Ampilatwatja School
6 School Road, Ampilatwatja NT 0872
Ampilatwatja School is a government combined primary and secondary school in Ampilatwatja, NT from Transition to Year 12 with about 92 students. Its ICSEA is 616, 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 Ampilatwatja School describes it as a small government T-12 school in the remote Aboriginal community of Ampilatwatja, about 325km northeast of Alice Springs. Opened in 1982, it serves roughly 100 students with a low student-to-teacher ratio and acts as the hub school for several nearby Homeland Learning Centres, including Indaringinya, Atnwengerrp and Irrultja.
Often praised
- low student-to-teacher ratio
- hub for homeland learning centres
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alpurrurulam School | Alpurrurulam (Lake Nash) | Public k–12 / combined · T-12 | 57 | 617 |
| 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 |
| Elliott School | Elliott | Public k–12 / combined · T-12 | 70 | 611 |
| Alcoota School | Engawala (Alcoota Stn) | Public k–12 / combined · T-12 | 33 | 610 |
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.