Kalkaringi School
Whitlam st, Kalkaringi (Wave hill) NT 0852
Kalkaringi School is a government combined primary and secondary school in Kalkaringi (Wave hill), NT from Transition to Year 12 with about 164 students. Its ICSEA is 593, where the national average is 1000.
ICSEA, Enrolments, Language background, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander share, Teaching staff, School website: ACARA School Profile 2025. Source: Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA). Terms
About this school, from public sources
Publicly available information, including the school's own website, describes Kalkaringi School as a remote government T-12 school serving the communities of Kalkaringi and Daguragu in the Northern Territory, near the site of the historic 1966 Wave Hill Walk Off. It supports around 190 mostly Indigenous students, running programs such as Read Write Inc, Learning Through Doing, Fresh Start, and Families as First Teachers. The school values Gurindji, Warlpiri, and Mudburra languages alongside English instruction, and has sports ovals, a basketball court, and a canteen.
Often praised
- strong Indigenous language and culture focus
- early years and literacy programs
- close community/family ties
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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alyarrmandumanja Umbakumba School | Umbakumba | Public k–12 / combined · T-12 | 49 | 591 |
| Robinson River School | Robinson River | Public k–12 / combined · T-12 | 55 | 595 |
| Gapuwiyak School | Gapuwiyak | Public k–12 / combined · T-12 | 205 | 596 |
| Nganmarriyanga School | Palumpa | Public k–12 / combined · T-12 | 99 | 596 |
| Numbulwar School | Numbulwar | Public k–12 / combined · T-12 | 113 | 597 |
| Lajamanu School | Lajamanu ( Hooker Ck) | Public k–12 / combined · T-12 | 164 | 598 |
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.