As one of Tasmania’s premier public speaking events, attracting talented students from across the state, we were very pleased to host Rostrum’s State Final on Saturday 20 June.

We were ably represented by three of our best orators: Max Wilson (Year 9), who finished Runner Up in the Junior Division, Peggy Handbury (Year 9) and Shiv Kataria (Year 10). Each speaker brought their own unique strengths and challenged audiences on a range of worldly issues.

Our warm congratulations to our representatives and also to Rostrum who continue to support youth and provide wonderful opportunities for our students to […]

The Early Learning Erina team joined their children and families to share a very special Bush Learning at Dusk experience at Scotch Oakburn Park Wetlands. The evening provided the opportunity for our Kinder families to share in the joy of outdoor learning and see the Wetlands through the eyes of the children.

Our students were wonderful guides for their families as they shared the spaces they have been exploring as part of our Bush Learning program this Term. Families were encouraged to revisit their child’s investigations, listen to their wonderings and ask questions to […]

The Elphin Student Representative Council (SRC) has been actively engaged in meaningful projects this Term, demonstrating a strong commitment to student voice, connection, and safety across the College.

One of the SRC’s current focuses has been gathering feedback from our youngest learners in Prep and Year 1. Recognising the important role that play has in building friendships and developing skills, SRC members have been collecting data on the types of balls students would most enjoy using in the playground. Our Year 1 and Year 2 class reps have surveyed Prep and Year 1 […]

Twenty-one Junior School students proudly represented Scotch Oakburn at the Term 2 Interschool Chess Tournament, held at Riverside High School. The event brought together talented young players from across the region for a day of strategic thinking and friendly competition.

Our students demonstrated excellent sportsmanship, focus, and resilience throughout the tournament, placing third in the Primary Division. An outstanding result and a testament to the students’ preparation and teamwork.

Special congratulations go to Jason Wu (Year 5), Charles Clifton (Year 5), Alex Chong (Year 6), and Theo Gillespie (Year 4), who each earned medals for […]

The spirit of service was on full display across the College as students and staff united behind the 2026 World’s Greatest Shave, a Round Square service project that raised an extraordinary $21,500 for the Leukaemia Foundation. More than double our original goal of $10,000.

Mr Stuart Walls, our Director of Round Square, notes that the project reflected one of Round Square’s core ISEALS. “The Service IDEAL is fundamental to everything about Round Square,” Mr Walls said. “The Round Square Committee set out to support both the College and wider Tasmanian communities […]

My most memorable experience from my Round Square exchange here in Germany so far has been a canoe trip that we went on. One afternoon after school, all the international students came together for a fun canoeing trip along the river that runs through Roßleben. I shared a boat with my exchange partner and a friend from Switzerland, and together with the others we travelled along the river for around two hours. This experience was definitely a highlight for me as I just had a blast becoming friends with students from different […]

This week 46 Year 10 students have been out in the “real world” of work, experiencing a wide variety of occupations in over 60 workplaces in and around Launceston and in other parts of the state.

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 and training pathways.

This experience inevitably results in students returning to school with a […]

The Year 10 Passion Project class recently welcomed back former student Nic Draper (’19), now serving as a First Constable in Prosecutions in Launceston.

Nic visited the class to share insights into his journey from school to policing, offering students a valuable real-world perspective on career pathways. He spoke openly about his experiences and enjoyed reconnecting with the College, saying he “loved coming back and sharing stories with the students.”

During his visit, Nic reviewed a student project by Mackenzie Morgan focused on becoming a police officer across different Australian states. He was impressed by the work, noting that it was current, […]

For the past couple of weeks, I have been lucky enough to attend Birklehof Internat Schule in the Black Forest region of Germany. It has been lovely to escape the icy Tasmanian winters to go #eurosummering with most days so far being 28 degrees or more.

Whilst here, I’ve had a number of adventures from big Alumni events to my first visit to the school club, though the most memorable was accidentally signing up for a 18km interschool race around a lake. The lake was probably the biggest lake in the world, or at least it definitely felt […]