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.
| Name | Suburb/town | LGA | Opened | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alawa Primary School | 1970 | ||||
| Alyangula Area School | 1968 | ||||
| Anula Primary School | 1978 | ||||
| Bakewell Primary School | 1999 | ||||
| Batchelor Area School | 1953 | ||||
| Bees Creek Primary School | 1997 | ||||
| Berry Springs Primary School | 1977 | ||||
| Bradshaw Primary School | 1974 | ||||
| Braitling Primary School | 1977 | ||||
| Casuarina Street Primary School | 1998 | ||||
| Clyde Fenton Primary School | 1977 | ||||
| Driver Primary School | 1986 | ||||
| Durack Primary School | 1998 | ||||
| Gillen Primary School | 1970 | ||||
| Girraween Primary School | 2002 | ||||
| Gray Primary School | 1983 | ||||
| Howard Springs Primary School | 1977 | ||||
| Humpty Doo Primary School | 1980 | ||||
| Jabiru Area School | 1978 | ||||
| Jingili Primary School | 1971 | ||||
| Karama Primary School | 1984 | ||||
| Katherine South Primary School | 1976 | ||||
| Larapinta Primary School | 1998 | ||||
| Larrakeyah Primary School | 1963 | ||||
| Leanyer Primary School | 1983 | ||||
| Ludmilla Primary School | 1967 | ||||
| MacFarlane Primary School | 1987 | ||||
| Malak Primary School | 1981 | ||||
| Manunda Terrace Primary School | 1984 | Sanderson Primary School until 1994 | |||
| Millner Primary School | 1968 | ||||
| Moil Primary School | 1972 | ||||
| Moulden Park Primary School | ? | ||||
| Nakara Primary School | 1975 | ||||
| Nhulunbuy Primary School | 1972 | Area School until 1981 | |||
| 1961 | |||||
| Parap Primary School | 1958 | ||||
| Ross Park Primary School | 1961 | ||||
| Sadadeen Primary School | 1983 | ||||
| Stuart Park Primary School | 1966 | ||||
| Wagaman Primary School | 1973 | ||||
| Wanguri Primary School | 1976 | ||||
| Woodroffe Primary School | 1996 | ||||
| Wulagi Primary School | ? |
| Name | Suburb | LGA | Opened | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barkly College | 2010 | Two-campus school | |||
| 1973 | HS until 1986 | ||||
| Centralian Middle School | 2010 | Merger of Alice Springs and Anzac Hill HSs in 2010 | |||
| Centralian Senior College | 1979 | Sadadeen HS until 2005 | |||
| 1948 | 10–12 | ||||
| Darwin Middle School | 2008 | 7–9. Split from Darwin HS | |||
| Dripstone Middle School | 1980 | HS 1984–1987, 1994–2007 | |||
| Katherine High School | 1988 | ||||
| 1972 | HS until 2007 | ||||
| Nhulunbuy High School | 1981 | ||||
| Palmerston College | 1987 | Driver HS until 1999; HS until 2008; PSC until 2017 | |||
| Sanderson Middle School | 1976 | HS until 2007 | |||
| Taminmin College | 1983 | HS until 2007 |
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 | Top End | |||
| Alcoota School | Sandover | |||
| Alekarenge (Ali Curung) School | Barkly | |||
| Alpurrurulam School | Sandover | |||
| Amanbidji Primary School | Amanbidji | Katherine | ||
| Amoonguna School | Amoonguna | Alice Springs | ||
| Ampilatwatja School | Ampilatwatja | Sandover | ||
| Angurugu School | Angurugu (G. Eylandt) | Arnhem | T–12 | |
| Lasseter | Primary/Middle; two-way education since 1973 | |||
| Arlparra High School | Sandover | |||
| Baniyala Garrangali School | Arnhem | T–12 | ||
| Barunga CEC | Katherine | |||
| Belyuen School | Top End | |||
| Bonya School | Bonya | Sandover | ||
| Borroloola School | Gulf | T–12 | ||
| Bulla Camp Primary School | Auvergne Station | Katherine | ||
| Bulman Primary School | Katherine | |||
| Canteen Creek School | Owairtilla | Barkly | ||
| Docker River School | Lasseter | |||
| DPIFM Research Farm | Top End | |||
| Dundee Beach School | Top End | |||
| Elliott School | Barkly | |||
| Epenarra School | Epenarra | Barkly | ||
| Finke School | Lasseter | |||
| Gapuwiyak School | Arnhem | |||
| Gochan Jiny-Jirra School | Gochan Jiny-Jirra | Top End | T–6 | |
| Gunbalanya | Kunbarllanjnja | Top End | ||
| Haasts Bluff School | Tanami | |||
| Harts Range School | Sandover | |||
| Imanpa School | Lasseter | |||
| Ipolera School | Ipolera | Lasseter | ||
| Jilkminggan Primary School | Katherine | |||
| Kalkaringi School | Katherine | T–12 | ||
| Kiana School | Kiana Station | Gulf | ||
| Lajamanu School | Tanami | |||
| Laramba School | Tanami | |||
| Lilla School | Ukaka | Lasseter | ||
| Mamaruni School | Top End | |||
| Arnhem | T–12 | |||
| Manyallaluk School | Manyallaluk | Katherine | [1] | |
| Mataranka Primary School | Katherine | |||
| M'Bunghara School | M'Bunghara | Tanami | ||
| Middle Point School | Top End | |||
| Milikapiti School | Top End | |||
| Milingimbi School | Arnhem | |||
| Milyakburra School | Arnhem | |||
| Minyerri Community School | Katherine | |||
| Mount Allan School | Tanami | |||
| Murray Downs School | Imangara | Barkly | ||
| Mutitjulu School | Lasseter | |||
| Newcastle Waters School | Barkly | |||
| Neutral Junction School | Barkly | |||
| Nganmarriyanga School | Nganmarriyanga | Top End | ||
| Ngukurr School | Katherine | |||
| Ntaria School | Lasseter | |||
| Numbulwar School | Arnhem | T–12 | ||
| Nyirrpi School | Nyirrpi | Tanami | ||
| Papunya School | Tanami | |||
| Peppimenarti School | Top End | |||
| Pigeon Hole Primary School | Bunbidee | Katherine | ||
| Pine Creek School | Katherine | |||
| Pularumpi School | Top End | Garden Point School until 1981 | ||
| Ramingining School | Arnhem | |||
| Robinson River School | Robinson River Station | Gulf | ||
| Rockhampton Downs School | Wogayela | Barkly | ||
| Galiwin'ku (Elcho) | Arnhem | T–12 | ||
| Stirling School | Stirling Station | Barkly | ||
| Tanami | ||||
| Timber Creek Primary School | Katherine | |||
| Tipperary Station School | Tipperary Station | Top End | ||
| Titjikala School | Lasseter | |||
| Umbakumba School | Umbakumba (G. Eylandt) | Arnhem | T–12 | |
| Urapunga Primary School | Urapunga | Katherine | ||
| Utopia Homeland Centre Schools | Sandover | Network of 6 schools | ||
| Wallace Rockhole School | Wallace Rockhole | Lasseter | ||
| Walungurru School | Tanami | |||
| Warrego Primary School | Barkly | |||
| Warruwi School | Warruwi | Top End | ||
| Watiyawanu School | Amunturrngu | Tanami | ||
| Willowra School | Tanami | |||
| Woolaning School | Woolaning | Top End | ||
| Woolianna Primary School | Woolianna | Top End | ||
| Wugularr Community School | Katherine | |||
| Yarralin Primary School | Walangeri | Katherine | ||
| Arnhem | T–12 | |||
| Yuendumu School | Tanami | |||
| Yulara School | Lasseter |
This includes special schools (schools for disabled children) and schools for specific purposes.
| Name | Suburb | LGA | Opened | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acacia Hill School | ? | ||||
| Alice Springs School of the Air | 1951 | ||||
| Henbury School | 1983 | ||||
| Katherine School of the Air | 1966 | ||||
| Nemarluk School | 1986 | Formerly Ludmilla Special School |
| Name | Suburb | LGA | Opened | Closed | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alice Springs High School | 1964 | 2009 | Merged into Centralian Middle School | |||
| Darwin Primary School | ? | 1984 | Closed | |||
| Anzac Hill High School | 1987 | 2009 | Merged into Centralian Middle School | |||
| Hartley Street School | 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 | 1986 | 2009 | Became middle/senior campus of Barkly College | |||
| Tennant Creek Primary School | ? | 2009 | Became primary campus of Barkly College |
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 | 1983 | T–6 | |||
| Holy Spirit Primary School | 1979 | T–6 | |||
| Ltyentye Apurte CEC | 1936 | T–12, Santa Teresa School until 1990 | |||
| 2012 | 7–12 | ||||
| Mother Teresa Catholic Primary School | 2018 | T–6 | |||
| Murrupurtiyanuwu Catholic School | 1912 | P–6, Formerly St Therese's School until 1991 | |||
| O'Loughlin Catholic College | 1987 | 7–12 | |||
| 1997 | T–12 (across 3 campuses) | ||||
| Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Thamarrurr Catholic School | 1941 | T–12 | |||
| Pungajurruwu School | Wurankuwu | Homelands Centre | |||
| Sacred Heart Primary School | 1987 | T–6, Moved from Berrimah in 1994 | |||
| St Francis of Assisi School | 1997 | T–6 | |||
| Saint Francis Xavier School | 1956 | T–12 | |||
| 1960 | 7–12. Boys until 1975 | ||||
| St Joseph's College | 1987 | T–12; primary until 1999 | |||
| St Joseph's Flexible Learning Centre | 2012 | 7–12 | |||
| St Mary's Primary School | 1908 | T–6, St Joseph's School until 1967 | |||
| St Paul's Primary School | 1967 | T–6 | |||
| Xavier Catholic College | 1932 | 7–12, Xavier Boys School until 1992 |
| Name | Suburb | LGA | Category | Opened | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alice Springs Steiner School | Steiner | 1996 | P–8 | |||
| Araluen Christian School | Christian (NT Christian Schools) | 1990 | T–9 | |||
| Australian International Islamic College | Islamic | 2022 | T–6 | |||
| Dhupuma Barker | Gunyangara | Anglican | 2021 | T–6 | ||
| Gāwa Christian School | Christian (NT Christian Schools) | 2004 | T–10 | |||
| Good Shepherd Lutheran College | Lutheran | 1997 | T–12 | |||
| Independent | 2018 | T–12, Formerly Kormilda College | ||||
| Living Waters Lutheran School | Lutheran | 1987 | T–6 | |||
| Mapuru Yirralka College | Mapuru | Christian | 2010 | P–10, Homelands school | ||
| Marrara Christian College | Christian (NT Christian Schools) | 1979 | T–9 | |||
| Milkwood Steiner School | Steiner | 2004 | P–8, Located at Nightcliff until 2010 | |||
| Nawarddeken Academy | Kabulwarnamyo, Mamadawerre and Manmoyi | Arnhem Land | 2019 | T–7 | ||
| Nhulunbuy Christian College | Christian (NT Christian Schools) | 1998 | T–9 | |||
| NT Christian College | Sanderson | Christian | 1987 | 10–12 | ||
| Independent | 1997 | T–10, Four campuses | ||||
| Palmerston Christian School | Christian (NT Christian Schools) | 1988 | T–9 | |||
| Uniting | 1965 | 7–12 | ||||
| Sattler Christian College | Christian (NT Christian Schools) | 1996 | T–9, Formerly Litchfield Christian School | |||
| SEDA College NT | Fannie Bay | Casuarina | 2022 | 10–12 | ||
| The Essington School Darwin | Montessori | 1990 | P–12 | |||
| Tiwi College | Independent | 2007 | P–12 | |||
| Yipirinya School | Independent | 1983 | P–10. Aboriginal school with two-way (bilingual and bicultural) education.[3] | |||
| Lutheran | 1973 | 7–12, Formerly state-run until 1993 |
| Name | Suburb | LGA | Category | Years | Opened | Closed | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Catholic High School | Catholic | High | 1983 | 1997 | Merged into Our Lady of the Sacred Heart College | |||
| Anglican/Uniting | High | 1968 | 2017 | Became Haileybury Rendall School | ||||
| Darwin Adventist School | Malak | Darwin | Adventist | Primary | ? | 2007 | ||
| Our Lady of the Sacred Heart College | Catholic girls | High | 1972 | 1975 | Merged into St John's College | |||
| Our Lady of the Sacred Heart School | Catholic | Primary | 1938 | 1997 | Merged into Our Lady of the Sacred Heart College | |||
| Our Lady of Victories School | Pularumpi | Catholic | Primary | 1941 | 1968 | Became Garden Point School (NT Education) | ||
| Saint Michael's School | Homelands Centre |