10
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools serving the area — within 3 km of small areas, or inside larger ones. A measure of access (catchments overlap, so don't add it across areas).
Buffalo Creek · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Buffalo Creek
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Educational opportunities have remained steady in Buffalo Creek, where the local school environment is now more extensive than in 82% of similar areas. This landscape is dominated by government-run schools, providing a wide range of primary and secondary options for the local community.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
There are 10 schools within 3km of Buffalo Creek, with 90% being government-run and 70% focusing on primary education. The typical school size is 339 students, and the school advantage score sits around the middle for its level.
339
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
983
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Buffalo Creek
10 schools — 3,390 students, average ICSEA 983.
By sector: Government 9 · Catholic 1
By type: Primary 7 · Secondary 3
| Leanyer Primary School, Leanyer | Government | Primary | 3.4 km | 538 | 1,024 |
| Wanguri Primary School, Wanguri | Government | Primary | 4.2 km | 327 | 987 |
| Henbury School, Tiwi | Government | Secondary | 4.3 km | 195 | 894 |
| Dripstone Middle School, Tiwi | Government | Secondary | 4.3 km | 605 | 994 |
| Holy Spirit Catholic Primary School, Wanguri | Catholic | Primary | 4.5 km | 243 | 1,035 |
| Wulagi Primary School, Wulagi | Government | Primary | 4.5 km | 144 | 890 |
| Sanderson Middle School, Malak | Government | Secondary | 4.8 km | 328 | 863 |
| Wagaman Primary School, Wagaman | Government | Primary | 4.9 km | 213 | 944 |
| Nakara Primary School, Nakara | Government | Primary | 5.0 km | 409 | 1,051 |
| Anula Primary School, Anula | Government | Primary | 5.4 km | 388 | 1,006 |
Sources
- Australian Schools List — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA), 2025 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Buffalo Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL70042/buffalo-creek/topic/education