Kamarah Hostel was situated in Austin Street Wynyard, adjoining Wynyard High School. It provided accomodation for students attending Wynyard High and Hellyer College in Burnie.;;;;The Hostel was controlled by a Board of Management under the control of the Department. By 1995 the Department had relinquished control of student hostel accomodation, with privately consituted boards of management running the hostels generally in conjunction with school councils.