List of schools in Tasmania
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This is a list of schools in Tasmania
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Schools in the public education system include 138 primary schools (Kindergarten to Grade 6),
57 high schools (Grade 7 to 10), and 8 colleges (Grade 11 and 12). The public education system is run by the Tasmanian Department of Education.
Of the high schools, 26 are district (or district high) schools, where in rural areas the primary and high schools are located on a single campus. There are also 8 support (or special) schools, 4 early learning centres, 1 infant school and distance education.
The largest public education institute in Tasmania is the University of Tasmania, with major campuses at Newnham (in Launceston) and Sandy Bay (in Hobart), along with a north-west centre in Burnie.
There are many non-government schools and colleges in Tasmania. Non-government schools generally have a religious affiliation, although the strength varies between schools.
There are 69 registered non-government schools in Tasmania.
Tasmania
Tasmania is an Australian island and state. It is south of the continent, separated by Bass Strait. The state includes the island of Tasmania—the 26th largest island in the world—and the surrounding islands. The state has a population of 507,626 , of whom almost half reside in the greater Hobart...
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Schools in the public education system include 138 primary schools (Kindergarten to Grade 6),
57 high schools (Grade 7 to 10), and 8 colleges (Grade 11 and 12). The public education system is run by the Tasmanian Department of Education.
Of the high schools, 26 are district (or district high) schools, where in rural areas the primary and high schools are located on a single campus. There are also 8 support (or special) schools, 4 early learning centres, 1 infant school and distance education.
The largest public education institute in Tasmania is the University of Tasmania, with major campuses at Newnham (in Launceston) and Sandy Bay (in Hobart), along with a north-west centre in Burnie.
There are many non-government schools and colleges in Tasmania. Non-government schools generally have a religious affiliation, although the strength varies between schools.
There are 69 registered non-government schools in Tasmania.
Colleges
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Launceston College Launceston College is located in Tasmania's second largest city of Launceston. The school offers a large variety of educational subjects for a considerable number of Tasmanians... Newstead College Newstead College is situated in Launceston, Tasmania, Australia. The school provides senior-secondary education for year 11, 12 and 13 students.... Rosny College Rosny College is a senior secondary college, located in Rosny, Tasmania.Rosny College was founded in 1973 to provide opportunities for post-year 10 education in the Clarence Municipality and it still draws the large majority of its students from schools on the Eastern Shore of the Derwent River in... The Don College The Don College is located in Don, a suburb of Devonport on the North-West coast of Tasmania. "Don", as it is commonly known to residents of Devonport, is a college where one can study year 11 and 12 before attending the University of Tasmania... |
High schools
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Ogilvie High School Ogilvie High School is an all girls public high school in New Town, a suburb of Hobart, Tasmania, Australia. It is the only public all girls school in the state, the only other public single-sex school being New Town High School for boys.... (girls only) Parklands High School (Burnie) Parklands High School is a public high school, located in Romaine, a suburb of Burnie, Tasmania, Australia.In 1978, Parklands relocated from down near West Park to Romaine.... Penguin High School Penguin High School is a public, co-educational high school, in Penguin, Tasmania, Australia, a town located midway between of Burnie and Ulverstone.... Port Dalrymple School | class="toccolours" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; width: 19em; font-size: 90%;" cellspacing="3"Port Dalrymple School is a school in George Town, Tasmania, Australia... Reece High School Reece High School is a high school in Devonport on the North West coast of Tasmania, Australia.- Old Reece High :The 'Old Reece High School' was destroyed in December 2000 by fire. The cause was unknown but is stated to be arson on the Reece High School Website... Riverside High School (Launceston) Riverside High School is a public co-educational, comprehensive high school in Riverside, Launceston, Tasmania, Australia. It was opened in 1962, one of a number similar schools established around the same time... Rose Bay High School Rose Bay High School is a co-educational state high school located in Rose Bay, Tasmania, Australia a hilltop suburb on the eastern shore of the River Derwent in Clarence which is part of the city of greater Hobart... Scottsdale High School Scottsdale High School was a high school in Scottsdale, Arizona. It opened in 1922 and closed in May 1983. The mascot was the Beavers, and the colors were orange and black... Taroona High School Taroona High School is a co-educational state high school located in Taroona, a southern riverside suburb of greater Hobart, the capital of the island state Tasmania. The school has approximately 740 students in grades 7 to 10. In 2003, Taroona High School underwent a major redevelopment... |
District schools
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Port Dalrymple School | class="toccolours" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; width: 19em; font-size: 90%;" cellspacing="3"Port Dalrymple School is a school in George Town, Tasmania, Australia... Yolla District High School Yolla District High School is an agriculturally based high school located in the town of Yolla, Tasmania, Australia in the municipality of Elliot.-External links:*... |
Primary schools
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Support schools
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Secondary schools
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St Brendan-Shaw College St Brendan-Shaw College is a co-educational Catholic college for students in grades 7–12. It is located in Devonport on the North-West Coast of Tasmania in Australia. The college has around about 700 students.-History:... St James' College St James Catholic College is a school in Cygnet, south of Hobart, Tasmania. It is a co-educational school from kindergarten to Grade 10.in 1896 in response to the desire for Catholic education in the Cygnet area, the Sisters of St Joseph founded St Mary’s Convent School... St Mary's College, Hobart St Mary's College is a private, Catholic, day school for girls, located on the northern city fringe of Hobart, Tasmania, Australia.Although predominantly a girls’ school, St Mary's accepts both boys and girls until Grade 2, and currently caters for approximately 770 students from Kindergarten to... St Patrick's College, Launceston St Patrick's College is a coeducational Catholic secondary college, located in Launceston, Tasmania. The college has around 1301 students enrolled... St Virgil's College St Virgil's College Roman Catholic, primary and secondary, day school for boys, located over two campuses in Austins Ferry and Hobart, Tasmania, Australia.... |
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Secondary schools
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Launceston Christian School Launceston Christian School is a private, co-educational day school based in Riverside, Launceston, Tasmania, Australia. Established in 1976, the school is operated and controlled by the 'Association For Christian Parent Controlled Schools Inc.'.http://www.lcs.tas.edu.au/parent-info/lcs-prospectus... Launceston Church Grammar School Launceston Church Grammar School is a co-educational private school in Launceston, Tasmania, Australia for years kindergarten through to Year 12.... Leighland Christian School Leighland Christian School is an independent, co-educational, non-denominational Christian School, situated in Tasmania, Australia.Established in 1976, the school has two campuses, one in Burnie and one in Ulverstone. Both cater for Christ-centred education from years K-12.- History :On 23... Oakwood School (Tasmania) Oakwood School is a 3-12 coeducational independent day school located in the island state of Tasmania in Australia.The school consists of three campuses; Launceston and Devonport in the north and Hobart in the south.-External links:*... Scotch Oakburn College Scotch Oakburn College is an independent, Uniting Church, co-educational, day and boarding school, located in Launceston, Tasmania, Australia.Although founded in 1886, the present school was established in 1979 with the amalgamation of the historically boys' Scotch College and girls' Oakburn College... Seabrook Christian School -History:In 1981, the Somerset Baptist Christian School commenced under the leadership of the Church, the Pastor and the Deacons, as a ministry of the Somerset Baptist Church. The school began in the church building, in Simpson Street, with 14 pupils from grades 1 to 6. The school has grown... St Michael's Collegiate School St Michael's Collegiate School, colloquially known as "Collegiate", is an independent, Anglican, day and boarding school for girls, located in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia.... (girls only) Tarremah Steiner School Tarremah Steiner School is a Steiner School in Huntingfield, Tasmania, Australia. It offers education for children up to grade 10, as of 2009.Established in 1988, Tarremah was originally located in Warneford Street, South Hobart. It moved to its current location in 1992.-External links:*... |
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- Hobart High School - became Hobart Matriculation College in 1966? (which later transformed into Hobart CollegeHobart College (Tasmania)Hobart College was, until January 2009, a senior secondary college located at Mount Nelson, in Hobart, Tasmania.In January 2009 it became the Hobart Campus of the Tasmanian Polytechnic and the Tasmanian Academy, formed as part of the Tasmania Tomorrow reforms.The Hobart Campus now offers courses...
on another site) for years 11 and 12 students only, with earlier year students re-directed to suburban high schools, such as Taroona High SchoolTaroona High SchoolTaroona High School is a co-educational state high school located in Taroona, a southern riverside suburb of greater Hobart, the capital of the island state Tasmania. The school has approximately 740 students in grades 7 to 10. In 2003, Taroona High School underwent a major redevelopment... - Elizabeth St Primary School
- Mornington Primary School
- Ravenswood High School
- Claremont High SchoolClaremont High School (Tasmania)Claremont High School was a public high school for grades 7 to 10 located in Claremont in the northern suburbs of Hobart, Tasmania, Australia. Built in 1961 on the site of Windemere house, Claremont High School was the main high school for the Claremont area....
- merged into Montrose Bay High School - Rosetta High School - merged into Montrose Bay High School
Catholic
- Holy Name College - now part of Dominic CollegeDominic CollegeDominic College is a Catholic, co-educational, day school, located in Glenorchy, Tasmania, Australia.Dominic caters for students from Kindergarten to Grade 10...
- Immaculate Heart of Mary School - now part of Sacred Heart CollegeSacred Heart College, New TownSacred Heart College is a school in New Town, Tasmania with an enrolment of around 1000 students. A second primary campus in the nearby suburb of Lenah Valley has around 250 students on what was formerly Immaculate Heart of Mary school.-History:...
- Sacred Heart College, Launceston - now part of St Patrick's CollegeSt Patrick's College, LauncestonSt Patrick's College is a coeducational Catholic secondary college, located in Launceston, Tasmania. The college has around 1301 students enrolled...
and Sacred Heart School, LauncestonSacred Heart School, LauncestonSacred Heart School is currently a Catholic Primary School in Launceston, Tasmania, noted for its historical roots, having been founded in 1873.- History :... - Savio College - now part of Dominic CollegeDominic CollegeDominic College is a Catholic, co-educational, day school, located in Glenorchy, Tasmania, Australia.Dominic caters for students from Kindergarten to Grade 10...
- St Joseph's College, Hobart - now part of Mount Carmel CollegeMount Carmel College, Sandy BayMount Carmel College is an Independent Catholic school for girls, located in Sandy Bay, a suburb of Hobart, Tasmania, Australia. It was established in 1942 by the Sisters of Charity. The school currently caters for approximately 540 students from Kindergarten to Year 10...
- St. Peter's School, Hobart - now part of St Virgil's CollegeSt Virgil's CollegeSt Virgil's College Roman Catholic, primary and secondary, day school for boys, located over two campuses in Austins Ferry and Hobart, Tasmania, Australia....
- St Thomas More's College - now part of St Patrick's CollegeSt Patrick's College, LauncestonSt Patrick's College is a coeducational Catholic secondary college, located in Launceston, Tasmania. The college has around 1301 students enrolled...
and St Thomas More's School
Independent
- Broadland House, Church of England Girls' Grammar School - now part of Launceston Church Grammar SchoolLaunceston Church Grammar SchoolLaunceston Church Grammar School is a co-educational private school in Launceston, Tasmania, Australia for years kindergarten through to Year 12....
- Clemes College - now part of The Friends' SchoolThe Friends' School, HobartThe Friends' School, Hobart is an independent, co-educational, Quaker, day and boarding school, located in North Hobart, a suburb of Hobart, Tasmania, Australia....
- Launceston Steiner School
- Methodist Ladies College/Oakburn College - now part of Scotch Oakburn CollegeScotch Oakburn CollegeScotch Oakburn College is an independent, Uniting Church, co-educational, day and boarding school, located in Launceston, Tasmania, Australia.Although founded in 1886, the present school was established in 1979 with the amalgamation of the historically boys' Scotch College and girls' Oakburn College...
- Scotch College - now part of Scotch Oakburn CollegeScotch Oakburn CollegeScotch Oakburn College is an independent, Uniting Church, co-educational, day and boarding school, located in Launceston, Tasmania, Australia.Although founded in 1886, the present school was established in 1979 with the amalgamation of the historically boys' Scotch College and girls' Oakburn College...
- St David's Kindergarten
- Tasmanian Christian Academy