About 45 of the school students spent weeks in the lead up to the annual event designing embellished purple hats and were happy to show them off at the Purple Hat Day parade. 

Kintore's principal, Marg Chamberlain said she was delighted with the students' creativity in designing their hats.

"For weeks, students and staff have been creating their headgear and from all accounts, the originality surpassed last year's efforts," she said. 

"Proceeds from the money raised will go to Epilepsy Action Australia for programs and research to find a cure."

With some of the school's students affected by epilepsy, the day is an opportunity to raise much needed funds and awareness.

Purple Day, usually held late in March every year, is a global initiative dedicated to raising epilepsy awareness.

It was founded in 2008, by nine-year-old Cassidy Megan of Nova Scotia, Canada who was Motivated by her own struggles with epilepsy.

The young advocate started Purple Day in an effort to get people talking about the condition and to let those impacted by seizures know that they are not alone.

While events elsewhere focus on wearing any type of purple, Kintore Street School puts hats at the centre of attention, not only do the head pieces protect faces from the harsh NT sun, it is a way for all students to get involved.

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