Ogilvie High School
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Hobart, Tasmania, Australia  |
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| Coordinates | 42°51′20″S 147°18′0″E / 42.85556°S 147.3°ECoordinates: 42°51′20″S 147°18′0″E / 42.85556°S 147.3°E |
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| Type | Public, Single-sex, High School |
| Established | 1937 |
| Principal | Paul Woodham |
| Years Offered | 7–10 |
| Campus | Urban |
| Colour(s) | Maroon, Brown and White |
| Website | www.ogilviehigh.tas.edu.au |
Ogilvie High School is an all girls public high school in New Town, a suburb of Hobart, Tasmania, Australia. It is the only public all girls school in the state, the only other public single-sex school being New Town High School for boys.
In 2006, the school had an enrolment of approximately 1,200 students covering years seven to ten and 136 teaching and support staff.
The school boasts outstanding academic success and extra curricular programs. It was also named as one of the top ten best schools in Australia in 2004.[1]
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[edit] History
The school was originally opened as New Town Commercial High School in 1937, but was renamed A G Ogilvie High School, for former Premier of Tasmania Albert Ogilvie, in 1940.[2]
The school was co-educational up until 1963, after which it became an all girls school.[2]
Since 2006, the school underwent renovations which gave the school three new drama/dance studios.[3] The school also recently built a new Student Centre, which comprised a healthy-eating canteen, several food studies workshops and student lounges.[4] It won first place in the Australian Institute of Architects' 2011 Tasmanian Architecture Awards, and the canteen won a silver accreditation level in the 2011 Cool Canteen Accreditation Program.[5]
Throughout 2012, Ogilvie High School celebrated its seventy-fifth anniversary.
[edit] Sport
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.
A number of special events occur throughout the year also. If there is sufficient interest in a specific event, then the school is often represented. These include 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 also awarded to students who have gained significant achievements. 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 offers vast sports fields and grounds, tennis and netball courts, a gymnasium and a fitness centre.
[edit] Houses
| Ogilvie High School Houses | ||
| House Name | Colour | Mascot |
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| Venn | Blue | Shark |
| Steane | Yellow | Eagle |
| Miller | Green | Frog |
| Williams | Red | Lion |
| Dando | Purple | Dragon |
The House system is integral to the pastoral care and leadership development at Ogilvie.
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ "Ogilvie High School". schools in Australia. http://www.schools-in-australia.com/ogilvie-high-school/.
- ^ a b http://www.ogilviehigh.tas.edu.au/text/history_ampt.htm
- ^ "Ogilvie High School – Redevelopment of Outdated General and Specialist Learning Areas". Parliamentary Standing Committee on Public Works. http://www.parliament.tas.gov.au/ctee/Transcripts/OGILVIE%20HIGH%20SCHOOL%20REDEVELOPMENT.pdf.. Retrieved 2006-12-02.
- ^ Tasmanian School Canteen Association TERM 3 2011 Issue 43
- ^ Contemporised campus gains highest honour at Tasmanian Architecture Awards
[edit] External links
- Ogilvie High School Website
- Wendy Frohmader's citation on Women Tasmania Roll of Honour
- School Improvement Report 2007
- Ogilvie wins NLA Community Heritage Grant 2008
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