Join our Middle School Ensemble and grow your musical confidence! Open to woodwind, brass, and percussion players, this development band is the perfect next step during Year 6 and 7 Instrumental classes. Build skills, make friends, play exciting music, and be part of a supportive team that celebrates every milestone.
Year Level: Year 6 – 8
Year Level: Year 8 – 12
Clarinet Choir is a chamber ensemble that brings together clarinet players to explore and perform a rich repertoire of classical and contemporary music. Students rehearse regularly to develop ensemble precision, tone control, and musical expression. The group performs at College concerts and community events.
Students at our College have the opportunity to participate in a wide range of Language Challenges across Japanese, French and Chinese. These programs include annual state and international competitions in speaking, poetry recitation, reading comprehension, calligraphy, poster design and cultural performance. Open to students from primary through to senior years, these events encourage learners to extend their language skills beyond the classroom, showcase their abilities in authentic contexts, and engage with the cultural richness of each language. Together, these challenges provide meaningful academic extension and inspire students to pursue excellence in […]
Readers’ Cup is an academic extension program that promotes a love of reading and supports the College’s Year 5–10 literacy program. Teams of four to six students read a set of six texts, complete a quiz, and present a creative response—Primary teams respond to one text, while Secondary teams respond to three or more, following rules similar to Tournament of Minds. The competition in northern Tasmania is run by the Australian School Libraries Association in partnership with the Children’s Book Council of Australia, and is open to students in Years 5–6 […]
The experiences that shape our students most profoundly often happen outside traditional lesson time. That is why we are introducing a new co-curricular points framework for Secondary students in 2026, one that puts choice and individual growth at the heart of student life.
This framework represents 18 months of genuine collaboration. We have listened carefully to student and parent feedback through surveys and focus groups, building a system that truly reflects what our community wants and needs.
In 2026 students in Years 7–11 will earn a minimum of 30 points […]
This week Year 3 students took part in Bike Education designed to help them become safe, confident, and responsible cyclists. The program aims to develop safe and independent riders by building the skills students need to navigate their bikes in real-world environments. The key goals include increasing rider competency, improving confidence, and promoting safe strategies for riding in the community.
Throughout the week, students rotated through a variety of fun and practical activities, such as precision stopping, using hand signals, identifying road signs, riding a mock road course, tackling hills, completing an obstacle course, and […]
This week 58 Year 10 students have been out in the “real world” of work, experiencing a wide variety of occupations in over 96 workplaces in and around Launceston, in other parts of the state, and on the mainland. Teaching, veterinary science, IT, trades, hospitality, business, agriculture, health professions, architecture, engineering … the huge variety of career options being investigated during our work experience week has given students the opportunity to “test drive” future career ideas, as well as providing opportunities for valuable learning about education […]
We are thrilled to announce that two Scotch Oakburn College Year 10 teams have taken out top honours in the Future of Our Regions Young Design Challenge, a national competition run by Young Change Agents. This challenge invited young people across Australia to imagine a healthier, happier, and more connected regional future—and create solutions to make it happen.
Our students’ ideas were selected as winners from an extensive field of entries submitted by schools nationwide. Here’s what they achieved:
Linked Up: Lola Wain, Sophie Cuthbertson-Cass and Saba McCullagh
The Linked Up team tackled the growing issue of loneliness by […]
(from the Penquite Remembrance Day assembly)
World War One was supposed to be ‘the war to end all wars’, as it was so brutal and costly that people vowed that ‘never again’ should war be allowed to erupt. Yet, only 20 years later, World War Two began and resulted in far greater destruction and loss of life, and there have been hundreds of smaller conflicts since.
So why is peace so elusive?
Peace is more than the absence of violence and war. Peace is where groups and individuals get along, cooperate, share, treat each other […]
Throughout this year, Early Learning Brown children have been fascinated with bugs, bees and other insects. This evolved into wondering where bees and insects make their homes.
Everyone has been busy planting seeds and creating a garden to attract these insects so that we can observe them in their natural environment. This has sparked discussions about what happens beneath the ground, how we can care for our plants, and the important role bees play in our ecosystem.
On Monday 10 November the class visited Tasmanian Berries where our understanding of the importance of bees […]
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