Burnie High School

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Burnie High School
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Burnie High School
Fidler Street

Cooee, Burnie, Tasmania

Australia
Coordinates 41°02′31″S145°52′08″E / 41.042°S 145.869°E / -41.042; 145.869
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Type Government comprehensive secondary school
Motto Latin: Prorsum et Semper Honeste
Established1916;108 years ago (1916)
StatusOpen
School districtNorthern
Educational authority Tasmanian Department of Education
OversightOffice of Tasmanian Assessment, Standards & Certification
PrincipalTrudy Durkin
Teaching staff37.3 FTE (2019) [1]
Years 7–10
Gender Co-educational
Enrolment567 [1]  (2019)
Campus type Regional
Colour(s)Green, gold, and red
   
Website burniehigh.education.tas.edu.au
Burnie High School

Burnie High School is a government comprehensive secondary school for boys and girls located in Cooee, a suburb of Burnie, Tasmania, Australia. Established in 1916, the school caters for approximately 600 students from Years 7 to 10. The college is administered by the Tasmanian Department of Education.

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In 2019 student enrolments were 567. [1] The school principal is Trudy Durkin. [2]

Facilities

In April 2007, the old, original Burnie High School building was gutted by fire. The old school had been built in 1929 and following the fire, many of its remains had to be demolished for safety reasons. [3] The building had been due to become the new home of the Creative Paper company and the new Burnie Visitor Centre. Instead a new building was built on the site in the years following the fire. [4]

Burnie High School is located behind Cooee Primary School in Fidler Street, Cooee. Other high schools located in the area are Parklands and Wynyard High Schools and Marist Regional College.

In March 2017, the school was one of eighteen high schools expanded to cover Years 11 and 12. [5]

Productions

Every second year Burnie High School puts on a production. 2007's production was Gumshoe: The Spy Musical, which was also performed by Burnie High School in 1997. Other past musical productions undertaken by the school include: How the West was Warped, Sheik Rattle 'n' Roll, Zombied, Jungle Fantasy and Bats.

Notable alumni

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Burnie High School, Cooee, TAS: School profile". My School. Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority. 2019. Retrieved 22 October 2020.
  2. ↑ "Home page". RBurnie High School. n.d. Retrieved 22 October 2020.
  3. ↑ "Remains of Burnie High School building demolished". ABC News . Australia. 8 May 2007.
  4. ↑ "Don't let the stories be lost in the flames". Your Story. Burnie City Council. 27 April 2007. Archived from the original on 22 October 2007. Retrieved 2007-11-02.
  5. ↑ "2017: 18 schools to extend to Year 11 and 12" (Press release). Premier of Tasmania. 4 March 2016. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
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