Support and Wellbeing
December 12, 2025 2026-02-12 1:15Support and Wellbeing
Student Support and Wellbeing
How can we help?
Hobart College provides a range of support services to students. We understand and value the diversity of our learners and our Student Services team can provide you with advice on a range of issues.
We offer the following services:
Course Advisors
Our course advisors can assist with:
- Timetable questions and course changes
- TCE issues
- Workloads
- Exam preparation
School Health Nurse
Our health nurse can answer any questions you might have about:
- Drugs, alcohol and smoking
- Secual health and contraception
- Sleep and mental health
- Healthy eating and body image
- General health and wellbeing
Scocial Worker
Our social worker can help you with:
- Counselling – emotional, crisis support, alochol and drugs
- Advice and referral
- Housing and Centrelink
Careers Advisor
Our Careers Advisor is available in the Libaray at designated times to talk with students about pathways options. Make an appointment to speak about:
- Career and tertiary options
- Pathway planning
- Access support for preparing resumes, writing job applications and planning for interviews
- Australian School-based Apprenticeships (ASbA) traineeships
- Work placements
School Psychologists
Book an appointment to meet confidentially with our school psychologists about:
- Emotional support
- Crisis support
- Mental health support and psychoeducation
- Help with study skills
- Managing stress and coping strategies
- Relaxation techniques
- TASC reasonable adjustments
- Educational assessment and support around study
- Someone to talk to
Home Group Program
Home Group runs each Wednesday for one and a half hours and is an important part of your time at Hobart College. It builds on the Home Group/pastoral care support that you had at high school.
Home Group time is used for many activities such as assemblies with guest speakers, student performances and celebrating student achievements. We hold whole campus activities during this time including Harmony Day Activities, Health Focus sessions and Careers expo.
It is also a time when Home Group teachers can help students with issues such as study habits, career plans, health issues or spend time getting to know each other better.
Course selection for Year 11 into Year 12 occurs during Home Group in Term 3 and students will receive specialist assistance with course counselling.
Throughout the year there will be enrichment days where students can opt into extra-curricular activities like rock climbing, RSA, boat licence, barista skills, subject tutorials, and essay writing skills. Fun events held during the year include the trivia quiz, talent quest and the College Lap.
Education Support Hub
The Education Support Hub at Hobart College aims to provide opportunities for students with high and additional learning needs to attend and participate in a range of educational programs suited to their interests and abilities.
Embedded within our subjects are practical life skills to support our young people with independence, where possible.
Our brilliant team of dedicated staff uphold our focus to provide inclusive education by supporting students to undertake classes both inside our space (preliminary TASC subjects) and in mainstream classes.
If your young person lives with high and additional needs in relation to their education, please email directly to hobart.college.edsupport@decyp.tas.gov.au to start a conversation regarding your young person in their transition to College.
We look forward to working with your young person in their journey to, through and beyond College.
