Lajamanu School
Lajamanu ( Hooker Ck) NT 0852
Lajamanu School is a government combined primary and secondary school in Lajamanu ( Hooker Ck), NT from Transition to Year 12 with about 164 students. Its ICSEA is 598, 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
Publicly available information describes Lajamanu School as a remote government school in the Warlpiri community of Lajamanu (formerly Hooker Creek), NT, catering for students from preschool through to Year 12. The school offers arts and crafts, cooking, music, woodwork, computer rooms, and a library, and has a long history dating back to 1954, including decades as a Warlpiri-English bilingual school. It serves a predominantly Aboriginal community and plays a central role in local life.
Often praised
- long-standing bilingual education history
- broad facilities: arts, music, woodwork
- strong Warlpiri community connection
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mulga Bore School | Mulga Bore Community | Public k–12 / combined · T-12 | 17 | 599 |
| Numbulwar School | Numbulwar | Public k–12 / combined · T-12 | 113 | 597 |
| Gapuwiyak School | Gapuwiyak | Public k–12 / combined · T-12 | 205 | 596 |
| Nganmarriyanga School | Palumpa | Public k–12 / combined · T-12 | 99 | 596 |
| Willowra School | Willowra | Public k–12 / combined · T-9 | 59 | 600 |
| Maningrida College | Maningrida | Public k–12 / combined · T-12 | 584 | 601 |
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.