Vanessa Riley

The Hutchins School

The Hutchins School is located approximately five kilometres from the CBD of Hobart, Tasmania's capital city, and twenty minutes from the Hobart airport. The main campus lies on the slopes of Mount Nelson, overlooking the picturesque River Derwent. It is adjacent to the University of Tasmania. Its facilities are extensive and include modern classrooms, science and computer laboratories, three libraries, a performing arts centre, a chapel and the student residence. The Outdoor Education Centre is located at Southport, approximately 100km south from Hobart on the edge of the World Heritage Wilderness. Hutchins has one turf cricket wicket, four turf cricket nets, three playing fields, a well-equipped gymnasium, two weights training rooms, one fully equipped rowing ergo training facility and six tennis courts. The School's sail training boat Aurora is used for outdoor programs on the River Derwent, which also forms the backdrop for rowing events. Hutchins is a founder-member of the International Coalition of Boys' Schools, a member of the Independent Schools of Tasmania and a member of the global school network Round Square. The Headmaster is a member of the Association of Heads of Independent Schools of Australia. SOCIAL MEDIA GUIDELINES: Our social media channels are used to celebrate the various events and achievements of our community. Any comments made that are inappropriate, off-topic, defamatory, compromise privacy or are accusatory in nature will be removed in order to ensure that our community members treat others and the School with respect and courtesy. If these rules are breached, The Hutchins School may ban you from participating in the future. If you would like to contact the School to make a complaint or lodge a grievance, please do so via the appropriate channel by visiting https://www.hutchins.tas.edu.au/contact/.