Northern Peninsula Area State College
Sagaukaz Street, Bamaga QLD 4876
Northern Peninsula Area State College is a government combined primary and secondary school in Bamaga, QLD from Kindergarten to Year 12 with about 563 students across all campuses. Its ICSEA is 681, where the national average is 1000.
Annual report (2025) ↗ on the publisher's site. About this link
ICSEA, Enrolments, Language background, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander share, Teaching staff: ACARA School Profile 2025. Source: Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA). Enrolments and staff cover all campuses of this school. Terms
About this school, from public sources
Based on publicly available information online, Northern Peninsula Area State College is a government K-12 college serving the Cape York communities of Bamaga and Injinoo, spread across three campuses (Injinoo and Bamaga junior campuses for Prep-6, Bamaga Senior Campus for Years 7-12). The college promotes a values-based culture around being respectful, safe learners, acknowledges local Traditional Owners, and offers pastoral supports including a chaplain, guidance officer and out-of-school-hours care, alongside an active P&C parent community and tertiary pathway programs.
Often praised
- strong community and pastoral support
- serves remote Cape York communities
- small student-to-teacher ratio
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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 QLD
Same sector and type, ICSEA within 25 points. This is the comparison that separates teaching from postcode.
| School | Suburb | Type | Students | ICSEA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bwgcolman Community School | Palm Island | Public k–12 / combined · K-12 | 315 | 675 |
| Kowanyama State School | Kowanyama | Public k–12 / combined · K-10 | 163 | 687 |
| Yarrabah State School | Yarrabah | Public k–12 / combined · K-10 | 405 | 688 |
| Aurukun State School | Aurukun | Public k–12 / combined · K-12 | 227 | 694 |
| Doomadgee State School | Doomadgee | Public k–12 / combined · K-10 | 353 | 666 |
| Cunnamulla P-12 State School | Cunnamulla | Public k–12 / combined · K-12 | 129 | 697 |
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.