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Shepherdson reigns supreme in sports clash
Shepherdson College has emerged the clear winner of the recent Arnhem Sports Competition at Galiwin’ku. Earning 461 points, the college triumphed over five Arnhem Land schools in the Elcho Island fixture, eclipsing all scores in the history of the 37-year-old event and collecting the Arnhem Sports Perpetual Shield.
Ngukurr song an award contender
A group of Ngukurr School students are finalists in this year’s NT Song of the Year Awards , the annual MusicNT competition.
Students learn water watch techniques
Borroloola School will use a water quality monitor, recently donated by McArthur River Mine, to examine the condition of the McArthur River.
Darwin High joins ASEAN BRIDGE
Darwin High School has joined with Le Quy Don Lower Secondary School in Vietnam to become part of the Australia-ASEAN BRIDGE School Partnerships Project .
Larrakeyah becomes a Cambridge school
Larrakeyah Primary School is now an accredited Cambridge International School. Last year, Larrakeyah teachers decided the Cambridge Primary curriculum would complement the Australian Curriculum, especially English.
Yirrkala School recently celebrated the graduation of Gutiŋarra Yunupingu and Mundatjŋu Mununggurr.
Science EXPOsed at Jingili Primary School
The annual science expo at Jingili Primary School involved 335 students and the stalls of organisations such as the NT Police, Territory Wildlife Park, the Cancer Council, Power and Water, the Darwin City Council and St John Ambulance.
Darwin High School orators snatched a narrow victory in a debating final at Parliament House on April 26. The three speakers - Eddie Gardiner, Mark Jerusalem and Emma Stevens - scored above speakers from Good Shepherd Lutheran College in a reasoned argument over the film casting of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex and questioning individuals.
The Jury’s Prize, part of the My Park Rules competition, has been conferred on Centralian Senior College. The Alice Springs school was the NT finalist in a national contest designed to establish revamped green spaces in schools.
Staff at the Maningrida Community Education Centre had their mops mown for the World’s Greatest Shave, the annual hair trimming and head colouring fundraiser for the Leukaemia Foundation.