Rocherlea is a residential locality in the local government area (LGA) of Launceston in the Launceston LGA region of Tasmania. The locality is about 9 kilometres (5.6 mi) north of the town of Launceston. The 2016 census recorded a population of 1081 for the state suburb of Rocherlea. It is a northern suburb of Launceston, about ten minutes drive from the Launceston CBD and on the way to Lilydale.
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Brooks High School is a government co-educational comprehensive junior secondary school located in Rocherlea, a northern suburb of Launceston, Tasmania, Australia. Established in 1948, the school caters for approximately 500 students from Years 7 to 10. The school is administered by the Tasmanian Department of Education.
In 2019 student enrolments were 436. The school principal is Louise Fisher.
The school services the Launceston northern suburbs of Invermay, Mayfield, Mowbray, Newnham, Ravenswood and Rocherlea.
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Mayfield is a residential locality in the local government area of Launceston in the Launceston LGA region of Tasmania. The locality is about 7 kilometres north of the town of Launceston. The 2016 census recorded a population of 1454 for the state suburb of Mayfield.
It is a state suburb in Tasmania. It is located north of Launceston.
7% of Mayfield residents are Indigenous peoples, and 20% are foreign born. Local employment is primarily in service industries, such as restaurants and groceries.
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Newnham is a residential locality in the local government area of Launceston in the Launceston LGA region of Tasmania. The locality is about 7 kilometres north of the town of Launceston. The 2016 census recorded a population of 6453 for the state suburb of Newnham.
It is a suburb of Launceston. Newnham is located on the East Tamar Highway, on the eastern side of the Tamar River.
The University of Tasmania, Australian Maritime College and TasTAFE have a campus in Newnham. Mowbray Indoor Sport 'n' Skate is also located in this area.
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The Australian Maritime College is a tertiary education institution based in Launceston, Tasmania, established by the Maritime College Act 1978. Tertiary education is provided and organised by the University of Tasmania as the Australian Maritime College at the University of Tasmania. The college's educational curriculum is governed by the independent AMC Board. The AMC is Australia's national centre for maritime education, training and research. It has two campuses located within 50 kilometres of each other in Northern Tasmania, each with different facilities and residence. The AMC's two national centres are the National Centre for Maritime Engineering and Hydrodynamics and the National Centre for Ports and Shipping. AMC also has a commercial arm, AMC Search Ltd, that provides maritime related training and consultancy for a wide range of international and Australian organisations and individuals including the Federal Government Pacific Patrol Boat Program.
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Kerslake Hall is a residential college for full-time students of the University of Tasmania and Australian Maritime College. It is situated on the university's Newnham campus, Launceston, Australia. The residence is named after Irene Kerslake MA, a former lecturer at the Tasmanian College of Advanced Education and women's rights campaigner.
The residence offers 107 self-catered rooms.
Kerslake Hall is open to members of the public during university holidays, such as tourists and conference groups.
It has a community centre, church and op shop.