Ntaria School
Hermannsburg (Ntaria) NT 0872
Ntaria School is a government combined primary and secondary school in Hermannsburg (Ntaria), NT from Transition to Year 12 with about 155 students. Its ICSEA is 613, 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
Based on publicly available information, Ntaria School is a small government combined school (Transition to Year 12) in the remote community of Hermannsburg (Ntaria), on Western Arrarnta country west of Alice Springs. It enrols around 155 students with a low student-to-teacher ratio, and the school is noted for efforts to strengthen Western Arrarnta language and culture, building on the area's long history of bilingual education dating back to the 1890s Hermannsburg mission school.
Often praised
- strong Western Arrarnta language focus
- low student-to-teacher ratio
- deep community/cultural ties
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Neutral Junction School | Neutral Junction | Public k–12 / combined · T-9 | 13 | 613 |
| Barunga School | Barunga (Bamyili) | Public k–12 / combined · T-12 | 81 | 614 |
| Elliott School | Elliott | Public k–12 / combined · T-12 | 70 | 611 |
| Alcoota School | Engawala (Alcoota Stn) | Public k–12 / combined · T-12 | 33 | 610 |
| Ampilatwatja School | Ampilatwatja | Public k–12 / combined · T-12 | 92 | 616 |
| Bulman School | Bulman | Public k–12 / combined · T-12 | 52 | 610 |
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.