meant that the intermediate certificate was based on schoolwork from 1939 onwards. A basketball court and two new tennis courts were made available in 1939. In 1940 extra building work included a library, dining room, gymnasium, domestic science block and fences. During World War II, the Hobart State High School contained the first aid post for sector 7, North-East Hobart. A new canteen opened at the site on 12 March 1953. Mount Nelson campus facilities College facilities include a drama auditorium, sport and recreation centre, library, various computer laboratories, canteen, and many sporting fields. A-Block is the largest of the college's buildings. It houses the school's main entry and offices, and the student common area and canteen. A-Block also houses the library, student services, and principals' offices. Courses taught primarily in A-Block include, but are not limited to, accounting, business, and economics, history, geography, and social and behavioural sciences, legal studies, tourism, information systems, and music and dance. The International Student Centre is also located in A-Block C-Block contains arts and technology teaching areas. This includes a kitchen, cafe, and wood and metal work rooms. D-Block contains performing arts, foreign languages, health, English, and the Salamanca Performing Arts Course in Entertainment. E-Block contains the science laboratories and mathematics teaching areas, and the student study areas. F-Block contains the sport and outdoor education teaching areas. This includes a gymnasium, fitness centre, and a climbing wall. G-Block contains the glass and ceramics studio. Hobart College also has a car park for student and teacher use and a bus mall. A ring-road surrounds Hobart College that is used as the perimeter of the campus grounds. Outside of the ring-road is the Sustainability Learning Centre where the Student Environment Team (SET) gather and develop strategies for a more sustainable environment. The SET has audited the fortnightly collection of recycling wheelie bins by Veolia, partnered with the City of Hobart to introduce the Food Organics and Garden Organics collection scheme, removed single-use plastics from the college canteen, and developed a draft College Waste Management Policy. Alumni Graduates from the Hobart State High School are called "Old Hobartians". This term was suggested by the teacher R. C. Stephens. The Old Hobartians Association was formed on 19 June 1915. Notable alumni Eric Abetz (born 1958), former Liberal Senator for Tasmania David Bartlett (born 1968), former Premier of Tasmania Sir Max Bingham (born 1927), Rhodes Scholar and former