Warruwi School
Warruwi (Goulburn Island) NT 0822
Warruwi School is a government combined primary and secondary school in Warruwi (Goulburn Island), NT from Transition to Year 12 with about 79 students. Its ICSEA is 639, 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 Warruwi School as a remote government school on South Goulburn Island, off the Arnhem Land coast, serving around 116 students from birth to 18 years across the local Maung and Walang language groups. The school runs a Families as First Educators (FaFT) program for young children, combined-grade classrooms suited to its small remote community, and an employment pathways program supporting high school students into work. It sits alongside other community services including a clinic, creche and arts centre.
Often praised
- FaFT early childhood program
- Employment pathways for high schoolers
- Combined-grade remote schooling
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laynhapuy Homelands School | Yirrkala | Public k–12 / combined · T-12 | 120 | 639 |
| Harts Range School | Atitjere (Harts Range) | Public k–12 / combined · T-12 | 56 | 638 |
| Alekarenge School | Ali Curung (Warrabri) | Public k–12 / combined · T-12 | 79 | 637 |
| Ti Tree School | Ti-Tree | Public k–12 / combined · T-9 | 54 | 641 |
| Urapunga School | Rittarangu (Urapunga) | Public k–12 / combined · T-12 | 26 | 641 |
| Murray Downs School | Murray Downs(Imangara) | Public k–12 / combined · T-9 | 24 | 636 |
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.