2022 NTCET data

In 2022, 1357 students completed the Northern Territory Certificate of Education and Training (NTCET). Of this cohort, 892 students studied in government schools and 231 identified as being Aboriginal.

The top Northern Territory (NT) student is Alishba Saeed from Darwin High School with an ATAR of 99.95 and a university aggregate of 89.60.

The top Aboriginal student is Emma King from NT Christian College, with an ATAR of 95.90 and a university aggregate of 81.90.

The NTCET top 20 students were from 4 schools across the NT.

  • The Essington International School Darwin (10 students)
  • Darwin High School (8 students)
  • Casuarina Senior College (1 student)
  • St Philip’s College (1 students).

ATAR scores of the top 20 NT candidates range from 98.20 to 99.95, with a university aggregate range of 85.35 to 89.60.

Download the 2022 NTCET results .

Source South Australian Certificate of Education (SACE) Board post-clerical results release
Date of extract 6/03/2023
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 suppression Details of students in the top 20 have been suppressed where consent was not given to share results publicly.

2022 NTCET completers, by sector

AboriginalNon-AboriginalTotal
Government 176 716 892
Non-Government 55 410 465
Total 231 1126 1357

Top 20 NTCET completers (2022)

2022 NTCET class

Surname Given Names School NameAggregateATAR
Saeed Alishba Darwin High School 89.6 99.95
Tom Besna The Essington School 89 99.85
Hennessy Garren Francis The Essington School 88.75 99.75
Sultan Yara The Essington School 88.65 99.7
Carlos Mikaela Anne The Essington School 88.3 99.55
Abeywickrama Riveen The Essington School 88.3 99.55
Boffa Nicholas St Philip's College 88.3 99.55
Mules Piper The Essington School 88.05 99.45
Nosaibah Zaira Darwin High School 87.9 99.35
Muthumala Upani Arunadee Darwin High School 87.75 99.25
Xie Zakelli The Essington School 86.85 98.85
Francis Trudy Joy Darwin High School 86.8 98.85
Blum Clarissa Verity Darwin High School 86.8 98.85
Jackson Bridget Louise Casuarina Senior College 86.7 98.8
Latz Aidan John Darwin High School 86.5 98.7
Gunaneththige Dona Kavisha Gimhani Wimalaratne Darwin High School 86.45 98.7
Chapman Felicity Paige Darwin High School 86.25 98.6
Agarwal Avni The Essington School 86.1 98.5
van den Herik Rachelle The Essington School 85.9 98.45
Karthik Vishram The Essington School 85.35 98.2

Stage 1 subject completion, by learning area (2022)

Learning AreaSubjectGovernmentNon-GovernmentTotal
Arts Creative Arts 241 98 339
Creative Arts: Modified 61 0 61
Dance 96 13 109
Drama 55 40 95
Music Advanced 41 0 41
Music Experience 62 53 115
Visual Arts - Art 438 88 526
Visual Arts - Design 95 1 96
Total 1089 293 1382
Business, Enterprise, And Technology Accounting 124 22 146
Business Innovation 229 158 387
Business Innovation: Modified 11 0 11
Design, Technology And Engineering: Modified 29 0 29
Digital Communication Solutions 124 32 156
Digital Technologies 133 17 150
Industry And Entrepreneurial Solutions 97 30 127
Information Processing And Publishing 55 0 55
Material Solutions 161 104 265
Robotic And Electronic Systems 37 0 37
Workplace Practices 74 20 94
Total 1074 383 1457
Cross-Disciplinary Community Studies 88 28 116
Cross-Disciplinary Studies 428 0 428
Cross-Disciplinary Studies: Modified 7 3 10
Integrated Learning 1984 167 2151
Personal Learning Plan 1421 601 2022
Personal Learning Plan: Modified 50 4 54
Research Practices 19 0 19
Total 3997 803 4800
English English 1226 827 2053
English As An Additional Language 64 6 70
English: Modified 82 5 87
Essential English 1375 233 1608
Total 2747 1071 3818
Health And Physical Education Child Studies 251 34 285
Food And Hospitality 367 83 450
Health And Wellbeing 329 42 371
Health And Wellbeing: Modified 98 2 100
Outdoor Education 297 165 462
Physical Education 611 246 857
Physical Education: Modified 34 0 34
Total 1987 572 2559
Humanities And Social Sciences Aboriginal Studies 43 0 43
Ancient Studies 137 22 159
Economics 7 21 28
Geography 91 16 107
Legal Studies 199 88 287
Media Studies 13 35 48
Modern History 246 150 396
Philosophy 1 43 44
Politics, Power And People 17 0 17
Religion Studies 0 45 45
Society And Culture 104 1 105
Society And Culture: Modified 1 2 3
Spiritualities, Religion, And Meaning 0 254 254
Tourism 65 8 73
Women'S Studies 49 0 49
Total 973 685 1658
Languages Chinese (Beginners) 11 0 11
Chinese (Continuers) 29 0 29
Filipino (Continuers) 25 0 25
French (Beginners) 18 22 40
French (Continuers) 0 2 2
German (Continuers) 0 15 15
Indonesian (Background Speakers) 0 8 8
Indonesian (Beginners) 25 3 28
Indonesian (Continuers) 18 8 26
Italian (Beginners) 34 0 34
Japanese (Beginners) 32 0 32
Japanese (Continuers) 90 26 116
Language And Culture: Modified 2 0 2
Modern Greek (Continuers) 10 0 10
Spanish (Beginners) 56 0 56
Spanish (Continuers) 28 0 28
Total 378 84 462
Mathematics Essential Mathematics 1199 232 1431
General Mathematics 707 455 1162
Mathematics 526 367 893
Mathematics: Modified 75 2 77
Total 2507 1056 3563
Sciences Agriculture 18 12 30
Biology 396 312 708
Chemistry 393 209 602
Earth And Environmental Science 91 0 91
Nutrition 40 13 53
Physics 286 156 442
Psychology 346 296 642
Scientific Studies 335 54 389
Scientific Studies: Modified 61 2 63
Total 1966 1054 3020
Self-Directed Community Learning Programs Community Development 4 1 5
Independent Living 5 1 6
Performance 3 0 3
Recreation Skills And Management 2 0 2
Self Development 9 0 9
Volunteering 5 1 6
Total 28 3 31
Other Subjects Additional Status 30 11 41
Australian Air Force Cadets 1 0 1
Australian Army Cadets 12 1 13
Australian Music Examinations Board 0 3 3
Cecchetti Ballet Australia Inc 0 1 1
Commonwealth Society Of Teachers Of Dancing 0 2 2
Development Netball Nt 0 11 11
Duke Of Edinburgh'S Award 301 62 363
Literacy 25 11 36
Ngurruniny Dhukarr Go'Li Ganhamirr 4 0 4
Numeracy 24 10 34
Royal Life Saving Society Australia 21 10 31
Sport Skills And Management 9 4 13
St. John Ambulance Australia Cadets 4 3 7
Surf Life Saving South Australia (Slssa) 7 1 8
Work Skills And Career Development 13 4 17
Total 451 134 585

Stage 2 subject completion, by learning area (2022)

Learning AreaSubjectGovernmentNon-GovernmentTotal
Arts Creative Arts 131 41 172
Creative Arts: Modified 17 1 18
Dance 16 4 20
Drama 21 12 33
Music Explorations 15 8 23
Music Performance - Ensemble 7 5 12
Music Performance - Solo 19 3 22
Music Studies 10 0 10
Visual Arts - Art 54 25 79
Visual Arts - Design 33 0 33
Total 323 99 422
Business, Enterprise, And Technology Accounting 44 16 60
Business Innovation 44 89 133
Business Innovation: Modified 22 1 23
Design, Technology And Engineering: Modified 4 0 4
Digital Communication Solutions 52 7 59
Digital Technologies 22 10 32
Industry And Entrepreneurial Solutions 36 0 36
Information Processing And Publishing 18 0 18
Material Solutions 23 21 44
Robotic And Electronic Systems 13 0 13
Workplace Practices 35 48 83
Workplace Practices A 4 0 4
Total 317 192 509
Cross-Disciplinary Arts And The Community 5 8 13
Communication And The Community 18 2 20
Cross-Disciplinary Studies: Modified 8 0 8
Foods And The Community 6 5 11
Health, Recreation, And The Community 9 6 15
Humanities And Social Sciences Connections 91 15 106
Industry Connections A 0 6 6
Industry Connections B 0 1 1
Integrated Learning A 112 93 205
Integrated Learning B 93 86 179
Interdisciplinary Connections 156 7 163
Practical Connections 113 18 131
Research Project A 1 0 1
Research Project B 78 31 109
Science, Technology And The Community 0 1 1
Stem Connections 70 24 94
Work And The Community 9 8 17
Total 769 311 1080
English English 362 240 602
English As An Additional Language 60 4 64
English Literary Studies 95 78 173
English: Modified 32 2 34
Essential English 132 84 216
Total 681 408 1089
Health And Physical Education Child Studies 71 31 102
Food And Hospitality 54 43 97
Health And Wellbeing 108 58 166
Health And Wellbeing: Modified 8 0 8
Outdoor Education 41 43 84
Physical Education 61 46 107
Physical Education: Modified 17 0 17
Total 360 221 581
Humanities And Social Sciences Aboriginal Studies 31 0 31
Ancient Studies 64 0 64
Economics 1 16 17
Geography 17 9 26
Legal Studies 51 22 73
Media Studies 8 18 26
Modern History 52 28 80
Philosophy 0 23 23
Religion Studies 0 11 11
Society And Culture 53 6 59
Society And Culture: Modified 17 1 18
Spiritualities, Religion, And Meaning 0 88 88
Tourism 11 0 11
Women'S Studies 18 1 19
Total 323 223 546
Languages Additional Language - Arrernte 5 0 5
Additional Language - Pitjantjatjara 1 0 1
Additional Language - Western Arrarnta 2 0 2
Chinese (Background Speakers) 5 1 6
Chinese (Beginners) 3 0 3
Chinese (Continuers) 7 0 7
Filipino (Continuers) 6 1 7
French (Beginners) 7 0 7
German (Continuers) 0 5 5
Indonesian (Background Speakers) 0 3 3
Indonesian (Beginners) 12 0 12
Indonesian (Continuers) 0 5 5
Italian (Beginners) 11 0 11
Japanese (Beginners) 8 0 8
Japanese (Continuers) 15 5 20
Language And Culture: Modified 18 0 18
Modern Greek (Continuers) 7 0 7
Sinhala (Continuers) 0 1 1
Spanish (Beginners) 10 0 10
Spanish (Continuers) 2 0 2
Vietnamese (Background Speakers) 1 0 1
Total 120 21 141
Mathematics Essential Mathematics 73 49 122
General Mathematics 217 181 398
Mathematical Methods 123 84 207
Mathematics: Modified 34 3 37
Specialist Mathematics 27 27 54
Total 474 344 818
Sciences Agricultural Production 0 15 15
Biology 112 97 209
Chemistry 107 58 165
Earth And Environmental Science 11 0 11
Nutrition 44 6 50
Physics 67 36 103
Psychology 78 97 175
Scientific Studies 31 6 37
Scientific Studies: Modified 17 0 17
Total 467 315 782
Other Subjects Australian Army Cadets 2 2 4
Australian Music Examinations Board 3 5 8
Commonwealth Society Of Teachers Of Dancing 0 1 1
Community-Led Aboriginal Cultural Learning 10 0 10
Duke Of Edinburgh'S Award 5 8 13
Royal Life Saving Society Australia 2 3 5
Self-Directed Aboriginal Cultural Learning 0 1 1
Total 22 20 42

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