A Yolŋu-English bilingual school in North-East Arnhem Land will soon have a permanent assembly hall for its students.

Dhupuma Barker, an independent school of around 40 students from kindergarten to year six in Gunyangara, opened in 2021.

The school operates as a partnership between the Yothu Yindi Foundation and Sydney North Shore private school Barker College, and states focus in blending the Australian curriculum with traditional Yolŋu culture and teachings.

English and Yolŋu Matha are both used at the school.

Temporary structures have been in use since its opening.

Construction of a new permanent assembly hall has been granted $2.2 million in funding from the government, via the National Indigenous Australians Agency.

Head of Barker College and Dhupuma Barker Phillip Heath said the funding will "help us realise the vision of Dr Yunupingu for Yolŋgu led education on Country for our children".

"The community are incredibly grateful for the lasting impact that this school and community space will have for generations to come," he said.

The hall is also planned to be used as a local community centre.

"We're extremely proud of Dhupuma Barker and have enjoyed watching it grow into a thriving place of learning. These new school buildings will ensure the students can be taught in state-of-the-art facilities that match the quality of their education," Yothu Yindi Foundation chief executive Denise Bowden said.

Ms Bowden said the funding is an "important investment for the benefit of the school and the local community".

Dhupuma Barker is said to be prioritising a local construction company, local materials and promotion of Indigenous employment opportunities for the construction.

Minister for Indigenous Australians Malarndirri McCarthy said the school "has shown the incredible impact of on-Country, bilingual education with significant improvements in school engagement and attendance" and that a new assembly hall will be a positive addition for students.

Local MP Marion Scrymgour congratulated Dhupuma Barker, and labelled the hall as "a central part of the school's design for facilitating community participation and cultural engagement in their children's education".

Alongside the Arnhem Land School, Barker College has Indigenous education-focused campuses on the NSW Central Coast and Hunter; Darkinjung Barker and Ngarralingayil Barker.