Launceston College
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Launceston College is located in Tasmania
's second largest city of Launceston
. The school offers a large variety of educational subjects for a considerable number of Tasmanians. Such subjects include pre-tertiary and vocational educational training courses including English, math, science, child care, music, audio design, still and video photography, computer aided design, graphic design, desktop publishing, multimedia, electronics, hospitality, soft furnishing, sports development, office administration and hair dressing, as well as carpentry and joinery. The campus stretches over two city blocks and incorporates a state of the art gymnasium complex including a swimming pool and spa along with many other facilities; training restaurant, FM radio station automotive workshop and Television Studio. 7LCFM (now LCFM 87.8) - Launceston College's on air radio station is also streamed to the web from here.
Launceston College is a government school which enrols students studying years 11, 12 and 13. There are approximately 1250 students who attend classes on campus, and another 200 who study via Open Learning, an education system which allows students to undertake class work at times that suit them. The College also has an International Student Program with approximately 25 students from various countries. The campus employs over 160 staff members and offers a range of over 100 subjects.
The college promotes itself as a high quality, safe learning environment, and offers a wide variety of subjects to its students. The development of these images is in close relation to regulation of potential students. The college also offers the yearly opportunity to students to be involved in high-quality, professional stage productions, the most recent of which was Back To The 80s, in 2010. The 2011 production to be performed is Elton John's and Tim Rice's 'Aida
'. Past productions include Chess
, Jesus Christ Superstar
, Cinderocka, Footloose
, Grease
, Hair
, High School Musical
and Disco Inferno
. The school also offers overseas travel opportunities, such as an annual Nepal trip and, as of 2006, a trip to Japan for students studying Japanese.
Tasmania
Tasmania is an Australian island and state. It is south of the continent, separated by Bass Strait. The state includes the island of Tasmania—the 26th largest island in the world—and the surrounding islands. The state has a population of 507,626 , of whom almost half reside in the greater Hobart...
's second largest city of Launceston
Launceston, Tasmania
Launceston is a city in the north of the state of Tasmania, Australia at the junction of the North Esk and South Esk rivers where they become the Tamar River. Launceston is the second largest city in Tasmania after the state capital Hobart...
. The school offers a large variety of educational subjects for a considerable number of Tasmanians. Such subjects include pre-tertiary and vocational educational training courses including English, math, science, child care, music, audio design, still and video photography, computer aided design, graphic design, desktop publishing, multimedia, electronics, hospitality, soft furnishing, sports development, office administration and hair dressing, as well as carpentry and joinery. The campus stretches over two city blocks and incorporates a state of the art gymnasium complex including a swimming pool and spa along with many other facilities; training restaurant, FM radio station automotive workshop and Television Studio. 7LCFM (now LCFM 87.8) - Launceston College's on air radio station is also streamed to the web from here.
Launceston College is a government school which enrols students studying years 11, 12 and 13. There are approximately 1250 students who attend classes on campus, and another 200 who study via Open Learning, an education system which allows students to undertake class work at times that suit them. The College also has an International Student Program with approximately 25 students from various countries. The campus employs over 160 staff members and offers a range of over 100 subjects.
The college promotes itself as a high quality, safe learning environment, and offers a wide variety of subjects to its students. The development of these images is in close relation to regulation of potential students. The college also offers the yearly opportunity to students to be involved in high-quality, professional stage productions, the most recent of which was Back To The 80s, in 2010. The 2011 production to be performed is Elton John's and Tim Rice's 'Aida
Aida (musical)
Aida is a musical with music by Elton John, lyrics by Tim Rice, and book by Linda Woolverton, Robert Falls, and David Henry Hwang, and produced by Walt Disney Theatrical....
'. Past productions include Chess
Chess (musical)
Chess is a musical with music by Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus, formerly of ABBA, and with lyrics by Tim Rice. The story involves a romantic triangle between two top players, an American and a Russian, in a world chess championship, and a woman who manages one and falls in love with the other;...
, Jesus Christ Superstar
Jesus Christ Superstar
Jesus Christ Superstar is a rock opera by Andrew Lloyd Webber, with lyrics by Tim Rice. The musical started off as a rock opera concept recording before its first staging on Broadway in 1971...
, Cinderocka, Footloose
Footloose (musical)
Footloose is a 1998 musical based on the 1984 film of the same name. The music is by Tom Snow , the lyrics by Dean Pitchford , and the book by Pitchford and Walter Bobbie.-Act 1:...
, Grease
Grease (musical)
Grease is a 1971 musical by Jim Jacobs and Warren Casey. The musical is named for the 1950s United States working-class youth subculture known as the greasers. The musical, set in 1959 at fictional Rydell High School , follows ten working-class teenagers as they navigate the complexities of love,...
, Hair
Hair (musical)
Hair: The American Tribal Love-Rock Musical is a rock musical with a book and lyrics by James Rado and Gerome Ragni and music by Galt MacDermot. A product of the hippie counter-culture and sexual revolution of the 1960s, several of its songs became anthems of the anti-Vietnam War peace movement...
, High School Musical
High School Musical
High School Musical is a 2006 American television film, first in the High School Musical film franchise. Upon its release on January 20, 2006, it became the most successful film that Disney Channel Original Movie ever produced, with a television sequel High School Musical 2 released in 2007 and...
and Disco Inferno
Disco Inferno (musical)
Disco Inferno is a modern 70s style musical usually performed by small-scale theatre companies and schools. Set in 1976. the show features memorable songs of the 70s era, including Boogie Nights, Celebration and Hot Stuff...
. The school also offers overseas travel opportunities, such as an annual Nepal trip and, as of 2006, a trip to Japan for students studying Japanese.