Penguin District School
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Penguin District School | |
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Coordinates | 41°07′38″S 146°04′05″E / 41.1273°S 146.0681°E |
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Type | Public, co-educational, secondary, day school, |
Motto | Together: We Aspire, We Strive, We Achieve |
Principal | Mathew Grining |
Enrolment | 643[1] |
Campus | Suburban |
Colour(s) | Navy blue, light blue |
Website | Penguin District School |
Penguin District School is a public, co-educational high school, in Penguin, Tasmania, Australia, a town located midway between of Burnie and Ulverstone.[2] It was created in 2013 when Penguin High School merged with Penguin Primary School.[3] Beginning in 2019, Penguin added grade 11 and 12 classes, mainly revolving around sports-based classes.[4] This sports focus was boosted with the opening of Dial Park, a multi-football ground sports complex on par with UTAS and Blundstone arenas.[5]
See also
References
- ^ "Key Data 2019-20" (PDF). Retrieved 10 September 2020.
- ^ "Penguin High School". Department of Education (Tasmania). Retrieved 8 April 2011.
- ^ "Northern primary schools agree to merge". ABC. Retrieved 1 November 2013.
- ^ "2019 focus on further lifting educational achievement". Mirage News. 4 February 2019. Retrieved 12 February 2019.
- ^ Fair, Alex (26 February 2018). "First use for new Dial oval". The Advocate. Retrieved 12 February 2019.