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Bulman School

Bulman NT 0852

PublicK–12 / combinedYears T-12

Bulman School is a government combined primary and secondary school in Bulman, NT from Transition to Year 12 with about 52 students. Its ICSEA is 610, where the national average is 1000.

52students
610ICSEA · higher than 27% of NT primary schools
97%language background other than English
96%Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander
6teaching staff (FTE)

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

Publicly available sources describe Bulman School as a small government T-12 school serving the remote Arnhem Land community of Bulman and nearby Weemol. The school is noted for an innovative music program that has recorded original songs in the local Indigenous languages, Dalabon and Rembarrnga, drawing national media attention and award recognition. Coverage highlights the school's role as a close-knit hub for a small, remote Aboriginal community.

Often praised

  • award-winning Indigenous language music program
  • strong community connection
  • small class sizes

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

School-level NAPLAN results are published by ACARA on My School under terms that do not allow them to be reproduced here. See Bulman School on My School · Why some data is missing

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.

SchoolSuburbTypeStudentsICSEA
Alcoota SchoolEngawala (Alcoota Stn)Public k–12 / combined · T-1233610
Rockhampton Downs SchoolWogyalaPublic k–12 / combined · T-93610
Elliott SchoolElliottPublic k–12 / combined · T-1270611
Baniyala Garrangali SchoolYirrkalaPublic k–12 / combined · T-1222608
Neutral Junction SchoolNeutral JunctionPublic k–12 / combined · T-913613
Ntaria SchoolHermannsburg (Ntaria)Public k–12 / combined · T-12155613

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.