List of schools in the Northern Territory

Last updated May 14, 2024

This is a list of schools in the Northern Territory of Australia. The Northern Territory education system traditionally consists of primary schools, which accommodate students from transition to Year 6, and high schools, which accommodate students from Years 7 to 12.

State schools

State primary schools

Name	Suburb/town	LGA	Opened	Notes
Alawa Primary School	Alawa	Darwin	1970
Alyangula Area School	Alyangula	East Arnhem	1968
Anula Primary School	Anula	Darwin	1978
Bakewell Primary School	Bakewell	Palmerston	1999
Batchelor Area School	Batchelor	Coomalie	1953
Bees Creek Primary School	Freds Pass	Litchfield	1997
Berry Springs Primary School	Berry Springs	Litchfield	1977
Bradshaw Primary School	Gillen	Alice Springs	1974
Braitling Primary School	Braitling	Alice Springs	1977
Casuarina Street Primary School	Katherine East	Katherine	1998
Clyde Fenton Primary School	Katherine	Katherine	1977
Driver Primary School	Driver	Palmerston	1986
Durack Primary School	Durack	Palmerston	1998
Gillen Primary School	Gillen	Alice Springs	1970
Girraween Primary School	Girraween	Litchfield	2002
Gray Primary School	Gray	Palmerston	1983
Howard Springs Primary School	Howard Springs	Litchfield	1977
Humpty Doo Primary School	Humpty Doo	Litchfield	1980
Jabiru Area School	Jabiru	West Arnhem	1978
Jingili Primary School	Jingili	Darwin	1971
Karama Primary School	Karama	Darwin	1984
Katherine South Primary School	Katherine	Katherine	1976
Larapinta Primary School	Larapinta	Alice Springs	1998
Larrakeyah Primary School	Larrakeyah	Darwin	1963
Leanyer Primary School	Leanyer	Darwin	1983
Ludmilla Primary School	Ludmilla	Darwin	1967
MacFarlane Primary School	Katherine	Katherine	1987
Malak Primary School	Malak	Darwin	1981
Manunda Terrace Primary School	Karama	Darwin	1984	Sanderson Primary School until 1994
Millner Primary School	Millner	Darwin	1968
Moil Primary School	Moil	Darwin	1972
Moulden Park Primary School	Moulden	Palmerston	?
Nakara Primary School	Nakara	Darwin	1975
Nhulunbuy Primary School	Nhulunbuy	East Arnhem	1972	Area School until 1981
Nightcliff Primary School	Nightcliff	Darwin	1961
Parap Primary School	Parap	Darwin	1958
Ross Park Primary School	East Side	Alice Springs	1961
Sadadeen Primary School	Sadadeen	Alice Springs	1983
Stuart Park Primary School	Stuart Park	Darwin	1966
Wagaman Primary School	Wagaman	Darwin	1973
Wanguri Primary School	Wanguri	Darwin	1976
Woodroffe Primary School	Woodroffe	Palmerston	1996
Wulagi Primary School	Wulagi	Darwin	?

State high schools

Name	Suburb	LGA	Opened	Notes
Barkly College	Tennant Creek	Barkly	2010	Two-campus school
Casuarina Senior College	Moil	Darwin	1973	HS until 1986
Centralian Middle School	Gillen	Alice Springs	2010	Merger of Alice Springs and Anzac Hill HSs in 2010
Centralian Senior College	Sadadeen	Alice Springs	1979	Sadadeen HS until 2005
Darwin High School	The Gardens	Darwin	1948	10–12
Darwin Middle School	The Gardens	Darwin	2008	7–9. Split from Darwin HS
Dripstone Middle School	Tiwi	Darwin	1980	HS 1984–1987, 1994–2007
Katherine High School	Katherine	Katherine	1988
Nightcliff Middle School	Rapid Creek	Darwin	1972	HS until 2007
Nhulunbuy High School	Nhulunbuy	East Arnhem	1981
Palmerston College	Driver	Palmerston	1987	Driver HS until 1999; HS until 2008; PSC until 2017
Sanderson Middle School	Wulagi	Darwin	1976	HS until 2007
Taminmin College	Humpty Doo	Litchfield	1983	HS until 2007

Remote schools

A significant percentage of the Territory's population are Aboriginal people living in remote areas. Most of these are based in communities, which are like towns but differ in that they are owned and run by the local population. Some communities viewed as sustainable in the long-term have been labelled "Territory Growth Towns" by the Territory Government and will attract increased investment to improve services.

Name	Town	Group/region	Notes
Adelaide River Primary School	Adelaide River	Top End
Alcoota School	Engawala	Sandover
Alekarenge (Ali Curung) School	Ali Curung	Barkly
Alpurrurulam School	Alpurrurulam	Sandover
Amanbidji Primary School	Amanbidji	Katherine
Amoonguna School	Amoonguna	Alice Springs
Ampilatwatja School	Ampilatwatja	Sandover
Angurugu School	Angurugu (G. Eylandt)	Arnhem	T–12
Areyonga School	Areyonga	Lasseter	Primary/Middle; two-way education since 1973
Arlparra High School	Utopia	Sandover
Baniyala Garrangali School	Baniyala	Arnhem	T–12
Barunga CEC	Barunga	Katherine
Belyuen School	Belyuen	Top End
Bonya School	Bonya	Sandover
Borroloola School	Borroloola	Gulf	T–12
Bulla Camp Primary School	Auvergne Station	Katherine
Bulman Primary School	Bulman	Katherine
Canteen Creek School	Owairtilla	Barkly
Docker River School	Kaltukatjara	Lasseter
Douglas Daly School	DPIFM Research Farm	Top End
Dundee Beach School	Dundee Beach	Top End
Elliott School	Elliott	Barkly
Epenarra School	Epenarra	Barkly
Finke School	Aputula	Lasseter
Gapuwiyak School	Gapuwiyak	Arnhem
Gochan Jiny-Jirra School	Gochan Jiny-Jirra	Top End	T–6
Gunbalanya	Kunbarllanjnja	Top End
Haasts Bluff School	Haasts Bluff	Tanami
Harts Range School	Atitjere	Sandover
Imanpa School	Imanpa	Lasseter
Ipolera School	Ipolera	Lasseter
Jilkminggan Primary School	Jilkminggan	Katherine
Kalkaringi School	Daguragu	Katherine	T–12
Kiana School	Kiana Station	Gulf
Lajamanu School	Lajamanu	Tanami
Laramba School	Laramba	Tanami
Lilla School	Ukaka	Lasseter
Mamaruni School	Minjilang	Top End
Maningrida School	Maningrida	Arnhem	T–12
Manyallaluk School	Manyallaluk	Katherine	^[1]
Mataranka Primary School	Mataranka	Katherine
M'Bunghara School	M'Bunghara	Tanami
Middle Point School	Middle Point	Top End
Milikapiti School	Melville Island	Top End
Milingimbi School	Milingimbi	Arnhem
Milyakburra School	Bickerton Island	Arnhem
Minyerri Community School	Minyerri	Katherine
Mount Allan School	Yuelamu	Tanami
Murray Downs School	Imangara	Barkly
Mutitjulu School	Mutitjulu	Lasseter
Newcastle Waters School	Newcastle Waters	Barkly
Neutral Junction School	Tara	Barkly
Nganmarriyanga School	Nganmarriyanga	Top End
Ngukurr School	Ngukurr	Katherine
Ntaria School	Hermannsburg	Lasseter
Numbulwar School	Numbulwar	Arnhem	T–12
Nyirrpi School	Nyirrpi	Tanami
Papunya School	Papunya	Tanami
Peppimenarti School	Peppimenarti	Top End
Pigeon Hole Primary School	Bunbidee	Katherine
Pine Creek School	Pine Creek	Katherine
Pularumpi School	Melville Island	Top End	Garden Point School until 1981
Ramingining School	Ramingining	Arnhem
Robinson River School	Robinson River Station	Gulf
Rockhampton Downs School	Wogayela	Barkly
Shepherdson College	Galiwin'ku (Elcho)	Arnhem	T–12
Stirling School	Stirling Station	Barkly
Ti-Tree School	Ti-Tree	Tanami
Timber Creek Primary School	Timber Creek	Katherine
Tipperary Station School	Tipperary Station	Top End
Titjikala School	Titjikala	Lasseter
Umbakumba School	Umbakumba (G. Eylandt)	Arnhem	T–12
Urapunga Primary School	Urapunga	Katherine
Utopia Homeland Centre Schools	Utopia	Sandover	Network of 6 schools
Wallace Rockhole School	Wallace Rockhole	Lasseter
Walungurru School	Kintore	Tanami
Warrego Primary School	via Tennant Creek	Barkly
Warruwi School	Warruwi	Top End
Watiyawanu School	Amunturrngu	Tanami
Willowra School	Willowra	Tanami
Woolaning School	Woolaning	Top End
Woolianna Primary School	Woolianna	Top End
Wugularr Community School	Beswick	Katherine
Yarralin Primary School	Walangeri	Katherine
Yirrkala Community Education Centre	Yirrkala	Arnhem	T–12
Yuendumu School	Yuendumu	Tanami
Yulara School	Yulara	Lasseter

Other state schools

This includes special schools (schools for disabled children) and schools for specific purposes.

Name	Suburb	LGA	Opened	Notes
Acacia Hill School	Sadadeen	Alice Springs	?
Alice Springs School of the Air	Alice Springs	Alice Springs	1951
Henbury School	Wanguri	Darwin	1983
Katherine School of the Air	Katherine	Katherine	1966
Nemarluk School	Ludmilla	Darwin	1986	Formerly Ludmilla Special School

Defunct state schools

Name	Suburb	LGA	Opened	Closed	Notes
Alice Springs High School	Gillen	Alice Springs	1964	2009	Merged into Centralian Middle School
Darwin Primary School	Darwin	Darwin	?	1984	Closed
Anzac Hill High School	Alice Springs	Alice Springs	1987	2009	Merged into Centralian Middle School
Hartley Street School	Alice Springs	Alice Springs	1930	1965	Closed due to students and teachers being moved to a new school at the base of Anzac Hill between 1953 and 1965. Is now the Hartley Street School Museum, run by the National Trust.^[2]
Tennant Creek High School	Tennant Creek	Barkly	1986	2009	Became middle/senior campus of Barkly College
Tennant Creek Primary School	Tennant Creek	Barkly	?	2009	Became primary campus of Barkly College

Private schools

Catholic schools

In the Northern Territory, Catholic schools are usually (but not always) linked to a parish. Prior to the 1980s, most schools were founded by religious institutes, but with the decrease in membership of these institutes, together with major reforms inside the church, lay teachers and administrators began to take over the schools, a process which completed by approximately 1990.

Schools are administered by Catholic Education Office, Northern Territory, which is administered by the Diocese of Darwin. Preference for enrolment is given to Catholic students from the parish or local area, although non-Catholic students are admitted if room is available.

Name	Suburb	LGA	Opened	Notes
Holy Family Primary School	Karama	Darwin	1983	T–6
Holy Spirit Primary School	Wanguri	Darwin	1979	T–6
Ltyentye Apurte CEC	Ltyentye Apurte	MacDonnell	1936	T–12, Santa Teresa School until 1990
MacKillop Catholic College	Johnston	Palmerston	2012	7–12
Mother Teresa Catholic Primary School	Zuccoli	Palmerston	2018	T–6
Murrupurtiyanuwu Catholic School	Nguiu	Tiwi Islands	1912	P–6, Formerly St Therese's School until 1991
O'Loughlin Catholic College	Karama	Darwin	1987	7–12
Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Catholic College	Alice Springs	Alice Springs	1997	T–12 (across 3 campuses)
Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Thamarrurr Catholic School	Wadeye	Victoria Daly	1941	T–12
Pungajurruwu School	Wurankuwu	Tiwi Islands		Homelands Centre
Sacred Heart Primary School	Woodroffe	Palmerston	1987	T–6, Moved from Berrimah in 1994
St Francis of Assisi School	Humpty Doo	Litchfield	1997	T–6
Saint Francis Xavier School	Nauiyu Nambiyu	Victoria Daly	1956	T–12
St John's College	The Gardens	Darwin	1960	7–12. Boys until 1975
St Joseph's College	Katherine	Katherine	1987	T–12; primary until 1999
St Joseph's Flexible Learning Centre	Alice Springs	Alice Springs	2012	7–12
St Mary's Primary School	Darwin City	Darwin	1908	T–6, St Joseph's School until 1967
St Paul's Primary School	Nightcliff	Darwin	1967	T–6
Xavier Catholic College	Nguiu	Tiwi Islands	1932	7–12, Xavier Boys School until 1992

Independent schools

Name	Suburb	LGA	Category	Opened	Notes
Alice Springs Steiner School	Ross	Alice Springs	Steiner	1996	P–8
Araluen Christian School	Araluen	Alice Springs	Christian (NT Christian Schools)	1990	T–9
Australian International Islamic College	Berrimah	Darwin	Islamic	2022	T–6
Dhupuma Barker	Gunyangara	East Arnhem	Anglican	2021	T–6
Gāwa Christian School	Elcho Island	Tiwi Islands	Christian (NT Christian Schools)	2004	T–10
Good Shepherd Lutheran College	Howard Springs and Palmerston City	Palmerston	Lutheran	1997	T–12
Haileybury Rendall School	Berrimah	Darwin	Independent	2018	T–12, Formerly Kormilda College
Living Waters Lutheran School	Larapinta	Alice Springs	Lutheran	1987	T–6
Mapuru Yirralka College	Mapuru	East Arnhem	Christian	2010	P–10, Homelands school
Marrara Christian College	Karama	Darwin	Christian (NT Christian Schools)	1979	T–9
Milkwood Steiner School	Berrimah	Darwin	Steiner	2004	P–8, Located at Nightcliff until 2010
Nawarddeken Academy	Kabulwarnamyo, Mamadawerre and Manmoyi	Arnhem Land		2019	T–7
Nhulunbuy Christian College	Nhulunbuy	East Arnhem	Christian (NT Christian Schools)	1998	T–9
NT Christian College	Sanderson	Darwin	Christian	1987	10–12
Nyangatjatjara College	Yulara	MacDonnell	Independent	1997	T–10, Four campuses
Palmerston Christian School	Marlow Lagoon	Palmerston	Christian (NT Christian Schools)	1988	T–9
St Philip's College	Alice Springs	Alice Springs	Uniting	1965	7–12
Sattler Christian College	Humpty Doo	Litchfield	Christian (NT Christian Schools)	1996	T–9, Formerly Litchfield Christian School
SEDA College NT	Fannie Bay	Casuarina		2022	10–12
The Essington School Darwin	Nightcliff	Darwin	Montessori	1990	P–12
Tiwi College	Melville Island	Tiwi Islands	Independent	2007	P–12
Yipirinya School	Ciccone	Alice Springs	Independent	1983	P–10. Aboriginal school with two-way (bilingual and bicultural) education.^[3]
Yirara College	Arumbera	Alice Springs & Kintore	Lutheran	1973	7–12, Formerly state-run until 1993

Defunct private schools

Name	Suburb	LGA	Category	Years	Opened	Closed	Notes
Catholic High School	Alice Springs	Alice Springs	Catholic	High	1983	1997	Merged into Our Lady of the Sacred Heart College
Kormilda College	Berrimah	Darwin	Anglican/Uniting	High	1968	2017	Became Haileybury Rendall School
Darwin Adventist School	Malak	Darwin	Adventist	Primary	?	2007
Our Lady of the Sacred Heart College	Darwin	Darwin	Catholic girls	High	1972	1975	Merged into St John's College
Our Lady of the Sacred Heart School	Alice Springs	Alice Springs	Catholic	Primary	1938	1997	Merged into Our Lady of the Sacred Heart College
Our Lady of Victories School	Pularumpi	Tiwi Islands	Catholic	Primary	1941	1968	Became Garden Point School (NT Education)
Saint Michael's School	Wudikapildiyerr	Victoria Daly					Homelands Centre

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References

↑ Fitzgerald, Roxanne (17 August 2022). "Manyallaluk School's quest for elusive pokipain and rare finch receives Landcare nomination". Australia: ABC News. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
↑ "Hartley Street School Museum – National Trust". nationaltrust.org.au/places/hartley-street-school-museum. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
↑ "Yipirinya School – Welcome". yipirinya.com.au. Retrieved 25 September 2020.

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[1] Fitzgerald, Roxanne (17 August 2022). "Manyallaluk School's quest for elusive pokipain and rare finch receives Landcare nomination". Australia: ABC News. Retrieved 16 August 2022.

[2] "Hartley Street School Museum – National Trust". nationaltrust.org.au/places/hartley-street-school-museum. Retrieved 25 March 2021.

[3] "Yipirinya School – Welcome". yipirinya.com.au. Retrieved 25 September 2020.

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