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School days are crucial in a young person’s life. The success achieved in school often forms the bedrock on which our future achievements are constructed – a time when attitudes are formed, interests are awakened, and characters are forged. I know that choosing a secondary school for your son or daughter is a time of anxiety, concern, and great excitement. As a parent, you want the very best for your children and you will be looking for a school where they will experience success, be happy, and be fulfilled. Charles Darwin School is a place where students thrive both academically and socially.

Since its establishment twenty-six years ago, The Essington School Darwin was unique in the Northern Territory education scene using the international Montessori education model in its preschool. This provided a solid early years education foundation built on in the primary and middle years with an accelerated Australian curriculum. To further enhance our Australian curriculum offering, we used international curricula to extend our students further. Nineteen years ago, when few Australian schools were looking internationally, The Essington School Darwin was a member of the European Council o