Enrolment and attendance data

Northern Territory (NT) Government school sector enrolment and attendance data is reported each term. The results for each term are based on the first 8 weeks of the term.

The enrolment number is the average number of students enrolled each day over the 8-week period.

The attendance rate is the number of school sessions students attend divided by the number of school sessions they are expected to attend during the 8-week period.

Average enrolment and attendance, term 1, 2026^1,2

Region	Average enrolment	Attendance rate
Barkly region	1,198	41.7%
Big Rivers region	3,353	59.8%
Central region	4,070	63.4%
Darwin region	11,444	85.6%
East Arnhem region	2,641	57.5%
Top End region	9,346	77.7%
NT Government total	32,051	75.4%

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¹ The data in the above table excludes 43 enrolments from Top End School of Flexible Learning (Tivendale).
² Calculations are based on precise data, due to rounding some totals may not correspond with the sum of separate figures.
³ Ungraded Secondary students are included in the Senior Years category. Source: Enrolment and attendance.

Term 1, 2026 data tables for download

Intensive support roll

Students are placed on an intensive support roll (ISR) after they have been absent without notification and/or absent for unacceptable reasons for 20 consecutive school days and the school has not received notification that the student is enrolled in another school. Students while on an ISR are not included in the enrolment and attendance data reported above.

School staff and regionally based student engagement advisors and school attendance officers work in partnership to support students and families to reconnect with education and learning. Re-engaging students who have been out of school for a long time is challenging and often involves multiple government agencies and service providers. Disengaged student may students return to school gradually and inconsistently and can affect overall attendance data.

The number of students on the ISR varies through the year as students are supported to return to school and re-engage in education and learning. ISR data each term for the 4-year period from 2023 to 2026 is provided in the 2026 enrolment and attendance statistics under the enrolment and attendance statistics archive below.

Cycles of engagement and disengagement may occur for a variety of reasons. As part of the intensive case management process, support is maintained for students throughout the re-engagement process, often for prolonged periods of time as staff work with students, family and schools to overcome barriers to attending school.

Number of students on the ISR in NT Government schools as at Friday week 8 term 1, 2026

	Intensive Support Roll Count
Barkly region	358
Big Rivers region	402
Central region	455
Darwin region	134
East Arnhem region	226
Top End region	206
NT Government total	1,781

Data is sourced from the department’s student activity dataset and based on Friday of term 1, week 8.

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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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