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According to ABC News, Hobart College will limit enrolments in 2027 after years of overcrowding at the Mount Nelson campus. New students will generally need to have completed year 10 at a designated feeder school or live within the college’s intake area. The changes do not affect current students or applicants with a sibling already enrolled.
The college, one of Greater Hobart’s four government colleges, had more than 1,400 full-time equivalent year 11 and 12 students in 2026, against capacity for about 1,200. It installed four demountable classrooms and converted storage rooms into teaching spaces to handle demand. By comparison, Rosny College was at about 80 per cent capacity, Elizabeth College was nearing 70 per cent and Claremont College was at 45 per cent.
Eligible feeder schools include Dover District School, Huonville High School, Woodbridge School, Kingston High School and Taroona High School. The education department said students facing “exceptional circumstances” could still be considered for out-of-area enrolment, but it did not specify those circumstances. Charles Courtney, chair of the Hobart College School Association, said at least 70 prospective students had to change their plans after the restrictions were announced.
Mr Courtney said population growth in Kingborough and the college’s academic reputation had contributed to its popularity. Last year, Hobart College produced 26 of Tasmania’s top 100 students by tertiary entrance score, and it has led the state in students achieving an ATAR of 99.95 every year since 2015.
The Australian Education Union supports reducing enrolments but wants broader action. James Broad, the union’s Tasmanian branch president for the secondary colleges sector, said students could receive a high-quality education at other schools and warned that overcapacity reduced access to support, facilities and subject choices. The union is calling for school zones to be introduced for all colleges and enforced across primary and high schools, while retaining exceptions for students seeking subjects unavailable locally.
