New Town High School (Tasmania)

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New Town High School
Location

Australia
Coordinates 42°51′04″S147°18′08″E / 42.85111°S 147.30222°E / -42.85111; 147.30222
Information
Type Government comprehensive junior secondary school
MottoWe build for the future
Established1919
as Hobart Junior Technical College
StatusClosed
Closed2021
School districtSouthern
Educational authority Tasmanian Department of Education
OversightOffice of Tasmanian Assessment, Standards & Certification
PrincipalShane Fuller
Teaching staff50.8 FTE (2019) [1]
Years 7-12
Gender
Enrolment698 [1]  (2019)
Campus type Suburban
Houses
  • Dechaineux
  • Ellis
  • Hunter
  • Jarvis
Colour(s)Blue and yellow   
AffiliationHobart City Partnership Schools
Website newtownhigh.tas.edu.au (archived)
New Town High School (Tasmania)

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.

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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.

Overview

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]

Houses

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
House nameColourMascot
DechaineuxBlueWarship
EllisRedEagle
HunterGreenWarrior
JarvisYellowJaguar

Cosgrove Shield

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.

Notable alumni

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 "New Town High School, New Town, TAS: School profile". My School. Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority. 2019. Retrieved 22 October 2020.
  2. Kilpatrick, Dave (n.d.). "Principal's welcome". New Town High School. Tasmanian Department of Education . Retrieved 23 October 2020.
  3. "Photo of Neal Blewitt's Notable Alumni Picture Hanging in the New Town High School foyer". Twitter. Retrieved 15 April 2014.
  4. 1 2 "Rhodes Scholars". New Town High School. n.d. Retrieved 19 October 2019.
  5. James, Colin (28 April 2016). "Port Arthur anniversary: Retracing the steps of mass murderer Martin Bryant". The Advertiser . Adelaide. Retrieved 31 October 2017.
  6. Millar, Ann F. (2010). The Biographical Dictionary of the Australian Senate. ISBN   9780868409962 . Retrieved 15 April 2014.
  7. "Old Scholars Of Hobart Junior Technical School, Hobart Technical High School And New Town High School Who Have Made A Significant Contribution To The Sport Of Australian Rules Football" (PDF). New Town High School. n.d. Retrieved 18 October 2013.
  8. Stubbs, Brett (20 May 2010). "'Gentleman' Jim Manson dies". The Mercury . Hobart, Tasmania. Retrieved 18 October 2013.