

Student enrolment and attendance

A summary profile of enrolment and attendance (E&A) data for each collection are available below:

2025	E&A by school
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Student enrolment and attendance for Term 1, 2025

The tables below show enrolment and attendance data for Term 1, 2025. Both the enrolments and the attendance rates are calculated over the 2 reporting periods within the term.

Average enrolment and attendance by year, Term 1, 2025 ^1,2,3,4

			Aboriginal		Non-Aboriginal		Total
			Average Enrolment	Attendance Rate	Average Enrolment	Attendance Rate	Average Enrolment	Attendance Rate
PRIMARY	Early Years	Preschool	1 054	56.4%	1 487	87.9%	2 541	74.9%
		Transition	992	59.9%	1 447	89.4%	2 439	77.5%
		Year 1	1 081	62.2%	1 339	90.2%	2 419	77.8%
		Year 2	1 128	62.2%	1 438	91.9%	2 566	78.9%
		Year 3	1 202	64.8%	1 405	91.1%	2 607	79.1%
	Primary Years	Year 4	1 221	64.6%	1 483	91.5%	2 705	79.5%
		Year 5	1 235	63.6%	1 433	91.0%	2 668	78.4%
		Year 6	1 163	66.1%	1 437	90.7%	2 600	79.7%
	Ungraded Primary	Ungraded Primary	np	np			np	np
SECONDARY	Middle Years	Year 7	985	63.2%	987	90.0%	1 972	79.1%
		Year 8	976	57.4%	1 012	86.1%	1 987	74.7%
		Year 9	1 092	53.1%	1 000	84.3%	2 092	71.7%
	Senior Years	Year 10	1 095	49.9%	1 089	83.6%	2 184	71.0%
		Year 11	971	50.8%	1 202	81.8%	2 173	71.0%
		Year 12	482	60.9%	1 074	84.8%	1 555	78.9%
	Ungraded Secondary	Ungraded Secondary			38	94.2%	38	94.2%
	NTG TOTAL		14 678	59.2%	17 870	87.4%	32 548	76.1%

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The data in the above table excludes 37 enrolments from Top End School of Flexible Learning (Tivendale). It also excludes 23 enrolments for Centralian Senior College (Owen Springs) from weeks 1 to 4 before the facility became non-operational.
Calculations are based on precise data, due to rounding some totals may not correspond with the sum of separate figures.
Ungraded students are in an interim year level until students can be assessed and assigned to a year level.
np = not publishable as enrolments are less than 12.

Average enrolment and attendance by region, Term 1 2025^1,2,3

		Aboriginal		Non-Aboriginal		Total
		Average Enrolment	Attendance Rate	Average Enrolment	Attendance Rate	Average Enrolment	Attendance Rate
Barkly Region
	Early Years	457	44.1%	70	82.3%	527	49.1%
	Primary Years	344	45.9%	25	77.2%	370	48.0%
	Middle Years	242	36.7%	20	78.2%	263	41.9%
	Senior Years	106	30.3%	13	71.4%	119	36.7%
	*Region Total*	1 149	40.6%	129	78.2%	1 278	45.0%
Big Rivers Region
	Early Years	986	59.5%	387	89.4%	1 373	67.8%
	Primary Years	708	65.1%	245	88.8%	953	71.2%
	Middle Years	594	49.2%	132	81.8%	727	57.2%
	Senior Years	397	33.2%	101	70.7%	498	44.5%
	*Region Total*	2 684	52.8%	865	83.2%	3 550	61.0%
Central Region
	Early Years	1 059	56.6%	850	90.1%	1 909	71.1%
	Primary Years	667	59.2%	462	91.9%	1 129	72.7%
	Middle Years	413	53.0%	165	83.1%	578	63.3%
	Senior Years	266	46.0%	198	78.1%	464	61.9%
	*Region Total*	2 405	54.0%	1 675	85.9%	4 080	67.5%
Darwin Region
	Early Years	762	77.1%	2 953	90.7%	3 715	87.9%
	Primary Years	525	78.3%	1 940	91.8%	2 465	88.9%
	Middle Years	595	72.8%	1 662	89.3%	2 258	85.7%
	Senior Years	818	72.6%	2 176	86.5%	2 994	84.4%
	*Region Total*	2 700	74.5%	8 731	89.0%	11 432	86.2%
East Arnhem Region
	Early Years	736	47.0%	304	89.4%	1 040	59.6%
	Primary Years	396	54.1%	161	90.1%	556	64.6%
	Middle Years	455	47.3%	137	85.5%	592	62.4%
	Senior Years	360	41.3%	91	75.8%	452	53.3%
	*Region Total*	1 947	47.2%	693	84.9%	2 640	59.9%
Top End Region
	Early Years	1 457	71.3%	2 552	90.4%	4 009	83.5%
	Primary Years	980	71.7%	1 521	90.5%	2 501	83.2%
	Middle Years	753	62.5%	882	83.9%	1 635	75.8%
	Senior Years	601	58.2%	823	80.8%	1 424	72.8%
	*Region Total*	3 792	65.7%	5 777	86.2%	9 569	78.6%
NT Government
	*NTG Total*	14 678	59.2%	17 870	87.4%	32 548	76.1%

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The data in the above table excludes 37 enrolments from Top End School of Flexible Learning (Tivendale). It also excludes 23 enrolments for Centralian Senior College (Owen Springs) from weeks 1 to 4 before the facility became non-operational.
Calculations are based on precise data, due to rounding some totals may not correspond with the sum of separate figures.
Early Years include the Preschool, Transtion, Year 1, Year 2 and Year 3 year levels. Primary Years include the Year 4, Year 5, Year 6 and Ungraded Primary year levels. Middle Years include the Year 7, Year 8 and Year 9 year levels. Senior Years include year Year 10, Year 11, Year 12 and Ungraded Secondary year levels. Ungraded students are in an interim year level until students can be assessed and assigned a level.

The data below show a combination of enrolment and attendance by remoteness, for Term 1, 2025.

Average enrolment and attendance by remoteness and region, Term 1, 2025 ^1,2

		Aboriginal		Non-Aboriginal		Total
		Average Enrolment	Attendance Rate	Average Enrolment	Attendance Rate	Average Enrolment	Attendance Rate
Outer Regional
	Darwin Region	2 700	74.5%	8 731	89.0%	11 432	86.2%
	Top End Region	2 179	73.6%	5 591	86.2%	7 770	82.5%
	*Outer Regional Total*	4 880	74.1%	14 322	88.0%	19 202	84.7%
Remote
	Big Rivers Region	965	57.1%	810	83.3%	1 775	68.5%
	Central Region	1 231	60.1%	1 622	86.0%	2 852	73.8%
	Top End Region	536	55.8%	158	84.5%	694	62.5%
	*Remote Total*	2 731	58.5%	2 590	85.1%	5 322	71.0%
Very Remote
	Barkly Region	1 149	40.6%	129	78.2%	1 278	45.0%
	Big Rivers Region	1 719	49.2%	55	81.2%	1 775	50.1%
	Central Region	1 174	43.4%	53	80.5%	1 227	45.0%
	East Arnhem Region	1 947	47.2%	693	84.9%	2 640	59.9%
	Top End Region	1 077	44.8%	28	78.7%	1 105	45.6%
	*Very Remote Total*	7 067	45.5%	958	83.6%	8 025	51.5%
NT Government
	*NTG Total*	14 678	59.2%	17 870	87.4%	32 548	76.1%

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The data in the above table excludes 37 enrolments from Top End School of Flexible Learning (Tivendale). It also excludes 23 enrolments for Centralian Senior College (Owen Springs) from weeks 1 to 4 before the facility became non-operational.
Calculations are based on precise data, due to rounding some totals may not correspond with the sum of separate figures.

Distribution of government school student enrolments by remoteness category, Term 1 2025

Figure 1: NT Government Enrolments by Remoteness Category, Term 1, 2025

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Enrolment and attendance statistics archive

Note: Due to new enrolment and attendance processes introduced in 2013 to provide a richer, more robust and highly validated dataset, data prior to 2013 cannot be compared to datasets for 2013 and onwards.

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