Tasmanian school farms

Boat Harbour Primary School

5 hectares

• Some stock and a vegetable garden

Run by an activity group and managed by a Farm Advisory Council.

Bothwell District High School

8 hectare farm and a 1 hectare tree orchard

• Agriculture studies across all year groups, with strong community support
• Post-year ten courses in chainsaw operations and an ATV program

•  70 students (K-6) involved in learning activities with personalised programs for up to 10 students
• Strong community support and  mentoring program
• Plans to develop a herb garden and hot house

Bridgewater High School

8 hectares

• Caters for approximately 200 students per week
• Agriculture studies for years 9 and 10
• Alternative education program offered, in addition to programs for other high schools and colleges

Currently self funding.

Brooks High School

25 acres

• Facilitates applied learning opportunities across all years
• VET Agriculture Certificate 2 courses available
• Incorporates community based horse programs, horticulture programs and the establishment of a wetland area

Bruny Island District High School

• Diverse base of activities that involve all students

Strong volunteer & parent base.

Burnie High School

2 hectares

• Producing mixed crops and berries
• Accommodates approximately 30% of the student body
• Also accessed by the school science area

Supported by Landcare, Greencorp and Work for the Dole programs

Campania District High School

17 hectares

• Strong community links
• Classes utilise farm and link to curriculum up to two times per week

Run by a Management Board.

Cosgrove High School

Not yet established

Cressy District High School

12 hectares

• Involving the whole of school (K-10)
• Includes show programs, agricultural programs and small projects

Links with community and other schools in the cluster.

Edith Creek Primary School

16 hectares

• Full student involvement
• Strong links with curriculum and utilised by other schools

Manages Circular Head Science Centre (available on line) and supported also by local farmers.

Exeter High School

20 hectares

• Fcilitates agricultural studies in grade 7 and 8 (optional in years 9 and 10).
• Operates a cattle stud and associated breeding and husbandry programs

Farm supported by parent association, local community and direct donations and equipment loan.

Flinders Island District High School

28 acres.

• Occasionally used for gardening and sporadic MARSS programs

Established links with TFGA, Roberts Ltd and local farmers to work on establishing gardens and animal handling programs

Geeveston District High

20 hectares

Fully operational and self funding.

Glenora District High School

22 hectares

• Establishing a community garden

Hagley Farm Primary School

63 hectares

• Primary school focus and is visited widely by schools from across the state

Commercial, operating farm.

Huonville High School

6 acres

• Utilised by at least half the school population
• Includes an organic agriculture, enterprise and multi-purpose facility
• Some use by local community through tree planting and growing produce

King Island District High School

• Establishing a community garden

Kings Meadows High School

0.7 hectares

• Incorporating 50 individual vegetable gardens and an additional olive tree orchard

Linked to local Lions Club and plans to collaborate with Conservation Volunteers to rejuvenate a bush block.

Lilydale District High School

10.57 hectares

• Agricultural area
• Including animal nursery, aviary and poultry facilities, vegetable and herb gardens, plus native corridor and frog pond
• Whole of school utilise, but programs in grades 7 and 8 for personal investigations and landcare work

Mole Creek Primary

4 hectares

• Accommodating sheep, an orchard and garden

Self funding and used to raise funds for the school through the sale of the annual wool clip.

Oatlands District High

52 acres

• Operating farm - cattle and sheep
• Utilised by grade 9 and 10 agriculture studies students

Ouse District High School

60 hectares

• Offering programs such as ‘intro to plant science’ for grades 1, 2, 3 and 7 to 10
• Community garden and ‘adopt-a-patch’ programs in place
• Plans to grow produce for home economics area and to put an incubator in place to raise silkies/bantams and quail

Scottsdale High School

22.4 hectares

• Caters for agricultural studies grades 7-10
• Cattle handling offered after school hours
• Integral part of the school curriculum

Supported by local farmers and business

Sheffield District High School

68 hectares

• Offering educational programs for grades 6, 7 and 8 and taster programs in grades 9 and 10

Commercially sustainable

Farm is run by a Management Committee.

Sprent Primary School

20 hectares

• Limited use since 1992
• Introducing some small scale vegetable gardening

St Marys District High School

6.5 hectares

• With plans to revamp and offer learning opportunities with a whole of cluster approach
• Currently 60 students involved in farm activities

Tasman District High School

6 hectares

• All of school involvement and utilised for all learning areas

Strong community and local industry links.

Wilmot Primary

A committee run this farm and return any money raised through its activities to the school.

Winnaleah District High School

8 hectares

• Hosting programs that include gardening, raising chickens, goats and cattle plus some horticulture activities

Maintains links with a Farm Board, local producers, pony breeders and Elders.

Woodbridge District High School

4 hectares

• Involves students from K-6 in landcare programs and students 7-10 as part of the aqua science program

•  Agriculture and Science students from 7-10 involved in vegetable growing, tomato seedling enterprise, maintenance of an orchard and animal husbandry
• Water watch program

Yolla District High School

6.8 hectares

Provides a variety of activities based on the year cohort:

• Up to grade 7 involved in backyard agriculture that includes horticulture, growing vegetables and fruit and rabbits;
• Grade 8 also include animal husbandry and hydroponics and;
• Grades 9 and 10 students advance to cattle management, sheep shearing, dairy, tractor driving, agricultural machinery maintenance, fencing and water management;
• Farm has 400 rainbow trout and students learn about aquaculture. Regular visits from other schools