Hobart College is currently operating above capacity following continued enrolment growth in recent years, including demand from students outside the established government feeder school pathway.
The Department is introducing a new intake area enrolment strategy for Hobart College for the 2027 school year. This is to help manage increasing enrolments, ensuring students continue to have access to high-quality learning opportunities and that Hobart College remains a great place for students and staff to learn and work.
When will the changes take effect?
The new changes will apply to new students seeking enrolment to Hobart College for the 2027 school year.
Who will continue to be eligible for enrolment at Hobart College?
The changes do not affect students who:
- Are currently enrolled at Hobart College.
- Attend high schools in year 10 that feed directly into Hobart College – Dover District School, Huonville High School, Kingston High School, Taroona High School and Woodbridge School.
- Live within the intake areas which feed into Hobart College.
- Have a sibling who will be enrolled at Hobart College in 2027.
Who will be affected?
If a student does not meet the criteria above and lives outside of the intake areas.
Intake area maps
The Hobart College Intake Area comprises the Intake Areas of the following primary schools which feed into the Hobart College pathway.
List of primary schools feeding into the Hobart College pathway
- Albuera Street Primary School
- Blackmans Bay Primary School
- Bruny Island District School
- Campbell Street Primary School
- Cygnet Primary School
- Dover District School
- Franklin Primary School
- Geeveston Primary School
- Glen Huon Primary School
- Goulburn Street Primary School
- Huonville Primary School
- Illawarra Primary
- Kingston Primary School
- Lansdowne Crescent Primary School
- Margate Primary School
- Mount Nelson Primary School
- Mount Stuart Primary School
- Princes Street Primary School
- Sandy Bay Infant School
- Snug Primary School
- South Hobart Primary School
- Taroona Primary School
- Waimea Heights Primary School
- Woodbridge School
View the Intake Area Maps for these schools
For information about the Feeder High School model, and which primary schools feed into which high schools, visit the page on finding your local high school.
If I am impacted, what other options are there?
DECYP is committed to supporting affected families and ensuring they have clear information about the senior secondary education options available across Greater Hobart.
Capacity remains available at nearby Tasmanian Government Colleges:
- Claremont College- (03) 6249 6868 or Claremont.College@decyp.tas.gov.au
- Elizabeth College- (03) 6235 6555 or Elizabeth.College@decyp.tas.gov.au
- Rosny College- (03) 6244 9200 or Rosny.College@decyp.tas.gov.au
These colleges work collaboratively to ensure students can access learning opportunities that support their interests, goals and future pathways, including through shared enrolment.
Enrolment is also available in all southern high schools for Years 11 and 12. For contact details, please visit the school directory.