Anungu schools is a group of ten schools operated by the

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which are located in the west of the Australian state of

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. Eight are located in the Aboriginal lands of

Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara Aṉangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara, also known as APY, APY Lands or ''the Lands'', is a large, sparsely-populated local government area (LGA) for Aboriginal people, located in the remote north west of South Australia. Some of the aṉangu ...

(APY lands), while one is in

Maralinga Tjarutja The Maralinga Tjarutja, or Maralinga Tjarutja Council, is the corporation representing the traditional Anangu owners of the remote western areas of South Australia known as the Maralinga Tjarutja lands. The council was established by the ''Mara ...

and on in the community of

Yalata Yalata is an Aboriginal community located west of Ceduna and south of Ooldea on the edge of the Nullarbor Plain in South Australia. It lies on the traditional lands of the Wirangu people, but the settlement began as Yalata Mission in the ea ...

, all offering

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and

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ing to a local body of students who are largely

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. The word anangu means "human being", or "person", and is used by several

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peoples of the

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to describe themselves.

APY

Amata Anangu School

Amata Anangu School () is located in the community of

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. In 2018, the school offered Reception to Year 12, and had a total enrolment of 92 students of whom 84% were Indigenous and a teaching staff of 15.

Ernabella Anangu School

Ernabella Anangu School () is located in the community of

Pukatja Pukatja (formerly Ernabella) is an Aboriginal community in the Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara Lands in South Australia, comprising one of the six main communities on "The Lands" (the others being Amata, Pipalyatjara, Fregon/Kaltjiti, ...

. In 2018, the school offered Reception to Year 12, and had a total enrolment of 147 students of whom 93% were Indigenous and a teaching staff of 16.

Fregon Anangu School

Fregon Anangu School () is located in the community of

Kaltjiti Kaltjiti, formerly and also still known as Fregon, is an Aboriginal community in Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara (APY lands) in South Australia, comprising one of the six main communities on "The Lands" (the others being Amata, Ernabella/ ...

. In 2018, the school offered Reception to Year 12, and had a total enrolment of 57 students of whom 84% were Indigenous and a teaching staff of eight.

Indulkana Anangu School

Indulkana Anangu School () is located in the community of Iwantja. In 2018, the school offered Reception to Year 12, and had a total enrolment of 89 students of whom 84% were Indigenous and a teaching staff of eight.

Kenmore Park Anangu School

Kenmore Park Anangu School () is located in the community of

Yunyarinyi Yunyarinyi is an Aboriginal homeland on the Aṉangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara Lands in South Australia. It is located about south of the border with the Northern Territory, south of Alice Springs. Yunyarinyi started as a cattle statio ...

. In 2018, the school offered Reception to Year 12, and had a total enrolment of 10 students of whom 70% were Indigenous and a teaching staff of three.

Mimili Anangu School

Mimili Anangu School () is located in the community of

Mimili Mimili is an Aboriginal community in the Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara Lands in South Australia, comprising one of the six main communities on "The Lands" (the others being Amata, Pukatja, Kaltjiti, Indulkana and Pipalyatjara). At ...

. In 2018, the school offered Reception to Year 12, and had a total enrolment of 67 students of whom 94% were Indigenous and a teaching staff of 10.

Murputja Anangu School

Murputja Anangu School () is located in the community of

Murputja __NOTOC__ Murputja is an Aboriginal community in the Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara in South Australia. In 2007, four South Australia Police officers were based at Murputja and running patrols in the area. There was a rudimentary shed ...

. In 2018, the school offered Reception to Year 12, and had a total enrolment of 26 students who were all Indigenous and a teaching staff of five.

Pipalyatjara Anangu School

Pipalyatjara Anangu School () is located in the community of

Pipalyatjara Pipalyatjara (formerly Mount Davies) is an Aboriginal Australians, Aboriginal community in the Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara, Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara Lands in South Australia, comprising one of the six main communities on " ...

. In 2018, the school offered Reception to Year 12, and had a total enrolment of 63 students of whom 95% were Indigenous and a teaching staff of nine.

Maralinga Tjarutja

Oak Valley Anangu School

Oak Valley Anangu School () is located in the community of Oak Valley. It was formerly known as the Oak Valley Aboriginal School and was renamed on 19 July 2010 to include the word "anangu". In 2018, the school offered Reception to Year 12, and had a total enrolment of seven students who are all Indigenous and a teaching staff of five.

Yalata

Yalata Anangu School

Yalata Anangu School () is located in the community of

. The school, which was previously known as the Yalata Aboriginal School, was opened in 1962. In 2018, the school offered Reception to Year 12, and had a total enrolment of 80 students who were all Indigenous and a teaching staff of ten.

References

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Welcome to Amata Aṉangu SchoolWelcome to Ernabella Anangu School About Fregon (Anangu School)Welcome to Indulkana Anangu SchoolWelcome to Kenmore Park Anangu SchoolWelcome to Mimili Anangu SchoolMurputja Anangu SchoolAbout us (Pipalyatjara Anangu School)About Oak Valley (Anangu School) About Us (Yalata Anangu School)
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