Cape York Girl Academy is a private secondary (7-12) boarding school for young Indigenous mothers at 4099 Captain Cook Highway (). In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 21 students with 3 teachers and 7 non-teaching staff (6 full-time equivalent). Teenage pregnancies often cause a young Indigenous women to drop out of education, so the school was established with the specific aim to enable young Indigenous mothers to complete their education while raising their babies in a supportive environment. There are no government schools in Wangetti. The nearest government primary schools are
Port Douglas State School in
Port Douglas to the north-west and
Trinity Beach State School in
Trinity Beach to the south-east. The nearest government secondary school is
Smithfield State High School in
Smithfield to the south-east. == References ==