Taroona High School Information

• Year established: 1957
• Number of international student places: 25
• Local students: 555
• Number of teaching staff: 36 full-time staff and
• 12 part-time staff.
• Support staff: 20

INTERNATIONAL STUDENT SUPPORT STAFF:

• School Co-ordinator
• Guidance Officer
• Social Worker
• Support Teacher

INTERNATIONAL STUDENT SUPPORT:

• English as a Second Language (ESL)
• Buddy system
• Study groups

STUDY FACILITIES:

• Number of classrooms (general): 20
• Computer labs: 3
• Science labs: 3
• Music rooms: 2
• Art rooms: 4
• Private study rooms: 2
• Drama and Dance studios

GENERAL FACILITIES:

 

• Cafeteria
• Library
• Gymnasium
• Theatre     

 

SPECIAL ACHIEVEMENTS:

• History of outstanding academic excellence

SCHOOL SPECIAL PROGRAMS:

• Arts Festival
• Sports Carnival
• Whole school Activity Week
• Student Leadership Programs
• Camps
• Work experience

Co-curricular Activities and Excursions

• Taroona High School has a variety of co-curricular activities.
• Sports: rock-climbing, basketball, football, sailing, table
• tennis and tennis.
• Modern dance
• School band
• Rock band
• Choir
• Youth parliament
• Bushwalking club
• Debating
• School tour to China or Japan
• Years 7-9 Extension and Enrichment Week - camps, cycling tours, sporting/cultural tours, sometimes taken interstate
• Gifted Students in Year 10 may do a shared Year 11 and Year 10 with Hobart College.
• Sports Teams
• Hockey
• Underwater Hockey
• Basketball
• Netball
• Cricket
• Badminton
• Equestrian
• Sailing
• Rock-climbing
• Water Polo

Languages other than English

• French
• Japanese
• Chinese

 

English as a Second Language Class

ESL classes at Taroona High School are conducted in small, informal groups to provide support with the English language. Students work towards developing greater fluency with the written and spoken forms of English as well as improving upon their listening and comprehension skills. Opportunities are also available for students to work on assignments or homework tasks for other subjects in an
environment supported by a teacher.

Facilities

• Cafeteria
• Library
• Gymnasium
• Theatre
• Tennis court
• Beach