Newstead College

Newstead College
Newstead College
	Front of Newstead College
Location
	30 Cypress Street; Launceston, Tasmania; Australia
Coordinates	41°25′59″S 147°9′34″E / 41.43306°S 147.15944°E
Information
Type	Government comprehensive senior college
Motto	Excellence, opportunity, success
Established	1997; 29 years ago
Status	Open
School district	Northern
Educational authority	Tasmanian Department of Education
Oversight	Office of Tasmanian Assessment, Standards & Certification
Principal	Dianne Freeman
Teaching staff	30 FTE (2023)
Years	10–12
Enrolment	400 (2023)
Campus type	Regional urban area
Website	newsteadcollege.education.tas.edu.au

Newstead College is a government comprehensive senior secondary school located in Newstead, a suburb of Launceston, Tasmania, Australia. Established in 1997, the college caters for approximately 500 students in Years 10, 11 and 12. The college is administered by the Tasmanian Department of Education.

History

The first intake of students to Newstead College was in 1997, However, in late 1996 high school students from around the region were shown through the college while the final work was carried out. During 1997, the College hosted various government figures who toured the College grounds and students attended many ceremonies for the College opening.

Curriculum

Newstead College offers a broad range of subjects and study options. There is a wide offering of both TASC-approved subjects and VET courses. These include;

TASC-approved

English
Health and Physical Education
Humanities and Social Sciences
Languages
Mathematics
Science
Technologies
The Arts

VET

Furniture Making
Hairdressing
Automotive
Tourism
Retail
Business
Hospitality

The College is well known for its music and drama programs, particularly the Rock Music Summer School which was held on campus for over ten years; that ceased in 2016, the year after the departure of music director, Roger Francis.^[2]

Looking Glass Productions

Looking Glass Productions is Newstead Campus's production company which puts together and performs an annual production of professional quality in August at the Princess Theatre. Newstead now perform smaller productions in their own auditorium. Looking Glass Productions includes:

Date	Production name	Notes
2006	The Wizard of Oz
2007	Cabaret
2008	Cats
2009	Jesus Christ Superstar
2010	Dusty – The Original Pop Diva
2011	Peter Pan: The British Musical
2012	A Midsummer Night's Dream
2013	Xanadu
2014	Godspell
2015	Pippin
2016	The Little Mermaid
2017	The Wizard Of Oz
2018	Disenchanted!
2019	Little Shop of Horrors	This marks the last year performances were held at The Princess Theatre
2020	The Addams Family
2021	Legally Blonde
2022	Freaky Friday
2023	Heathers: Teen Edition
2024	Cinderella
2025	SIX: Teen Edition

Notable alumni

Todd Hodgetts , an Australian shot put athlete on the autism spectrum
Toby Nankervis, an Australian rules footballer, playing for Richmond Football Club since 2017

References

1 2 "Newstead College, Newstead, TAS: School profile". My School. Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority. 2019. Retrieved 15 October 2020.
↑ "Newstead College - The principal" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 March 2022.

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[myschool-1] 1 2 "Newstead College, Newstead, TAS: School profile". My School. Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority. 2019. Retrieved 15 October 2020.

[2] "Newstead College - The principal" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 March 2022.

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