| Newstead College | |||||||||||||
| Motto: | Excellence, opportunity, success | ||||||||||||
| Status: | Open | ||||||||||||
| Type: | Government comprehensive senior college | ||||||||||||
| Educational Authority: | Tasmanian Department of Education | ||||||||||||
| Oversight: | Office of Tasmanian Assessment, Standards & Certification | ||||||||||||
| District: | Northern | ||||||||||||
| Grades: | 11–12 | ||||||||||||
| Grades Label: | Years | ||||||||||||
| Principal: | Dianne Freeman | ||||||||||||
| Enrolment: | 400[1] | ||||||||||||
| Enrolment As Of: | 2023 | ||||||||||||
| Teaching Staff: | 30 FTE (2023) | ||||||||||||
| Campus Type: | Regional urban area | ||||||||||||
| Streetaddress: | 30 Cypress Street | ||||||||||||
| Location: | , Tasmania | ||||||||||||
| Country: | Australia | ||||||||||||
| Pushpin Map: | Australia Tasmania#Australia | ||||||||||||
| Pushpin Mapsize: | 240 | ||||||||||||
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Tasmania | ||||||||||||
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Newstead College is a government comprehensive senior secondary school located in, a suburb of, Tasmania, Australia. Established in 1997, the college caters for approximately 500 students in Years 11 and 12. The college is administered by the Tasmanian Department of Education.
The first intake of students to Newstead College was in 1997, However, in late 1996 high school students from around the region were shown through the college while the final work was carried out. During 1997, the College hosted various government figures who toured the College grounds and students attended many ceremonies for the College opening.
Newstead College offers a broad range of subjects and study options. There is a wide offering of both TASC-approved subjects and VET courses. These include;
The College is well known for its music and drama programs, particularly the Rock Music Summer School which was held on campus for over ten years; that ceased the year after the departure of music director, Roger Francis.
Looking Glass Productions is Newstead Campus's production company which puts together and performs an annual production of professional quality in August at the Princess Theatre. Newstead now perform smaller productions in their own auditorium. Looking Glass's Production's include:
| Date | Production name | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Wizard of Oz | |||
| Cabaret | |||
| Cats | |||
| Jesus Christ Superstar | |||
| Dusty – The Original Pop Diva | |||
| Peter Pan: The British Musical | |||
| A Midsummer Night's Dream | |||
| Xanadu | |||
| Godspell |