ANT AS ▁Trans it ▁Centre . ▁For ▁almost ▁ 2 0 ▁years , ▁international ▁air ▁passengers ▁and ▁crew ▁were ▁accommod ated ▁on ▁site ▁as ▁they ▁broke ▁their ▁jour ne ys ▁to ▁Europe . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 7 , ▁the ▁Commonwealth ▁government ▁acquired ▁the ▁property ▁to ▁create ▁a ▁post ▁primary ▁host el ▁and ▁board ing ▁school ▁for ▁Ind igen ous ▁children ▁from ▁isolated ▁locations . ▁By ▁early ▁ 1 9 6 8 ▁many ▁of ▁the ▁buildings ▁were ▁renov ated , ▁rep aint ed ▁and ▁converted ▁into ▁class rooms ▁or ▁bed rooms ▁and ▁the ▁property ▁became ▁K orm ilda ▁College . ▁Initial ▁en rol ment ▁total led ▁ 1 2 1 ▁students ▁from ▁ 2 7 ▁Territ ory ▁communities , ▁past oral ▁stations ▁and ▁miss ions . ▁Following ▁self - g overn ment , ▁the ▁management ▁of ▁the ▁College ▁was ▁transferred ▁to ▁the ▁Northern ▁Territ ory ▁government . ▁ ▁In ▁February ▁ 1 9 8 9 ▁the ▁ownership ▁of ▁the ▁College ▁transferred ▁to ▁the ▁Ang lic an ▁and ▁Un iting ▁Church es ▁and ▁K orm ilda ▁College ▁Limited ▁was ▁formed ▁and ▁admin ister ed ▁by ▁a ▁board ▁of ▁direct ors , ▁appointed ▁by ▁the ▁two ▁churches . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 1 ▁K orm ilda ▁College ▁applied ▁to ▁the ▁International ▁Bac cala ure ate ▁Organisation ▁( I BO ), ▁based ▁in ▁Gene va , ▁Switzerland , ▁to ▁offer ▁the ▁IB ▁Di pl oma ▁course ▁to ▁students ▁in ▁Years ▁ 1 1 ▁and ▁ 1 2 . ▁K orm ilda ▁comm