According to the director of Catholic Education NT, the damage was 'unfortunately of a nature that it presented a supervision and safety risk to students were they to attend'.
A Darwin school was forced to close for the day after an overnight break-in caused "extensive" damage that raised safety concerns for students and staff.Catholic Education NT says the nature of the damage presented safety risksO'Loughlin Catholic College, a secondary school in the Darwin suburb of Karama, was broken into about 12.30am Tuesday, with police investigating the incident as a case of unlawful entry and criminal damage.
"The damage was quite extensive and unfortunately of a nature that it presented a supervision and safety risk to students were they to attend," he said. "Most of the damage was caused to our Administration Block, Creative Arts Area, Food Technology Rooms and the Mary Ward wing, with lots of broken glass, smashed computers and excessive power from the fire extinguishers," it said.
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