Randwick Girls' High School

Randwick Girls' High School

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
Motto	Latin: Facta non Verba ("Deeds, not Words.")
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

Molly Contogeorge – singer-songwriter and keyboardist

Houses

Randwick Girls has 4 representative houses

Gilmore
Turner
Storey
Bruce

References

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

External links

Randwick Girls' High School website
New South Wales Department of Education and Training - Randwick Girls' High School

High schools in the Sydney region
Botany Bay Network	Randwick Boys HS Randwick Girls HS Matraville Sports HS South Sydney HS
Georges River Network	Blakehurst HS Georges River College (with Oatley Senior Campus Hurstville Boys Campus Peakhurst Campus Penshurst Girls Campus) James Cook Boys Tech. HS Kogarah HS Moorefield Girls HS St George Girls HS Sydney Tech. HS
Inner City Network	Alexandria Park Community School Dulwich HS of Visual Arts and Design Newtown HS of the Performing Arts Tempe HS
Inner West Network	Ashfield Boys HS Burwood Girls HS Canterbury Boys HS Canterbury Girls HS Kingsgrove North HS
Port Hacking Network	Cronulla HS Kirrawee HS Endeavour Sports HS Port Hacking HS Sylvania HS Woolooware HS
Port Jackson Network	Conservatorium Sydney Boys HS Sydney Girls HS Sydney Secondary College (with Balmain Campus Blackwattle Bay Campus Leichhardt Campus)
Woronora River Network	Engadine HS Heathcote HS The Jannali HS Lucas Heights Community School Menai HS
Network 8	Fort Street HS Gymea HS JJ Cahill Memorial HS Kingsgrove HS Marrickville HS Rose Bay SC

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