Richmond River High Campus, formerly known as Richmond River High School, is an Australian secondary school located in North Lismore, in the Northern Rivers region of New South Wales. It is a dual-campus government-funded co-educational comprehensive secondary day school, and part of The Rivers Secondary College.
| Richmond River High Campus (part of The Rivers Secondary College) | |
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| Location | |
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Australia | |
| Coordinates | 28°47′56″S 153°16′42″E / 28.79889°S 153.27833°E |
| Information | |
| Type | Government-funded co-educational comprehensive secondary day school campus |
| Motto | Knowledge is life |
| Established | 1958 (as Richmond River High School) |
| School district | Lismore; Regional North |
| Educational authority | NSW Department of Education |
| Principal | Luke Woodward |
| Teaching staff | 56.0 FTE (2022)[1] |
| Years | 7–12 |
| Enrolment | ~620[1] (2022) |
| Area | 26 hectares (64 acres) |
| Campus type | Regional |
| Colour(s) | Black, red, white and grey |
| Website | richmondri-h |
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History
editEstablished in 1958 as Richmond River High School, the campus enrolled approximately 620 students in 2022, from Year 7 to Year 12, of whom 14 percent identified as Indigenous Australians and eight percent from a language background other than English.[1]
In June 2024, the New South Wales Government announced that the school would be rebuilt along Dunoon Road, in a more flood-resilient location.[2]
The school is operated by the NSW Department of Education; the principal is Luke Woodward.[when?][citation needed]
Overview
editThe campus has a split-site campus, featuring sporting grounds and agricultural plots that when combined with the rest of the grounds, cover over 26 hectares (64 acres). It also is commonly affected by floods.[3]
The mission statement of the campus is "A Caring School of Excellence"; and the campus motto is "Knowledge is life".[citation needed]
The Rivers Secondary College comprises the Richmond River High Campus, the Kadina High Campus, and the Lismore High Campus.[citation needed]
Notable alumni
edit- Rhoda Roberts, actress and theatre director[4]
See also
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References
edit- ^ a b c "The Rivers Secondary College, Richmond River High Campus, North Lismore, NSW: School profile". My School. Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority. 2023. Retrieved 18 June 2023.
- ^ "Richmond River High School to be rebuilt along Dunoon Road". The Lismore App. 6 June 2024. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
- ^ Richmond River High School. NSW Department of Education and Training. Retrieved on 8 April 2008.
- ^ Pendergast, Kirra (2 February 2016). "People to know – Rhoda Roberts". Common Ground North Coast. Archived from the original on 11 July 2021.
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