St Giles' School began as classes in the Launceston General Hospital in 1931. In 1941, a ward at St Giles' Home was taken over for teaching. A special classroom was built in 1943 and it became known as the St Giles' Hospital Class. In 1959, the class became St Giles' School. It catered for children with physical disabilities aged between three and 18.
The St Giles' Parents and Friends Association and the Society for the Care of Crippled Children's Association provided monetary and practical support to St Giles' School.
By the early 1980s, the School needed modernising. The Education Department took it over, erected a new building on the site, and renamed it Newstead Heights School. In 2013, it remains a special School.
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21 May 2021
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