Kormilda College

Kormilda College
Towards tomorrow
Location
Darwin, Northern Territory Australia
Information
Type	Independent, Co-educational, Day & Boarding
Denomination	Uniting Church, Anglican
Principal	Helen Spiers
Colour(s)	Spring Green, White & Black
Website	www.kormilda.nt.edu.au/

Kormilda College is an Anglican and Uniting Church day and residential secondary college located at Berrimah in Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia.

History

The site on which Kormilda College stands is steeped in local history. Originally a World War II Army hospital that treated Australian soldiers and Japanese prisoners of war, the post-war property was converted to a QANTAS Transit Centre. For almost 20 years, thousands of international air passengers and crew were accommodated on site as they broke their journeys to Europe.

In 1967, the Commonwealth government acquired the property to create a post primary hostel and boarding school for Indigenous children from isolated locations. By early 1968 many of the buildings were renovated, repainted and converted into classrooms or bedrooms and the property became Kormilda College. Initial enrolment totalled 121 students from 27 Territory communities, pastoral stations and missions. Following self-government, the management of the College was transferred to the Northern Territory government.

In February 1989 the ownership of the College transferred to the Anglican and Uniting Churches and Kormilda College Limited was formed and administered by a board of directors, appointed by the two churches.

In 1991 Kormilda College applied to the International Baccalaureate Organisation (IBO), based in Geneva, Switzerland, to offer the IB Diploma course to students in Years 11 and 12. Kormilda commenced teaching the IBO in 1993 and remains the only College in the Northern Territory to offer the IBO.

In 2004 the College expanded its curriculum to include Year 7 and in 2006 was officially awarded full accreditation by the Council of Internationally Accredited Schools, Australasian branch (CIASa).

Distinguished former students include Northern Territory government minister Bess Price.

Kormilda today

Whilst maintaining the provision of full secondary residential education programmes for indigenous students, Kormilda College now also serves the broader community. In 2015 the day and residential student enrollment exceeds 640 who are in Years K to 12. Those students are representative of the wide variety of cultural backgrounds found in the Northern Territory. Kormilda College is a world-recognised, independent, coeducational, multicultural day and residential secondary college that is dedicated to the provision of an affordable, quality Christian education for the people of northern Australia. Approximately one third of Kormilda students are Indigenous and the majority of those are residential students from remote north Australian communities. Two-thirds of students are non-Indigenous, and mostly day students from the Darwin and Greater Darwin region. Kormilda accepts students of all faiths and religions.

Principal's Welcome

I take great inspiration from Nelson Mandela’s quote “Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world”.

I support and promote an underlying philosophy that school is a microcosm of society and, as such, should provide young people with the opportunity to think about their personal values and beliefs and strive ‘towards tomorrow’.

Our high standards are carried across our campus and includes the specialist work which has contributed towards advancing Indigenous Education.

Kormilda has worked hard to gain international accreditation for our strong global focus. Our learning framework is drawn from the International Baccalaureate (IB) Middle Years Program (MYP), the IB Diploma at Senior Years and, soon to be introduced, the IB Primary Years Program (PYP). This provides Kormilda students with opportunities to engage through the IB’s three fundamental concepts of holistic learning, intercultural awareness and meaningful communication. These programs, whilst studying the Australian curriculum as subject content, aim to develop inquiring, knowledgeable and caring young people who help to create a better and more peaceful world through intercultural understanding and respect.

I am proud of our staff, facilities and the opportunities that Kormilda College provides for our students and look forward to welcoming you to our extraordinary community.

Dr Helen Spiers Principal

Primary School

In 2015 Kormilda College opened a brand new Primary School and currently has over 60 students enrolled.

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