Yipirinya School
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Alice Springs, Northern Territory 0871 · Alice Springs LGA
#14 of 40 combined schools in NT
#1027 of 1,259 nationally
About Yipirinya School
Yipirinya School is an independent combined (K–12) school located in Alice Springs, Northern Territory (0871), within the Alice Springs local government area. It caters for students from T to 10 and in 2025 enrolled 186 students (83 girls and 103 boys). The school is affiliated with Association of Independent Schools of the NT.
Yipirinya School has an ICSEA value of 729, indicating a community facing significant socio-educational disadvantage. That places it in the 2nd percentile of Australian schools. 5% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 70% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 17 teachers (15.8 full-time equivalent) and 65 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 11.2 to 1. Enrolments have grown by 75% over the past five years.
On the Success Index, Yipirinya School scores 32.0 out of 100, placing it in the lower 50% of combined schools nationally and 14th of 40 combined schools in NT (4th of 4 in the Alice Springs area).
Success Index breakdown
Each component is a percentile against schools of the same type across Australia.
- Socio-educational advantage (ICSEA) (50%)ICSEA 729
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)5% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)11.2 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)+75% enrolments since 2020 (area median +10%)
- ICSEA trend (5 years) (10%)+344 ICSEA points since 2020
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 Yipirinya School's 186 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at Yipirinya School have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Yipirinya School
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Bradshaw Primary School
Gillen · Government primary · T-6
381 students · ICSEA 918 · 1.2 km away
Araluen Christian College
Alice Springs · Independent combined · T-10
104 students · ICSEA 997 · 1.3 km away
Centralian Middle School
Alice Springs · Government high school · 7-9
338 students · ICSEA 816 · 1.5 km away
Gillen Primary School
Gillen · Government primary · T-6
230 students · ICSEA 807 · 1.6 km away
St Joseph's Catholic Flexible School
Alice Springs · Catholic special · 7-12
82 students · 1.7 km away
Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Catholic College
Alice Springs · Catholic combined · T-12
823 students · ICSEA 1028 · 2.2 km away
Alice Springs School Of The Air
Alice Springs · Government combined · T-9
77 students · ICSEA 1025 · 2.3 km away
Braitling Primary School
Braitling · Government primary · T-6
218 students · ICSEA 911 · 2.5 km away
Larapinta Primary School
Alice Springs · Government primary · T-6
285 students · ICSEA 909 · 2.5 km away
St Philip's College
Alice Springs · Independent high school · 7-12
502 students · ICSEA 1031 · 2.7 km away
Similar schools
Independent combined schools in NT with a comparable ICSEA.
Tiwi College
Tiwi Islands · Independent combined · 2-12
77 students · ICSEA 738
Nawarddeken Academy Kabulwarnamyo School
West Arnhem Land · Independent combined · T-5
7 students · ICSEA 712
Gawa Christian School
Galiwinku · Independent combined · T-10
53 students · ICSEA 661
Nyangatjatjara College
Yulara · Independent combined · T-10
64 students · ICSEA 656
Nawarddeken Academy Mamadawerre School
West Arnhem Land · Independent combined · T-6
8 students · ICSEA 640
Nawarddeken Academy Manmoyi School
West Arnhem Land · Independent combined · T-5
11 students · ICSEA 558
Frequently asked questions
Is Yipirinya School a public or private school?
Yipirinya School is a Independent school, which makes it a non-government (private) school affiliated with Association of Independent Schools of the NT.
What year levels does Yipirinya School offer?
Yipirinya School offers T to 10. It is classified by ACARA as a combined school.
How many students attend Yipirinya School?
In 2025, Yipirinya School had 186 enrolled students (83 girls, 103 boys), a change of 75% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Yipirinya School?
Yipirinya School has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 729. The national average is 1000, so this indicates a community facing significant socio-educational disadvantage. ICSEA reflects the school community, not teaching quality.
How does Yipirinya School rank in NT?
Yipirinya School ranks 14th of 40 combined schools in Northern Territory on the Success Index (32.0/100), and 1027th of 1,259 nationally.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at Yipirinya School?
Yipirinya School has about 11.2 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How big is the Year 7 cohort at Yipirinya School?
In 2025, Yipirinya School had 13 students in Year 7.
Is Yipirinya School co-ed?
Yes. Yipirinya School is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near Yipirinya School?
There are 10 other schools within 15 km of Yipirinya School 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 Yipirinya School?
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