Sorell School

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Sorell School
Location
41 Gordon Street

Sorell, Hobart, Tasmania

Australia
Coordinates 42°47′10″S147°33′40″E / 42.7860°S 147.5612°E / -42.7860; 147.5612
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Type Government comprehensive primary and secondary school
MottoRespecting our past, creating our future
Established1821;204 years ago (1821)
Statusopen
School districtSouthern
Educational authority Tasmanian Department of Education
OversightOffice of Tasmanian Assessment, Standards & Certification
PrincipalOliver J. Smith
Teaching staff64.0 FTE (2019) [1]
Years K–12
Gender Co-educational
Enrolment855 [1]  (2019)
Campus type Suburban
Houses🟨 Davis

🟦 Bridges

🟥 Hart
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Website sorell.education.tas.edu.au
Sorell School

Sorell School is a government co-educational comprehensive primary and secondary school located in Sorell, a suburb of Hobart, Tasmania, Australia. Established in 1821, the school caters for approximately 900 students from Years K to 12. The school is administered by the Tasmanian Department of Education.

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In 2019 student enrolments were 855. [1] The school principal is Oliver J. Smith.

In March 2017, the school was one of eighteen high schools that were expanded to cover Years 11 and 12. [2]

Sorell School is the oldest continually operating public school in Australia. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Sorell School, Sorell, TAS: School profile". My School. Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority. 2019. Retrieved 22 October 2020.
  2. ↑ "2017: 18 schools to extend to Year 11 and 12" (Press release). Premier of Tasmania. 4 March 2016. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
  3. ↑ "Welcome to Sorell School". Sorell School. Tasmanian Department of Education. n.d. Retrieved 24 October 2020.


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