Kingston High School (Tasmania)

Kingston High School is a government co-educational comprehensive junior secondary school located in Kingston, a suburb of Hobart, Tasmania, Australia. Established in 1972, the school caters for approximately 700 students from Years 7 to 10. The school is administered by the Tasmanian Department of Education.

Kingston High School
Address
6 Kingston View Drive

Kingston, Hobart, Tasmania

Australia
Coordinates42°58′14″S 147°17′16″E
Information
TypeGovernment comprehensive junior secondary school
Established2 December 1972 (1972-12-02)
StatusOpen
School districtSouthern
Educational authorityTasmanian Department of Education
OversightOffice of Tasmanian Assessment, Standards & Certification
PrincipalDr Libby Robinson
Teaching staff46.6 FTE (2019)[1]
Years7-10
GenderCo-educational
Enrolment643[1] (2019)
Campus typeSuburban
Houses
  • Hartz
  • Nelson
  • Wellington
  • Mangana
Colour(s)White, blue & teal    
Websitekingstonhigh.education.tas.edu.au

In 2019 student enrolments were 643.[1] The school principal is Dr Libby Robinson.[2]

The school is a six-stream school, with at least six class groups for each year level at the school.

History

Kingston High School was opened on 2 December 1972 by the Minister for Education, Bill Neilson.[3] The school had an initial enrolment of 168 students, with students coming from the rural townships surrounding Kingston. In 2000 student numbers peaked at 797 students, with enrolments steadily declining over the next six years. Since 2007, numbers have been steadily growing again with the student population expected to continue to increase.

Redevelopment of the Kingston High School campus was announced in 2007[4] and construction commenced in May 2009.[5] The school relocated from the old Kingston CBD campus to the Kingston View Drive campus at the beginning of the 2011 school year and was officially opened on 4 November 2011.

See also

References
  1. "Kingston High School, Kingston, TAS: School profile". My School. Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority. 2019. Retrieved 22 October 2020.
  2. "Welcome to Kingston High School". Kingston High School. Retrieved 28 June 2019.
  3. "New Kingston High School" (PDF). Tasmanian Parliament.
  4. "Kingston High School - a new learning centre" (PDF). Tasmanian Department of Education. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 May 2009. Retrieved 4 June 2009.
  5. "KHS News May 2009 Part 1" (PDF). Kingston High School. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 September 2009. Retrieved 4 June 2009.
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