Ogilvie High School

Ogilvie High School is a government comprehensive junior secondary school for girls 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
Location
New Town, Hobart, Tasmania

Australia
Coordinates42°51′20″S 147°18′0″E
Information
TypeGovernment comprehensive junior secondary school
Established21 July 1937 (1937-07-21)
(as New Town Commercial High School)
StatusOpen
School districtSouthern
Educational authorityTasmanian Department of Education
OversightOffice of Tasmanian Assessment, Standards & Certification
PrincipalDuncan Groves
Teaching staff41.9 FTE (2019)[1]
Years7-10
GenderGirls
Enrolment626[1] (2019)
Campus typeSuburban
Houses
  • Venn
  • Steane
  • Miller
  • Williams
  • Dando
Colour(s)Maroon, grey & white     
Websiteogilviehigh.education.tas.edu.au

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 passed away 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]

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.

Houses
Ogilvie High School Houses
House Name Colour Mascot
Venn Blue Shark
Steane Yellow Eagle
Miller Green Frog
Williams Red Lion
Dando Purple Dragon

See also

References
  1. "Ogilvie High School, New Town, TAS: School profile". My School. Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority. 2019. Retrieved 22 October 2020.
  2. "Ogilvie High School". Schools in Australia.
  3. "About us". Ogilvie High School. Tasmanian Department of Education. n.d. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
  4. "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.
  5. "Ogilvie High School". Tasmanian School Canteen Association. Tasmanian Department of Education (43). 2011.
  6. "Contemporised campus gains highest honour at Tasmanian Architecture Awards". Australian Institute of Architects. 2011.
  7. "75th anniversary for Ogilvie High School" (Press release). Premier of Tasmania. 2012.
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