Minyerri School
Minyerri (Hodgson Downs) NT 0852
Minyerri School is a government combined primary and secondary school in Minyerri (Hodgson Downs), NT from Transition to Year 12 with about 134 students. Its ICSEA is 653, 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 describes Minyerri School as a small government school serving the remote community of Minyerri (Hodgson Downs) in the Northern Territory, catering for students from transition through to year 12. The school is noted for using the Accelerated Literacy program alongside a whole-school explicit-teaching approach to numeracy, and for maintaining comparatively strong attendance for a remote community school. It sits at the centre of a close-knit community of around 650 residents.
Often praised
- Accelerated Literacy program
- Explicit-teaching numeracy approach
- Strong attendance for remote school
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mbunghara School | Mbunghara | Public k–12 / combined · T-12 | 14 | 654 |
| Milyakburra School | Milyakburra (Bickerton Island) | Public k–12 / combined · T-12 | 17 | 659 |
| Mutitjulu School | Ayers Rock | Public k–12 / combined · T-9 | 43 | 647 |
| Ramingining School | Ramingining | Public k–12 / combined · T-12 | 263 | 660 |
| Belyuen School | Belyuen | Public k–12 / combined · T-10 | 21 | 661 |
| Milingimbi School | Milingimbi | Public k–12 / combined · T-12 | 236 | 645 |
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.