The Hutchins School

71 Nelson Road, Sandy Bay, Tasmania, 7005 Hobart, Australia

In short: The Hutchins School is a private, religious, boys only international school in Hobart, Australia. Stages: preschool, primary, middle school and high school. Taught in English.

Type: Private · Religious · Boys only
Ages: Preschool to high school
Languages: English

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Fees

Fees on request

The school shares its fees, enrolment and extras on request.

Curriculum & results

Hutchins follows the Australian Curriculum from Prep to Year 10 and the TASC curriculum in Years 11 and 12, addressing priorities such as Asia and Australia's engagement with Asia and sustainability. International perspective comes through Round Square membership and links with a brother school in Beijing, which hosts language tours to China.

Stages

Boys can start in Pre-Kindergarten and continue to Year 12 on one campus. The school is organised into the Early Learning Centre and Junior School, a Middle School and a Senior School, with Years 11 and 12 following the TASC curriculum. Outside school hours care is available.

Approach · General Curriculum

Hutchins aims to provide an inspirational education where each boy strives for his personal best and is willing to serve his community locally, nationally and globally. It values tradition and character, describing its boys as courageous, determined, engaged, creative and kind, and the Chapel of St Thomas is central to school life.

Languages

English is the language of instruction. Languages form part of the Australian Curriculum at Hutchins, and the school's links with a brother school in Beijing support language tours to China.

Programmes & accreditations

Round SquareGlobal network of schools

Open Days

Visit the school on a date that suits youNo open days scheduled right now. Ask for a private tour and the school will propose a date.

Location

71 Nelson Road, Sandy Bay, Tasmania, 7005 Hobart, Australia

Facilities & services

Facilities

The campus has modern classrooms, science and computer laboratories, three libraries including the Nettlefold Library, a Performing Arts Centre, the Chapel of St Thomas and a redeveloped boarding house. Sports facilities include a turf cricket wicket and nets, three playing fields, the Palfreyman Gymnasium, a fully equipped rowing training facility and six tennis courts.

Services

The school offers outside school hours care, pastoral care systems designed for boys, and regular chapel services for all students, which families are welcome to attend.

Boarding

Boarders live in Burbury House, a newly redeveloped boarding house on the Sandy Bay campus, with the support of the school's pastoral care team and access to all of its academic, sporting and cultural facilities.

After-school activities

Sport is compulsory from Year 3 to Year 12, and Hutchins teams are represented at state, national and international level, including cricket, rowing, tennis, football, basketball and hockey. The co-curricular programme also covers music, performing arts, dance, drama, debating and public speaking. The school has toured internationally with cricket teams, choirs, musicians and dancers, and runs language tours to China.