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Ogilvie High School

Field	Value
name	Ogilvie High School
image_size	240
logo_size	75px
motto	Today
established	21 July 1937
(as New Town Commercial High School)
closed	2021
status	Closed
type	Government comprehensive junior secondary school
gender	Co-Education
educational_authority	Tasmanian Department of Education
oversight	Office of Tasmanian Assessment, Standards & Certification
district	Southern
grades	7-10
grades_label	Years
principal	Andrew Hughes
enrolment	626
enrolment_as_of	2019
teaching_staff	41.9 FTE (2019)
colours	Maroon, grey & white
houses
campus type	Suburban
streetaddress	228 New Town Rd, New Town TAS 7008
location	, Hobart, Tasmania
country	Australia
coordinates
website	(archived)
mapframe	yes

(as New Town Commercial High School) Ogilvie High School was a government comprehensive junior secondary school, located in , a suburb of Hobart, Tasmania, Australia. Established in 1937, the school caters for approximately 600 students from Years 7 to 10. The school was administered by the Tasmanian Department of Education.

In 2019 student enrolments were 626. The school principal is Duncan Groves.

It was 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.

It was merged with New Town High School to form Hobart City High School from the 2022 school year. The Ogilvie High School site is referred to as the Ogilvie Campus of the new school.

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 died in 1939. The school remained co-educational until 1963, after which it became an all girls' school.

In 2006 the School underwent renovations which provided three new drama/dance studios. 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. 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.

In 2012, Ogilvie High School celebrated its seventy-fifth anniversary.

In 2022, Ogilvie High School combined with New Town High School to form the co-ed Hobart City High School.

Curricula

The school offered 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.

Co-curricula activities

Ogilvie High offered 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, which is to the right of the gym in the Hills block.

Houses

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References

(2019). "Ogilvie High School, New Town, TAS: School profile". [[Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority]].
"Ogilvie High School". Schools in Australia.
(n.d.). "About us". [[Department of Education (Tasmania).
"Ogilvie High School – Redevelopment of Outdated General and Specialist Learning Areas". [[Parliament of Tasmania]].
(2011). "Ogilvie High School". [[Department of Education (Tasmania).
(2011). "Contemporised campus gains highest honour at Tasmanian Architecture Awards". [[Australian Institute of Architects]].
(2012). "75th anniversary for Ogilvie High School". [[Premier of Tasmania]].

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