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New Town High School | |
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Location | |
Australia | |
Coordinates | 42°51′04″S147°18′08″E / 42.85111°S 147.30222°E |
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Type | Government comprehensive junior secondary school |
Motto | We build for the future |
Established | 1919 as Hobart Junior Technical College |
Status | Closed |
Closed | 2021 |
School district | Southern |
Educational authority | Tasmanian Department of Education |
Oversight | Office of Tasmanian Assessment, Standards & Certification |
Principal | Shane Fuller |
Teaching staff | 50.8 FTE (2019) [1] |
Years | 7-12 |
Gender |
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Enrolment | 698 [1] (2019) |
Campus type | Suburban |
Houses |
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Colour(s) | Blue and yellow |
Affiliation | Hobart City Partnership Schools |
Website | newtownhigh.tas.edu.au (archived) |
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New Town High School was a government comprehensive junior secondary school for boys (in Years 7 and 8) and co-educational (from Years 9 to 12). The school is located in New Town, a suburb of Hobart, Tasmania, Australia. Established in 1919, the school caters for approximately 700 students from Years 7 to 12. The school is administered by the Tasmanian Department of Education.
In 2019 student enrolments were 698. [1] The school principal is Shane Fuller.
It was merged with Ogilvie High School to form Hobart City High School from the 2022 school year. The New Town High School site is referred to as the New Town Campus of the new school.
Established in 1919 as Hobart Junior Technical College and renamed as Hobart Technical High School in 1950, the adopted its current name, New Town High School in 1961. Together with the girls-only Ogilvie High School and co-educational Elizabeth College, New Town High School is a member of Hobart City Partnership Schools, that delivers learning to over 2,000 students across the three campuses. [2]
New Town High has four houses; Dechaineux, Ellis, Hunter and Jarvis, which all compete against each other to win the Cosgrove Shield (for sporting achievement), the David Close Shield (for academic achievement) and the Making a Difference Shield (for sustainability).
New Town High School houses | ||
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House name | Colour | Mascot |
Dechaineux | Blue | Warship |
Ellis | Red | Eagle |
Hunter | Green | Warrior |
Jarvis | Yellow | Jaguar |
The Cosgrove is named after Sir Robert Cosgrove, who laid the foundation for the current facilities at Midwood Street. The shield is the most prestigious prize awarded to the houses. Each house is allotted points (four for first; one for last) for each of the four sporting carnivals (Swimming, Winter House Sports, Cross Country and Athletics), with the house with the highest number of points winning the shield for that year.
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