Hobart City High School - Ogilvie Campus
224 New Town Rd, New Town TAS 7008
Hobart City High School - Ogilvie Campus is a government secondary school in New Town, TAS for Years 7–12 with about 844 students across all campuses. Its ICSEA is 987, where the national average is 1000.
ICSEA, Enrolments, Language background, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander share, Year range, Teaching staff, School website: ACARA School Profile 2025. Source: Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA). Enrolments and staff cover all campuses of this school. Terms
About this school, from public sources
According to publicly available information, Hobart City High School's Ogilvie Campus is part of a government secondary school formed in 2022 through the merger of Ogilvie High School and New Town High School. The Ogilvie campus focuses on Years 7 and 8, and hosts the Hobart Big Picture program, a personalised learning approach for senior students. The site carries the long-standing heritage of the former Ogilvie High School, established in 1937 in New Town.
Often praised
- Hobart Big Picture program
- long-standing local heritage
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NAPLAN
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Location and nearby schools
Straight-line distances. List every school within 5 to 50 km.
| School | Suburb | Type | Distance | ICSEA | Students |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hobart City High School - New Town Campus | New Town | Public high school | 0.6 km | — | — |
| Sacred Heart College | New Town | Catholic k–12 / combined | 0.9 km | 1,017 | 934 |
| Hilliard Christian School | West Moonah | Independent k–12 / combined | 1.0 km | 1,012 | 248 |
| The Friends' School | North Hobart | Independent k–12 / combined | 1.9 km | 1,149 | 1,269 |
| The Friends' School - Argyle Street Campus | North Hobart | Independent k–12 / combined | 2.0 km | — | — |
| Cosgrove High School | Glenorchy | Public high school | 2.5 km | 867 | 270 |
| Lambert School | North Hobart | Independent k–12 / combined | 2.9 km | 1,007 | 33 |
| Elizabeth CollegeGifted class: Gifted class | Hobart | Public high school | 2.9 km | 996 | 862 |
Schools with a similar ICSEA in TAS
Same sector and type, ICSEA within 25 points. This is the comparison that separates teaching from postcode.
| School | Suburb | Type | Students | ICSEA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rosny College | Rosny | Public high school · 11-12 | 1,118 | 987 |
| Launceston College | Launceston | Public high school · 11-12 | 1,259 | 986 |
| Rose Bay High School | Lindisfarne | Public high school · 7-10 | 674 | 982 |
| Elizabeth CollegeGifted class: Gifted class | Hobart | Public high school · 11-12 | 862 | 996 |
| Kingston High School | Kingston | Public high school · 7-12 | 631 | 1,000 |
| Launceston Big Picture School | Invermay | Public high school · 9-12 | 105 | 1,000 |
About this data
Figures are from the latest published datasets and can lag the school by a year. Confirm enrolment rules and catchment boundaries with the school or department before relying on them.