The school caters for students in kindergarten to Year 10 from Yiyili and the surrounding outstations of Ganinyi, Girriyoowa, Goolgaradah, Kurinyjarn, and Rocky Springs.

A daily bus service operated by the school collects students from other nearby communities including Moongardie 30 km distant.

Students who progress beyond Year 10 attend boarding school in Darwin and other larger towns.

The community is located within the registered area of the Gooniyandi Combined #2 (WAD6008/2000) native title claim.

This was prepared in accordance with State Planning Policy 3.2 Aboriginal Settlements, and was endorsed by the Ganinyi community on 2 December 2010, and by the Western Australian Planning Commission in on 29 September 2011.