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Warraber Island - Warraber Ngurpay Lag

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Acting Head of Campus:  Natalie Van Zyl

Phone: (07) 4069 4102| Fax: (07) 4069 4292

Email: principal@warrislass.eq.edu.au

Campus enrolment: 60 Students

Year Levels: Kindy to Year 6

Community Snapshot

Population: 245*

Cluster: Central Islands

English Name: Sue Island

Traditional Name: Warraber

Warraber Island is a 93 acre low lying coral island and is fringed with an extensive system of reefs. The island lies 72km north-east of Thursday Island.

The dialect spoken on Warraber is Kulkalgaw Ya which is a part of the Kala Lagaw Ya traditional language. 

Warraber Islanders have close kinship ties with Poruma, Iama and Masig Islands.

*Source: 2016 Census

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Last reviewed 11 June 2024
Last updated 11 June 2024