Hobart College, Tasmania

Hobart College
Front of Hobart College campus, A & B block buildings
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Olinda Grove

Mount Nelson, Hobart, Tasmania

Australia
Coordinates42°55′10″S 147°18′57″E / 42.91933°S 147.31591°E / -42.91933; 147.31591
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TypeGovernment comprehensive senior college
MottoTradition, Diversity, Excellence
Established1 January 1913; 111 years ago (1913-01-01)
as Hobart High School
StatusOpen
Sister schoolFuzhou Number 8 Middle School, China
School districtSouthern
Educational authorityDepartment for Education, Children and Young People
OversightOffice of Tasmanian Assessment, Standards & Certification
PrincipalDr Libby Robinson
Staff118.5 FTE (2023)[1]
Teaching staff87.7 FTE (2023)[1]
Years1112
Enrolment1,285.1 FTE[1] (2023)
Campus typeInner-city urban
Colour(s)Blue and yellow   
Websitehobartcollege.education.tas.edu.au
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Hobart College is a government comprehensive senior secondary school located in Mount Nelson, a suburb of Hobart, Tasmania, Australia. Established in 1913 as Hobart High School, it was later renamed as Hobart Matriculation College in 1965, and subsequently renamed as Hobart College. The college caters for approximately 1,300 students in Years 11 and 12 and is administered by the Department for Education, Children and Young People.

In 2023 student enrolments were 1285.1 FTE.[1] The college principal is Dr Libby Robinson. As of 2018, the college had educated twenty students who progressed to being awarded a Rhodes Scholarship.[2]

  1. ^ a b c d "Hobart College, Mount Nelson, TAS: School profile". My School. Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority. 2024. Retrieved 18 April 2024.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference Rhodes was invoked but never defined (see the help page).