Richmond High School (New South Wales)
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Lennox Street, Richmond, New South Wales Australia | |
| Coordinates | 33°35′56″S 150°44′45″E / 33.5989°S 150.7459°E |
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| Type | Government-funded co-educational comprehensive secondary day school |
| Motto | As Man Thinks So Shall He Be |
| Established | January 1955[1] |
| Educational authority | New South Wales Department of Education |
| Principal | Cliff Ralph |
| Enrolment | 756[2] (2015) |
| Campus type | Suburban |
| Colour(s) | Maroon and light blue |
| Website | richmond-h |
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Richmond High School, (abbreviated as RHS) is a government-funded co-educational comprehensive secondary day school, located on Lennox Street, Richmond, in the Hawkesbury River region of New South Wales, Australia.
Established in 1955, the school caters for approximately 750 students from Year 7 to Year 12. The school is operated by the New South Wales Department of Education.
History
[edit]The school was established in January 1955. The motto is a translation of a phrase taken from the Book of Proverbs, chapter 23, verse 7.
Alumni
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- Allan G. Bromley – historian of computing
- Dave Dennis – rugby union player; NSW Waratahs captain; Australian Wallabies
- Ashton Irwin – drummer of pop-rock band 5 Seconds of Summer
- Stephen O'Keefe – cricket player; NSW and Sydney 6ers all-rounder
- Kevin Rozzoli – politician; Speaker of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly 1988–1995
- David Sykes – entrepreneur; Founding member of Quadpay (acquired by Zip) and Chief Commercial Officer of Klarna
See also
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References
[edit]- ^ "Richmond High – Cumberland". Government Schools of New South Wales from 1848. NSW Education and Communities. Retrieved 25 September 2015.
- ^ "Richmond High School". www.myschool.edu.au. Australian Curriculum Assessment Reporting Authority (ACARA). Retrieved 25 September 2015.
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