Place Names Register Extract

Sanderson Middle School

Extract date: 13/12/2025

Name	Sanderson Middle School
Type Designation	School
Place Id	21426
Place Type	Infrastructure
Status	Registered
Date Registered	17 December 2007
Location (Datum GDA94)
	Latitude: -12° 23' S (Decimal degrees -12.388208)
	Longitude: 130° 53' E (Decimal degrees 130.898783)
Locality / Suburb
	Malak
Local Government Area
	Darwin City Council
History/Origin	Sanderson Middle School, the public high school catering for teenagers in the Town of Sanderson - the area to the east of Lee Point, in Darwin's northern suburbs. In 2007, the school name was changed from a High School to a Middle School.

Register & Gazettal information

Date	Gazettal	Comment
17/12/2007		Alter name from High School to Middle School
20/02/2008	NTG G7	Alteration of name from Sanderson High School to Sanderson Middle School.

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