Randwick Girls' High School

Randwick Girls' High School

Latin: Facta non Verba
"Deeds, not Words."
Location
Randwick, New South Wales
Australia
Coordinates 33°55′19.12″S 151°14′21.65″E / 33.9219778°S 151.2393472°E / -33.9219778; 151.2393472
Information
Type Public, Secondary, Single-sex, Day school
Established January 1959[1]
Principal Lucy Andre
Enrolment ~878 (7–12)[2]
Campus Barker and Avoca Streets
Colour(s) Gold, White and Bottle Green             
Website Randwick Girls High School
For the Boys School, See: Randwick Boys High School

Randwick Girls' High School (RGHS) is a school located in Randwick, New South Wales, Australia, between Barker and Avoca Streets. It is a Girls high school operated by the New South Wales Department of Education and Training with students from years 7 to 12. The school was established in January 1959.

History and campus

The history of Randwick Girls High School (RGHS) dates back to 1883, when Randwick Public School was established by the NSW Government. The school, to accommodate 200 students, was built on land at the top of Avoca Street, Randwick in 1886. The senior functions of the school became a Superior Public School in 1913, a Junior High School in 1944 and finally split with a Boys High School in 1949, who eventually moved further south down Avoca street, joined later with the establishment of Randwick Girls' High School in 1959.[3] Since the 1990s, Randwick Girls has participated in the Rock Eisteddfod Challenge jointly with its brother school, Randwick Boys High School. Many places have been gained by the combined team, first reaching the finals in 1995, being a regular finalist since that time and winning the Premier Division in 2001, 2002, 2003, 2006 and 2007.[4]

Randwick Girls High School is a comprehensive girls high school. It is located near the Prince of Wales Hospital, the Royal Hospital for Women and the University of New South Wales.

Notable alumni

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Randwick Girls High". Government Schools of New South Wales from 1848. NSW Education and Communities. Retrieved 2011-10-02.
  2. ↑ "Randwick Girls High School". School Locator. NSW Public Schools. Retrieved 2011-10-02.

External links

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