New Town High School (Tasmania)

New Town High School

"We build for the Future"
Location
New Town, Tasmania
Australia
Coordinates 42°51′04″S 147°18′08″E / 42.85111°S 147.30222°E / -42.85111; 147.30222
Information
School type Public High School (lads only)
Established 1919 (as Hobart Junior Technical College)
Principal Mr Jason Szczerbanik
Years offered 7–10
Enrolment 780 [1]
Colour(s) Blue, Yellow         
Website http://newtownhighschooltas.org

New Town High School (formerly Hobart Junior Technical College 1919–1949; Hobart Technical High School 1950–1961), is a Tasmanian Government secondary school for boys. It is located in Hobart, Tasmania. It is the only public all-boys school in the state, the only other public single-sex school being Ogilvie High School for girls. Its 2006 enrolment was approximately 830 students covering years seven to ten. The school has a specialist music program, challenging programs and up to date facilities in technology, design and the arts, a contemporary program in foods and catering, a vibrant languages other than English program and an excellent Health and Physical Education Department. These aspects complement a demanding academic program in the core learning areas of mathematics, English, science, and SOHI (Society and History).

Teaching Roles

The teaching roles include one Principal, three Assistant Principals (one each for Grades 8, 9 and 10; all three help with Grade 7), eight Grade Supervisors (two for each Grade), multiple Teachers Assistants (for help with learning-impaired students), and multiple Other Staff including Heads of Departments and Relief Teachers.

Senior Staff

Principals

Current Assistant Principals

Current Grade Supervisors

Grade 7

Grade 8

Grade 9

Grade 10

Advanced Skills Teachers

Other Senior Staff

Non-Teaching Senior Staff

Houses

New Town High has 4 houses; Dechaineux, Ellis, Hunter and Jarvis, which all compete against each other to win the Cosgrove Shield (for Sporting Achievement), the David Close Shield (for Academic Achievement) and the Making a Difference Shield (for Sustainability). There are 2 home groups per house, per grade.

New Town High School Houses
House Name Colour Mascot
Dechaineux Blue Warship
Ellis Red Eagle
Hunter Green Warrior
Jarvis Yellow Jaguar

Cosgrove Shield

The Cosgrove is named after Sir Robert Cosgrove, who laid the foundation for the current facilities at Midwood Street. The shield is the most prestigious prize awarded to the houses. Each house is allotted points (4 for first; 1 for last) for each of the four sporting carnivals (Swimming, Winter House Sports, Cross Country and Athletics), with the house with the highest number of points winning the shield for that year.

Student Leadership

All grades have their own internal student leadership structures, with the Grade 10 leaders taking responsibility for whole school leadership along with leadership for their grade. Whilst processes remain relatively uniform, the Grade Supervisors for each grade determine the exact method to determine which students are appointed leaders.

Grade 7 to 9 Leadership

Grades 7, 8, and 9 all have their own Grade Councils consisting of student leaders. These bodies make decisions concerning the running of grade activities, fundraising, and other matters that their Grade Supervisors feel are relevant. Sometimes the councils will internally elect their own office bearers (President, Secretary, Treasurer, and sometimes Deputy President). Some Grade Supervisors leadership appointments separate to the council, such as sport leaders.

There are three different processes that are used for determining student leaders: by appointment, by home group, or by grade. The leaders by appointment are appointed by their Grade Supervisors to leadership roles - leaders may be chosen from a pool of applicants or all applicants who are considered trustworthy may be appointed. Those appointed by home group are elected, usually after delivery a speech, to represent their home group. Finally, those appointed by grade are elected-at-large after providing a speech in front of their entire grade; sometimes, because of the large number of candidates, a second round of short-listed candidates may be conducted.

Grade 10 Leadership

There are three main forms of Grade 10 student leadership - Prefects (16-20), House Captains (8 - two per house), and Peer Support Leaders (about 70). Students may be either a Prefect or a House Captain but can not be both; most Prefects and House Captains are appointed Peer Support Leaders.

Prefects act as both the Grade 10 Council and the School-wide Student Council. Prefects are elected-at-large by their grade, the outgoing Prefect Board, and the Staff towards the end of Grade 9 in a Plurality-at-Large Two-Round System, usually fifty candidates nominate and thirty candidates get through to the second round with about sixteen or twenty being elected (depending on where there is a clear cut-off in the voting). A Head and Deputy Head Prefect is appointed by the Grade Supervisors in consultation with the Principal; in rare cases, none or two Deputy Head Prefects will be appointed. Further office-bearers (such as Liaison Officer, Media Spokesperson, Secretary, and Treasurer) may be elected internally by the Prefect Board.

Two House Captains are elected-at-large by their house in November in anticipation for the coming year. Their duties including assisting with the administration for their house (for example, registering participants for events), organising the loan of sporting equipment, helping out at primary school sport carnivals.

Peer Support Leaders are responsible for the delivery of the Peer Support Program for incoming Grade 7 students - a program to assist newcomers to become accustomed with their peers and the school. After all Grade 9 students undertake a two-day training course, next-years Peer Support Leaders are appointed by their Grade Supervisors on the advice of the course facilitators.

Head & Deputy Head Prefects[3][6]
Year Head Prefect Deputy Head Prefect
2008 Toby MacGregor Luke Bell
2009 Ruben Cortés Joseph Thompson
2010 Luke Thompson Patrick Cordwell
2011 Andrew Reading Hayden Arnott
2012 Cameron Weston Jamie Roberts
2013 Louis Rose Nades
2014 Campbell Dickens William Smith
2015 Blair Woolley Samuel Fros

Mitchell Woolley

2016 Joshua Blum Joshua Butler

Notable alumni

Rhodes scholars

See also

References

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