Bonya School
Community ID 26, Orrtipa-Thurra (Bonya) NT 0872
Bonya School is a government combined primary and secondary school in Orrtipa-Thurra (Bonya), NT from Transition to Year 9 with about 7 students. Its ICSEA is 579, 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
This summary draws on publicly available online sources about Bonya School. Located in the remote Eastern Arrernte community of Orrtipa-Thurra (Bonya), around 320km northeast of Alice Springs, the small government school serves students from preschool through middle years as part of the Sandover Group School network. It describes itself as guided by values of listening, caring, sharing, being there, and respect, and was a winner in the 2008 National Awards for Quality Schooling.
Often praised
- National Awards for Quality Schooling winner
- strong community values focus
- small remote community school
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
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amanbidji School | Amanbidgi (Kildirk) | Public k–12 / combined · T-9 | 22 | 576 |
| 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 |
| Nyirripi School | Nyirripi | Public k–12 / combined · T-7 | 31 | 571 |
| Alyarrmandumanja Umbakumba School | Umbakumba | Public k–12 / combined · T-12 | 49 | 591 |
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.