Clarence High School is a
government
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co-educational
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comprehensive junior
secondary school
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located in , a suburb of
Hobart
Hobart ( ; Nuennonne/Palawa kani: ''nipaluna'') is the capital and most populous city of the Australian island state of Tasmania. Home to almost half of all Tasmanians, it is the least-populated Australian state capital city, and second-small ...
,
Tasmania
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, Australia. Established in 1959, the school caters for approximately 600 students from
Years 7 to
10. The school is administered by the
Tasmanian Department of Education.
In 2021 student enrolments were 603.
[ The school principal is Alanna Green.
]
History and facilities
The school was the first comprehensive state secondary school on the eastern shore of Hobart's River Derwent, opening in 1959.
The school contains a gymnasium, cricket nets, Australian rules football
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oval, soccer
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field and a beach volleyball
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court.
Clarence High School has four houses; Flynn, Gilmore, Mawson, and Nightingale.
Other
Metro Tasmania
Metro Tasmania, commonly called Metro, a Tasmanian Government business enterprise, is the largest bus operator in the state of Tasmania, Australia, with operations in three of the four largest urban centres of Hobart, , and . Urban services in ...
operate
several bus lines
that run past the school, with some bus lines running into and out from the school grounds.[
]
See also
* List of schools in Tasmania
Schools in the Tasmanian 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 Educati ...
* Education in Tasmania
The education system in Tasmania comprises the education of children from their early years, through kindergarten, primary and high school, and tertiary education in universities and vocational education and training organisations. The system is d ...
References
External links
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Public high schools in Hobart
Educational institutions established in 1959
1959 establishments in Australia
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