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Port Dalrymple School
Port Dalrymple School is a school in George Town, Tasmania, Australia. The school has students from Kindergarten to Grade 12 and Vocational Education Training (VET). History Port Dalrymple School was opened in 1999 after the merge of George Town Primary School and George Town High School. In 1999 the school continued with the kindergarten to grade six and grade seven to ten groups, in 2000 this changed to Junior School (kindergarten to grade four), Middle School (grades five to eight) and Senior School (grade nine and ten). In 2005 this changed again when grade eight became the start of senior school. In 2017, Port Dalrymple School was extended to include grades 11 and 12. Learning Port Dalrymple School has a very different type of learning than most other district high schools. Grades *Kindergarten (2 Classes) *Junior School - Prep to Grade 4 (8 Classes) *Middle School - Grade 5 to 7 (5 Classes) *Senior School - Grade 8 to 10 (7 Classes) *Vocational Educational Training Pers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Town, Tasmania
George Town (Palawa_kani: ''kinimathatakinta'') is a large town in north-east Tasmania, on the eastern bank of the mouth of the Tamar River. The Australian Bureau of Statistics records the George Town Council, George Town Municipal Area had a population of 6,764 as of 30 June 2016. It is the regional centre of the George Town Council Local government in Australia, local government area and is well served with a Regional Hospital, supermarkets, and infrastructure. History The area now occupied by George Town has been inhabited by Aboriginal Tasmanians since, at least, 7000 BP and possibly as long ago as 43000 BP. European settlement Early observation of the Tamar River occurred in 1798 when George_Bass, Bass and Matthew_Flinders, Flinders sailed into the river during their George_Bass#Circumnavigation_of_Tasmania_in_the_Norfolk, circumnavigation of Tasmania. The estuarine river was named Port Dalrymple and the location that would become George Town was referred to as Outer Cov ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |