Alyangula Area School
Cnr Flinders St & Ayawarra Cr, Alyangula NT 0885
Alyangula Area School is a government combined primary and secondary school in Alyangula, NT from Transition to Year 12 with about 203 students. Its ICSEA is 888, 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 online sources describe Alyangula Area School as a NT government school on Groote Eylandt catering for Prep to Year 12, serving the Alyangula mining community alongside Anindilyakwa students from the surrounding archipelago. It is described as a culturally inclusive, multicultural learning space, with senior secondary years typically supported through distance education given the school's remote, small-cohort setting.
Often praised
- culturally inclusive multicultural community
- close-knit remote school setting
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.
| School | Suburb | Type | Distance | ICSEA | Students |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Angurugu School | Angurugu | Public k–12 / combined | 15.3 km | 629 | 63 |
| Milyakburra School | Milyakburra (Bickerton Island) | Public k–12 / combined | 25.3 km | 659 | 17 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tipperary Station School | Tipperary | Public k–12 / combined · T-9 | 5 | 911 |
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.