Hobart College (Tasmania)

Hobart College (Tasmania)

Hobart College was, until January 2009, a senior secondary college located at Mount Nelson, in Hobart, Tasmania.

In January 2009 it became the Hobart Campus of the Tasmanian Polytechnic and the Tasmanian Academy, formed as part of the Tasmania Tomorrow reforms.

The Hobart Campus now offers courses for Year 11 and 12 students studying for their Tasmanian Certificate of Education (TCE) and Certificates for a wide range of careers. It also offers study for international students studying their International Baccalaureate and mature age students.

Originally Hobart High School (founded in 1913), it became known as Hobart High Matriculation College in 1965, then in 1966 Hobart Matriculation College, and subsequently Hobart College. The college was the first in Tasmania to be developed solely for years 11 and 12, the students in years 7-10 being re-directed to other high schools such as Taroona High School. The former Hobart College is today Tasmania's second largest school, catering for approx 3,000 students. The college also has one of the largest International Student Programs in Tasmania.

The current Hobart Campus was originally part of the former Tasmanian College of Advanced Education, established in 1972, a large part of which was eventually absorbed into the University of Tasmania. Buildings on the campus reflect the architectural style of inner city American college designers of the late 1960s, with massive concrete facades and few windows in the earliest buildings.