Ntaria (Hermannsburg)
| Region: | Alice Springs |
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| Full-time teachers: | 15 |
| Full-time assistant teachers: | 4 |
| Enrolments: | 167 |
| Average student attendance: | 73 |
| School years: | Preschool to Middle |
| Indigenous students: | 97% |
| Distance to main town: | 130km west of Alice Springs by road. |
| Community population: | 600 |
Ntaria School is located in the community of Ntaria, also known as Hermannsburg, 130km west of Alice Springs. The community has a population of approximately 600. Ntaria is the traditional land of the Western Arrernte people and the main language spoken is Western Arrernte. The community can be accessed via road all year round. Ntaria can also be accessed via air through chartered air services only and has an all weather airstrip.
Ntaria School is part of the Lasseter Group School and provides education to students from preschool through to middle years.
Hermannsburg has been identified as a site under the National Partnership Agreement on Remote Service Delivery, as well as a Territory Growth Town (TGT) under the NT Government's A Working Future initiative. TGTs will become towns with comparable services to other country towns in Australia.












