Alcoota School
20 Turner St, Engawala (Alcoota Stn) NT 0872
Alcoota School is a government combined primary and secondary school in Engawala (Alcoota Stn), NT from Transition to Year 12 with about 33 students. Its ICSEA is 610, 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
Public information describes Alcoota School as a small remote government school in the Aboriginal community of Engawala, about 150km northeast of Alice Springs, catering to around 20 students from preschool through senior years. The school supports local Eastern Arrernte and Alyawarr languages and culture alongside the national curriculum, and uses an Interactive Distance Learning room to connect with students from Yulara School and Alice Springs School of the Air. Remote housing is provided for staff.
Often praised
- strong community and language ties
- small remote class sizes
- interactive distance learning links
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NAPLAN
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Location and nearby schools
Straight-line distances. List every school within 5 to 50 km.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bulman School | Bulman | Public k–12 / combined · T-12 | 52 | 610 |
| Rockhampton Downs School | Wogyala | Public k–12 / combined · T-9 | 3 | 610 |
| Elliott School | Elliott | Public k–12 / combined · T-12 | 70 | 611 |
| Baniyala Garrangali School | Yirrkala | Public k–12 / combined · T-12 | 22 | 608 |
| Neutral Junction School | Neutral Junction | Public k–12 / combined · T-9 | 13 | 613 |
| Ntaria School | Hermannsburg (Ntaria) | Public k–12 / combined · T-12 | 155 | 613 |
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.