Clarence High School (Bellerive, Tasmania)

Clarence High School
Address
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25 Wentworth Street

Bellerive, Hobart, Tasmania

Australia
Coordinates42°52′39″S 147°23′21″E / 42.8775°S 147.3893°E / -42.8775; 147.3893
Information
TypeGovernment comprehensive junior secondary school
Established1959; 65 years ago (1959)
StatusOpen
School districtSouthern
Educational authorityTasmanian Department of Education
OversightOffice of Tasmanian Assessment, Standards & Certification
PrincipalAlanna Green
Teaching staff46.2 FTE (2021)[1]
Years7–10
GenderCo-educational
Enrolment603[1] (2021)
Campus typeSuburban
Houses
  •   Flynn
  •   Gilmore
  •   Mawson
  •   Nightingale
Colour(s)Green, white, & maroon    
Websiteclarencehigh.education.tas.edu.au
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Clarence High School is a government co-educational comprehensive junior secondary school located in Bellerive, a suburb of Hobart, Tasmania, 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.[2]

As of 2023, student enrolments were 633.As of December 2024, the principal of Clarence High School is Mr. Nick Dodd. [3]

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 oval, soccer field and a beach volleyball court.

Clarence High School has four houses; Flynn, Gilmore, Mawson, and Nightingale.

Other

Metro Tasmania operates several bus lines that run past the school, with some bus lines running into and out from the school grounds.[4]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Clarence High School, Bellerive, TAS: School profile". My School. Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority. Retrieved 17 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Clarence High School". Department for Education, Children and Young People. Retrieved 24 December 2024.
  3. ^ Schoolzine. "Principal Welcome - Clarence High School". Clarence High School Website. Retrieved 24 December 2024.
  4. ^ "Clarence High School - Metro Tasmania". Metro Tasmania. Metro Tasmania. Retrieved 17 September 2022.


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