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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 ...

. Hobart City High School was formed in 2022 when Oglivie High School and New Town High School merged. The merged schools are now co-educational and were the last of Tasmania's single-sex public schools. Hobart City High caters for approximately 1200 students from Years 7 to 12. It is administered by th
Tasmanian Department of Education
Hobart City High School has two main campuses called Oglivie and New Town to recognize the previous schools. As of 2022, the school's lead principal is Deb Day.

History

New Town Campus

New Town was established in 1919 as Hobart Junior Technical College as a boys' school. It rebranded at Hobart Technical High School in 1950 and settled on New Town High School in 1961.

Oglivie High School

Oglivie was established in 1937 as New Town Commercial High School as a selective

school, designed for studying commerce. Three years later, it was renamed A.G. Ogilvie High School in honour of

Albert Ogilvie Albert George Ogilvie (10 March 1890 – 10 June 1939) was an Australian politician and Premier of Tasmania from 22 June 1934 until his death on 10 June 1939. Ogilvie was the elder son of James Ogilvie. He was educated at St Patrick's Co ...

, the

Premier of Tasmania The premier of Tasmania is the head of the executive government in the Australian state of Tasmania. By convention, the leader of the party or political grouping which has majority support in the House of Assembly is invited by the governor of Ta ...

, who died in 1939. In 1963, Oglivie became Tasmania's first all-girls' public high school. In 2010, Oglivie underwent renovations to create a student centre which received the

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’ 2011 Tasmanian Architecture Awards and the Alan C. Walker Award for Public Architecture 2011.

Hobart City High School

The new model for Oglivie and New Town High Schools was announced in November 2020. The draft master plan for Hobart City High School was released in March 2022 and received over $21 million in government support. Hobart City High School is part of a partnership with Elizabeth College, called the Hobart City Partner Schools. This collaboration is part of the school's transition to co-education and may culminate in Elizabeth College joining Hobart City High to form one school with three campuses.

Curriculum

Students study five core subjects, aligning with the Australian Curriculum. These include: English, Health and Physical Education, Humanities and Social Sciences (years 7 and 8), History (years 9 and 10), Mathematics and Science. From year 8, students can also choose optional subjects, like arts, technologies and work studies. Hobart City High also offer a gifted and highly-able education program. Hobart City High School works wit
Big Picture Learning Australia.
Big Picture is a not-for-profit company which allows students to create a personalised learning program involving internships, individual projects and mentors.

References

External links

Hobart City High School's website
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