| Elizabeth College | |
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| Address | |
| Elizabeth Street Hobart, Tasmania, Australia |
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| Information | |
| School type | Public, Senior Secondary School |
| Status | Open |
| Authority | Department of Education (Tasmania) |
| Principal | Ms Dianne Purnell |
| Vice principal | Craig Carnes, Karen Clark, Helen Cooke |
| Grades | 11 & 12 |
| Enrolment | 1100 |
| Website | http://www.academy.tas.edu.au/elizabeth/ |
Elizabeth College is a senior secondary college located in Hobart, Tasmania.
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Elizabeth College is a public school of approximately 1100 students, run by the Tasmanian Department of Education. It caters to students in years 11 and 12, but there are also older enrolments.
Elizabeth College is situated near to the centre of Hobart, occupying most of the block between Elizabeth Street, Warwick Street, Murray Street and Tasma Street. The campus is composed of seven large buildings, along with a number of smaller buildings for other facilities.
Many subjects are taught at Elizabeth College. The curriculum of these subjects is maintained by the Tasmanian Department of Education. Courses can be categorised by level. From a college perspective, level 1 represents an elementary course for a given subject, level 2 represents a more advanced course and level 3 represents a pre-tertiary course.
Students are able to enroll in whichever subjects they desire. There is no minimum number of subjects to be taken, though students requesting financial support from the Government will require a full-time workload.
A student can use the results from their pre-tertiary courses to qualify for tertiary level education, such as university. Students who want to attend university will have their tertiary entrance (TE) score taken by the sum of points gained from two pre-tertiary courses in year 11 and three in year 12.
There are many facilities available at the College. There is a large library, which doubles as a study area, a gymnasium and many computer laboratories. These are used extensively and are often required for coursework.
Extra facilities include a weights training room and Student Services. Several staff are based in Student Services, including the chaplain, the security officer, counsellors, the college police officer and the college dog, named Astro. There is also a large canteen and common room area, which services many students.
Elizabeth College has ties across the world, including China and Japan. Every year, there is a school trip organised to both China and Japan.
Elizabeth College has a sister school in Hiroshima, Japan called Inokuchi Senior High and in China called Quanzhou Foreign Language School. There are cultural exchanges to both of these schools on an annual and biannual bases and the schools visit the college.