School Locations
The School covers four sites:
- 395 Argyle Street, North Hobart
- 23 Commercial Road, North Hobart
- Bell Street / Queens Walk, New Town
- Lallaby Road, New Town Bay
The Argyle Street Campus
Friends’ Early Learning
Friends’ Early Learning operates from 7.30am - 6pm on school days and provides centre-based care for children aged 12 weeks to 3 years of age, and a 3 year old kindergarten program for children 3-4 years of age, as well as after school care and vacation care for school aged children.
Friends’ Primary School
Friends’ Primary School is made up of Kindergarten, housed in Swarthmore, Prep to Year 2 classes, located in the Wells building, and the Years 3 to Year 6 classes in the Walpole building. There are specialist art and music classrooms, a library, a student support centre and various other teaching and office areas. The Primary School section of the school, caters for approximately 450 students.
Middle School
Years 7 – 8 occupy Clemes, Palfreyman and Meredith buildings. There are approximately 300 students enrolled in Middle School.
The Farrall Centre
This purpose-built assembly hall allows up to 800 people to gather for a range of activities.
Quaker Meeting House
The Hobart Meeting House of the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers) is on the Boa Vista Road side of the site.
Walker House
Walker House is an on-campus student residence that accommodates up to 23 male and 23 female, domestic and international boarders. It is located on Lewis Street and has a direct entrance to the Argyle Street campus. Jason McDonald is the Director of Residence.
The Commercial Road Campus
The Commercial Road site is linked to the Argyle Street site by a short walk (5 minutes) across the overpass from Wilson and Carr Streets. Commercial Road is the location of the main Administration Office for the whole School.
Senior School
The Senior School caters for students in Years 9 to 12 and occupies most of the Commercial Road campus. The Senior School has approximately 580 students enrolled, with each student allocated to a vertical House tutor group. Students are encouraged to seek pathways advice and course counselling through the Pathways Advisors, Trish Menadue and Peter Gibson.
Students in Years 11 and 12 are able to study TCE, IB Diploma and VET programs and are supported by their tutors under the leadership of the Senior School management team.
Further information about the Senior School can be found in the Year 9-10 course book and Year 11-12 course book.
Friends Health & Fitness
The Centre offers a variety of facilities and services such as Group Fitness classes, Personal Training, swimming lessons and squad offerings, a modern fully equipped gym, a 25m indoor heated pool, and spa and steam room. The School utilises the Centre for various classes and co-curricular activities. Friends’ School families and Alumni are eligible to receive exclusive discounted Community Membership options for individuals and families.
The Friends’ School Shop
The building on the corner of Wilson and Elizabeth Streets, known as Robey House, is home to The Friends’ School Shop, which provides school uniforms for students.
Other School Sites
Sports Facilities
Outdoor playing fields are available on both campuses, with the Bottom Green on the Commercial Road Campus and both the Top and Bottom Green on the Argyle Street Campus. Two tennis courts are situated on the Argyle Street Campus between Friends’ Early Learning and the overpass.
Two basketball/tennis courts are located between Pendle Hill and the Sheila Given Music Centre, and there is an asphalt court below the Design & Technology Workshop on the Commercial Road Campus.
The Revell Sports Centre was built in 2021 and opened in 2022. This facility provides students with an indoor gymnasium and change rooms. In addition, there are two classrooms on the ground floor and staff study areas for the Health Learning Area.
Extensive sports grounds for the whole School are situated about two kilometres north of the School between Bell Street and Queens Walk, New Town. These grounds are known as Bell Street.
The Friends' School Rowing Shed is situated in Lallaby Road, Lutana, on New Town Bay.
Centre Details
Street Address
395 Argyle Street North Hobart, Tasmania, 7000
Postal Address
PO Box 42 North Hobart, Tasmania, 7002
Telephone (03) 6210 2276
E-mail Address feladmin@friends.tas.edu.au
Website www.friends.tas.edu.au
Opening Hours 7.30am to 6.00pm
Office Hours 7.30am to 6.00pm
Periods of Closure
Friends’ Early Learning (including Outside Kindergarten/School Hours Care and Vacation Care) closes on weekends and public holidays. During the Christmas period we are closed from 6pm on 23 December and the Centre reopens at 7.30am on the second Monday of the New Year.
Term Dates for 2024 (for school-aged children)
Term 1Thursday 1 February - Friday 12 April
Term 2Monday 29 April - Friday 5 July
Term 3Tuesday 23 July - Friday 27 September
Term 4 Monday 14 October - Thursday 12 December