High School
Youth Engagement Strategy
Thursday 17 August
The Australian Government is developing a youth engagement strategy to set out how governments will listen to the voices of young people on issues that matter to them. Yhey are running a consultation from 4.30-6.00pm at The Old Woolstore at 1 Macquarie Street to hear from young people what they want the strategy to look like. The consultation is open for anyone aged 12-25 and is an amazing opportunity for young people to have their voices heard. If you have any questions, or to RSVP, you can email youth@education.gov.au. You can also fill in a survey or visit the website for more information.
Uniform Expectations
From Monday 21 August, hoodies will no longer be permitted to be worn under any aspect of the School uniform both Formal and Sports uniforms. If for some reason there is a need to layer in order to keep warm, and students need to wear warmer clothes under the School uniform, these items must not be visible. We strongly encourage the use of thermal tops (blue or white) for this purpose. If there is a medical or other reason that some parts of the School uniform cannot be worn, please communicate this with the relevant Head of School and tutors.
After School Woodwork Club 2023
Woodwork Club caters for students, who may not be able to study Design and Technology, but would like to utilise the woodworking and metalworking equipment in order to produce an item of choice. The program is planned to run on Thursday afternoons from 3.40pm - 5.10pm throughout Terms 3 and 4. This will start next Thursday 24 August. For expressions of interest, please email Julian Bugg. Numbers will be limited to 10 students, so get in fast.
Spring Celebration
Tuesday 12 September | 6pm - 7pm
We welcome you to join us for a concert at The Farrall Centre, celebrating Years 7-12 Friends' Musicians. This concert will include performances by Years 7-12 Choirs, Guitar Ensemble and Friends' Camerata. Please join us for a fantastic evening of music - no tickets necessary.
For more information contact Estelle Levy
School Based Immunisation Programs Catch-up Session
The Hobart City Council immunisation program will be providing catch up immunisations on Wednesday 15 November 2023. Any Year 7-12 students who have not had all their adolescent vaccines are able to be immunised at this session, providing a consent form has been returned. Students for whom consent was received earlier in the year, but were unable to be immunised on the day, will be contacted by HCC and can attend.
Students who did not return an immunisation form last time may collect another one from the High School Office. Please complete and return the consent forms even if your child will not be receiving the vaccines by Thursday 31 August 2023.
2023 Battle of the Bands
Thursday 31 August - 6pm - 9pm
The 2023 Friends’ School Amnesty Battle of the Bands is being held in The Farrall Centre on Thursday 31 August. The event will commence at 6.00pm and conclude at 9.00pm and will feature student bands from Years 7 – 12. Entry is gold coin donation and soft drinks will be available for purchase with all proceeds going to the schools Amnesty group.
Attending students are to be dropped off and collected from the venue.
This is an ‘in house’ event for school students and parents only. Any non-school student/adult arriving will be asked to leave as The Friends’ School cannot accept responsibility for non-Friends’ students. There will be no pass outs and there are to be no bags brought into the venue by students other than that required by the performers.
School parents are welcome to attend and will be seated upstairs of the The Farrall Centre, students (Years 7 -12 only) will be situated downstairs. We would love to see you come along and support the students at this evening of musical celebration.
For enquiries, please email David Wilson
2023 Term Dates
Term 3 Tuesday 25 July - 29 September
Monday 4 September – Wellbeing Day, as part of Wellbeing Weekend (no K-12 classes)
Term 4 Monday 16 October - Tuesday 12 December
High School – Years 7 to 10 Office
6210 2235 | hsoffice@friends.tas.edu.au
8am – 4pm Monday – Friday