2020 NTCET data
In 2020, 1622 students completed the Northern Territory Certificate of Education and Training (NTCET). Of this cohort, 1124 students studied in government schools and 278 identified as being Aboriginal.
The top Northern Territory (NT) student is Laura Kate Chapman from Darwin High School with an ATAR of 99.85 and a university aggregate of 88.85.
The top Aboriginal student is Georgia Lee Kyranis from Darwin High School, with an ATAR of 96.30 and a university aggregate of 82.45.
The NTCET top 20 students were from 6 schools across the NT.
- Darwin High School (11 students)
- The Essington School (4 students)
- Our Lady Of The Sacred Heart Catholic College (NT) (2 students)
- Casuarina Senior College (2 students)
- St Philip's College (1 student)
- O'Loughlin Catholic College (1 student).
ATAR scores of the top 20 NT candidates range from 97.40 to 99.85, with a university aggregate range of 84 to 88.85.
Download the 2020 NTCET results XLSX (22.7 KB).
Data definitions and caveats
| Source | South Australian Certificate of Education (SACE) Board post-clerical results release |
|---|---|
| Date of extract | 1/03/2021 |
| NTCET completer | Students who attained the NTCET from a government or non-government school during the given year. |
| Top 20 | The 20 best performing students in the NT, ranked on the basis of university aggregates. |
| Counting rules |
1. Completers are only counted once, at the school through which they obtained their NTCET result. 2. For Stage 1 and Stage 2 subjects, only students who completed the subjects are included. |
| Data supression | Details of students in the top 20 have been suppressed where consent was not given to share results publicly. |
Sector
2020 NTCET completers, by sector
| Aboriginal | Non-Aboriginal | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Government | 222 | 902 | 1124 |
| Non-Government | 56 | 442 | 498 |
| Total | 278 | 1344 | 1622 |
Top 20
Top 20 NTCET completers (2020)
| Surname | Given Names | School Name | Aggregate | ATAR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chapman | Laura Kate | Darwin High School | 88.85 | 99.85 |
| Mir | Omar | The Essington School | 88.15 | 99.6 |
| Savvas | Andrew Paul | Darwin High School | 87.95 | 99.55 |
| Kievit | Benjamin Christofer | Darwin High School | 87.8 | 99.45 |
| Kwon | Hannah | Darwin High School | 87.75 | 99.4 |
| Hardcastle | Mia | The Essington School | 87.3 | 99.2 |
| Lelis | Kieran Janbert | St Philip's College | 87.3 | 99.2 |
| Blum | Otto Marcus | Darwin High School | 87.25 | 99.15 |
| Wijesinghe | Nuhansi Savindya | Darwin High School | 87.1 | 99.1 |
| Qin | Ziyu Nadia | Darwin High School | 86.7 | 98.9 |
| Li-Hunnam | Jarrod Evan | Darwin High School | 86.55 | 98.85 |
| Ajaykumar | Atish | Darwin High School | 85.9 | 98.55 |
| Tom | Basil | The Essington School | 85.45 | 98.3 |
| Thai | Tan Thanh | Casuarina Senior College | 85.2 | 98.1 |
| Stoll | Tjina Elisabeth | Casuarina Senior College | 84.95 | 97.95 |
| Evans | Hannah Elizabeth | Darwin High School | 84.8 | 97.85 |
| Van Der Geest Hester | Jack | Our Lady Of The Sacred Heart Catholic College (NT) | 84.8 | 97.85 |
| Thomas | Shaun Sabu | Darwin High School | 84.55 | 97.7 |
| Palmer | Kayley | The Essington School | 84.25 | 97.55 |
| Bett | Shawn | Our Lady Of The Sacred Heart Catholic College (NT) | 84 | 97.4 |
| Innes | Tara Rose | O'Loughlin Catholic College | 84 | 97.4 |
Stage 1 subject completion
Stage 1 subject completion, by learning area (2020)
| Learning Area | Subject | Government | Non-Government | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arts | Creative Arts | 318 | 16 | 334 |
| Creative Arts: Modified | 14 | 1 | 15 | |
| Dance | 56 | 8 | 64 | |
| Drama | 156 | 46 | 202 | |
| Music Advanced | 34 | 47 | 81 | |
| Music Experience | 139 | 54 | 193 | |
| Visual Arts - Art | 424 | 136 | 560 | |
| Visual Arts - Design | 185 | 0 | 185 | |
| Total | 1326 | 308 | 1634 | |
| Business, Enterprise, And Technology | Accounting | 88 | 28 | 116 |
| Business And Enterprise: Modified | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
| Business Innovation | 203 | 134 | 337 | |
| Digital Communication Solutions | 193 | 52 | 245 | |
| Digital Technologies | 180 | 54 | 234 | |
| Industry And Entrepreneurial Solutions | 110 | 0 | 110 | |
| Information Processing And Publishing | 140 | 1 | 141 | |
| Material Solutions | 200 | 152 | 352 | |
| Robotic And Electronic Systems | 48 | 13 | 61 | |
| Workplace Practices | 145 | 43 | 188 | |
| Total | 1309 | 479 | 1788 | |
| Cross-Disciplinary | Community Studies | 130 | 11 | 141 |
| Cross-Disciplinary Studies | 371 | 0 | 371 | |
| Cross-Disciplinary Studies: Local Program | 24 | 0 | 24 | |
| Cross-Disciplinary Studies: Modified | 11 | 0 | 11 | |
| Integrated Learning | 1340 | 282 | 1622 | |
| Personal Learning Plan | 1346 | 715 | 2061 | |
| Personal Learning Plan: Modified | 31 | 1 | 32 | |
| Research Practices | 51 | 103 | 154 | |
| Total | 3304 | 1112 | 4416 | |
| English | English | 1433 | 920 | 2353 |
| English As An Additional Language | 181 | 27 | 208 | |
| English: Modified | 50 | 12 | 62 | |
| Essential English | 1051 | 153 | 1204 | |
| Total | 2715 | 1112 | 3827 | |
| Health And Physical Education | Child Studies | 306 | 37 | 343 |
| Food And Hospitality | 422 | 137 | 559 | |
| Health | 363 | 55 | 418 | |
| Health: Modified | 46 | 0 | 46 | |
| Outdoor Education | 272 | 124 | 396 | |
| Physical Education | 632 | 249 | 881 | |
| Total | 2041 | 602 | 2643 | |
| Humanities And Social Sciences | Aboriginal Studies | 66 | 0 | 66 |
| Ancient Studies | 122 | 9 | 131 | |
| Economics | 13 | 16 | 29 | |
| Geography | 76 | 51 | 127 | |
| Legal Studies | 166 | 118 | 284 | |
| Media Studies | 15 | 43 | 58 | |
| Modern History | 134 | 140 | 274 | |
| Philosophy | 2 | 23 | 25 | |
| Religion Studies | 0 | 191 | 191 | |
| Society And Culture | 72 | 0 | 72 | |
| Society And Culture: Modified | 5 | 1 | 6 | |
| Tourism | 58 | 0 | 58 | |
| Women'S Studies | 43 | 0 | 43 | |
| Total | 772 | 592 | 1364 | |
| Languages | Chinese (Beginners) | 20 | 1 | 21 |
| Chinese (Continuers) | 18 | 0 | 18 | |
| Filipino (Continuers) | 7 | 0 | 7 | |
| French (Beginners) | 21 | 0 | 21 | |
| German (Continuers) | 0 | 4 | 4 | |
| Hungarian (Continuers) | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Indonesian (Beginners) | 28 | 0 | 28 | |
| Indonesian (Continuers) | 33 | 11 | 44 | |
| Italian (Beginners) | 34 | 0 | 34 | |
| Japanese (Beginners) | 29 | 0 | 29 | |
| Japanese (Continuers) | 77 | 15 | 92 | |
| Modern Greek (Continuers) | 12 | 0 | 12 | |
| Russian (Continuers) | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| Spanish (Beginners) | 43 | 0 | 43 | |
| Total | 325 | 31 | 356 | |
| Mathematics | Essential Mathematics | 995 | 229 | 1224 |
| General Mathematics | 877 | 492 | 1369 | |
| Mathematics | 760 | 400 | 1160 | |
| Mathematics: Modified | 50 | 13 | 63 | |
| Total | 2682 | 1134 | 3816 | |
| Sciences | Agriculture | 0 | 32 | 32 |
| Biology | 472 | 379 | 851 | |
| Chemistry | 483 | 246 | 729 | |
| Earth And Environmental Science | 30 | 1 | 31 | |
| Nutrition | 37 | 77 | 114 | |
| Physics | 368 | 175 | 543 | |
| Psychology | 394 | 295 | 689 | |
| Scientific Studies | 448 | 117 | 565 | |
| Scientific Studies: Modified | 27 | 0 | 27 | |
| Total | 2259 | 1322 | 3581 |
Stage 2 subject completion
Stage 2 subject completion, by learning area (2020)
| Learning Area | Subject | Government | Non-Government | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arts | Creative Arts | 147 | 55 | 202 |
| Creative Arts: Modified | 15 | 1 | 16 | |
| Dance | 41 | 8 | 49 | |
| Drama | 20 | 21 | 41 | |
| Music Explorations | 17 | 22 | 39 | |
| Music Performance - Ensemble | 6 | 9 | 15 | |
| Music Performance - Solo | 7 | 9 | 16 | |
| Music Studies | 5 | 2 | 7 | |
| Visual Arts - Art | 63 | 43 | 106 | |
| Visual Arts - Design | 24 | 0 | 24 | |
| Total | 345 | 170 | 515 | |
| Business, Enterprise, And Technology | Accounting | 47 | 20 | 67 |
| Business And Enterprise | 17 | 30 | 47 | |
| Business And Enterprise: Modified | 37 | 2 | 39 | |
| Business Innovation | 47 | 28 | 75 | |
| Digital Communication Solutions | 60 | 28 | 88 | |
| Digital Technologies | 32 | 5 | 37 | |
| Industry And Entrepreneurial Solutions | 38 | 2 | 40 | |
| Information Processing And Publishing | 24 | 0 | 24 | |
| Material Solutions | 27 | 23 | 50 | |
| Robotic And Electronic Systems | 12 | 0 | 12 | |
| Workplace Practices | 65 | 46 | 111 | |
| Workplace Practices A | 6 | 3 | 9 | |
| Workplace Practices B | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Total | 412 | 188 | 600 | |
| Humanities And Social Sciences | Aboriginal Studies | 41 | 0 | 41 |
| Ancient Studies | 53 | 0 | 53 | |
| Economics | 1 | 12 | 13 | |
| Geography | 10 | 8 | 18 | |
| Humanities And The Community | 186 | 27 | 213 | |
| Legal Studies | 44 | 54 | 98 | |
| Media Studies | 21 | 22 | 43 | |
| Modern History | 67 | 42 | 109 | |
| Philosophy | 0 | 14 | 14 | |
| Religion Studies | 0 | 31 | 31 | |
| Society And Culture | 59 | 6 | 65 | |
| Society And Culture: Modified | 6 | 0 | 6 | |
| Women'S Studies | 32 | 0 | 32 | |
| Total | 520 | 216 | 736 | |
| Cross-Disciplinary | Arts And The Community | 28 | 3 | 31 |
| Communication And The Community | 35 | 2 | 37 | |
| Cross-Disciplinary Studies: Modified | 13 | 0 | 13 | |
| Foods And The Community | 22 | 2 | 24 | |
| Health, Recreation, And The Community | 40 | 14 | 54 | |
| Integrated Learning A | 110 | 130 | 240 | |
| Integrated Learning B | 108 | 114 | 222 | |
| Interdisciplinary Learning And The Community | 186 | 21 | 207 | |
| Research Project A | 11 | 7 | 18 | |
| Research Project B | 88 | 80 | 168 | |
| Research Project: Modified | 6 | 0 | 6 | |
| Science, Technology And The Community | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| Stem And The Community | 186 | 31 | 217 | |
| Work And The Community | 24 | 13 | 37 | |
| Total | 859 | 418 | 1277 | |
| English | English | 388 | 250 | 638 |
| English As An Additional Language | 82 | 5 | 87 | |
| English Literary Studies | 133 | 128 | 261 | |
| English: Modified | 33 | 4 | 37 | |
| Essential English | 186 | 84 | 270 | |
| Total | 822 | 471 | 1293 | |
| Health And Physical Education | Child Studies | 43 | 24 | 67 |
| Food And Hospitality | 37 | 34 | 71 | |
| Health | 148 | 37 | 185 | |
| Health: Modified | 28 | 2 | 30 | |
| Outdoor Education | 52 | 44 | 96 | |
| Physical Education | 53 | 71 | 124 | |
| Total | 361 | 212 | 573 | |
| Languages | Additional Language - Arrernte | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| Chinese (Background Speakers) | 11 | 0 | 11 | |
| Chinese (Beginners) | 8 | 2 | 10 | |
| Chinese (Continuers) | 10 | 1 | 11 | |
| Filipino (Continuers) | 12 | 0 | 12 | |
| First Language - Dhuwaya | 7 | 0 | 7 | |
| French (Beginners) | 10 | 0 | 10 | |
| French (Continuers) | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
| German (Continuers) | 3 | 6 | 9 | |
| Hindi (Continuers) | 4 | 0 | 4 | |
| Hungarian (Continuers) | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| Indonesian (Beginners) | 9 | 0 | 9 | |
| Indonesian (Continuers) | 12 | 7 | 19 | |
| Italian (Beginners) | 10 | 0 | 10 | |
| Japanese (Beginners) | 14 | 0 | 14 | |
| Japanese (Continuers) | 20 | 7 | 27 | |
| Korean (Background Speakers) | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Malay (Background Speakers) | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Modern Greek (Continuers) | 6 | 0 | 6 | |
| Portuguese (Continuers) | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| Russian (Continuers) | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| Sinhala (Continuers) | 4 | 1 | 5 | |
| Spanish (Beginners) | 12 | 0 | 12 | |
| Spanish (Continuers) | 3 | 1 | 4 | |
| Tamil (Continuers) | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
| Total | 176 | 29 | 205 | |
| Mathematics | Essential Mathematics | 84 | 50 | 134 |
| General Mathematics | 287 | 225 | 512 | |
| Mathematical Methods | 162 | 107 | 269 | |
| Mathematics: Modified | 32 | 2 | 34 | |
| Specialist Mathematics | 31 | 20 | 51 | |
| Total | 596 | 404 | 1000 | |
| Sciences | Agricultural Production | 0 | 10 | 10 |
| Biology | 126 | 101 | 227 | |
| Chemistry | 150 | 46 | 196 | |
| Earth And Environmental Science | 16 | 0 | 16 | |
| Nutrition | 39 | 28 | 67 | |
| Physics | 91 | 53 | 144 | |
| Psychology | 109 | 115 | 224 | |
| Scientific Studies | 55 | 5 | 60 | |
| Total | 586 | 358 | 944 |
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