List of schools in the Northern Territory


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 kindergarten to Year 6, and high schools, which accommodate students from Years 7 to 12.

State schools

State primary schools

NameSuburb/TownLGAOpenedWebsiteNotes
Alawa Primary SchoolAlawaDarwin1970
Alyangula Area SchoolAlyangulaEast Arnhem1968
Anula Primary SchoolAnulaDarwin1978
Bakewell Primary SchoolBakewellPalmerston1999
Batchelor Area SchoolBatchelorCoomalie1953
Bees Creek Primary SchoolFreds PassLitchfield1997
Berry Springs Primary SchoolBerry SpringsLitchfield1977
Bradshaw Primary SchoolGillenAlice Springs1974
Braitling Primary SchoolBraitlingAlice Springs1977
Casuarina Street Primary SchoolKatherine EastKatherine1998
Clyde Fenton Primary SchoolKatherineKatherine1977
Driver Primary SchoolDriverPalmerston1986
Durack Primary SchoolDurackPalmerston1998
Gillen Primary SchoolGillenAlice Springs1970
Girraween Primary SchoolGirraweenLitchfield2002
Gray Primary SchoolGrayPalmerston1983
Howard Springs Primary SchoolHoward SpringsLitchfield1977
Humpty Doo Primary SchoolHumpty DooLitchfield1980
Jabiru Area SchoolJabiruWest Arnhem1978
Jingili Primary SchoolJingiliDarwin1971
Karama Primary SchoolKaramaDarwin1984
Katherine South Primary SchoolKatherineKatherine1976
Larapinta Primary SchoolLarapintaAlice Springs1998
Larrakeyah Primary SchoolLarrakeyahDarwin1963
Leanyer Primary SchoolLeanyerDarwin1983
Ludmilla Primary SchoolLudmillaDarwin1967
MacFarlane Primary SchoolKatherineKatherine1987
Malak Primary SchoolMalakDarwin1981
Manunda Terrace Primary SchoolKaramaDarwin1984Sanderson Primary School until 1994
Millner Primary SchoolMillnerDarwin1968
Moil Primary SchoolMoilDarwin1972
Moulden Park Primary SchoolMouldenPalmerston?
Nakara Primary SchoolNakaraDarwin1975
Nhulunbuy Primary SchoolNhulunbuyEast Arnhem1972Area School until 1981
Nightcliff Primary SchoolNightcliffDarwin1961
Parap Primary SchoolParapDarwin1958
Ross Park Primary SchoolEast SideAlice Springs1961
Sadadeen Primary SchoolSadadeenAlice Springs1983
Stuart Park Primary SchoolStuart ParkDarwin1966
Wagaman Primary SchoolWagamanDarwin1973
Wanguri Primary SchoolWanguriDarwin1976
Woodroffe Primary SchoolWoodroffePalmerston1996
Wulagi Primary SchoolWulagiDarwin?

State high schools

NameSuburbLGAOpenedWebsiteNotes
Barkly CollegeTennant CreekBarkly2010Two-campus school
Casuarina Senior CollegeMoilDarwin1973HS until 1986
Centralian Middle SchoolGillenAlice Springs2010Merger of Alice Springs and Anzac Hill HSs
Centralian Senior CollegeSadadeenAlice Springs1979Sadadeen HS until 2005
Darwin High SchoolThe GardensDarwin194810-12
Darwin Middle SchoolThe GardensDarwin20087-9. Split from Darwin HS
Dripstone Middle SchoolTiwiDarwin1980HS 1984–1987, 1994–2007
Katherine High SchoolKatherineKatherine1988
Nightcliff Middle SchoolRapid CreekDarwin1972HS until 2007
Nhulunbuy High SchoolNhulunbuyEast Arnhem1981
Palmerston Senior CollegeDriverPalmerston1986Driver HS until 1999; HS until
Sanderson Middle SchoolWulagiDarwin1976HS until 2007
Taminmin CollegeHumpty DooLitchfield1983HS until 2007

Remote schools

A significant percentage of the Territory's population are Aboriginals 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.
NameTownGroup/RegionOpenedWebsiteNotes
Adelaide River Primary SchoolAdelaide RiverTop End1950
Alcoota SchoolEngawalaSandover?
Alekarenge SchoolAli CurungBarkly?
Alpurrurulam SchoolAlpurrurulamSandover?
Amanbidji Primary SchoolAmanbidjiKatherine?
Amoonguna SchoolAmoongunaAlice Springs?
Ampilatwatja SchoolAmpilatwatjaSandover1982
Angurugu SchoolAngurugu Arnhem?T–12
Areyonga SchoolAreyongaLasseter?
Arlparra High SchoolUtopiaSandover2009
Baniyala Garrangali SchoolBaniyalaArnhem?T–12
Barunga CECBarungaKatherine?
Belyuen SchoolBelyuenTop End?
Bonya SchoolBonyaSandover1988
Borroloola SchoolBorroloolaGulf?T–12
Bulla Camp Primary SchoolAuvergne StationKatherine?
Bulman Primary SchoolBulmanKatherine?
Canteen Creek SchoolOwairtillaBarkly?
Docker River SchoolKaltukatjaraLasseter?
Douglas Daly SchoolDPIFM Research FarmTop End1982
Dundee Beach SchoolDundee BeachTop End1998
Elliott SchoolElliottBarkly?
Epenarra SchoolEpenarraBarkly?
Finke SchoolAputulaLasseter?
Gapuwiyak SchoolGapuwiyakArnhem?
Gochan Jiny-Jirra SchoolGochan Jiny-JirraTop End1998T–6
GunbalanyaKunbarllanjnjaTop End?
Haasts Bluff SchoolHaasts BluffTanami?
Harts Range SchoolAtitjereSandover1988
Imanpa SchoolImanpaLasseter?
Ipolera SchoolIpoleraLasseter?
Jilkminggan Primary SchoolJilkmingganKatherine1975
Kalkaringi SchoolDaguraguKatherine?T–12
Kiana SchoolKiana StationGulf?
Lajamanu SchoolLajamanuTanami?
Laramba SchoolLarambaTanami?
Lilla SchoolUkakaLasseter?
Mamaruni SchoolMinjilangTop End1975
Maningrida SchoolManingridaArnhem?T–12
Manyallaluk SchoolManyallalukKatherine2005
Mataranka Primary SchoolMatarankaKatherine1968
M'Bunghara SchoolM'BungharaTanami?
Middle Point SchoolMiddle PointTop End1964
Milikapiti SchoolMelville IslandTop End?
Milingimbi SchoolMilingimbiArnhem?
Milyakburra SchoolBickerton IslandArnhem?
Minyerri Community SchoolMinyerriKatherine?
Mount Allan SchoolYuelamuTanami?
Murray Downs SchoolImangaraBarkly?
Mutitjulu SchoolMutitjuluLasseter?
Newcastle Waters SchoolNewcastle WatersBarkly?
Neutral Junction SchoolTaraBarkly?
Nganmarriyanga SchoolNganmarriyangaTop End1987
Ngukurr SchoolNgukurrKatherine?
Ntaria SchoolHermannsburgLasseter?
Numbulwar SchoolNumbulwarArnhem?T–12
Nyirrpi SchoolNyirrpiTanami?
Papunya SchoolPapunyaTanami?
Peppimenarti SchoolPeppimenartiTop End?
Pigeon Hole Primary SchoolBunbideeKatherine?
Pine Creek SchoolPine CreekKatherine?
Pularumpi SchoolMelville IslandTop End1968Garden Point School until 1981
Ramingining SchoolRaminginingArnhem?
Robinson River SchoolRobinson River StationGulf?
Rockhampton Downs SchoolWogayelaBarkly?
Shepherdson CollegeGaliwin'ku Arnhem?T–12
Stirling SchoolStirling StationBarkly?
Ti-Tree SchoolTi-TreeTanami?
Timber Creek Primary SchoolTimber CreekKatherine?
Tipperary Station SchoolTipperary StationTop End1977
Titjikala SchoolTitjikalaLasseter?
Umbakumba SchoolUmbakumba Arnhem?T–12
Urapunga Primary SchoolUrapungaKatherine1975
Utopia Homeland Centre SchoolsUtopiaSandover?Network of 6 schools
Wallace Rockhole SchoolWallace RockholeLasseter?
Walungurru SchoolKintoreTanami?
Warrego Primary Schoolvia Tennant CreekBarkly?
Warruwi SchoolWarruwiTop End?
Watiyawanu SchoolAmunturrnguTanami?
Willowra SchoolWillowraTanami?
Woolaning SchoolWoolaningTop End?
Woolianna Primary SchoolWooliannaTop End1998
Wugularr Community SchoolBeswickKatherine?
Yarralin Primary SchoolWalangeriKatherine1999
Yirrkala SchoolYirrkalaArnhem?T–12
Yuendumu SchoolYuendumuTanami?
Yulara SchoolYularaLasseter?

Other state schools

This includes special schools and schools for specific purposes.
NameSuburbLGAOpenedWebsiteNotes
Acacia Hill SchoolSadadeenAlice Springs?
Alice Springs School of the AirAlice SpringsAlice Springs1951
Henbury SchoolWanguriDarwin1983
Katherine School of the AirKatherineKatherine1966
Nemarluk SchoolLudmillaDarwin1986Formerly Ludmilla Special School

Defunct state schools

NameSuburbLGAOpenedClosedNotes
Alice Springs High SchoolGillenAlice Springs19642009Merged into Centralian Middle School
Darwin Primary SchoolDarwinDarwin?1984Closed
Anzac Hill High SchoolAlice SpringsAlice Springs19872009Merged into Centralian Middle School
Hartley Street SchoolAlice SpringsAlice Springs19301965
Tennant Creek High SchoolTennant CreekBarkly19862009Became middle/senior campus of Barkly College
Tennant Creek Primary SchoolTennant CreekBarkly?2009Became primary campus of Barkly College

Private schools

Catholic schools

In the Northern Territory, Catholic schools are usually 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.
NameSuburbLGAOpenedWebsiteNotes
Holy Family Primary SchoolKaramaDarwin1983
Holy Spirit Primary SchoolWanguriDarwin1979
Ltyentye Apurte CECLtyentye ApurteMacDonnell1936Santa Teresa School until 1990
MacKillop Catholic CollegeJohnstonPalmerston20127-12
Mother Teresa Catholic Primary SchoolZuccoliPalmerston2018Early Learning - Year 6
Murrupurtiyanuwu Catholic SchoolNguiuTiwi Islands1912Formerly St Therese's School until 1991
O'Loughlin Catholic CollegeKaramaDarwin19877-12
Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Catholic CollegeAlice SpringsAlice Springs1997T–12
Our Lady of the Sacred Heart
Thamarrurr Catholic School		WadeyeVictoria Daly1941T–12
Pungajurruwu SchoolWurankuwuTiwi IslandsHomelands Centre
Sacred Heart Primary SchoolWoodroffePalmerston1987Moved from Berrimah in 1994
St Francis of Assisi SchoolHumpty DooLitchfield1997
Saint Francis Xavier SchoolNauiyu NambiyuVictoria Daly1956T–10
St John's CollegeThe GardensDarwin19607-12. Boys until 1975
St Mary's Primary SchoolDarwin CityDarwin1908St Joseph's School until 1967
Saint Michael's SchoolWudikapildiyerrVictoria DalyHomelands Centre
St Joseph's CollegeKatherineKatherine1987T–10; primary until 1999
St Paul's Primary SchoolNightcliffDarwin1967
Xavier CECNguiuTiwi Islands1932Xavier Boys School until 1992

Independent schools

NameSuburbLGACategoryOpenedWebsiteNotes
Alice Springs Steiner SchoolRossAlice SpringsSteiner2001
AraluenAlice SpringsChristian 1990T–9
Elcho IslandTiwi IslandsChristian 2004T–10
Good Shepherd Lutheran College Palmerston CityPalmerstonLutheran1997
Good Shepherd Lutheran College Howard SpringsLitchfieldLutheran2007
Haileybury Rendall SchoolBerrimahDarwinIndependent2018
Living Waters Lutheran SchoolLarapintaAlice SpringsLutheran1987
Māpuru Christian SchoolMapuruEast ArnhemChristian2010Homelands school
KaramaDarwinChristian 1979T–12
Milkwood Steiner SchoolBerrimahDarwinSteiner2004Located at Nightcliff until 2010
NhulunbuyEast ArnhemChristian 1998
DarwinChristian - System Office1991pre-school - Year 12
Nyangatjatjara CollegeYularaMacDonnellIndependent1997Four campuses
Marlow LagoonPalmerstonChristian 1988T–9
St Andrew Lutheran SchoolLeanyerDarwinLutheran1983
St Philip's CollegeAlice SpringsAlice SpringsUniting1965
Humpty DooLitchfieldChristian 1996Formerly Litchfield Christian School
The Essington School DarwinNightcliffDarwinMontessori1990
Tiwi CollegeMelville IslandTiwi IslandsIndependent
Yipirinya SchoolCicconeAlice SpringsIndependent1983T–10. Town camp school
Yirara CollegeYiraraAlice SpringsLutheran1973Formerly state-run until 1993

Defunct private schools