Sorell School

School in Australia
42°47′10″S 147°33′40″E / 42.7860°S 147.5612°E / -42.7860; 147.5612InformationTypeGovernment comprehensive primary and secondary schoolMottoRespecting our past, creating our futureEstablished1821; 203 years ago (1821)StatusopenSchool districtSouthernEducational authorityTasmanian Department of EducationOversightOffice of Tasmanian Assessment, Standards & CertificationPrincipalJenny CowlingTeaching staff64.0 FTE (2019)[1]YearsK–12GenderCo-educationalEnrolment855[1] (2019)Campus typeSuburbanHouses🟨 Davis

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Sorell School is a government co-educational comprehensive primary and secondary school located in Sorell, a suburb of Hobart, Tasmania, Australia. Established in 1821, the school caters for approximately 900 students from Years K to 12. The school is administered by the Tasmanian Department of Education.

In 2019 student enrolments were 855.[1] The school principal is Jenny Cowling.

In March 2017, the school was one of eighteen high schools that were expanded to cover Years 11 and 12.[2]

Sorell School is the oldest continually operating public school in Australia.[3]

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References

  1. ^ a b c "Sorell School, Sorell, TAS: School profile". My School. Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority. 2019. Retrieved 22 October 2020.
  2. ^ "2017: 18 schools to extend to Year 11 and 12" (Press release). Premier of Tasmania. 4 March 2016. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
  3. ^ "Welcome to Sorell School". Sorell School. Tasmanian Department of Education. n.d. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
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