High School

Term 3 High School Aquatics Program

In Term 3, all students in Years 7 - 9 will participate in an Aquatics program in Weeks 1 to  6 (inclusive). This is a compulsory unit of our Years 7 - 9 Physical Education Curriculum. Students will access Friends Health & Fitness one lesson each week to use the swimming pool and facilities. The focus of these programs is to develop students’ swimming and water survival skills so they gain the confidence and fitness to be able to enjoy activities in aquatic environments in the future.  

In Year 10, students self-select to complete competencies towards the Life-Saving Bronze Medallion Award run by certified staff and supported by Royal Life Saving Tasmania.

In preparation for this Term 3 program, we encourage all students to use the next few weeks to organise the gear that is needed for their aquatics session so they are ready to swim in Week 1 of Term 3. This includes swimmers, goggles, swim cap and towel.

It is anticipated that all students will participate in this program.

For more information, please contact Trish Menadue.

Peter Jones Peace Prize 2023 - Entries Close Tomorrow, Friday 7 July at 4pm!

The prompt for this year’s Peter Jones Peace Prize is: "If you want to end the war, then instead of sending guns, send books. Instead of sending tanks, send pens. Instead of soldiers, send teachers." Malala Yousafzai, 17 year-old Pakistani activist and Winner of the 2014 Nobel Peace Prize. Your entry must address and explore this prompt in either letter, speech, essay or poetic form.

See The Peter Jones Peace Prize page on our Friends’ Writing Prizes Site for more details.

2023 Term Dates 

Term 2 Wednesday 26 April - Friday 7 July

Term 3 Tuesday 25 July - 29 September

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