Baniyala Garrangali School
Yilpara Community, Yirrkala NT 0880
Baniyala Garrangali School is a government combined primary and secondary school in Yirrkala, NT from Transition to Year 12 with about 22 students. Its ICSEA is 608, 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 Baniyala Garrangali School as a small remote government school serving the Yolŋu homeland community at Yilpara/Baniyala in East Arnhem, NT, teaching students from transition through year 12. It grew out of the former Yirrkala Homelands School network, upgraded to its current status in 2010, and operates with a very small enrolment and low student-to-teacher ratio typical of NT homeland learning centres, embedding schooling within the local Yolŋu community and its cultural life.
Often praised
- small class sizes
- strong community/cultural connection
- remote homeland learning centre
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alcoota School | Engawala (Alcoota Stn) | Public k–12 / combined · T-12 | 33 | 610 |
| 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 |
| 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.