Darwin High School is a senior secondary college catering for students in Years 10 to 12. Our students consistently achieve levels of excellence across all learning areas and in the many co-curricular activities in which they are involved. Almost all of our students complete Year 12, and the majority of these students continue on to university, other tertiary study or employment in their chosen field.
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.
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:
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.
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:
Families with students in this category should contact us on 89991222 in the first instance to discuss enrolment options.
We're always happy to discuss your enrolment enquiries and show you around our school grounds. Send your enrolment enquiry today.
International student enrolment is handled through the Department of Education. Families of students from overseas are asked to contact the International Service branch:
Learn more about the opportunities for international students at Darwin High School.
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.
Students and their families are encouraged to download the Darwin High School Compass app to their smart phone/tablet device. Compass app allows you to stay up to date with announcements and events, complete a range of e-forms for student absences and excursions and easily contact us via phone or email direct from the app.
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