Rose Bay High School

Not to be confused with Rose Bay Secondary College.

School in Australia

Rose Bay High School

Rose Bay High School in 2007

Address

Kaoota Road, Lindisfarne

Rose Bay, Hobart, Tasmania

Australia

Coordinates| 42°51′43″S 147°21′29″E﻿ / ﻿42.862°S 147.358°E﻿ / -42.862; 147.358
Information
Type| Government comprehensive secondary school
Established| 1961; 62 years ago (1961)
Status| Open
School district| Southern
Educational authority| Tasmanian Department of Education
Oversight| Office of Tasmanian Assessment, Standards & Certification
Principal| Joel Joel
Teaching staff| 47.5 FTE (2019)[1]
Years| 7–12
Gender| Co-educational
Enrolment| 678[1] (2020)
Campus type| Suburban
Colour(s)| Blue, red, and white
Website| rosebayhigh.education.tas.edu.au

Rose Bay High School is a government co-educational comprehensive secondary school located in Rose Bay, a suburb of Hobart, Tasmania, Australia. Established in 1961, the school caters for approximately 650 students from Years 7 to 12. The school is administered by the Tasmanian Department of Education.[2]

In 2020, student enrolments were 678.[3] The school principal is Joel Doyle.

The school has views of the Derwent River, Mount Wellington, the city of Hobart, and the Tasman Bridge.

## History[edit]

### Construction[edit]

In 1960, a deputation from the Clarence High School P & F Association strongly emphasised the urgent need for immediate action in the provision of additional high school accommodation on the Eastern Shore. With the co-operation of the Housing Department and the Clarence Commission negotiations were rapidly completed for the procurement of the magnificent site on which the school now stands. On 23 June 1960, the Rose Bay High School Advisory Council was formed through the P & F Associations of the three Primary Schools immediately concerned: Lindisfarne North, Lindisfarne and Montagu Bay.

On 29 July 1960, a tender was let for the first unit of the Rose Bay High School at a contract price of £43,000. The first stage of the new building consisted of eight classrooms, two of which were used for practical activities with some provision for both administrative and staff requirements.

### Redevelopment[edit]

2009 saw the start of the school's second redevelopment stage to which A$4.78 million was allocated. This complemented the A$1.3 million refurbishment which was completed in 2005 and provide 'state of the art facilities' in most learning areas. The first phase began in November 2009, with the demolition of the old student toilet block at the end of B Block. The school's new Dance/Drama suite was constructed on this site.

In March 2017, the school was one of eighteen high schools expanded to cover Years 11 and 12.[4]

Rose Bay High School gained funding from the Australian Government's Building the Education Revolution Program to build a Language Centre to provide modern facilities for the teaching of languages other than English.

## Notable past students[edit]

* Robert Shaw
* Jeremy Howe

## See also[edit]

* List of schools in Tasmania
* Education in Tasmania

## References[edit]

1. ^ a b "Rose Bay High School, Rose Bay, TAS: School profile". My School. Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority. 2019. Retrieved 22 October 2020.
2. ^ "Home page". Rose Bay High School. Tasmanian Department of Education. Retrieved 30 April 2017.
3. ^ "Rose Bay High School – Department of Education". Retrieved 15 March 2021.
4. ^ "2017: 18 schools to extend to Year 11 and 12" (Press release). Premier of Tasmania. 4 March 2016. Retrieved 23 September 2020.

## External links[edit]

* Rose Bay High School website

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Public high schools in Tasmania

In Hobart|

* Bayview Secondary College
* Clarence
* Cosgrove
* Hobart City High School
* Kingston
* Montrose Bay
* Rose Bay
* Sorell
* Taroona

In regional Tasmania|

* Brooks
* Burnie
* Deloraine
* Devonport
* Exeter
* Huonville
* Jordan River
* Kings Meadows
* Latrobe
* New Norfolk
* Parklands
* Prospect
* Queechy
* Reece
* Riverside
* Scottsdale
* Smithton
* Ulverstone Secondary College

Closed schools|

* Bridgewater
* Claremont
* Geilston Bay
* Penguin
* Ravenswood
* Rosetta

Authority control databases |

* VIAF

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