Jabiru Area School
40 Waterhouse Rd, Jabiru NT 0822
Jabiru Area School is a government combined primary and secondary school in Jabiru, NT from Transition to Year 12 with about 149 students. Its ICSEA is 778, 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 Jabiru Area School is drawn from government and community sources online. The school serves Preschool to Year 12 students from the town of Jabiru and surrounding Aboriginal outstations and homelands, on the edge of Kakadu National Park. It runs a Culture First Program, funded by the Gundjeihmi Aboriginal Corporation, that centres Aboriginal culture in learning, and partners with local Kakadu organisations including Gundjeihmi Aboriginal Corporation and Djurrubu Rangers. It also hosts a long-running exchange with Caulfield Grammar School's Year 9 Kakadu Program, giving visiting students on-country learning with Traditional Owners and local staff.
Often praised
- Culture First Indigenous learning program
- strong Kakadu community partnerships
- Caulfield Grammar exchange collaboration
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NAPLAN
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About this data
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