Clarence High School (Bellerive, Tasmania)
| Clarence High School | |
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| Address | |
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25 Wentworth Street Australia | |
| Coordinates | 42°52′39″S 147°23′21″E / 42.8775°S 147.3893°E |
| Information | |
| Type | Government comprehensive junior secondary school |
| Established | 1959 |
| Status | Open |
| School district | Southern |
| Educational authority | Tasmanian Department of Education |
| Oversight | Office of Tasmanian Assessment, Standards & Certification |
| Principal | Nick Dodd |
| Teaching staff | 46.2 FTE (2021)[1] |
| Years | 7–10 |
| Gender | Co-educational |
| Enrolment | 603[1] (2021) |
| Campus type | Suburban |
| Houses |
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| Colour(s) | Green, white, & maroon |
| Website | clarencehigh |
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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.
As of July 2025[update], the principal of Clarence High School is Nick Dodd.
History
[edit]Clarence High School was the first comprehensive state secondary school on the eastern shore of Hobart's River Derwent, opening in 1959.[2] The school used modern and experimental ideas, and within three years of opening, it had enrolled 1100 students.[3][4]
Description
[edit]Clarence High School is located in Bellerive, Hobart. It caters for approximately 600 students from Years 7 to 10, and is administered by the Tasmanian Department of Education.[4]
The school contains a gymnasium, cricket nets, Australian rules football oval, soccer field, and a beach volleyball court.[citation needed]
Clarence High School has four houses: Flynn, Gilmore, Mawson, and Nightingale, named after John Flynn (1880-1951) Presbyterian minister; Dame Mary Gilmore (1865-1962), poet, writer, and social reformer; Sir Douglas Mawson (1882-1958), geologist and Antarctic explorer; and Florence Nightingale (1820-1910), the English nurse who founded the nursing profession.[5]
Enrolment in 2021 was 603.[1] As of July 2025[update], the principal of Clarence High School is Nick Dodd.[6]
Transport
[edit]Metro Tasmania operates several bus lines that run past the school, with some bus lines running into and out from the school grounds.[7]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Clarence High School, Bellerive, TAS: School profile". My School. Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority. Retrieved 17 September 2022.
- ^ "Our schools" (PDF). Tasmanian Government. Retrieved 5 July 2025.
- ^ "14. Life in Clarence in the 1950s and 1960s". Retrieved 5 July 2025.
- ^ a b "Clarence High School". Department for Education, Children and Young People. Retrieved 24 December 2024.
- ^ "Clarence High School Information handbook 2025" (PDF). Department for Education, Children and Young People. 2025. p. 5.
- ^ "Principal Welcome". Clarence High School Website. Retrieved 4 July 2025.
- ^ "Clarence High School - Metro Tasmania". Metro Tasmania. Metro Tasmania. Retrieved 17 September 2022.
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