Exeter High School (Tasmania)

Exeter High School
Location
Glen-Ard-Mohr Road Exeter, Tasmania Australia
Coordinates	41°17′58″S146°57′26″E / 41.29941°S 146.95730°E / -41.29941; 146.95730
Information
Type	Government comprehensive junior secondary school
Established	1909;116 years ago (1909) as Exeter State School
Status	Open
School district	Northern
Educational authority	Tasmanian Department of Education
Oversight	Office of Tasmanian Assessment, Standards & Certification
Principal	Benjamin Frerk
Teaching staff	21.9 FTE (2019) [1]
Years	7–10
Gender	Co-educational
Enrolment	284 [1]  (2019)
Campus type	Regional
Website	exeterhigh.education.tas.edu.au

Exeter High School is a government co-educational comprehensive junior secondary school located in Exeter, northern Tasmania, Australia. Established in 1985, the school caters for approximately 300 students from Years 7 to 10. The school is administered by the Tasmanian Department of Education. ^[2]

In 2019, student enrolments were 284. ^[1] The school principal is Benjamin Frerk.

History

The school was established in 1909 as the Exeter State School. Following a merger with other state schools, in 1940 it became the West Tamar Area School. There followed further name changes, to Exeter Area School in 1954 and then to Exeter District High School in 1973. On 5 November 1985 the school was split into primary and secondary schools with the secondary streams forming Exeter High School. ^[3] The high school was opened in 1985 by the then premier, Robin Gray.

See also

• List of schools in Tasmania
• Education in Tasmania

References

1. "Exeter High School, Exeter, TAS: School profile". My School. Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority. 2019. Retrieved 22 October 2020.
2. "Contact us". Exeter High School. Tasmanian Department of Education. n.d. Archived from the original on 27 July 2008. Retrieved 21 July 2008.
3. "Exeter District High School". Archives Office of Tasmania. January 1973. Retrieved 21 July 2008.

External links

• Exeter High School website