This term, students were welcomed back to classes on Tuesday 21 July for what has turned out to be the first full term of face to face classes this year. It’s hard to believe but the end of Term 3 has now arrived, in a year that has seemed somewhat surreal in so many ways. The College maintained our mantra of being agile and adaptable to come up with ways to have our usual Term 3 events in a COVID-safe and compliant format. This term:

• We moved to providing information evenings online and […]

A reminder that Term 4 means summer uniform!  Please make sure all uniform items fit and that everyone has a hat.  The College Shop will be open on Friday 9 October from 9am-5pm for general sales.  No appointment are necessary.

We have also launched our online uniform shop this week.  You can order anything you need online anytime using your My School Connect account.  Items can be ready for pickup from the shop on Friday 9 October or can be collected from your nominated collection point once school returns.

Deanne Dietrich
College Shop Manager

The 2020 Languages House Carnival format was altered this year and transitioned into a virtual talent show like competition. This did not stop many students uploading various videos of themselves singing, dancing, doing art, cooking, and performing – all in a language other than English! An amazing effort!

For the first time, the Junior School was invited to participate in the competition and there was even a greater range of languages being spoken including German, Japanese, Chinese, French, Indonesian and even Auslan!

The results of the 2020 Carnival are as follows:

Junior School:
1st = Fox
2nd = Briggs
3rd = Nance
4th = Dean

Middle School & […]

It has been an active start to spring for a number of people here at the College Fitness Centre. As always we continue to express the importance of regular exercise for overall health and well-being, no matter your intensity.

Over the term break, our resident personal trainer, Tim Reese, will be onsite from 6.00am-8.00am on each Monday, Wednesday and Thursday. The College community can choose to come in and participate in one of Tim’s classes (active circuit-like training for beginner to advanced) or simply complete their own training program.

Upon return to school on Monday 12 October, the fitness centre will return […]

Last weekend the Equestrian team participated in the Northern Schools Dressage competition at Gravelly Beach.   After months of wondering if we would get an inter-schools competition happening this year, we were overjoyed to know that Launceston Pony and Riding Club would host it.

We had some fabulous success in the Teams competition with:
First place in the Senior Teams trophy: Ingrid Bradley, George Furzer, Iona Glover.
Second place in the Senior Teams competition was Bethany Hirst, Ruby Hirst, Maddison Rees.
First place winning the Junior Teams trophy was:  Lucy Johnston, Isla Willows, Oceana Blundstone.
Second place in the Junior Teams […]

Scotch Oakburn Rowing is a well-established and committed sport within our College, offering students the opportunity to be part of a long-held tradition of competitive rowing.

The College is seeking expressions of interest from rowing coaches who would welcome the opportunity to be part of our rowing program for our U13 and U14 Boys and U16 Girls. Coaches are paid an honorarium depending on the age group.

For further information and copy of the Position Description and Selection Criteria, please direct enquiries to me via email rowing@soc.tas.edu.au.

Expressions of interest close Friday 9 October […]

From time to time you may wonder how the College manages its income and expenditure to ensure we efficiently enable the capacity of the College.

The College exists as a not for profit charity. We don’t have owners or shareholders per se, so we operate in a closed circuit environment where every dollar of revenue earnt stays within the College and is able to be spent within the College in some way – without leakage.

Indeed, our Constitution requires that all income of the College is spent on achieving the key objective of the Constitution which is providing our students their quality […]