New Town High School (Tasmania)
New Town High School is a government comprehensive junior secondary school for boys (in Years 7 and 8) and co-educational (from Years 9 to 12). The school is located in New Town, a suburb of Hobart, Tasmania, Australia. Established in 1919, the school caters for approximately 700 students from Years 7 to 12. The school is administered by the Tasmanian Department of Education.
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| Coordinates | 42°51′04″S 147°18′08″E |
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| Type | Government comprehensive junior secondary school |
| Motto | We build for the future |
| Established | 1919 as Hobart Junior Technical College |
| Status | Open |
| School district | Southern |
| Educational authority | Tasmanian Department of Education |
| Oversight | Office of Tasmanian Assessment, Standards & Certification |
| Principal | David Kilpatrick |
| Teaching staff | 50.8 FTE (2019)[1] |
| Years | 7-12 |
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| Enrolment | 698[1] (2019) |
| Campus type | Suburban |
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| Colour(s) | Blue and yellow |
| Affiliation | Hobart City Partnership Schools |
| Website | newtownhigh |
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In 2019 student enrolments were 698.[1] The school principal is David Kilpatrick.
Overview
Established in 1919 as Hobart Junior Technical College and renamed as Hobart Technical High School in 1950, the adopted its current name, New Town High School in 1961. Together with the girls-only Ogilvie High School and Elizabeth College, New Town High School is a member of Hobart City Partnership Schools, that delivers learning to over 2,000 students across the three campuses.[2]
The school has many outstanding programs in the performing arts, music and art facilities as well as offering an academic program that has produced many successful alumni. Along with these New Town High School offers many technical and extended learning subjects such as Design in Metal and Wood (to which many past students have gained apprenticeships), technologies and robotics programs and a languages department where Japanese and French are taught.
Houses
New Town High has four houses; Dechaineux, Ellis, Hunter and Jarvis, which all compete against each other to win the Cosgrove Shield (for sporting achievement), the David Close Shield (for academic achievement) and the Making a Difference Shield (for sustainability). There are two home groups per house, per grade.
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| House name | Colour | Mascot |
| Dechaineux | Blue | Warship |
| Ellis | Red | Eagle |
| Hunter | Green | Warrior |
| Jarvis | Yellow | Jaguar |
Cosgrove Shield
The Cosgrove is named after Sir Robert Cosgrove, who laid the foundation for the current facilities at Midwood Street. The shield is the most prestigious prize awarded to the houses. Each house is allotted points (four for first; one for last) for each of the four sporting carnivals (Swimming, Winter House Sports, Cross Country and Athletics), with the house with the highest number of points winning the shield for that year.
Notable alumni
- Neal Blewitt, academic, former politician, diplomat, and Rhodes Scholar[3][4]
- Martin Bryant, the convicted mass murderer responsible for the Port Arthur massacre[5]
- Stuart Challender, composer and conductor
- George Cole, politician and first national Leader of the Democratic Labor Party[6]
- Ivan Dean, State Parliamentarian
- Stephen Estcourt, Puisne Judge of the Supreme Court of Tasmania
- Stuart Hamilton, public servant and Rhodes Scholar[4]
- Peter Jones, Australian rules football player and coach
- Constantine Koukias, composer
- Jim Manson, (class of 1953), Tasmanian Football Hall of Fame member and local government politician[7][8]
- Nick Sherry, Senator and former Assistant Treasurer
- Roger Woolley, Australian cricketer
References
- "New Town High School, New Town, TAS: School profile". My School. Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority. 2019. Retrieved 22 October 2020.
- Kilpatrick, Dave (n.d.). "Principal's welcome". New Town High School. Tasmanian Department of Education. Retrieved 23 October 2020.
- "Photo of Neal Blewitt's Notable Alumni Picture Hanging in the New Town High School foyer". Twitter. Retrieved 15 April 2014.
- "Rhodes Scholars". New Town High School. n.d. Retrieved 19 October 2019.
- James, Colin (28 April 2016). "Port Arthur anniversary: Retracing the steps of mass murderer Martin Bryant". The Advertiser. Adelaide. Retrieved 31 October 2017.
- Millar, Ann F. (2010). The Biographical Dictionary of the Australian Senate. ISBN 9780868409962. Retrieved 15 April 2014.
- "Old Scholars Of Hobart Junior Technical School, Hobart Technical High School And New Town High School Who Have Made A Significant Contribution To The Sport Of Australian Rules Football" (PDF). New Town High School. n.d. Retrieved 18 October 2013.
- Stubbs, Brett (20 May 2010). "'Gentleman' Jim Manson dies". The Mercury. Hobart, Tasmania. Retrieved 18 October 2013.