Student Residence
Important Information
The Northern Student Residence is located next door to Newstead College. The Residence provides accommodation for students from the East Coast, Bass Strait Islands, North East and Central Tasmania undertaking Year 11 and 12 studies at Launceston College or Newstead College.
The Northern Student Residence aims to provide students living and studying away from home for the first time, with a safe, supportive and friendly environment. The Residence provides a marvellous opportunity to experience life as a semi-independent young adult. Students are responsible for the cleaning of their unit, with an emphasis on being a good roommate.
The Residence has a shared accommodation arrangement and caters for 54 students. It is comprised of 14 self-contained, fully furnished and equipped two, three, four and five bedroom units which accommodate all male or all female students. Each student has their own bedroom and study with a shared lounge, bathroom and toilet. The lounge is fully furnished and the kitchen is equipped with white goods, cooking equipment, crockery, cutlery etc.
Facilities provided at the Newstead Residence include multiple common rooms including an eightball table, table tennis and large screen TV. The common room provides students with an area to relax and socialise. A laundry with free washing machines and dryers, as well as a clothes line are provided.
Residents stay for either a five-day period, from Sunday night through to and including Thursday night, or a full seven day period for Bass Strait Islands students or in certain individual circumstances. The Newstead Residence is closed during term breaks and long weekends.
As well as distance, the following criteria will be used to assess student’s eligibility for selection:
- be enrolled full-time (600 hours of approved study) at either Launceston College or Newstead College in Years 11 or 12,
- be between 16 – 18 years of age at time of enrolment,
- have an excellent attendance record and maintain an excellent record whilst residing at the residence
- have independent living skills – capable of cooking, cleaning, attending to personal hygiene, following routines/rules and maintaining appropriate social relationships with other students and staff
- have a parent or carer who can always act as the students’ legal guardian in relation to accommodation provision at the Residence and any agreements, adherence to policies, procedures and practices. This includes collecting the student if ill or there is a behavioural problem, and the student is required to go home
Students enrolled in courses associated with apprenticeships or traineeships as part of their full-time study are not eligible.
Year 13 students and independent students are not eligible.
Access is only available to permanent Tasmanian students and not to interstate or overseas students who are attending Tasmanian schools. Accommodation is not available for students whilst their parents are residing interstate or overseas.
Express your Interest
Important: Prior to submitting an EoI, please read the DECYP Student Residences Update.
Applications are open for the Newstead Student Residence for 2027, see the link below:
2027 Student Residence Application
Every family must attend an onsite meeting and orientation of our site which will occur late October /early November.
For further information please contact student.residence.north@decyp.tas.gov.au
Residence Handbook
The Residence Handbook contains important information about staying at the residence.
Please see draft 2027 Handbook, please note this is still in the stages of final sign-off so there may be some minor changes. All families will receive the final draft in Term 4.
