Anangu Schools

{{Short description|Group of schools in South Australia}} {{Use Australian English|date=August 2018}} {{Use dmy dates|date=August 2018}} {{Location map+ | Australia South Australia | width = | float = right | border = | caption = Location of Anangu schools in South Australia | alt = | relief = yes | AlternativeMap = Australia South Australia relief location map.png | overlay_image = | places =  {{Location map~ | Australia South Australia  |lat_deg=-26.2 |lon_deg=131.1}} {{Location map~ | Australia South Australia  |lat_deg=-26.3 |lon_deg=132.1}} {{Location map~ | Australia South Australia  |lat_deg=-26.8 |lon_deg=132.0}} {{Location map~ | Australia South Australia  |lat_deg=-27.0 |lon_deg=133.3}} {{Location map~ | Australia South Australia  |lat_deg=-26.3 |lon_deg=132.4}} {{Location map~ | Australia South Australia  |lat_deg=-27.0 |lon_deg=132.7}} {{Location map~ | Australia South Australia  |lat_deg=-26.2 |lon_deg=130.2}} {{Location map~ | Australia South Australia  |lat_deg=-26.2 |lon_deg=129.2}} {{Location map~ | Australia South Australia |label=Oak Valley |lat_deg=-29.4 |lon_deg=130.7}} {{Location map~ | Australia South Australia |label=Yalata |lat_deg=-31.5 |lon_deg=131.8}} }} '''Anungu schools''' is a group of ten schools operated by the [[Government of South Australia]] which are located in the west of the Australian state of [[South Australia]]. Eight are located in the Aboriginal lands of [[Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara]] (APY lands), while one is in [[Maralinga Tjarutja]] and on in the community of [[Yalata, South Australia|Yalata]], all offering [[primary school|primary]] and [[secondary school]]ing to a local body of students who are largely [[Aboriginal Australians|Aboriginal]].

The word [[anangu]] means "human being", or "person", and is used by several [[Aboriginal Australian]] peoples of the [[Western Desert cultural bloc]] to describe themselves.<ref>{{Cite book| chapter = The Politics of Reincarnation, Time and Sovereignty: A Comparative Anthropological Investigation of the Syrian Druze and Australian Anangu | last1 = Kastrinou | first1 = Maria | last2 = Layton | first2 = Robert | year = 2016 | title = World Anthropologies in Practice: Situated Perspectives, Global Knowledge | editor-last = Gledhill | editor-first = John | publisher = [[Bloomsbury Publishing]] | chapter-url = https://books.google.com/books?id=JRp8CwAAQBAJ&pg=PT148 | isbn = 978-1-474-25262-1 }}</ref>

==APY== ===Amata Anangu School=== Amata Anangu School ({{coord| 26.153228 |S| 131.146357 |E|format=dms|name= Amata Anangu School}}) is located in the community of [[Amata, South Australia|Amata]]. In 2018, the school offered [[Year Twelve|Reception to Year 12]], and had a total enrolment of 92 students of whom 84% were Indigenous and a teaching staff of 15.<ref name="LMV-amata">{{cite web|title=Search results for 'Amata Anangu School' with the following datasets selected - 'Suburbs and localities', Local Government Areas, SA Government Regions and 'Gazetteer'|url= http://location.sa.gov.au/viewer/?map=hybrid&x=131.15026&y=-26.15273&z=17&uids=19,11,20,105&pinx=131.147673&piny=-26.151803&pinTitle=Location&pinText=Amata+Anangu+School,+Schl|website=Location SA Map Viewer|publisher=South Australian Government|access-date=10 August 2019 }}</ref><ref name=acara-amata>{{Citation | title= Amata Anangu School, Amata, SA | website=My School | publisher= Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA) | url= https://www.myschool.edu.au/school/49561 |access-date=10 August 2019 }}</ref>

===Ernabella Anangu School=== Ernabella Anangu School ({{coord| 26.285753 |S| 132.134321 |E|format=dms|name= Ernabella Anangu School}}) is located in the community of [[Pukatja, South Australia|Pukatja]]. 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.<ref name="LMV-ernabella">{{cite web|title=Search results for 'Ernabella Anangu School', with the following datasets selected - 'Suburbs and localities', Local Government Areas, SA Government Regions and 'Gazetteer'|url= http://location.sa.gov.au/viewer/?map=hybrid&x=132.13879&y=-26.27912&z=15&uids=19,11,20,105&pinx=132.135631&piny=-26.284320&pinTitle=Location&pinText=Ernabella+Anangu+School,+Schl |website=Location SA Map Viewer|publisher=South Australian Government|access-date=10 August 2019 }}</ref><ref name=acara-ernabella>{{Citation | title= Ernabella Anangu School, Ghan, SA (sic) | website=My School | publisher= Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA) | url= https://www.myschool.edu.au/school/49575 |access-date=10 August 2019 }}</ref>

===Fregon Anangu School=== Fregon Anangu School ({{coord| 26.765782 |S| 132.027335 |E|format=dms|name= Fregon Anangu School}}) is located in the community of [[Kaltjiti, South Australia|Kaltjiti]]. 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.<ref name="LMV-fregon">{{cite web|title=Search results for 'Fregon Anangu School', with the following datasets selected - 'Suburbs and localities', Local Government Areas, SA Government Regions and 'Gazetteer'|url= http://location.sa.gov.au/viewer/?map=hybrid&x=132.03556&y=-26.7698&z=15&uids=19,11,20,105&pinx=132.028651&piny=-26.764352&pinTitle=Location&pinText=Fregon+Anangu+School,+Schl |website=Location SA Map Viewer|publisher=South Australian Government|access-date=10 August 2019 }}</ref><ref name=acara-fregon>{{Citation | title= Fregon Anangu School, Fregon, SA | website=My School | publisher= Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA) | url= https://www.myschool.edu.au/school/49626 |access-date=10 August 2019 }}</ref>

A new school building opened in early November 2025, celebrated by a concert in which students performed live alongside local and regional bands including the Kaltjiti Travellers, PJ Reggae, Desert Melody, The Fregon Band, Tjupi Band, Eastern Arrernte Band, Coloured Rainbow, and the Laranpa Band, as well as rapper [[Barkaa]] from Sydney, and APY hip hop band [[DEM MOB]]. The school integrates traditional culture with contemporary educational methods, and now offers [[South Australian Certificate of Education|SACE Certificate II]] in music, organised by [[TAFE SA]]. DEM MOB collaborated to create the course, and some of the band members will teach in [[Pitjantjatjara dialect|Pitjantjatjara]]. The school principal is Sara Porzio.<ref>{{cite web | title=DEM MOB music marks new $33m APY Lands school opening|first = Izaac |last =Niemann | website=Seniors Card | date=2 December 2025 | url=https://www.seniorscard.sa.gov.au/weekendplus/regional/dem-mob-music-marks-new-$33m-apy-lands-school-opening | access-date=6 December 2025}}</ref>

===Indulkana Anangu School=== Indulkana Anangu School ({{coord| 26.967008 |S| 133.308889 |E|format=dms|name= Indulkana Anangu School}}) is located in the community of [[Iwantja, South Australia|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.<ref name="LMV-Indulkana">{{cite web|title=Search results for 'Indulkana Anangu School', with the following datasets selected - 'Suburbs and localities', Local Government Areas, SA Government Regions and 'Gazetteer'|url= http://location.sa.gov.au/viewer/?map=hybrid&x=133.32127&y=-26.96669&z=15&uids=19,11,20,105&pinx=133.310197&piny=-26.965567&pinTitle=Location&pinText=Indulkana+Anangu+School,+Schl |website=Location SA Map Viewer|publisher=South Australian Government|access-date=10 August 2019 }}</ref><ref name=acara-indulkana >{{Citation | title= Indulkana Anangu School, Indulkana, SA | website=My School | publisher= Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA) | url= https://www.myschool.edu.au/school/49618 |access-date=10 August 2019 }}</ref>

===Kenmore Park Anangu School=== Kenmore Park Anangu School ({{coord| 26.328759 |S| 132.444995 |E|format=dms|name= Kenmore Park Anangu School}}) is located in the community of [[Yunyarinyi, South Australia|Yunyarinyi]]. 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.<ref name="LMV-kp">{{cite web|title=Search results for 'Kenmore Park Anangu School', with the following datasets selected - 'Suburbs and localities', Local Government Areas, SA Government Regions and 'Gazetteer'|url= http://location.sa.gov.au/viewer/?map=hybrid&x=132.4536&y=-26.3247&z=15&uids=19,11,20,105&pinx=132.446303&piny=-26.327323&pinTitle=Location&pinText=Kenmore+Park+Anangu+School,+Schl |website=Location SA Map Viewer|publisher=South Australian Government|access-date=10 August 2019 }}</ref><ref name=acara-kp >{{Citation | title= Kenmore Park Anangu School, Kenmore Park, SA | website=My School | publisher= Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA) | url= https://www.myschool.edu.au/school/49665 |access-date=10 August 2019 }}</ref>

===Mimili Anangu School=== Mimili Anangu School ({{coord| 27.007709 |S| 132.707399 |E|format=dms|name= Mimili Anangu School}}) is located in the community of [[Mimili, South Australia|Mimili]]. 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.<ref name="LMV-Mimili ">{{cite web|title=Search results for 'Mimili Anangu School', with the following datasets selected - 'Suburbs and localities', Local Government Areas, SA Government Regions and 'Gazetteer'|url= http://location.sa.gov.au/viewer/?map=hybrid&x=132.71455&y=-27.00799&z=16&uids=19,11,20,105&pinx=132.708713&piny=-27.006274&pinTitle=Location&pinText=Mimili+Anangu+School,+Schl |website=Location SA Map Viewer|publisher=South Australian Government|access-date=10 August 2019 }}</ref><ref name=acara-Mimili >{{Citation | title= Mimili Anangu School, Mimili, SA | website=My School | publisher= Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA) | url= https://www.myschool.edu.au/school/49655 |access-date=10 August 2019 }}</ref>

===Murputja Anangu School=== Murputja Anangu School ({{coord| 26.160906 |S| 130.181841 |E|format=dms|name= Murputja Anangu School}}) is located in the community of [[Murputja, South Australia|Murputja]]. 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.<ref name="LMV-Murputja">{{cite web|title=Search results for 'Murputja Anangu School', with the following datasets selected - 'Suburbs and localities', Local Government Areas, SA Government Regions and 'Gazetteer'|url= http://location.sa.gov.au/viewer/?map=hybrid&x=130.1841&y=-26.15953&z=17&uids=19,11,20,105&pinx=130.183165&piny=-26.159490&pinTitle=Location&pinText=Murputja+Anangu+School,+Schl |website=Location SA Map Viewer|publisher=South Australian Government|access-date=10 August 2019 }}</ref><ref name=acara-Murputja >{{Citation | title= Murputja Anangu School, Murputja, SA | website=My School | publisher= Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA) | url= https://www.myschool.edu.au/school/49681 |access-date=10 August 2019 }}</ref>

===Pipalyatjara Anangu School=== Pipalyatjara Anangu School ({{coord| 26.163831 |S| 129.170736 |E|format=dms|name= Pipalyatjara Anangu School}}) is located in the community of [[Pipalyatjara, South Australia|Pipalyatjara]]. 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.<ref name="LMV-Pipalyatjara">{{cite web|title=Search results for 'Pipalyatjara Anangu School', with the following datasets selected - 'Suburbs and localities', Local Government Areas, SA Government Regions and 'Gazetteer'|url= http://location.sa.gov.au/viewer/?map=hybrid&x=129.17207&y=-26.16242&z=16&uids=19,11,20,105&pinx=129.172067&piny=-26.162424&pinTitle=Location&pinText=Pipalyatjara+Anangu+School,+Schl |website=Location SA Map Viewer|publisher=South Australian Government|access-date=10 August 2019 }}</ref><ref name=acara-Pipalyatjara >{{Citation | title= Pipalyatjara Anangu School, Pipalyatjara, SA | website=My School | publisher= Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA) | url= https://www.myschool.edu.au/school/49654 |access-date=10 August 2019 }}</ref>

==Maralinga Tjarutja== === Oak Valley Anangu School=== '''Oak Valley Anangu School''' ({{coord|29.402884|S|130.738411 |E|format=dms|name= Oak Valley Anangu School}}) is located in the community of [[Oak Valley, South Australia|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.<ref name=acara-oakvalley>{{Citation | title= Oak Valley Aboriginal School, Oak Valley, SA |website=My School | publisher= Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA) | url= https://www.myschool.edu.au/school/49565 |access-date=11 August 2019 }}</ref><ref name="LMV-ovas">{{cite web|title=Search results for ' Oak Valley Anangu School', with the following datasets selected - 'Suburbs and localities', Local Government Areas, SA Government Regions and 'Gazetteer'|url= http://location.sa.gov.au/viewer/?map=hybrid&x=130.74759&y=-29.39775&z=15&uids=19,11,20,105&pinx=130.739770&piny=-29.401480&pinTitle=Location&pinText=Oak+Valley+Aboriginal+School,+Schl |website=Location SA Map Viewer|publisher=South Australian Government|access-date=11 August 2019 }}</ref>

== Yalata== === Yalata Anangu School=== '''Yalata Anangu School''' ({{coord| 31.48319 |S| 131.839199 |E|format=dms|name= Yalata Anangu School}}) is located in the community of [[Yalata, South Australia|Yalata]]. 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.<ref name=acara-yalata>{{Citation | title= Yalata Anangu School, Yalata, SA|website=My School | publisher= Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA) | url= https://www.myschool.edu.au/school/49560 |access-date=11 August 2019 }}</ref><ref name="LMV-yas">{{cite web|title=Search results for 'Yalata Anangu School', with the following datasets selected - 'Suburbs and localities', Local Government Areas, SA Government Regions and 'Gazetteer'|url= http://location.sa.gov.au/viewer/?map=hybrid&x=131.84368&y=-31.48059&z=17&uids=19,11,20,105&pinx=131.840582&piny=-31.481790&pinTitle=Location&pinText=Yalata+Aboriginal+School,+Schl |website=Location SA Map Viewer|publisher=South Australian Government|access-date=11 August 2019 }}</ref>

==See also== * [[List of Aboriginal schools in South Australia]] * [[List of schools in South Australia]]

==References== {{reflist}}

==External links== *[https://amata.sa.edu.au/ Welcome to Amata Aṉangu School] *[https://ernabella.sa.edu.au/ Welcome to Ernabella Anangu School] *[http://www.fregon.sa.edu.au/ About Fregon (Anangu School)] *[https://indulkana.sa.edu.au/ Welcome to Indulkana Anangu School] *[https://kenmore.sa.edu.au/ Welcome to Kenmore Park Anangu School] *[https://mimili.sa.edu.au/ Welcome to Mimili Anangu School] *[https://murputja.sa.edu.au/ Murputja Anangu School] *[http://www.pipalyatjara.sa.edu.au/ About us (Pipalyatjara Anangu School)] *[https://oakvalleyab.sa.edu.au/ About Oak Valley (Anangu School)] *[http://www.yalataab.sa.edu.au/ About Us (Yalata Anangu School)]

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