Amanbidji School
Amanbidgi (Kildirk) NT 0852
Amanbidji School is a government combined primary and secondary school in Amanbidgi (Kildirk), NT from Transition to Year 9 with about 22 students. Its ICSEA is 576, 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
Based on publicly available online sources, Amanbidji School is a small NT government school serving the remote Amanbidji community, on land handed back to Traditional Owners in 1976 (formerly Kildurk cattle station). It offers Transition to Year 9 schooling for children of this Aboriginal community roughly 450km west of Katherine. As a remote NT school, it is staffed through the Territory's remote teaching program, reflecting close ties between the school and the local community it serves.
Often praised
- close community and cultural ties
- remote Aboriginal community setting
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NAPLAN
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Location and nearby schools
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bonya School | Orrtipa-Thurra (Bonya) | Public k–12 / combined · T-9 | 7 | 579 |
| Nyirripi School | Nyirripi | Public k–12 / combined · T-7 | 31 | 571 |
| Papunya School | Papunya | Public k–12 / combined · T-12 | 71 | 582 |
| Wugularr School | Wugularr | Public k–12 / combined · T-12 | 138 | 585 |
| Areyonga School | Areyonga | Public k–12 / combined · T-9 | 29 | 586 |
| Canteen Creek School | Canteen Creek | Public k–12 / combined · T-12 | 49 | 564 |
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.