Editing Darwin, Northern Territory (section)

=== Preschool, primary and secondary ===
Darwin is served by a number of public and private schools that cater to local and overseas students. Over 16,500 primary and secondary students are enrolled in schools in Darwin, with 10,524 students attending primary education, and 5,932 students attending secondary education.<ref name="ABS Education">[http://www.censusdata.abs.gov.au/ABSNavigation/prenav/ViewData?action=404&documentproductno=705&documenttype=Details&order=1&tabname=Details&areacode=705&issue=2006&producttype=Census%20Tables&javascript=true&textversion=false&navmapdisplayed=true&breadcrumb=POTLD&&collection=Census&period=2006&productlabel=Type%20of%20Educational%20Institution%20Attending%20(Full/Part-Time%20Student%20Status%20by%20Age)%20by%20Sex&producttype=Census%20Tables&method=Place%20of%20Usual%20Residence&topic=School%20Education& ABS Education Census Table] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080607232416/http://www.censusdata.abs.gov.au/ABSNavigation/prenav/ViewData?action=404&documentproductno=705&documenttype=Details&order=1&tabname=Details&areacode=705&issue=2006&producttype=Census%20Tables&javascript=true&textversion=false&navmapdisplayed=true&breadcrumb=POTLD&&collection=Census&period=2006&productlabel=Type%20of%20Educational%20Institution%20Attending%20(Full/Part-Time%20Student%20Status%20by%20Age)%20by%20Sex&producttype=Census%20Tables&method=Place%20of%20Usual%20Residence&topic=School%20Education& |date=7 June 2008 }}. Censusdata.abs.gov.au.</ref> Over 12,089 students are enrolled in government schools, and 2,124 in independent schools.<ref name="ABS Education" />
[[File:Charles Darwin University, NT.jpg|thumb|[[Charles Darwin University]]]]
There were 9,764 students attending schools in the [[City of Darwin]] area. 6,045 students attended primary schools and 3,719 attended secondary schools. Over 7,161 students are enrolled in government schools and 1,108 in independent schools.<ref name="Community id">[http://www.id.com.au/profile/Default.aspx?id=146&pg=110&gid=10&type=enum City of Darwin Community Profile Education institute attending] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090318101232/http://www.id.com.au/profile/Default.aspx?id=146&pg=110&gid=10&type=enum |date=18 March 2009 }}. Id.com.au.</ref> There are over 35 primary and pre-schools and 12 secondary schools, including both government and non-government. Most schools in the city are secular, but there are a small number of [[Roman Catholic Church|Catholic]] and [[Lutheranism|Lutheran]] institutions. Students intending to complete their secondary education work toward either the [[Northern Territory Certificate of Education]], the [[Victorian Certificate of Education]], or the [[Victorian Certificate of Applied Learning]] (the latter two are offered only at [[Haileybury Rendall School]]<ref>{{Cite web|title=Darwin High School {{!}} Haileybury Rendall School - Haileybury|url=https://www.haileyburyrendall.com.au/educational_program/senior-years-program|access-date=2021-03-05|website=www.haileyburyrendall.com.au}}</ref>). Until the sale and restructuring of [[Kormilda College]] in 2018, it was the only school to offer the [[International Baccalaureate]] in the Northern Territory.

Schools have been restructured into Primary, Middle, and High schools since the beginning of 2007.