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Darwin High School students Michael South and Stevie Kyriacou will perform at Bass in the Grass later this month after winning the Battle of the School Bands Competition.

Meet Darwin High School SIEU (Senior Intensive English Unit) student Mfaume Kakozi. In 2016 Mfaume, having recently arrived in Australia, was learning English  when he was asked if he would like to participate in the SBS National Youth Week competition. With the support of his teacher, Mfaume and other…

This Term has been very busy and quite challenging for some of our students. With the school break coming up, most students tend to take this time to relax for a well-deserved rest, but some students may be overwhelmed with the challenges of the term and the year ahead and need someone to talk to.If…

Bullies can be scary and sometimes it’s hard to know what to do when you see someone getting bullied. Most of the time bullying takes place when there are others present. People who witness bullying or are aware that bullying is happening are called bystanders.Bystanders can play a number of roles. A bystander…

Darwin High School Year 10 Legal Studies class participated in the NT Legal Aid Commission’s (NTLAC) Judgement Day program last week.Students learned about aspects of the criminal justice system by participating in a mock trial. Two students admirably played the role of defendants charged with stealing.…

Friday 17 March was the National Day of Action against Bullying and Violence. This year, Darwin High School held “The Wire” activity where students demonstrated their stand against bullying and violence by writing positive and supportive messages around bullying prevention. Students wrote messages in…

Last year, the Darwin Middle School and Darwin High School Music Departments commenced strategic planning for collaborative work between the schools music programs. This year’s focus is combined school band events introducing the “Bullocky Precinct Band”, to occur at least once per term. By collaborating,…

February 19 2017 marked the 75 anniversary of the bombing of Darwin. The attack by enemy aircraft at 9.58am on Thursday 19 February 1942, was the first hostile act on Australian soil in history. This initial attack on Darwin was followed by a further 64 raids over the next two years.

Darwin High School staff and Board wish to congratulate all of our Year 12 students on their outstanding results in 2016. Many of these outstanding results were recognised at the NT Board of Studies Awards on Friday 10 February at Parliament House.Congratulations to the following Class of 2016 Darwin…

This year Darwin High School has introduced a Social and Emotional Learning program (SEL) to its curriculum. SEL is a mental health and wellbeing initiative that aims to improve the overall mental health and wellbeing of students. Darwin High School Principal, Trevor Read said thatWellbeing is a huge…