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| Route B61 (]) runs through from south to north-west.<ref name=Placename/><ref>{{cite web |url=https://dpipwe.tas.gov.au/Documents/Route%20Descriptions%20V3.6.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170801112712/http://dpipwe.tas.gov.au/Documents/Route%20Descriptions%20V3.6.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-date=2017-08-01 |title=Tasmanian Road Route Codes |author=<!--Not stated--> |date=May 2017 |website= |publisher=Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water & Environment |access-date=16 January 2021 |quote=}}</ref> | Route B61 (]) runs through from south to north-west.<ref name=Placename/><ref>{{cite web |url=https://dpipwe.tas.gov.au/Documents/Route%20Descriptions%20V3.6.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170801112712/http://dpipwe.tas.gov.au/Documents/Route%20Descriptions%20V3.6.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-date=2017-08-01 |title=Tasmanian Road Route Codes |author=<!--Not stated--> |date=May 2017 |website= |publisher=Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water & Environment |access-date=16 January 2021 |quote=}}</ref> | ||
| ==Glenora District School== | |||
| Glenora District School has 213 students as of 2023.<ref>{{Cite web |last= |title=School Profile |url=https://myschool.edu.au/school/ |access-date=2024-06-20 |website=My School |language=en-AU}}</ref> The ratio of students to teachers is 13:1. | |||
| There was one alleged instance of abuse at the school by a member of staff according to a 2021 report by the Mercury newspaper.<ref> The Mercury.</ref> | |||
| The principal of the school is Liz Graham, who is the daughter of retired radio comedian, ], and the sister of far-left social media influencer and feminist, Philippa Moore. A Roman Catholic, Ms Graham was previously a prep and kindergarten teacher at Saint Therese's and John Paul II Primary Schools, respectively.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news |date=2023-08-06 |title=Tasmania's year 11 and 12 school system underwent a dramatic shake-up. Is it working? |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-08-07/all-tasmanian-high-schools-extended-to-year-12-but-is-it-working/102675196 |access-date=2024-06-20 |work=ABC News |language=en-AU}}</ref> | |||
| From 2023 onwards, Glenora District School offers Years 11 and 12 programs to students, according to Ms Graham. 19 students enrolled in the program that year. Glenora was one of the last schools in the state to offer Years 11 and 12.<ref name=":0" /> | |||
| The school performed "well below" the national average when compared to "All Australian students" in Year 3 reading, spelling and grammar, Year 5 reading, writing, grammar and numeracy, Year 7 reading, spelling, grammar and numeracy and Year 9 reading, writing, spelling, grammar and numeracy, according to the 2024 NAPLAN tests.<ref> MySchool</ref> | |||
| According to ''bettereducation.com.au'', the primary school's maths and English departments have both been rated 2 out of 5 in recent years, while the high school's maths and English departments have been rated 1 out of 5.<ref> bettereducation.com.au.</ref><ref> bettereducation.com.au.</ref> | |||
| Glenora District School's State Overall Score hovers around seventy, meaning it is ranked well outside the top high schools in the State.<ref> bettereducation.com.au.</ref> | |||
| In semester one of 2023, the student attendance rate was 81% with only 42% of students attending school 90% or more of the time.<ref> MySchool</ref> | |||
| ==References== | ==References== | ||
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Town in Tasmania, Australia
| Glenora Tasmania | |||||||||||||||
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  Glenora | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 42°41′51″S 146°53′41″E / 42.6974°S 146.8947°E / -42.6974; 146.8947 | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 78 (2016 census) | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 7140 | ||||||||||||||
| Location | 20 km (12 mi) NW of New Norfolk | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | Derwent Valley | ||||||||||||||
| Region | South-east | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Lyons | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Lyons | ||||||||||||||
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Glenora is a rural locality in the local government area (LGA) of Derwent Valley in the South-east LGA region of Tasmania. The locality is about 20 kilometres (12 mi) north-west of the town of New Norfolk. The 2016 census recorded a population of 78 for the state suburb of Glenora.
History
Glenora was gazetted as a locality in 1959.
It is believed that the name was intended to be Glen Nora, after the daughter of a pioneer of the district, but it was corrupted over time.
Geography
The Tyenna River forms part of the northern boundary until it meets the Derwent River, which then forms the remainder of the northern boundary and part of the eastern. The Derwent Valley Railway line runs through from south-east to north-west.
Road infrastructure
Route B61 (Gordon River Road) runs through from south to north-west.
References
- ^ "2016 Census Quick Stats Glenora (Tas.)". quickstats.censusdata.abs.gov.au. Australian Bureau of Statistics. 23 October 2017. Retrieved 16 January 2021.
- ^ "Placenames Tasmania – Glenora". Placenames Tasmania. Select “Search”, enter "1015B", click “Search”, select row, map is displayed, click “Details”. Archived from the original on 6 March 2019. Retrieved 16 January 2021.
- "Where in Tasmania? A-K Page 61" (PDF). Dennison Publications. July 2003. Archived (PDF) from the original on 7 January 2021. Retrieved 16 January 2021.
- "Glenora, Tasmania" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 16 January 2021.
- "Tasmanian Road Route Codes" (PDF). Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water & Environment. May 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 August 2017. Retrieved 16 January 2021.
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