Yirara College
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Alice Springs, Northern Territory 0872 · Alice Springs LGA
About Yirara College
Yirara College is an independent high school located in Alice Springs, Northern Territory (0872), within the Alice Springs local government area. It caters for students from 7 to 12 and in 2025 enrolled 190 students (72 girls and 118 boys). The school is affiliated with Lutheran Education SA, NT & WA.
Yirara College has an ICSEA value of 654, 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 93% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 18 teachers (17.6 full-time equivalent) and 76 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 10.8 to 1. Enrolments have fallen by 4% over the past five years.
On the Success Index, Yirara College scores 24.3 out of 100, placing it in the lower 50% of secondary schools nationally and 18th of 23 secondary 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 654
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)0% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)10.8 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)-4% enrolments since 2020 (area median -11%)
- ICSEA trend (5 years) (10%)+84 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 Yirara College's 190 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at Yirara College have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Yirara College
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Alice Springs Steiner School
Ross · Independent combined · T-9
162 students · ICSEA 1085 · 2.4 km away
Centralian Middle School
Alice Springs · Government high school · 7-9
338 students · ICSEA 816 · 5.9 km away
Gillen Primary School
Gillen · Government primary · T-6
230 students · ICSEA 807 · 6.0 km away
Bradshaw Primary School
Gillen · Government primary · T-6
381 students · ICSEA 918 · 6.1 km away
Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Catholic College
Alice Springs · Catholic combined · T-12
823 students · ICSEA 1028 · 6.1 km away
Araluen Christian College
Alice Springs · Independent combined · T-10
104 students · ICSEA 997 · 6.3 km away
St Joseph's Catholic Flexible School
Alice Springs · Catholic special · 7-12
82 students · 6.5 km away
Amoonguna School
Amoonguna · Government primary · T-6
18 students · ICSEA 610 · 7.1 km away
Yipirinya School
Alice Springs · Independent combined · T-10
186 students · ICSEA 729 · 7.3 km away
Sadadeen Primary School
Alice Springs · Government primary · T-6
118 students · ICSEA 793 · 7.4 km away
Similar schools
Independent secondary schools in NT with a comparable ICSEA.
Nawarddeken Academy Kunmayali School
West Arnhem Land · Independent high school · 7-12
34 students · ICSEA 687
SEDA College NT
Fannie Bay · Independent high school · 10-12
150 students · ICSEA 980
NT Christian College
Marrara · Independent high school · 11-12
93 students · ICSEA 987
St Philip's College
Alice Springs · Independent high school · 7-12
502 students · ICSEA 1031
Frequently asked questions
Is Yirara College a public or private school?
Yirara College is a Independent school, which makes it a non-government (private) school affiliated with Lutheran Education SA, NT & WA.
What year levels does Yirara College offer?
Yirara College offers 7 to 12. It is classified by ACARA as a secondary school.
How many students attend Yirara College?
In 2025, Yirara College had 190 enrolled students (72 girls, 118 boys), a change of -4% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Yirara College?
Yirara College has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 654. 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 Yirara College rank in NT?
Yirara College ranks 18th of 23 secondary schools in Northern Territory on the Success Index (24.3/100), and 1333rd of 1,472 nationally.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at Yirara College?
Yirara College has about 10.8 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How big is the Year 7 cohort at Yirara College?
In 2025, Yirara College had 29 students in Year 7 and 21 in Year 12.
Is Yirara College co-ed?
Yes. Yirara College is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near Yirara College?
There are 10 other schools within 15 km of Yirara College 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 Yirara College?
The closest Success Tutoring centre is Success Tutoring Windsor Gardens, about 1318 km from the school. Success Tutoring offers a free academic assessment to identify your child's strengths and learning gaps before any sessions begin.