Australian Independent Schools of the Northern Territory (AISNT)

The non-government schools' sector in Australia comprise two main groups:  'systemic' schools, which are groups of schools administered by a central organization, e.g. Catholic parish schools and 'independent' schools, each of which is a separate legal entity.

Within existing legislative requirements, independent schools are autonomous in their operations, determining their own curriculum and co-curricular programs, discipline policies, employment of staff and management of resources.

AISNT is not a system authority, but a service organisation, providing information and advice to schools on many issues and promoting the sector to governments, the education community and the general public. In 2001, AISNT membership stands at 17 schools.

AISNT is a member of the National Council of Independent Schools Australia (NCISA), which is representative of all State and Territory independent sectors.  This provides the AISNT with an equal role in independent sector decision making at the national level.

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