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Burringurrah Remote Community School

Burringurrah Remote Community School is a government combined school in Mount James, Western Australia, teaching year levels K-12 to 55 students.

Students

25 boys · 30 girls

K-12

Year range

178%

Students from non-English speaking background

Suburb Mount James 6642

Local government area Upper Gascoyne

Remoteness Very Remote

Sector Government

School type Combined

Indigenous students 178%

Statistical area (SA2) Exmouth

Official website www.det.wa.edu.au/schoolsonline/overview.do?schoolID=5715

Enrolments 2016-2025

Burringurrah Remote Community School had 55 students in 2025, compared with 48 in 2016 (up 15%).

Total enrolments as reported to ACARA each August. A year marked "-" was not published for this school. Enrolment counts how many students attend, not how good a school is. Source: ACARA School Profile 2008-2025 (Data Access Program).

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The suburb: Exmouth

Childcare services

ACECQA register

39.0%

Families that are couples with children

ABS Census 2021

5,419

Residents

ABS, June 2025

Figures are for the Exmouth statistical area (SA2), which contains the school. SA2 boundaries do not always equal suburb boundaries, and childcare services are matched by suburb name. See the full Exmouth profile →

Nearest schools to Burringurrah Remote Community School

School Sector Years Enrolment ICSEA Distance

Paraburdoo Primary School Government K-6 185 888 178 km

Gascoyne Junction Remote Community School Government K-12 6 not published 180 km

Yulga Jinna Remote Community School Government K-10 9 568 196 km

Tom Price Primary School Government K-6 272 912 234 km

Tom Price Senior High School Government 7-12 311 896 235 km

North Tom Price Primary School Government K-6 275 910 235 km

Listed nearest first. Distance is a straight line between ACARA school locations, not travel distance, and the order is not a ranking.

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Questions about Burringurrah Remote Community School

How many students go to Burringurrah Remote Community School?

Burringurrah Remote Community School has 55 students enrolled (25 boys and 30 girls), according to the ACARA School Profile 2025.

What year levels does Burringurrah Remote Community School teach?

Burringurrah Remote Community School teaches year levels K-12. ACARA lists it as a combined school.

Is Burringurrah Remote Community School a government or non-government school?

Burringurrah Remote Community School is a government school in Mount James, Western Australia.

How many childcare services are near Burringurrah Remote Community School?

2 childcare services are listed on the ACECQA national register for Exmouth, the statistical area around the school. Services are matched by suburb name.

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Source: ACARA School Profile & School Location 2025 (Data Access Program). VIC, NSW and QLD government catchment zones from DET School Zones 2027, NSW DoE School Intake Zones 2026 and Queensland Department of Education state school catchments 2026 (CC BY 4.0). ICSEA is a socio-educational intake index - it measures student background, not teaching quality or outcomes. Methodology →