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==Infrastructure== ===Education=== There are several schools in Humpty Doo catering for students in Transition through to Year 12. Humpty Doo Primary School, located on Freds Pass Rd, is a public school for Transition - Year 6 students. The site also has a pre-school and offers an after school childcare program. The school includes students from diverse ethnic backgrounds: 15% of students identify as [[Aboriginal Australian|Aboriginal]] or [[Torres Strait Islanders]], another 25% of the student population are from Vietnamese, Thai, Filipino, Indonesian, Cambodian, Spanish, Dutch, or Chinese language backgrounds.<ref>{{cite web|author=Department of Education and Training |url=http://www.det.nt.gov.au/smarterschools/videos/humpty-doo-primary-school/transcript-humpty-doo-primary-school-video |title=Department of Education and Training - Transcript - Humpty Doo Primary School video |publisher=Det.nt.gov.au |date=2012-02-17 |access-date=2012-06-17 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120804092806/http://www.det.nt.gov.au/smarterschools/videos/humpty-doo-primary-school/transcript-humpty-doo-primary-school-video |archive-date=2012-08-04 }}</ref> There were 394 students enrolled at the school as of August 2010.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://directory.ntschools.net/SchoolProfile.aspx?asset=00092&childAsset=00092 |title=DEET Directory - School profile |publisher=Directory.ntschools.net |access-date=2012-06-17}}</ref> Saint Francis of Assisi School and Early Learning Centre on Challenor Circuit is a Catholic school that provides an alternative for students in Transition to Year 7. The school was established in 1997 and draws enrollments from across the rural outer Darwin. As of 2012, the total student enrollment is approximately 160. The principal is Neal Maxwell.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.education.net.au/education/ST-FRANCIS-OF-ASSISI-SCHOOL/2207/ |title=St Francis of Assisi School - Humpty Doo - The National Education Directory Australia Pty Ltd |publisher=Education.net.au |access-date=2012-06-17}}</ref> The town has a public secondary school, [[Taminmin College]], formerly Taminmin High School. Established in 1983, the college provides middle years schooling for students in Years 7 β 9, a senior college for Years 10 β 12 and Vocational Education and Training (VET) pathways. Student enrollments are drawn from an area of over 7000sq km. School facilities include a 150ha conservation area for the study of conservation and land management, a 75ha mixed produce and livestock farm for agricultural studies, an air-conditioned gymnasium, sports fields, and a library which is open to students and the wider Humpty Doo community. The school prepares senior students to sit their [NTCET] examinations, as well as having programs in place to provide vocational pathways such as trade apprenticeships on completion of studies. The current principal is Mrs. Sue Healy.<ref>Taminimin High School website http://www.taminmin.nt.edu.au/</ref> As of August 2019, there were 1110 students enrolled at the college.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://directory.ntschools.net/#/schools/details/taminhs |title=DEET Directory - School profile |publisher=Directory.ntschools.net |access-date=30 September 2021}}</ref> Tertiary and further vocational education and training are available through [[Charles Darwin University]], with campuses in both Darwin and Palmerston. ===Utilities=== The Humpty Doo waste transfer station is one of three waste management and recycling facilities operated by the [[Litchfield Municipality|Shire of Litchfield]], and is the only station accommodating commercial waste. It is open 7 days per week. There is a fee that applies for commercial users. Non-recyclable waste is compacted and transferred to the [[Shoal Bay Waste Management Facility]]. The facility is capable of handling cardboard and paper, glass bottles, whitegoods, steel, plastic containers, aluminium cans, cardboard, green waste, and oil.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Waste and Recycling|url=http://www.litchfield.nt.gov.au/services-projects/waste-and-recycling|access-date=2021-05-23|website=Litchfield Council|language=en}}</ref>
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