The school has views of the Derwent River, Mount Wellington, the city of Hobart, and the Tasman Bridge.

With the co-operation of the Housing Department and the Clarence Commission negotiations were rapidly completed for the procurement of the magnificent site on which the school now stands.

On 29 July 1960, a tender was let for the first unit of the Rose Bay High School at a contract price of £43,000.

The first stage of the new building consisted of eight classrooms, two of which were used for practical activities with some provision for both administrative and staff requirements.

This complemented the A$1.3 million refurbishment which was completed in 2005 and provide 'state of the art facilities' in most learning areas.