New Town High School was a government comprehensive junior secondary school for boys (in Years 7 and 8) and co-educational (from Years 9 to 12). The school is located in , a suburb of Hobart, Tasmania, Australia. Established in 1919, the school caters for approximately 700 students from Years 7 to 12. The school is administered by the Tasmanian Department of Education.

In 2019 student enrolments were 698. The school principal is Shane Fuller.

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

Overview Established in 1919 as Hobart Junior Technical College and renamed as Hobart Technical High School in 1950, the adopted its current name, New Town High School in 1961. Together with the girls-only Ogilvie High School and co-educational Elizabeth College, New Town High School was a member of Hobart City Partnership Schools, that delivers learning to over 2,000 students across the three campuses.

Houses New Town High had four houses; Dechaineux, Ellis, Hunter and Jarvis, which all competed against each other to win the Cosgrove Shield (for sporting achievement), the David Close Shield (for academic achievement) and the Making a Difference Shield (for sustainability).

New Town High School houses House name Colour Mascot Dechaineux Blue Warship Ellis Red Eagle Hunter Green Warrior Jarvis Yellow Jaguar

Cosgrove Shield The Cosgrove was named after Sir Robert Cosgrove, who laid the foundation for the current facilities at Midwood Street. The shield was the most prestigious prize awarded to the houses. Each house was allotted points (four for first; one for last) for each of the four sporting carnivals (Swimming, Winter House Sports, Cross Country and Athletics), with the house with the highest number of points winning the shield for that year.

Notable alumni

Neal Blewitt, academic, former politician, diplomat, and Rhodes Scholar Martin Bryant, the convicted mass murderer responsible for the Port Arthur massacre Stuart Challender, composer and conductor George Cole, politician and first national Leader of the Democratic Labor Party Ivan Dean, State Parliamentarian Stephen Estcourt, Puisne Judge of the Supreme Court of Tasmania Stuart Hamilton, public servant and Rhodes Scholar Peter Jones, Australian rules football player and coach Jim Manson, (class of 1953), Tasmanian Football Hall of Fame member and local government politician Nick Sherry, Senator and former Assistant Treasurer Roger Woolley, Australian cricketer Adam Coleman, Australian rugby union player Brad Plain, Australian rules football player (Essendon, Collingwood and North Melbourne)

See also List of schools in Tasmania Education in Tasmania

References

External links NTHS Tasmania Twitter profile New Town High School Google+ page