Hobart City High School

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Hobart City High School
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Hobart City High School
228 New Town Rd, New Town TAS 7008

New Town, Hobart, Tasmania

Australia
Coordinates 42°51′20″S147°18′0″E / 42.85556°S 147.30000°E / -42.85556; 147.30000
Information
Former namesOglivie High School New Town High School
Type Government comprehensive secondary school
Established1 January 2022;2 years ago (2022-01-01)
(New Town and Oglivie High School official merge)

1919;105 years ago (1919)
(New Town High School)

21 July 1937;87 years ago (1937-07-21)
(Oglivie High School)
StatusOpen
School districtSouthern
Educational authority Tasmanian Department of Education
OversightOffice of Tasmanian Assessment, Standards & Certification
PrincipalDeb Day
Years 7–12
Gender Co-Education
Campus type Suburban
Houses
  • Panupiri
  • Patrula
  • Layna
  • Tiyuratina
Colour(s)Yellow, pink, blue & green      
Website www.hobartcityhigh.education.tas.edu.au
Hobart City High School

Hobart City High School is a government co-educational high school in New Town, Hobart. Hobart City High School was formed in 2022 when Oglivie High School and New Town High School merged. The merged schools are now co-educational and were the last of Tasmania's single-sex public schools. [1] Hobart City High caters for approximately 1200 students from Years 7 to 12. It is administered by the Tasmanian Department of Education.

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Hobart City High School has two main campuses called Oglivie and New Town to recognise the previous schools. As of 2022, the school's lead principal is Deb Day. [2]

History

New Town Campus

New Town was established in 1919 as Hobart Junior Technical College as a boys' school. It rebranded at Hobart Technical High School in 1950 and settled on New Town High School in 1961. [3]

Oglivie High School

Oglivie was established in 1937 as New Town Commercial High School as a selective co-educational school, designed for studying commerce. Three years later, it was renamed A.G. Ogilvie High School in honour of Albert Ogilvie, the Premier of Tasmania, who died in 1939. [4]

In 1963, Oglivie became Tasmania's first all-girls' public high school. [5]

In 2010, Oglivie underwent renovations to create a student centre which received the Australian Institute of Architects’ 2011 Tasmanian Architecture Awards and the Alan C. Walker Award for Public Architecture 2011. [6] [7] [8]

Hobart City High School

The new model for Oglivie and New Town High Schools was announced in November 2020. [9] [10]

The draft master plan for Hobart City High School was released in March 2022 and received over $21 million in government support. [11]

Hobart City High School is part of a partnership with Elizabeth College, called the Hobart City Partner Schools. This collaboration is part of the school's transition to co-education and may culminate in Elizabeth College joining Hobart City High to form one school with three campuses. [12]

Curriculum

Students study five core subjects, aligning with the Australian Curriculum. These include: English, Health and Physical Education, Humanities and Social Sciences (years 7 and 8), History (years 9 and 10), Mathematics and Science. From year 8, students can also choose optional subjects, like arts, technologies and work studies. Hobart City High also offer a gifted and highly-able education program. [13]

Hobart City High School works with Big Picture Learning Australia. Big Picture is a not-for-profit company which allows students to create a personalised learning program involving internships, individual projects and mentors. [14] [15]

See also

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References

  1. ↑ Costelloe, Alison (25 November 2020). "Ogilvie High School students lament end of girls school set to merge with boys after 57 years". ABC News. Retrieved 13 September 2022.
  2. ↑ Day, Deb (8 December 2021). "Principal selected to lead Hobart's newest co-ed high school". The Mercury. Retrieved 20 September 2022.
  3. ↑ "History NTHS 1950-69". New Town High. 20 September 2022. Retrieved 20 September 2022.
  4. ↑ Harris; et al. (Hall, Best, Napier & Sturges) (2004). Ogilvie High School – Redevelopment of Outdated General and Specialist Learning Areas (PDF). Tasmanian Government. p. 1.
  5. ↑ Raabus, Carol (19 October 2007). "70 years of Oglivie High School". ABC Local. Retrieved 20 September 2022.
  6. ↑ Liminal Architecture (2011). "Ogilvie High School Student Learning Centre". Architecture and Design. Retrieved 20 September 2022.
  7. ↑ "Contemporised campus gains highest honour at Tasmanian Architecture Awards". Tasmanian Times. 18 June 2011. Retrieved 20 September 2022.
  8. ↑ Poulet, Peter (29 July 2011). "2011 Tasmanian Architecture Awards". Architecture AU. Retrieved 20 September 2022.
  9. ↑ Rockliff, Jeremy (24 November 2020). "Increasing co-educational options for Hobart". Premier of Tasmania. Retrieved 21 September 2022.
  10. ↑ "Hobart City Partner Schools". Department of Education Tasmania. November 2020. Retrieved 21 September 2022.
  11. ↑ Jaensch, Roger (23 March 2022). "Draft master plan for Hobart City High School released for consultation". Premier of Tasmania. Retrieved 20 September 2022.
  12. ↑ "Hobart City Partner Schools". Elizabeth College. 12 April 2021. Retrieved 21 September 2022.
  13. ↑ "Years 1-12 Course Guide". Hobart City High School. Retrieved 21 September 2022.
  14. ↑ Shams, Housina (19 April 2021). "Big Picture Education Australia program helps students enter university without ATAR score". ABC News. Retrieved 21 September 2022.
  15. ↑ "Big Picture at Hobart City". Hobart City High School. Retrieved 21 September 2022.
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