Taroona High School  Taroona High School is a co-educational state high school located in Taroona, a southern riverside suburb of greater Hobart, the capital of the island state Tasmania. The school is located on the shore of the Derwent River, with a rocky beach. The school has approximately 1,100 students in grades 7 to 10. In 2003 Taroona High School underwent a major redevelopment. The school caters for students in the southern suburbs of Hobart such as Taroona, Dynnyrne and Sandy Bay but students also come from a wide range of other areas such as West Hobart and Blackmans Bay. The school opened in 1958. The school's most notable former student is Mary, Crown Princess of Denmark. Taroona High School features four building areas each with two or more levels:  Buses transporting students to and from school are operated by Metro Tasmania. Art at Taroona High School includes the International Orange mural (which is actually blue and white) painted in 2015 by Josh Foley. in 2011 in the Art for Public Buildings Scheme, a work called Chaos Theory was made in sandblasted glass and cut vinyl by Designhaus. The exterior of the building and logo thereon was painted by Dyson Painters using Wattyl Solagard. Taroona High School is committed to transforming the learning environment of the school to promote innovation, creativity and excellence in all aspects of its operations. Mandatory subjects within the school vary depending on grade. In its early years, sports included yachting as an option. Taroona High School participates a great deal with the Taroona Primary School, its neighbouring school, the two education facilities making up the Taroona Learning Centre. As a result, a large number of Taroona High students come from Taroona Primary School. The Taroona Learning Centre thus provides schooling from K - 10. Associated schools: Albuera Street, Mount Nelson, Princes Street, South Hobart, Taroona Primary, Waimea Heights. Schools with access to Taroona High School: Campbell Street, Goulburn Street,  Lansdowne Crescent, Mount Stuart (this is to ensure that students whose  neighbourhood high schools are single sex schools also have access to a coeducational school). Lobbying for a high school south of Hobart to take students from Sandy Bay, Taroona, and the Channel district happened in 1952. The school opened in 1958. Funds from the commonwealth government were made available in 1968 to construct new science laboratories.