Rose Bay High School
high school in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
Rose Bay High School is a government co-educational comprehensive secondary school located in Rose Bay, a suburb of Hobart, Tasmania, Australia. Established in 1961, the school caters for approximately 650 students from Years 7 to 12. The school is administered by the Tasmanian Department of Education.
In 2020, student enrolments were 678. The school principal is Joel Doyle.
The school has views of the River Derwent, Mount Wellington, the city of Hobart, and the Tasman Bridge.
History
Construction
In 1960, a deputation from the Clarence High School P & F Association strongly emphasised the urgent need for immediate action in the provision of additional high school accommodation on the Eastern Shore. With the co-operation of the Housing Department and the Clarence Commission negotiations were rapidly completed for the procurement of the magnificent site on which the school now stands. On 23 June 1960, the Rose Bay High School Advisory Council was formed through the P & F Associations of the three Primary Schools immediately concerned: Lindisfarne North, Lindisfarne and Montagu Bay.
On 29 July 1960, a tender was let for the first unit of the Rose Bay High School at a contract price of £43,000.
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