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Tjuntjunjara Remote Community School, Kalgoorlie, WA

School statement

Tjuntjuntjara Remote Community School is located in the Great Victoria Desert close to the South Australian border. Tjuntjuntjara is the traditional home of the 'Spinifex People' or 'Pila Nguru' and is one of the most remote communities in Australia. Its population of 80 to150 residents, can increase or decrease depending on Western Desert cultural cycles. The main language spoken is Pitjantjatjara. A key priority for both the community and the school is the importance of maintaining traditional culture whilst preparing children for a rapidly changing world. The school works hard to provide a meaningful primary and secondary education for children aged 4 to 17, offering a broad curriculum with a strong focus on learning English as a second language. The school experiences strong community support, with elders acting as valued role models and mentors for students. Tjuntjuntjara Remote Community School is proud to be held in high regard by the community and is looked upon as being a friendly and caring community-centred school that encourages excellence and strong values from its students. Visit the school website.

NAPLAN Results

The National Assessment Program - Literacy and Numeracy (NAPLAN) assesses all students in Australian schools in Years 3, 5, 7 and 9. Visit the NAPLAN website.

The chart below displays average NAPLAN scores for each domain in 2008 and 2009. The selected school's scores are displayed in blue. Also displayed are average scores for statistically similar schools and all Australian schools. The coloured bars indicate whether the selected school's scores are above (green) or below (red) the other scores.

Reading

Writing

Spelling

Grammar & Punctuation

Numeracy

Year 3

Year 5

SIM

315

ALL

494

SIM

284

ALL

485

SIM

347

ALL

487

SIM

284

ALL

500

SIM

351

ALL

487

Year 7

SIM

389

ALL

541

SIM

331

ALL

532

SIM

382

ALL

540

SIM

336

ALL

539

SIM

408

ALL

544

Year 9

SIM

428

ALL

580

SIM

326

ALL

569

SIM

412

ALL

576

SIM

387

ALL

574

SIM

463

ALL

589

	Selected school's average
SIM	Statistically similar schools' average
ALL	Australian schools' average
	Selected school's average is substantially above these schools' average
	Selected school's average is above these schools' average
	Selected school's average is close to these schools' average
	Selected school's average is below these schools' average
	Selected school's average is substantially below these schools' average
-	Student population below reporting threshold
	Year level not tested

How to interpret this chart

Selected school's average

Colour shows if the selected school's average is above or below statistically similar schools' average

Colour shows if the selected school's average is above or below the Australian schools' average

Statistically similar schools' average

Australian schools' average

¹ For Victorian government schools this data is calculated using Prep to Year 12 data for the full 2008 year and is not directly comparable to others.

School facts

School sector

Government

School type

Combined

Year range

K - 12

Total enrolments

Girls

Boys

Full-time equivalent enrolments

34.4

Indigenous students

97%

Location

Very Remote

Student attendance rate ¹

84%

Teaching staff

Full-time equivalent teaching staff

Non-teaching staff

Full-time equivalent non-teaching staff

1.5

Student background

Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage (ICSEA)

School ICSEA value: 547

Bottom quarter	Middle quarters		Top quarter
Data below reporting threshold

Links

School website:

Tjuntjunjara Remote Community School

Sector or system website:

Department of Education

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Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA)