- DriveSafe Theory Classes
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Drive 1 (D1) and Drive 2 (D2) theory classes are available evenings and weekends in a variety of locations.
D1 theory classes are a total of 6 hour classroom based instruction.
You have a choice of attending two 3 hour courses over consequtive days or one 7 hour course (with hour break)
During this class you will learn about the road rules and take the Driver Knowledge Test (L test).D2 theory classes are a total of 3 hour classroom based instruction.
This class is only available after competencies 1-11 have been achieved with your driving instructor.
During this class you will learn about road side accidents - what to do if you get into or see an accident.
Dont forget to take your Driver First Aid/First Aid certificate. - Instructors - Darwin / Palmerston
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Driving School
Vehicles
Instructors
Instructor/Assessor
Service Area
1212 Driving School Automatic Joe Yiu - 0499 623 894
Tak Nang Yuen - 0472 614 537Instructor only
Instructor onlyDarwin/Casuarina/Palmerston 1st Attempt Driving School Automatic / Manual Amandeep Buttar - 0423 006 699
Amit Saini - 0426 681 901Karamjeet Buttar0423 006 699
Yes
Instructor OnlyDarwin/Casuarina/Palmerston A1 Territory Driving School Automatic / Manual Dharma Velusamy - 0403 419 709 Yes Darwin/Casuarina/Palmerston ABC Driving School Automatic Raj Jassal - 0415 131 313
abcdrivingschooldarwin@gmail.comYes Darwin Automatic Selma Bukhari Assessor only Darwin Achieve Driving Academy NT Automatic Allan Futuni - 0414 737 858
Ali Dbouk - 0426 122 346
Allan@achievedriving.com.auYes
Instructor onlyDarwin/Palmerston/Casuarina Arafura Driving School Automatic Robert Pritchard - 0477 358 552
arafurads@gmail.comInstructor Only Darwin/Casuarina/Palmerston
Local RuralDrive Blue Automatic / Manual Joshua Blake - 0413 198 025
joshua.blake@driveblue.com.auYes Darwin/Casuarina/Palmerston
Katherine and NhulunbuyElite Driving School Automatic / Manual Will Kinslow - 0408 821 556
info@elitedrivingschool.com.auYes Darwin/Casuarina/Palmerston Focus Driving School Automatic/ Manual Aman Sharma - 0452 000 686
infodrivingschool@gmail.comInstructor Only Darwin/Casuarina/Palmerston GOOD2GO Driving School Automatic/ Manual Satnam (Sam) Singh - 0406 244 636 Yes Darwin/Casuarina/Palmerston In Gear Australia Driver Education Automatic Neranzoula (Julie) Kassiou - 0421 678 512
Julie.kassiou@ingearaustralia.com.auYes Darwin/Palmerston/Casuarina Lams Driving School Automatic / Manual Vu (Lam) Nguyen - 0437 164 600
lamvu8012@gmail.comYes Palmerston Manila Smart Driving School Automatic / Manual Clyde Densel Duran - 0422 035 821
clydensel87@gmail.comInstructor Only Darwin/Casuarina/Palmerston Milestone Driving School Automatic Dinesh Talwar - 0401 917 973
milestonedrivingschool001@gmail.comYes Darwin/Casuarina/Palmerston NAM Driving School Automatic Satnam Singh Darian - 0470 232 257 Yes Darwin/Casuarina/Palmerston OM Driving School Automatic Ajay Challana- 0400 000 575 Yes Darwin/Casuarina/Palmerston One2One Driving School Automatic/Manual *Shyam Bubber - 0406 093 985 Yes Darwin/Casuarina/Palmerston Palmerston Driving School Automatic / Manual Melissa Holmes - 0408 875 791
Jackie Holmes - 0477 772 766
Text messages preferred
Palmerstondrivingschool@hotmail.comYes
Instructor OnlyPalmerston Precious Driving School Automatic Saroj Pandey - 0451 911 803
saroj_dof@hotmail.comYes Darwin/Casuarina/Palmerston Primera Driving School Automatic/ Manual Marcus Johnston - 0431 061 202 Yes Darwin/Casuarina Rav Driving School Automatic Ravinder Singh - 0450 605 214 Yes Darwin/Casuarina/Palmerston The NT Driving Academy Automatic / Manual Ian Reeves - 0408 439 490 Yes Darwin/Casuarina/Palmerston Darwin Driving School Automatic / Manual *Lachlan O'Brien - 0408 533576
Stephen OBrien - 0409 419 419
darwindrivingschool@gmail.comYes Darwin/Casuarina/Palmerston Silver Top Driving School Automatic Gaurav Chaudhary - 0469 757 249 Instructor Only Darwin/Casuarina/Palmerston Fernando Driver Training and Test Centre Automatic / Manual Nimesh Fernando - 0421 172 523 Yes Darwin/Casuarina/Palmerston Phillaur Enterprises Automatic / Manual Sandeep Kumar - 0422 013 481
Shammi1984@hotmail.comInstructor Only Darwin/Casuarina/Palmerston * these driving instructors may offer instructions for people who require special assistance, please speak with the instructor about your needs
Lachlan O'Brien - 0408 533576
Shyam Bubber - 0406 093 985 - Instructors - Alice Springs / Katherine / Nhulunbuy
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Driving School Vehicles Instructors Instructor/Assessor Service Area Accelerate Driving School Automatic / Manual Hayley Tobin - 0408 893 180
adsas@email.comInstructor Only Alice Springs Accelerate Driving School Automatic / Manual Patrick Organ - 0408 893 180
Instructor Only Alice Springs ACME Driving School Alice Springs Automatic Stephen Horsnell - 0400 555 751
shorsnel@bigpond.net.auInstructor Only Alice Springs Drive Mob NT Automatic Bibek Upadhayaya - 0497 409 582
bibek@drivemobnt.auInstructor Only Alice Springs and Yulara iDrive Learner Training Automatic Ardarsing Lekshmanan (Bose) - 0470 119 019
idrivelearner@gmail.comYes Alice Springs Central Australian Driving School (CADS) Manual Craig Pankhurst - 8955 0444
Adrian Couchman - 8955 0444
Craig Whan - 8955 0444Yes
Yes
YesAlice Springs Graceful Driving School Manual Elarn Haggerty-Kelly - 0452 600 080
gracefuldrivingschool@outlook.comYes Alice Springs/ Tennant Creek/ Yulara Pace Driver Training Manual Sunil Dhanji - 0400 889 010
pacedrivertraining@gmail.comInstructor only Alice Springs Thomas Shilling Automatic / Manual Thomas Shilling - 0417 815 870 Yes Alice Springs / Tennant Creek / Yulara Drive Blue Automatic / Manual Joshua Blake - 0413 198 025
joshua.blake@driveblue.com.auYes Katherine and Nhulunbuy East Arnhem Land Consulting & Training Automatic / Manual Shane Winderlich - 0438 113 242
On leave from 01/12/2023 until further noticeYes Nhulunbuy Learn 2 Drive Alice Springs Automatic / Manual Joshua O’Brien 0403 616 916 Instructor only Alice Springs Drive Mob NT Automatic / MAnual Bibek Upadhayaya 0497 409 582 Instructor Only Alice Springs and Yulara - Theory classes - Darwin/Palmerston
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DARWIN - DRIVE 1
Date Time Location 28 & 29 January 2026 4.30pm - 7.30pm Road Safety Centre, 24 Holtze St, Parap - behind Parap swimming pool 21 February 2026 9.00am-3.00pm Road Safety Centre, 24 Holtze St, Parap - behind Parap swimming pool 14 March 2026 9.00am-3.00pm Road Safety Centre, 24 Holtze St, Parap - behind Parap swimming pool 23 May 2026 9.00am-3.00pm Road Safety Centre, 24 Holtze St, Parap - behind Parap swimming pool 15 & 16 April 2026 4.30pm - 7.30pm Road Safety Centre, 24 Holtze St, Parap - behind Parap swimming pool 6 & 7 May 2026 4.30pm - 7.30pm Road Safety Centre, 24 Holtze St, Parap - behind Parap swimming pool 27 June 2026 9.00am-3.00pm Road Safety Centre, 24 Holtze St, Parap - behind Parap swimming pool PALMERSTON - DRIVE 1
13 December 2025 9.00am - 3.00pm Gray Primary school meeting room above hall/gym- 22 Victoria Road 11 &12 February 2026 4.30pm - 7.30pm Gray Primary school meeting room above hall/gym- 22 Victoria Road 7 March 2026 9.00am - 3.00pm Gray Primary school meeting room above hall/gym- 22 Victoria Road 11 April 2026 9.00am - 3.00pm Gray Primary school meeting room above hall/gym- 22 Victoria Road 22 & 23 April 2026 4.30pm - 7.30pm Gray Primary school meeting room above hall/gym- 22 Victoria Road 3 & 4 June 2026 4.30pm - 7.30pm Gray Primary school meeting room above hall/gym- 22 Victoria Road 20 June 2026 9.00am - 3.00pm Gray Primary school meeting room above hall/gym- 22 Victoria Road DARWIN - DRIVE 2
Date Time Location Class Type 6 December 2025 9.00am - 12.00pm Road Safety Centre, 24 Holtze St, Parap - behind Parap swimming pool 18 December 2025 4.30pm - 7.30pm Road Safety Centre, 24 Holtze St, Parap - behind Parap swimming pool 22 January 2026 4.30pm - 7.30pm Road Safety Centre, 24 Holtze St, Parap - behind Parap swimming pool 28 February 2026 4.30pm - 7.30pm Road Safety Centre, 24 Holtze St, Parap - behind Parap swimming pool 21 March 2026 4.30pm - 7.30pm Road Safety Centre, 24 Holtze St, Parap - behind Parap swimming pool 13 June 2026 9.00am - 12.00pm Road Safety Centre, 24 Holtze St, Parap - behind Parap swimming pool PALMERSTON - DRIVE 2
Date Time Location Class Type 18 December 2025 4.30pm - 7.30pm Gray Primary School meeting room above hall/gym- 22 Victoria Road 31 January 2026 9.00am - 12nn Gray Primary School meeting room above hall/gym- 22 Victoria Road 14 February 2026 4.30pm - 7.30pm Gray Primary School meeting room above hall/gym- 22 Victoria Road 11 April 2026 9.00am - 12nn Gray Primary School meeting room above hall/gym- 22 Victoria Road 14 May 2026 4.30pm - 7.30pm Gray Primary School meeting room above hall/gym- 22 Victoria Road 25 June 2026 4.30pm - 7.30pm Gray Primary School meeting room above hall/gym- 22 Victoria Road -
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- Theory classes - Alice Springs
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DRIVE 1
Date Time Location Class
Type24 January 2026 9.00am - 3.00pm Newland Park – Road Safety Centre, 36 Newland Street, Gillen NT 14 March 2026 9.00am - 3.00pm Newland Park – Road Safety Centre, 36 Newland Street, Gillen NT 28 March 2026 9.00am - 3.00pm Newland Park – Road Safety Centre, 36 Newland Street, Gillen NT 18 April 2026 9.00am - 3.00pm Newland Park – Road Safety Centre, 36 Newland Street, Gillen NT 13 June 2026 9.00am - 3.00pm Newland Park – Road Safety Centre, 36 Newland Street, Gillen NT DRIVE 2
Date Time Location Class
Type31 January 2026 9.00am - 12nn Newland Park Road Safety Centre - 36 Newland Rd, Gillen 9 April 2026 4.30pm - 7.30pm Newland Park Road Safety Centre - 36 Newland Rd, Gillen 9 May 2026 9.00am - 12nn Newland Park Road Safety Centre - 36 Newland Rd, Gillen 28 May 2026 4.30pm - 7.30pm Newland Park Road Safety Centre - 36 Newland Rd, Gillen 27 June 2026 9.00am - 12nn Newland Park Road Safety Centre - 36 Newland Rd, Gillen - Theory classes - Katherine and Nhulunbuy
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Classes in these areas are subject to demand. Contact DriveSafe for more information or to register your interest. Date Time Location Class Type 2 December 2025 12.00nn - 7.00pm Katherine - Kalano Community Pathways Training Centre Theory One 4 February 2026 12.00nn - 7.00pm Katherine - Kalano Community Pathways Training Centre Theory One 4 March 2026 12.00nn - 7.00pm Katherine - Kalano Community Pathways Training Centre Theory One 20 May 2026 12.00nn - 7.00pm Katherine - Kalano Community Pathways Training Centre Theory One - Remote Communities
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Dates in remote community locations are subject to change at short notice due to local circumstances.
Dates 2026 Communities Location Status 02 - 04 Feb Borroloola Roper Gulf CDP Office Confirmed 03 - 05 Feb Mutitjulu, Imanpa 3rd - 4th Mutitjulu Rec Hall, 5th Imanpa CDP Office Confirmed 09 - 12 Feb Maningrida BHAC Training Room Confirmed 17 - 19 Feb Bulman, Beswick, Barunga 17th Bulman Roper Gulf CDP, 18th Beswick and 19th - Barunga Nyirrunggulung RISE CDP Office Confirmed 16 - 18 Feb Wurrumiyanga Titeb CDP Office Confirmed 23 - 26 Feb Galiwinku ALPA Buthan Hub Training Room Confirmed 02 - 05 Mar Wadeye T-House DigiHub Confirmed 09 - 13 Mar Mount Liebig, Sanata Theresa, Kintore Mount Liebig Ngurratjuta Aborigional Corporation CDP Office (tue 10th), Sanata Theresa Catholic Care CDP Office (Wed 11th), Kintore Ngurratjuta Aborigional Corporation CDP Office (Thur 12th) Confirmed 10 - 12 Mar Milikapiti, Pirlingimpi 10th Milikapiti and 11th - 12th Pirlingimpi - TITEB Training Room Confirmed 17 - 18 Mar Ngukurr MYCDP Office Confirmed 17 - 18 Mar Arlparra, Ampilatwatja 17th Arlparra, 18th Ampilatwatja - Rainbow Gateway CDP Office Confirmed 24 - 26 Mar Minjilang ALPA CDP - Meeting Room Confirmed 24 - 26 Mar Willowra, Ti-Tree 24th Willowra - Batchelor Institute Learning Central Room, 25th - 26th Ti-Tree Central Desert RAES Board Room Confirmed 14 - 16 Apr Warruwi Yabgani Conference Room Confirmed 14 - 15 Apr Lajamanu, Kalkarindji TBA TBA 21 - 23 Apr Milingimbi ALPA CDP Office Confirmed 20 - 23 Apr Hermannsburg, Papunya, Areyonga Hermansburg Tjwumpa CDP (Mon 22nd & Tue 23rd), Papunya Ngurratjuta Aboriginal Corporation (Wed 24th), Areyonga Tjwumpa Cdp Office (Thur 25th) Confirmed 29 - 30 Apr Batchelor, Belyuen TBA TBA 28 Apr - 01 May Gapuwiyak TBA TBA Last date we visited your community
Dates 2025 Communities Number of clients served 20 -22 Jan Gunbalanya 68 19 - 22 Jan Raminining 70 Dates 2025 Communities Number of clients served 20 - 23 Jan Wadeye 130 21 - 22 Jan Minjilang 32 04 - 06 Feb Bulman (Weemol), Beswick (Wugularr), Barunga 93 03 - 05 Feb Ramingining 107 11 - 13 Feb Groote Eylandt 31 11 - 13 Feb Engawala, Atitjere (Orrtipa-Thurra), Correctional Centre Alice Springs 63 18 Feb Gapuwiyak 65 20 Feb Warruwi 39 17 - 19 Feb Borroloola 72 03 - 07 Mar Wurrumiyanga 74 03 - 05 Mar Pirlangimpi, Milikapiti 84 10 - 11 Mar Belyuen, Batchelor 39 10 - 14 Mar Galiwinku 180 17 - 21 Mar Gunbalanya (17th-19th), Jabiru (20th) 136 25 - 27 Mar Elliott, Ali Curung, Epenara 33 25 - 27 Mar Santa Theresa (25th), Nyrippi (26th), Titjikala (27th) 94 7 - 11 Apr Finke, Kintore, HermansBurg 93 7 - 11 Apr Maningrida 190 14 - 17 Apr Milingimbi 100 28 Apr - 2 May Ti Tree Wollowra & Willora 43 28 Apr - 2 May Ngukurr 118 6 - 9 May Wadeye & Palumpa 82 6 - 9 May Jilkminggan Minyerri 100 12 - 13 May Borroloola 40 19 - 23 May Mutitjulu, Imanpa 66 26 - 30 May Wallace Rockhole, Areyonga, Hermannsburg 57 02 - 06 Jun Maningrida 235 10 - 13 Jun Galiwinku 141 16 - 20 Jun Yuendumu CDP 17th, Yuelumu CDP 18th, Laramba CDP 19th 86 17 - 18 Jun Minjilang 18 23 - 27 Jun Gapuwiyak 58 02 - 03 Jul Pine Creek/Kybrook Postponed 30 Jun - 04 Jul Wuurumiyanga 128 08 - 10 Jul Bulman, Beswick, Barunga 67 08 - 09 Jul Lajamanu, Kalkarindji 63 22 - 23 Jul Atitjere, Engawala 34 29 - 30 Jul Garrthalala, Baniyala 39 29 - 31 Jul Arlpurruluram (Lake Nash) 16 05 - 08 Aug Wadeye 101 12 - 14 Aug Ampilatwatja, Alpara 49 12 - 13 Aug Wandawuy, Dhalinbuy 31 19 - 21 Aug Ngukurr, Numbulwar 76 18 - 21 Aug Ramingining 121 26 - 27 Aug Warruwi 51 26 - 27 Aug Timber Creek, Yarralin 46 01 - 04 Sep Galiwinku 142 08 - 11 Sep Maningrida 174 15 - 17 Sep Pirlangimpi, Milikapiti 70 16 - 18 Sep Mt. Liebig, Papunya, Haasts Bluff 62 23 - 25 Sep Gunbalanya, Jabiru 68 30 Sep - 02 Oct Kintore, Docker River, Santa Theresa Kintore 18, Docker River 9, Santa Theresa 12 01 Oct Belyuen 13 03 Oct Batchelor 18 06 - 09 Oct Milingimbi 58 14 - 16 Oct Canteen Creek, Epenarra, Ali Curung Canteen Creek 11, Epenarra 4, Alicurung 7 13 - 15 Oct Wurrumiyanga 62 22 - 23 Oct Groote Eylandt 33 21 - 22 Oct Nauiyu (Daly River) 34 28 - 29 Oct Hermansburg 37 04 - 06 Nov Ngukurr, Numbulwar 62 11 - 13 Nov Maningrida 89 17 - 20 Nov Wadeye 76 01 - 04 Dec Gapuwiyak 74 27 NoV Minyerri (Day-trip) 30 3 - 4 Dec Pine Creek and Kybrook 16 Dates 2024 Communities Number of clients served 22 - 26 Jan Jilkminggan, Minyerri 0 Postponed 29 Jan - 2 Feb Wallace Rockhole, Areyonga, 34 transactions Complete 5 - 9 Feb Engawala, Atitjerre 40 transactions Complete 12 - 14 Feb Maningrida 180 transactions Complete 12 - 14 Feb Bulman, Beswick, Barunga 0 transactions Postponed 19 - 23 Feb Mutitijulu, Imanpa 64 transactions Complete 26 Feb - 1 Mar Batchelor, Belyuen 44 transactions Complete 4 - 8 Mar Elliot, Ali Curung, Tennant Creek 120 transactions Complete 4 - 8 Mar Titjikala, Nyirripi 51 transactions Complete 11 - 15 Mar Wadeye, Palumpa 63 transactions Complete 11 - 15 Mar Warruwi 0 transactions Postponed 18 - 22 Mar Minjilang 0 transactions Postponed 18 - 22 Mar Galiwinku 0 transactions Postponed 2 - 5 Apr Gapuwiyak 61 transactions Complete 2 - 5 Apr Milingimbi 56 transactions Complete 8 - 12 Apr Gunbalanya, Jabiru 148 transactions Complete 8 - 12 Apr Minjilang 31 transactions Complete 15 - 19 Apr Ti Tree, Willowra, (Wilora) 52 transactions Complete 22 - 24 Apr Ramingining 85 transactions Complete 22 - 24 Apr Pine Creek, Kybrook 29 transactions Complete 7 - 10 May Hermansburg, Santa Teresa 80 transactions Complete 7 - 10 May Wurrimiyanga 188 transactions Complete 13 - 17 May Warruwi 58 transactions Complete 20 - 24 May Pirlangimpi, Milikapiti 0 transactions Postponed 20 - 24 May Jilkminggan, Minyerri 64 transactions Complete 27 - 31 May Bulman, Beswick, Barunga 58 transactions Complete 27 - 31 May Maningrida 57 transactions Complete 3 - 7 June Borroloola 44 transactions Complete 3 - 7 June Daly River, Peppimenarti 64 transactions Complete 11 - 14 June Pirlangimpi, Milikapiti 107 transactions Complete 17 - 21 June Tennant Creek, Epenarra 66 transactions Complete 24 - 28 June Arlparra, Ampilatwatja 62 transactions Complete 24 - 28 June Ngukurr, Numbulwar 0 transactions Postponed 8 - 12 Jul Lajamanu, Kalkarindji 0 transactions Postponed 8 - 12 Jul Yuendumu, Laramba, (Yuelamu) 42 transactions Complete 22 - 26 Jul Galiwinku 98 transactions Complete 22 - 26 Jul Wurrumiyanga 130 transactions Complete 29 Jul - 2 Aug Wadeye, Palumpa, Emu Point 103 transactions Complete 29 Jul - 2 Aug Papunya, Mt Liebig, (Haasts Bluff) 53 transactions Complete 12 - 16 Aug Gunbalanya 94 transactions Complete 12 - 12 Aug Baniyala, Garrthalala 26 transactions Complete 19 - 23 Aug Mutitjulu, Imanpa 100 transactions Complete 2 - 6 Sep Lake Nash transactions TBA Postponed 2 - 6 Sep Kintore, Finke, Corrections, Yoret 74 transactions Complete 9 - 13 Sep Groote Eyelandt 39 transactions Complete 9 - 13 Sep Ngukurr, Numbulwar 75 transactions Complete 23 - 27 Sep Belyuen, Batchelor, Adelaide River 54 transactions Complete 23 - 27 Sep Engawala, Atitjerre transactions TBA Postponed 30 Sep - 4 Oct Gapuwiyak transactions TBA Postponed 30 Sep - 4 Oct Milingimbi 65 transactions Complete 14 - 18 Oct Timber Creek 12 transactions Complete 14 - 18 Oct Ramingining transactions TBA Postponed 28 Oct - 1 Nov Maningrida 176 transactions Complete 28 Oct - 1 Nov Wurrimiyanga transactions TBA Postponed 4 - 8 Nov Gunbalanya, Jabiru transactions TBA Postponed 4 - 8 Nov Beswick, Barunga, Bulman transactions TBA Postponed 19 - 20 Nov Kalkarindji and Lajamanu 58 transactions Complete 25 - 27 Nov Borroloola transactions TBA Postponed 3 - 4 Dec Pine Creek and Kybrook Transactions TBA Complete
Contact Us
Have a question? Talk to one of our friendly DriveSafe staff members.
Email: drivesafent@nt.gov.au
Phone: 1800 121 411