Numbulwar School
Numbulwar NT 0852
Numbulwar School is a government combined primary and secondary school in Numbulwar, NT from Transition to Year 12 with about 113 students. Its ICSEA is 597, 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 sources describe Numbulwar School as a government T-12 school serving the remote East Arnhem Land community of Numbulwar, NT, about 570km southeast of Darwin. It caters to students from early years through senior years, with senior schooling supported by the NT Open Education Centre. The school sits within a community of roughly nine Indigenous clan groups, where Wubuy is the traditional language and English is typically a third language after Kriol and Wubuy, reflecting a strongly multilingual student population.
Often praised
- strong community and language ties
- senior schooling via NT Open Education Centre
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gapuwiyak School | Gapuwiyak | Public k–12 / combined · T-12 | 205 | 596 |
| Lajamanu School | Lajamanu ( Hooker Ck) | Public k–12 / combined · T-12 | 164 | 598 |
| Nganmarriyanga School | Palumpa | Public k–12 / combined · T-12 | 99 | 596 |
| Mulga Bore School | Mulga Bore Community | Public k–12 / combined · T-12 | 17 | 599 |
| Robinson River School | Robinson River | Public k–12 / combined · T-12 | 55 | 595 |
| Willowra School | Willowra | Public k–12 / combined · T-9 | 59 | 600 |
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.