Alawa Primary School
27 Pett Street, Alawa NT 0810
Alawa Primary School is a government primary school in Alawa, NT from Transition to Year 6 with about 259 students. Its ICSEA is 1,011, 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: Alawa Primary School in Darwin describes itself as a school of choice that nurtures the whole child. Its website highlights a farm and kitchen program, the Stephanie Alexander Kitchen Garden Program, a balanced literacy approach, STEM and digital technologies, preschool, allied health support, leadership and sport, and before and after school care.
Often praised
- Farm and kitchen program
- Whole-child focus
- Kitchen garden learning
This note was generated from publicly available online sources (the school's website, official pages and online feedback) as at October 2026. It reflects what is said online, not an assessment by SchoolList AU or any government body, and it deliberately records only neutral and positive points. Confidence: low. Verify anything important with the school. Report an inaccuracy.
NAPLAN
School-level NAPLAN results are published by ACARA on My School under terms that do not allow them to be reproduced here. See Alawa Primary School on My School · Why some data is missing
Location and nearby schools
Straight-line distances. List every school within 5 to 50 km.
| School | Suburb | Type | Distance | ICSEA | Students |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wagaman Primary School | Wagaman | Public primary | 0.8 km | 944 | 213 |
| Jingili Primary School | Jingili | Public primary | 0.9 km | 997 | 235 |
| Moil Primary School | Moil | Public k–12 / combined | 0.9 km | 970 | 167 |
| Nakara Primary School | Nakara | Public primary | 1.1 km | 1,051 | 409 |
| Holy Spirit Catholic Primary School | Wulagi | Catholic primary | 1.1 km | 1,035 | 243 |
| Wanguri Primary School | Wanguri | Public primary | 1.4 km | 987 | 327 |
| Wulagi Primary School | Wulagi | Public primary | 2.0 km | 890 | 144 |
| Anula Primary School | Anula | Public primary | 2.2 km | 1,006 | 388 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anula Primary School | Anula | Public primary · T-6 | 388 | 1,006 |
| Durack Primary School | Durack | Public primary · T-6 | 474 | 1,017 |
| Douglas Daly School | Douglas-Daly | Public primary · T-6 | 5 | 1,022 |
| Leanyer Primary School | Leanyer | Public primary · T-6 | 538 | 1,024 |
| Jingili Primary School | Jingili | Public primary · T-6 | 235 | 997 |
| Casuarina Street Primary School | Katherine East | Public primary · T-6 | 295 | 991 |
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.