Purnululu Aboriginal Independent Community School
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Kununurra, Western Australia 6743 · Halls Creek LGA
About Purnululu Aboriginal Independent Community School
Purnululu Aboriginal Independent Community School is an independent combined (K–12) school located in Kununurra, Western Australia (6743), within the Halls Creek local government area. It caters for students from PP to 9 and in 2025 enrolled 35 students (11 girls and 24 boys). The school is affiliated with Association of Independent Schools of WA.
Purnululu Aboriginal Independent Community School has an ICSEA value of 669, indicating a community facing significant socio-educational disadvantage. That places it in the 1st percentile of Australian schools. 1% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 91% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 6 teachers (5.6 full-time equivalent) and 17 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 6.3 to 1. Enrolments have grown by 13% over the past five years.
On the Success Index, Purnululu Aboriginal Independent Community School scores 24.6 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 669
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)1% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)6.3 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)+13% enrolments since 2020 (area median -20%)
- ICSEA trend (5 years) (10%)+55 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 Purnululu Aboriginal Independent Community School's 35 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at Purnululu Aboriginal Independent Community School have changed over the past decade.
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Yakanarra Community School
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Frequently asked questions
Is Purnululu Aboriginal Independent Community School a public or private school?
Purnululu Aboriginal Independent Community School is a Independent school, which makes it a non-government (private) school affiliated with Association of Independent Schools of WA.
What year levels does Purnululu Aboriginal Independent Community School offer?
Purnululu Aboriginal Independent Community School offers PP to 9. It is classified by ACARA as a combined school.
How many students attend Purnululu Aboriginal Independent Community School?
In 2025, Purnululu Aboriginal Independent Community School had 35 enrolled students (11 girls, 24 boys), a change of 13% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Purnululu Aboriginal Independent Community School?
Purnululu Aboriginal Independent Community School has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 669. 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 Purnululu Aboriginal Independent Community School?
Purnululu Aboriginal Independent Community School has about 6.3 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How big is the Year 7 cohort at Purnululu Aboriginal Independent Community School?
In 2025, Purnululu Aboriginal Independent Community School had 6 students in Year 7.
Is Purnululu Aboriginal Independent Community School co-ed?
Yes. Purnululu Aboriginal Independent Community School is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
Where can I get tutoring near Purnululu Aboriginal Independent Community School?
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