Bridgewater High School (Tasmania)
Bridgewater High School was a government co-educational comprehensive secondary school located in Bridgewater, a suburb of Hobart, Tasmania, Australia.[1]
| Bridgewater High School | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
Australia | |
| Coordinates | 42°44′17″S 147°14′25″E |
| Information | |
| Type | Government comprehensive secondary school |
| Status | Closed |
| Closed | 23 October 2007 |
| School district | Southern |
| Educational authority | Tasmanian Department of Education |
| Oversight | Office of Tasmanian Assessment, Standards & Certification |
| Years | 7–10 |
| Gender | Co-educational |
| Campus type | Suburban |
Fire, relocation, and subsequent closure
Buildings at the school were involved in a fire on 23 October 2007 causing extensive damage valued at A$5 million.[2] Lessons at the site were abandoned and students were initially accommodated at Geilston Bay High School and Claremont College. From the beginning of the 2008 school year, students were taught in temporary arrangements at the adjacent Bridgewater Primary School. Bridgewater Primary students were temporarily accommodated at Green Point Primary School.
All buildings at Bridgewater High were demolished and a new combined middle school, senior college and vocational education facility was constructed on the original site. The new facility is named Jordan River Learning Federation[3] and includes management oversight of Gagebrook, Herdsmens Cove and East Derwent Primary Schools and a Child and Family Centre.[3]
References
- "Department of Education: School & College: Bridgewater High School". Tasmanian Department of Education. Archived from the original on 20 February 2011. Retrieved 15 September 2010.
- "Bridgewater High fire reward increased". ABC News. Australia. 7 December 2007. Retrieved 24 August 2011.
- Andy Bennett (October 2010). "New name reflects single learning organisation" (PDF). Brighton Community News. Brighton Council. p. 7. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 April 2011. Retrieved 24 August 2011.