Nitjpurru School
Nitjpurru NT 0852
Nitjpurru School is a government combined primary and secondary school in Nitjpurru, NT from Transition to Year 12 with about 21 students. Its ICSEA is 691, 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 Nitjpurru School (also known locally as Pigeon Hole School) is limited, drawn mainly from Northern Territory government school directories. It is a small remote government combined school (Transition to Year 12) serving the Nitjpurru community in the Big Rivers region of the NT. Recent NT Department of Education attendance data recorded a notable improvement in student attendance at the school. No dedicated school website or detailed program information was publicly available at the time of writing.
Often praised
- improved student attendance
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milikapiti School | Milikapiti (Snake Bay) | Public k–12 / combined · T-9 | 44 | 688 |
| Newcastle Waters School | Newcastle Waters | Public k–12 / combined · T-9 | 8 | 694 |
| Finke School | Finke | Public k–12 / combined · T-9 | 39 | 678 |
| Ngukurr School | Ngukurr | Public k–12 / combined · T-12 | 207 | 676 |
| Nganambala School | Emu Point | Public k–12 / combined · T-12 | 21 | 674 |
| Gunbalanya School | Gunbalanya | Public k–12 / combined · T-12 | 231 | 668 |
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.