Purnululu Aboriginal Community Independent School was established in 1991 to provide an educational service for the traditional owners of Purnululu National Park and adjacent lands.  Purnululu Aboriginal Corporation is the governing body of the educational service.  The total population of adult members represented by Purnululu Aboriginal Corporation is in excess of 400. 

The residential patterns, the importance of family and land, language diversity and the roles of informal and formal learning environments have been the important issues in developing the school-based curriculum, physical infrastructure and administrative features of the service.  All service developments (curriculum, physical infrastructure and administrative arrangements) need to fit with the residential patterns of the student group working towards a sustainable program.  Careful planning and implementation within these areas will ensure that Purnululu School continues to effectively address the educational needs of the target group.

This educational service is open to all group members and functions in many ways to meet the needs of those choosing to use the service.  It includes a registered kindergarten, pre-primary/primary and lower secondary school service.  The academic, social, political, physical and economic developments which occur in the educational service are an integral part of the communities'/families' lives.

Principal:  Mr Alex Hunter
Chairperson:  Mrs Shirley Drill