Hi everyone - I'm a student that recently moved to Australia and isn't sure which schools are the best option. I've heard some positive and negative things about hobart college but I thought it would be better to ask here - is it a good school? Are there other high schools nearby that you would recommend?
Thank you :)
I hear good things about Hobart College generally. Ditto Rosny. For all the flaws of the Tasmanian public system, they do year 11-12 pretty well.
I’m a teacher in the private sector. I would not pay for my own children to go private at year 11-12 level
Can you say why? Is it an ideological or quality or something else based decision?
Because the public colleges here are actually pretty good, the high schools are where the problems are.
The reasons are many. State provision is good at 11-12, saving me over $20,000 a year for two years (times 2 kids!). Also, I’ve seen (and been part of!!) the spoon-feeding process at pretertiary level in private schools, a process which significantly disadvantages kids when they go to university and cannot survive when not spoon fed and nurse-maided.
Thank you! I'd been a bit worried about switching to public schooling but it seems like the better option
I’m rosny alum. Albeit some time ago. But it was great.
I went to Hobart College (only 3 years ago). School is good, Mathematics + Science teachers are really great. Great facilities, plenty of opportunity for different types of study, and different goals. Nice private single bathrooms in D Block (I think it's D Block, the one with all the Mathematics and Science anyway).
The canteen is good but my brother who only left last year says they have increased the prices on food significantly, I rarely used it anyway.
If you mean High School, I went to Kingston High School. The school was quite good when I was there, although there were a bunch of bad apples in my year group, that was the only damper on my experience. Kingston High School also has good facilities in a range of fields, my youngest brother tells me they do Psychology and STEM units now, never had those when I was there.
Hope that helps.
Thank you!! This really does help considering I've never been there. Really appreciate the breakdown, these comments have been so helpful
I went to Hobart and it was great! Down to earth people, really good teachers and a great cafeteria.
Thank you! I just wanted to hear from people who actually went there so this helps!
I completed a healthcare degree at the University of Tasmania , which was a marvelous experience. But that is a university. A college I feel worth keeping in mind is TAS TAFE. Hope the aforementioned helps. All the best to you, OP!
Thank you! The replies to this have been so kind, and so have most of the people I've met- glad to have moved here Thank you, all the best to you too!
You're Welcome. Have a lovely day!
Im at Hobart College at the moment, it’s a good school, fair bit of drug use but hard to avoid at any school and it’s a great environment, plus teachers are really nice and it’s not too strict. highly recommend
Yeah I think the drug problem is unavoidable but Thank you! I'm feeling more confident in hobart after hearing more about it
My oldest son currently attends Rosny College. He enjoys it, the course list is extensive and the support is quite good. As a parent, I can't complain.
Thank you! These comments have been really helpful to someone who isn't familiar with the schools around here!
Hobart college is awesome but it has a lot of drug use (at least there was 2020/21/22), you can very easily avoid it tho. Gilford young college is also pretty good, less people than Hobart college so less options. Main thing I’ll say about Gilford is if you go for year 11 and 12 you have to do religion. It’s also a catholic school so there will be fees (I’m not sure how much). There’s Elizabeth college too which is in the city however i dont know anyone that went there so I cannot comment.
Thank you! I really appreciate the explanation :)
I hadn't heard about hobarts drug problem yet, but I'll definitely look into the other two and compare the options/fees
You’ll notice it at most schools, Hobart in general has a pretty high weed usage.
I went there (a while ago now but still). There were a few teachers that were not great (gone now) but i had a largely positive experience and would reccomend it.
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