NT Education and Training

🔐 Unlock Your Cyber Skills! 🔐
Calling all Year 9 to12 Darwin students.

Think you’ve got what it takes to:
• Crack codes
• Solve digital mysteries
• Compete against students from across the country

PECAN+ CTF is your chance to dive into the exciting world of IT and cybersecurity!
A thrilling Capture The Flag (CTF) competition where teams of up to 4 will crack codes, solve puzzles, and outsmart cyber challenges.

📍 Darwin city.
🗓 Training Day is Saturday 22 and Competition Day on Sunday 23 August.
💲 Registration is free.
🏆National and NT prizes up for grabs.
👍 Don’t forget to tag a friend who should join your team or register! 💯
👉 Don’t miss out – register now at https://pecanplus.org/register.html

𝗡𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 𝗡𝗧 𝗘𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗖𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗔𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝗰𝗹𝗼𝘀𝗲𝗱.

Thank you to everyone who submitted a nomination, helping us recognise outstanding educators, services and programs. ✨❤

We look forward to celebrating them at the awards ceremony later this year.

👉For all information about the awards, visit https://educationandcareawards.nt.gov.au/.

Nemarluk School is celebrating 40 years of specialist primary school education in the Northern Territory. 🎉

Students, staff, families and community members came together today to mark the milestone with official proceedings, student performances and a celebration of the school’s history.

Since 1986, Nemarluk School has supported generations of students through specialist learning, care and connection.

Congratulations to the Nemarluk School community on 40 years of learning, growth and connection. 👏

Acting Chief Executive Aderyn Chatterton joined members of the Expert Design Advisory Group for the new Palmerston secondary special education school at an afternoon tea in Durack yesterday.

The group has contributed valuable community, sector and lived experience perspectives to help inform the design of the new school.

It was fitting to hold the event at Territory True Café, which supports employment opportunities for people with disability.

Thank you to everyone involved for sharing your time, knowledge and insight as this important project progresses. 👏

Pictured from left: Sarah Corry, Aderyn Chatterton, Carolyn Edwards, David Ah Toy and Ren Beynon.

Year 11 student Travalia from Mamaruni School is celebrating an exciting milestone after recently commencing a school-based traineeship with the Arnhem Land Progress Aboriginal Corporation (ALPA) at the ALPA Store in Minjilang. 😄🙌

Her journey began at the Minjilang Careers Expo in October 2025, where she connected🤝 with Apprenticeships Northern Territory and learnt💭 more about traineeship pathways available to young people in the region. Following the expo, Travalia pursued the opportunity and successfully secured her traineeship, allowing her to gain valuable workplace experience while continuing her schooling.

Travalia is the first school-based trainee to work at the Minjilang Store, with her experience highlighting✨ the opportunities available for students. It also showcases the benefits of collaboration between schools and community to support meaningful pathways for young people. 😊

We are proud to celebrate a group of students from Jilkminggan School who have successfully completed a Certificate I in Hospitality through the Vocational Education and Training for Secondary Students (VETfSS) program! ✅👏

Students worked impressively hard, gaining valuable hands-on skills and real insight🔎 into hospitality careers within their own community.

Across the program, students completed industry-relevant units including safe work practices, food safety hygiene, teamwork, customer service, espresso coffee preparation and simple dish preparation. 👌

A key highlight✨ included an excursion to the Mataranka Bakery, where students worked alongside local staff in a real commercial kitchen environment, experiencing firsthand how their classroom learning translates into real workplace skills. 🤝

The program has had a great impact, with all students now keen to continue into a Certificate II in Hospitali-ty later this year. Well done to all! 🥳

To learn more about VETfSS, visit 👉 https://education.nt.gov.au/support-for-teachers/vetfss.

More than 600 secondary students from 7 schools gathered for the Central Australia Careers Expo recently which was designed to inform, inspire, and connect young people with future education and career opportunities. 🤝✨

The jam-packed day saw students learn about further studies and scholarships available. They enjoyed meaningful conversations💭 with tertiary institutions, training providers and industry organisations, and participated in interactive and hands-on activities.

👨‍🍳🍓Adding to the day’s atmosphere, Year 9 students from Centralian Middle School prepared some delicious refreshments for stallholders as part of their Certificate I in Hospitality VET for Secondary Students pro-gram.

Regional events like the expo play an important role in helping shape future decisions for our Territory stu-dents. They also showcase strong the collaboration between schools, education providers and industry partners – all working towards the same end goal of student success in and beyond school. 🙌

Acacia Hill School student Danny is turning his passion for cars into practical success through a weekly work experience placement with a local mechanic. 🙌🛻

Working alongside Alice Springs mechanic DJ, Danny has quickly become a valued member of the team, tackling workshop jobs, building confidence, and gaining independent skills.

This work experience has given Danny an invaluable opportunity to enjoy hands-on🖐️ work, bettering his skills for future employment, while building confidence✨ and becoming a strong part of the working community.

It is amazing to see the impact that school and community partnerships have for student development. Way to go, Danny! 😁

Year 5/6 students at Anula Primary School have had a busy semester participating in the OzHarvest Food Education and Sustainability Training (FEAST) program. 👨‍🍳

The education program allows students to explore the issue of food waste and its environmental impact, while learning about positive food choices and easy classroom cooking. 🍳

Anula students have enjoyed the opportunity to make some delicious food with their peers while learning about all things nutrition. Some students have even taken their new skills home to cook for their families! 😍

Students are now looking forward to their next creative project where they’ll design and write their very own classroom cookbook. We can’t wait to hear all about this! 🙌