Huonville High School
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|location = Huonville, Tasmania
|country = AUS
|athletics = House Teams (Hakea, Banksia, Acacia, Grevillia)
|colors = Red, White, Yellow and Blue
|website = http://www.huonvillehigh.tased.edu.au/
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Huonville High School is a public, co-educational school
situated in the small town of Huonville, Tasmania
, Australia
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The school was founded in 1940 as the 'Huonville Area School', and was the only secondary school south of Hobart (the state capital, approximately 42 kilometers north). In 1957, the school was re-branded as a 'Comprehensive Area School', and during this time over 90% of students reached the school via bus, which portrays the importance the school played in the Huon Valley's education system.
Being part of the State Government's Department of Education, the school has often experienced tight budgets. This has resulted in a certain degree of dilapidation in parts of the school. The Science and Technology block in particular is in a state of mild disrepair. The food sciences and drama sectors have recently received impressive renovations thanks to funding raised by the Performing Arts Departments.
The school enrolled approximate 450 students in 2004, with around 100 students in each grade. Gender ratios are surprisingly equal, with almost 50/50 spreads across all grades. Approximately 15% of students identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander.
http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Huonville_High_School&action=edit
The school boasts increasingly higher rates of college level education continuation, with almost 80% of graduating students continuing to Grades 11 and 12 over the past two years. The school also hosts a 'No Dole' charter, wherein graduating students pledge to continue through to higher education or obtain full time work, rather than seeking government welfare, thus breaking the cycle of poverty and unemployment that pervades in the Huon.
The school uniform consists mainly of a royal blue polo shirt, navy blue wind-cheater/polar fleece jacket or a blue rugby jumper, with the choice of shoes, pants, etc. left to students. However grade 10 student in the SRC wear red polo shirts. This policy results in a higher willingness to wear the uniform, and has seen marked increase in uniform compliance over the past 5 years.
On the 9th of August 2011 Huonville High took a group of grade 9 and 10 students to Devenport to participate in the 2011 Tasmanian Science and Engineering (Super) Challenge, the challenge was the state final with 2nd and 1st place being invited to attend the National Challenge in Victoria. Unfortunately Huonville came 3rd place losing out to Launceston Christan School (1st) and Calvin. On the bright side Huoville was the best performing school in Southern Tasmania and was the best performing public (non private school,) additonaly this was the first time that Huonville High had made a state final with organizers commenting on how well behaved the students were when compared to other schools at the challenge.
|location = Huonville, Tasmania
Huonville, Tasmania
Huonville is a town on the Huon River, in the south-east of Tasmania, Australia. The town lies within the Huon Valley Council area. It lies 38 km south of Hobart on the Huon Highway. At the 2006 census, Huonville had a population of 1,806....
|country = AUS
|athletics = House Teams (Hakea, Banksia, Acacia, Grevillia)
|colors = Red, White, Yellow and Blue
|website = http://www.huonvillehigh.tased.edu.au/
}}
Huonville High School is a public, co-educational school
School
A school is an institution designed for the teaching of students under the direction of teachers. Most countries have systems of formal education, which is commonly compulsory. In these systems, students progress through a series of schools...
situated in the small town of Huonville, Tasmania
Huonville, Tasmania
Huonville is a town on the Huon River, in the south-east of Tasmania, Australia. The town lies within the Huon Valley Council area. It lies 38 km south of Hobart on the Huon Highway. At the 2006 census, Huonville had a population of 1,806....
, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
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The school was founded in 1940 as the 'Huonville Area School', and was the only secondary school south of Hobart (the state capital, approximately 42 kilometers north). In 1957, the school was re-branded as a 'Comprehensive Area School', and during this time over 90% of students reached the school via bus, which portrays the importance the school played in the Huon Valley's education system.
Being part of the State Government's Department of Education, the school has often experienced tight budgets. This has resulted in a certain degree of dilapidation in parts of the school. The Science and Technology block in particular is in a state of mild disrepair. The food sciences and drama sectors have recently received impressive renovations thanks to funding raised by the Performing Arts Departments.
The school enrolled approximate 450 students in 2004, with around 100 students in each grade. Gender ratios are surprisingly equal, with almost 50/50 spreads across all grades. Approximately 15% of students identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander.
http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Huonville_High_School&action=edit
The school boasts increasingly higher rates of college level education continuation, with almost 80% of graduating students continuing to Grades 11 and 12 over the past two years. The school also hosts a 'No Dole' charter, wherein graduating students pledge to continue through to higher education or obtain full time work, rather than seeking government welfare, thus breaking the cycle of poverty and unemployment that pervades in the Huon.
The school uniform consists mainly of a royal blue polo shirt, navy blue wind-cheater/polar fleece jacket or a blue rugby jumper, with the choice of shoes, pants, etc. left to students. However grade 10 student in the SRC wear red polo shirts. This policy results in a higher willingness to wear the uniform, and has seen marked increase in uniform compliance over the past 5 years.
On the 9th of August 2011 Huonville High took a group of grade 9 and 10 students to Devenport to participate in the 2011 Tasmanian Science and Engineering (Super) Challenge, the challenge was the state final with 2nd and 1st place being invited to attend the National Challenge in Victoria. Unfortunately Huonville came 3rd place losing out to Launceston Christan School (1st) and Calvin. On the bright side Huoville was the best performing school in Southern Tasmania and was the best performing public (non private school,) additonaly this was the first time that Huonville High had made a state final with organizers commenting on how well behaved the students were when compared to other schools at the challenge.