Mbunghara School
Mbunghara NT 0872
Mbunghara School is a government combined primary and secondary school in Mbunghara, NT from Transition to Year 12 with about 14 students. Its ICSEA is 654, 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 online directory listings describe Mbunghara School as a small government combined school (T-12) serving a remote Aboriginal community near Papunya in Central Australia, with a very low student-to-teacher ratio typical of remote NT homeland schools. No independent website, program details, or parent commentary were publicly available to describe its curriculum, facilities, or community activities in more depth.
Often praised
- small remote community school
- very low student-teacher ratio
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: low. 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 Mbunghara School on My School · Why some data is missing
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minyerri School | Minyerri (Hodgson Downs) | Public k–12 / combined · T-12 | 134 | 653 |
| Milyakburra School | Milyakburra (Bickerton Island) | Public k–12 / combined · T-12 | 17 | 659 |
| Ramingining School | Ramingining | Public k–12 / combined · T-12 | 263 | 660 |
| Belyuen School | Belyuen | Public k–12 / combined · T-10 | 21 | 661 |
| Mutitjulu School | Ayers Rock | Public k–12 / combined · T-9 | 43 | 647 |
| Stirling School | Wilora (Stirling Station) 0872 | Public k–12 / combined · T-9 | 12 | 662 |
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.