The Jordan River Learning Federation (abbreviated as JRLF) is a
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co-educational
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comprehensive early learning centre
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History
The origin ...
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primary
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secondary school
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,
trade training centre, and school farm located in , a northern suburb of
Hobart
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Tasmania
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, Australia. Established in 1957 as
Bridgewater High School, the school caters for approximately 300 students from birth to
Year K and then to
12. The school is administered by the
Tasmanian Department of Education.
In 2019 student enrolments for the high school were 313.
Organisational structure
As a federation of schools, the JRLF comprises:
*Three primary campuses that cater for students from birth to
Year 6
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*A Senior School campus for students in
Years 7 to
12.
*A Trade Training Centre catering for students who wish to focus on specific skills-based vocational education and training courses, and
*A School Farm at
Brighton
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providing agricultural education to all year levels. Meat and Vegetables/ Fruit produced at the farm are used in the Senior School's hot lunch program.
The school campuses are located approximately north of central Hobart. The school sites feature well landscaped grounds with up-to-date play equipment. The schools draw students from Bridgewater and surrounding suburbs and towns as far north as and as far south as and , with a varied intake each year.
See also
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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 ...
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Education in Tasmania
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References
External links
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Public high schools in Hobart
Educational institutions established in 1977
1977 establishments in Australia
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