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Darwin and Northern Suburbs

School Facilities Update

• Building work has been completed at Casuarina Senior College. The work included constructing a new multipurpose room and sports pavilion, extending the student counsellor’s area, alterations to the canteen, four new modern modular classrooms, a new bike shelter, alterations to toilets, a new double computer classroom in the library, alterations to the bookroom, an upgrade of the main switchboard, and traffic management works to ensure safe drop-off points.

• Two Henbury School outreach classrooms have been constructed at Dripstone High School.

• Stage One of the new Darwin Middle School will open in 2008 ready for Year 7 and Year 8 students...more. The following year, the new middle school will have students from Year 7 to Year 9.

Primary Schools in Darwin and Northern Suburbs

• All Year 7 students will move to middle schools in the Darwin and Northern Suburbs areas in 2008.

• School Changes at a Glance

Secondary Schools in Darwin and Northern Suburbs

Darwin High School

• In 2007, Darwin High School will continue to cater for Year 8 to 12 students.

• In 2009, Darwin High School will become a Senior Years School for students in Years 10 to 12.

Darwin Middle School

• Darwin Middle School will be officially opened in 2008 for students in Years 7 and 8. From 2009 the new school will cater for students in Years 7 to 9.

• What will new new middle school look like?

Nightcliff High School

• A day in the life of a student

• In 2008, Nightcliff High School will become a middle school for students in Years 7 to 9.

• Students in Years 10, 11 and 12 joined Darwin High School in 2007.

Dripstone High School

• A day in the life of a student

• In 2008, Dripstone High School will become a middle school for students in Years 7 to 9.

• Students in Years 10, 11 and 12 joined Casuarina Senior College in 2007.

Sanderson High School

• In 2008, Sanderson High School will become a middle school for students in Years 7 to 9.

• Students in Years 10, 11 and 12 will move to Casuarina Senior College in 2008.

Casuarina Senior College

• Casuarina Senior College is a dedicated school for the Senior Years. From 2007, Casuarina Senior College caters for students in Years 10 to 12.

Special Schools

• All special schools/annexes with students in Years 7 to 9 will deliver a Middle Years program.

• In 2007, Acacia Hill and Henbury Schools established a Senior Years sub school for students in Years 10 to 12. 

• In 2008, Acacia Hill and Henbury Schools will establish a Middle Years sub school for students in Years 7 to 9.

Priority Enrolment Areas

• Middle schools and senior schools/ colleges will give priority enrolment to students who live in the local area. Enrolment in middle schools and senior schools or colleges outside the local area will be accomodated only if that school has sufficient space. For more information about priority enrolment read the Priority Enrolment Policy.

• School Changes at a Glance