Dhupuma Barker
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025East Arnhem, Northern Territory 0880 · East Arnhem LGA
About Dhupuma Barker
Dhupuma Barker is an independent primary school located in East Arnhem, Northern Territory (0880), within the East Arnhem local government area. It caters for students from T to 10 and in 2025 enrolled 58 students (30 girls and 28 boys). The school is affiliated with Anglican Schools Australia.
Dhupuma Barker has an ICSEA value of 612, indicating a community facing significant socio-educational disadvantage. That places it in the 0th percentile of Australian schools. 0% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 94% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 9 teachers (5.6 full-time equivalent) and 3 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 10.4 to 1.
On the Success Index, Dhupuma Barker scores 11.1 out of 100. Because it has fewer than 80 students it is not included in ranking tables, where small enrolments make year-to-year comparisons unreliable.
Success Index breakdown
Each component is a percentile against schools of the same type across Australia.
- Socio-educational advantage (ICSEA) (50%)ICSEA 612
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)0% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)10.4 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)Not available
- ICSEA trend (5 years) (10%)Not available
The Success Index summarises the academic environment of a school community using official ACARA data. It is not a measure of teaching quality or student results. Read the methodology.
Student profile
Distribution of students across socio-educational advantage (SEA) quarters, plus community characteristics.
Enrolments by year level
How Dhupuma Barker's 58 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at Dhupuma Barker have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Dhupuma Barker
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Nhulunbuy High School
Nhulunbuy · Government high school · 7-12
279 students · ICSEA 903 · 9.1 km away
Nhulunbuy Primary School
Nhulunbuy · Government primary · T-6
349 students · ICSEA 946 · 9.4 km away
Nhulunbuy Christian College
Nhulunbuy · Independent combined · T-10
138 students · ICSEA 1056 · 9.8 km away
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Frequently asked questions
Is Dhupuma Barker a public or private school?
Dhupuma Barker is a Independent school, which makes it a non-government (private) school affiliated with Anglican Schools Australia.
What year levels does Dhupuma Barker offer?
Dhupuma Barker offers T to 10. It is classified by ACARA as a primary school.
How many students attend Dhupuma Barker?
In 2025, Dhupuma Barker had 58 enrolled students (30 girls, 28 boys).
What is the ICSEA of Dhupuma Barker?
Dhupuma Barker has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 612. The national average is 1000, so this indicates a community facing significant socio-educational disadvantage. ICSEA reflects the school community, not teaching quality.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at Dhupuma Barker?
Dhupuma Barker has about 10.4 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How big is the Year 7 cohort at Dhupuma Barker?
In 2025, Dhupuma Barker had 7 students in Year 7.
Is Dhupuma Barker co-ed?
Yes. Dhupuma Barker is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near Dhupuma Barker?
There are 3 other schools within 15 km of Dhupuma Barker in our database. Scroll up to the "Nearby schools" section to compare them by Success Index, ICSEA and enrolments, or use the Compare tool.
Where can I get tutoring near Dhupuma Barker?
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