Enrolment

Enrolling at Darwin High School

Darwin High School is a high demand school and the number of students who wish to enrol and attend often exceeds the physical capacity of the school. To manage this demand and ensure a fair and equitable enrolment process for families and students, there are two main categories of enrolment.

Priority Enrolment Area

Students that reside within our Priority Enrolment Area are given priority for access to enrolment places at Darwin High School, this is in accordance with Department of Education policy.

The Priority Enrolment Area for Darwin High School includes:

Bayview
Coconut Grove
Coonawarra
Cullen Bay
Darwin City
Fannie Bay
Larrakeyah
Ludmilla
Millner
Nightcliff
Parap
Rapid Creek
Stuart Park
The Gardens
The Narrows
Woolner.

Where there is capacity for additional enrolments, students from the two middle schools that feed into Darwin High School - Darwin Middle School and Nightcliff Middle School - are also given priority for enrolment places at Darwin High.

All other students

There are limited places available for students who live outside Darwin High School's Priority Enrolment Area and do not attend Darwin Middle School or Nightcliff Middle School and these students must apply for entry. Consideration is given to those students who either:

have a sibling currently enrolled at Darwin High School,
wish to access specialist programs that are not available at their local high school (eg language programs - Chinese, Japanese, Indonesian, Italian, Spanish Modern Greek ) and/or
can demonstrate other special circumstances.

Families with students in this category should contact us on 89991222 in the first instance to discuss enrolment options.

Enrolment enquiry

We're always happy to discuss your enrolment enquiries and show you around our school grounds. Send your enrolment enquiry today.

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How to enrol at Darwin High School

Enrolling at Darwin High is easy:

For students who are currently enrolled at Darwin Middle School or Nightcliff Middle School:

Darwin High School will contact your school in Term 3 to confirm your intention to enrol at Darwin High School the following year.
Students will be given enrolment forms to return with other paperwork. Parents are also able to download an enrolment form online.
Students will be provided with a username and password to access Subject Selection Online to pick their subjects.
Completed Enrolment Forms and signed Subject Selection Forms should be returned to Darwin High School before the end of Term 3.

Priority enrolments

For students who live in Darwin High School's Priority Enrolment Area and do not attend Darwin Middle School or Nightcliff Middle School families should contact us on 8999 1222 to arrange an appointment. Please advise if your child has previously been enrolled in an NT Government school when making the appointment.

Before the interview the student should provide the following;

a completed Enrolment Form
proof of residential address (eg recent Power and Water invoice)
proof of identity eg birth certificate or passport
school report from previous school.

At interview students may wish to bring a student portfolio which could include, examples of their work, certificates of achievement/merit, and references etc. This will help us identify the most appropriate subjects for your enrolment.

Parent information sessions

Families of students transitioning from middle school into Year 10 at Darwin High School are invited to a parent information session at the school where they can meet key staff members and get to know the school layout and facilities.

The parent information night for students commencing Year 10 in 2017 will be held on 21 September from 5-6pm in the Darwin High School Exam Centre.

Appealing an enrolment decision

We are committed to ensuring a fair and equitable enrolment process for families and students. Unsuccessful applicants for enrolment may appeal our decision and request a review. This can be done via:

Email: [email protected]
Phone: (08) 8901 1371

International Students

International student enrolment is handled through the Department of Education. Families of students from overseas are asked to contact the International Service branch:

+61 8 8901 1336
[email protected]

Learn more about the opportunities for international students at Darwin High School.

International Students

Secondary Intensive English Unit

The Darwin High School Secondary Intensive English Unit (SIEU) is for senior secondary students (aged 15 to 17.5 years of age) who have recently arrived in Australia and are from English as a Second Language backgrounds or who come from communities where Standard Australian English is not widely used.

Learn more about the opportunities for students learning English at Darwin High School.

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