Darwin High School  Darwin High School is an Australian senior secondary high school in the Northern Territory and is an Independent Public School for students in years 10 – 12. Founded first in 1921, the school was closed, reopened, renamed, and relocated until its move to its current location, Bullocky Point, in 1962. The school offers advanced English and STEM programs, as well as clubs, activities, and athletics. In 1921, Darwin Public School was established a high school class of 21 students. Due to World War II, Darwin Public School was closed in 1941 as the Army Barracks set their base up at Bullocky Point where the school was situated. Darwin Public School re-opened in 1946 with a 150 student capacity. In 1948 the school was renamed Darwin Higher Primary School, increasing its capacity increased to 525 students. The school received its current name as Darwin High School in 1956 and relocated to its current location in Bullocky Point in 1963, then serving a capacity of 505 students. In 2009, Darwin High School began as a senior secondary high school, catering for students between years 10–12 rather than 7–12. In 2015, Darwin High School transitioned from being a public school to an independent public school. The school motto is ‘Esse Quam Vederi’ which translates to ‘To Be Rather Than To Seem To Be’. Darwin High School has over 1200 students enrolled between Years 10–12, with each year level accommodating 400 students. The enrolment process favours students who live in the priority enrolment area and are from feeder schools. The priority enrolment areas are: Bayview, Coconut Grove, Coonawarra, Cullen Bay, Darwin City, Fannie Bay, Larrakeyah, Ludmilla, Millner, Nightcliff, Parap, Rapid Creek, Stuart Park, The Gardens, The Narrows and Woolner. The feeder schools include: Darwin Middle School and Nightcliff Middle School. Darwin High School then admits students from schools in broader regions in Darwin, with special consideration to students who have a sibling attending the school, were admitted into the Centre For Excellence (C4E) program, wish to study subjects not offered at their feeder high school, and/or show special circumstances. There is no known selection process for the admission of students from schools in broader regions in Darwin. International students are required to apply through the Northern Territory Department of Education. In 2017, Darwin High School produced the top two results for the Northern Territory Certificate of Education and Training, from Nisangi Wijesinghe and Thomas Saji, as well as 8 of the top 20 students in the Northern Territory and 28 of the 54 A+ Merit awards in 2017.