Cosgrove High School

School in Tasmania, Australia

Barton
Deakin
Hughes
Parkes

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Cosgrove High School is a government co-educational comprehensive junior secondary school located in Glenorchy, a suburb of Hobart, Tasmania, Australia. Established in 1951 and named in honour of Sir Robert Cosgrove,^[2] the school caters for approximately 200 students from Years 7 to 10. The school is administered by the Tasmanian Department of Education.^[3]

In 2019 student enrolments were 183.^[1] The school principal is Andrew Woodham.

History

Established in 1951 as the Robert Cosgrove Modern School,^[4] in 1962 the school's name was changed to the Robert Cosgrove High School,^[5] and in 1968 changed to its current name, Cosgrove High School.

In November 2020, a fire broke out in one of the buildings which hosted Year 9 and 10 students, as well as staff offices. All students were temporarily relocated to Claremont College for two weeks as repairs were being done. Two teenagers were charged with arson in response.^[6]

Houses

Cosgrove High School has four houses:^[7]

Barton, named after Edmund Barton
Deakin, named after Alfred Deakin
Hughes, named after Billy Hughes
Parkes, named after Henry Parkes

Notable alumni

Scott Bacon, a former politician who represented the electorates of Denison and then Clark in the Tasmanian House of Assembly as a member of the Labor Party^[8]
Julie Collins, federal politician representing Franklin.^[9]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Cosgrove High School, Glenorchy, TAS: School profile". My School. Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority. 2019. Retrieved 22 October 2020.
^ "Each for All" (PDF). Cosgrove High School. 7 December 2010. p. 31. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 March 2015.
^ "Cosgrove High School". Tasmania Department of Education. n.d. Retrieved 6 July 2010.
^ "State Library of Tasmania catalogue - "Robert Cosgrove Modern School, Derwent Park"". State Library of Tasmania. Retrieved 6 July 2010.
^ "State Library of Tasmania catalogue -"Robert Cosgrove Secondary School, science room"". State Library of Tasmania. Retrieved 6 July 2010.
^ "Teens charged over fire that caused $2m damage to Cosgrove High School in Hobart's north"". ABC. Retrieved 23 November 2020.
^ "Cosgrove history". Cosgrove High School. n.d. Retrieved 22 October 2020.
^ "Scott Bacon – Biography". Archived from the original on 23 August 2009. Retrieved 2 April 2010.
^ "Maiden speech". Hansard. Parliament of Australia. 18 February 2008. Retrieved 30 May 2021.