Ogilvie High School is an all girls public high school in New Town, a suburb of Hobart, Tasmania, Australia. It is the only public all girls school in the state, the only other public single-sex school being New Town High School for boys.
In 2012, the school had an enrolment of approximately 850 students covering years 7 to 10 and 120 teaching and support staff.
The school boasts outstanding academic success and extra curricular programs. It was also named as one of the top ten best schools in Australia in 2004.
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