New Town High School

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New Town High School, is a Tasmanian Government secondary school for boys. It is located in Hobart, Tasmania. It is the only public all-boys school in the state, the only other public single-sex school being Ogilvie High School for girls. Its 2006 enrolment was approximately 830 students covering years seven to ten. The school has a music program, challenging programs and up to date facilities in technology, design and the arts, a contemporary program in foods and catering, a languages other than English program and a Health and Physical Education Department. These aspects complement an academic program in the core learning areas of mathematics, English, science, and SOHI .HousesNew Town High has 4 houses; Dechaineux, Ellis, Hunter and Jarvis, which all compete against each other to win the Cosgrove Shield, the David Close Shield and the Making a Difference Shield . There are 2 home groups per house, per grade.Cosgrove ShieldThe Cosgrove is named after Sir Robert Cosgrove, who laid the foundation for the current facilities at Midwood Street. The shield is the most prestigious prize awarded to the houses. Each house is allotted points (4 for first; 1 for last) for each of the four sporting carnivals (Swimming, Winter House Sports, Cross Country and Athletics), with the house with the highest number of points winning the shield for that year.Notable alumniStuart Challender, composer / conductorIvan Dean, state parliamenterrianPeter Jones, Australian Rules Player / CoachGeorge Cole, Politician and first national Leader of the Democratic Labor Party Neal Blewitt, Academic, Politician and Diplomat Nick Sherry, Senator and Assistant TreasurerConstantine Koukias, composerJim Manson, (class of 1953), Tasmanian Football Hall of Fame member and local government politician. Stephen Estcourt, Puisne Judge of the Supreme Court of Tasmania.