Place Names Register Extract
Sanderson High School
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Print Extract | Search Again| Name | Sanderson High School |
|---|---|
| Type Designation | School |
| Place Id | 21426 |
| Place Type | Infrastructure |
| Status | Assigned |
| Date Registered | 17 December 2007 |
| Location (Datum GDA94) | |
| Latitude: -12° 23' S (Decimal degrees -12.388208) | |
| Longitude: 130° 53' E (Decimal degrees 130.898783) | |
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| Locality / Suburb | |
| Malak | |
| Local Government Area | |
| Darwin City Council | |
| Alternate Names | |
| Sanderson Middle School | |
| History/Origin | Sanderson High School is located in Malak, a suburb within the cadastral Town of Sanderson in Darwin's northern suburbs. The school opened in 1985 and was reclassified as a middle school in 2008. The name Sanderson derives from the former Hundred of Sanderson, proclaimed in 1879, and was retained when the area was formally designated the Town of Sanderson in 1972. The name commemorates Frederick James Sanderson (c1834-1903), a senior public servant whose career spanned several decades within South Australia's colonial administration. |
Register & Gazettal information
| Date | Gazettal | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| 17/12/2007 | Alter name from High School to Middle School | |
| 20/02/2008 | NTG G7 | Change of name from Sanderson High School to Sanderson Middle School. |
| 24/10/2025 | NTG S65 | Change of name from Sanderson Middle School to Sanderson High School, effective 1 January 2026. |