Nightcliff Middle School

Nightcliff Middle School

Nightcliff Middle School is a coeducational state school situated between Nightcliff Road, Aralia Street and Ryland Road, in the northern Darwin suburb of Rapid Creek, Northern Territory, Australia.

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History

The school was named after the adjacent suburb of Nightcliff.[1]

In the mid 1960s, planning had commenced for a high school to serve the region, but it was not until 8 July 1970 that Nightcliff High School was officially opened. 300 students, who had been temporarily housed in demountables at Darwin High School, transferred immediately to the new buildings. Following Cyclone Tracy, the new school, which had survived the devastation better than most buildings, was immediately pressed into service as an evacuation centre, then becoming a hostel for workers involved in the temporary repair of essential services.[2] Following Cyclone Tracy, students of the school were temporarily enrolled to attend Casuarina High School situated approximately 8 kilometres away. The school reopened in 1977.

In 2007, Nightcliff retained Years 8 and 9 only, making 2006 the last year the school offered senior high school education.

Present day

In 2008, Nightcliff High School became a middle school for students in Years 7 to 9 and as a result was renamed Nightcliff Middle School.[3]

Sports

The school caters for a wide-range of sport including; cricket, aussie rules, soccer, tennis and martial arts.

Nightcliff Middle School is also the home of the Nightcliff Tigers Baseball Club.

References and notes

  1. ^ Barter, Leith (1994, p. 47). From Wartime Camp to Garden Suburb: A Short History of Nightcliff and Rapid Creek. Historical Society of the Northern Territory.
  2. ^ Nightcliff High School (1992 p. 40). Nightcliff High School: 21 Years of Education. Nightcliff, N.T.
  3. ^ Department of Employment Education and Training (2007). Middle Years: Darwin & Northern Suburbs. Retrieved online (11 November 2007). http://www.middleyears.nt.gov.au/your-school/darwin/index.shtml

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Coordinates: 12°22′42″S 130°51′07″E / 12.378443°S 130.851814°E / -12.378443; 130.851814


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