Watiyawanu School
30 Kelly Rd, Mt Liebig NT 0872
Watiyawanu School is a government combined primary and secondary school in Mt Liebig, NT from Transition to Year 12 with about 40 students. Its ICSEA is 528, 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, Watiyawanu School is a small NT government school serving the remote Aboriginal community of Mt Liebig (Amunturrngu/Watiyawanu), about 325km west of Alice Springs on the Haasts Bluff Aboriginal Land Trust. It is part of the Tanami Group of schools and serves a community of Luritja, Pintupi, Warlpiri, Arrernte and Pitjantjatjara families, with a small student cohort reflecting the town's size. Access can be limited by road conditions in wet weather.
Often praised
- close-knit remote community school
- serves multiple Aboriginal language groups
- part of Tanami school group
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Epenarra School | Wutunugurra (Epenarra) | Public k–12 / combined · T-12 | 29 | 552 |
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.