Alpurrurulam School
17 Apetyarr St, Alpurrurulam (Lake Nash) NT 4825
Alpurrurulam School is a government combined primary and secondary school in Alpurrurulam (Lake Nash), NT from Transition to Year 12 with about 57 students. Its ICSEA is 617, 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 about Alpurrurulam School is limited, drawn mainly from NT Department of Education listings and community sources rather than a dedicated school website. It is a small government combined school (Preschool to Year 12, around 82 students) serving the remote Alyawarr community of Alpurrurulam (Lake Nash) in the Barkly region, roughly 1,200km from Darwin. The department has invested in local infrastructure, including a new, modern preschool built to boost early childhood education in the area.
Often praised
- new modern preschool facility
- low student-to-teacher ratio
- strong ties to local Alyawarr community
This note was generated from publicly available online sources (the school's website, official pages and online feedback) as at September 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: medium. Verify anything important with the school. Report an inaccuracy.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ampilatwatja School | Ampilatwatja | Public k–12 / combined · T-12 | 92 | 616 |
| Barunga School | Barunga (Bamyili) | Public k–12 / combined · T-12 | 81 | 614 |
| 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 |
| Mount Allan School | Yuelamu | Public k–12 / combined · T-12 | 73 | 622 |
| Peppimenarti School | Peppimenarti | Public k–12 / combined · T-12 | 62 | 622 |
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.