Ogilvie High School
Ogilvie High School is a government comprehensive junior secondary school, located in New Town, a suburb of Hobart, Tasmania, Australia. Established in 1937, the school caters for approximately 600 students from Years 7 to 10. The school is administered by the Tasmanian Department of Education.
| Ogilvie High School | |
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228 New Town Rd, New Town TAS 7008 Australia | |
| Coordinates | 42°51′20″S 147°18′0″E |
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| Type | Government comprehensive junior secondary school |
| Motto | Today |
| Established | 21 July 1937 (as New Town Commercial High School) |
| Status | Open |
| School district | Southern |
| Educational authority | Tasmanian Department of Education |
| Oversight | Office of Tasmanian Assessment, Standards & Certification |
| Principal | Andrew Hughes |
| Teaching staff | 41.9 FTE (2019)[1] |
| Years | 7-10 |
| Gender | Co-Education |
| Enrolment | 626[1] (2019) |
| Campus type | Suburban |
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| Colour(s) | Maroon, grey & white |
| Website | ogilviehigh |
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In 2019 student enrolments were 626.[1] The school principal is Duncan Groves.
It is the only government all girls school in the state, the only other government single-sex school being New Town High School for boys. In 2004, the school was also named as one of the top ten best schools in Australia in 2004.[2]
History
Established in 1937 as New Town Commercial High School, a selective co-educational school, in 1940 the school was renamed A. G. Ogilvie High School in honour of Albert Ogilvie, the Premier of Tasmania, who died in 1939.[3] The school remained co-educational until 1963, after which it became an all girls' school.[3]
In 2006 the School underwent renovations which provided three new drama/dance studios.[4] The school also recently built a Student Centre, which comprised a healthy-eating cafeteria, cafe and catering and domestic kitchens as well as a student lounge.[5] This development won first place in the Australian Institute of Architects' 2011 Tasmanian Architecture Awards, and the cafeteria was awarded silver accreditation level in the 2011 Cool Canteen Accreditation Program.[6]
In 2012, Ogilvie High School celebrated its seventy-fifth anniversary.[7]
In 2022, Ogilvie High School combined with New Town High School to become a co-ed school, with grade 7s, 8s, 9s and 10s, though in 2023 grades will be moved to sevens and eights.
Curricula
The school offers a diverse range of academic and non-academic educational programs for girls and a number of enriching optional choices including Robotics, Outdoor Education, the Arts, Sciences and Action for Social Justice.[7]
Co-curricula activities
Ogilvie High offers a large range of sports throughout the year including badminton, basketball, hockey, outdoor soccer, indoor soccer, futsal, outdoor cricket, squash, volleyball, waterpolo, netball, rowing, rockclimbing, touch football, team sailing, table tennis and orienteering.
Students also have the opportunity to participate in events and activities such as athletics knockouts, bushwalking, football gala day, tennis coaching, school basketball championships, school gymnastics, horse trials, surf league, outdoor education, fun runs and indoor rockclimbing.
Sport badges are awarded to students who have gained significant achievements in this area. The badges are offered at three levels: gold, silver and bronze. Each level has a set of specific selection criteria that must be met for students to be eligible.
The school has sports fields and grounds, tennis and netball courts, a gymnasium and a fitness centre called Ozone, which is to the right of the gym in the Hills block.
Houses
| Ogilvie High School Houses | ||
| House Name | Colour | Mascot |
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| Layna | Blue | Platypus |
| Panupiri | Yellow | Echidna |
| Patrula | Pink | Tasmanian Devil |
| Tiyuratina | Green | Black Cockatoo |
References
- "Ogilvie High School, New Town, TAS: School profile". My School. Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority. 2019. Retrieved 22 October 2020.
- "Ogilvie High School". Schools in Australia.
- "About us". Ogilvie High School. Tasmanian Department of Education. n.d. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
- "Ogilvie High School – Redevelopment of Outdated General and Specialist Learning Areas" (PDF). Parliamentary Standing Committee on Public Works. Parliament of Tasmania. Retrieved 2 December 2006.
- "Ogilvie High School". Tasmanian School Canteen Association. Tasmanian Department of Education (43). 2011.
- "Contemporised campus gains highest honour at Tasmanian Architecture Awards". Australian Institute of Architects. 2011.
- "75th anniversary for Ogilvie High School" (Press release). Premier of Tasmania. 2012.