Kadina High Campus

Kadina High Campus (part of The Rivers Secondary College)
Location
Kadina Street, Goonellabah, Northern Rivers, New South Wales Australia
Coordinates	28°49′04″S 153°20′19″E
Information
Type	Government-funded co-educational comprehensive secondary day school campus
Motto	Success with Honour
Established	1976; 48 years ago (1976) (as Kadina High School)
School district	Lismore; Regional North
Educational authority	NSW Department of Education
Principal	James Witchard[1]
Teaching staff	47.2 FTE (2022)[2]
Years	7–12
Enrolment	~310[2] (2022)
Campus type	Regional
Colour(s)	Bottle green, black and white
Newspaper	Kadina News
Website	kadina-h.schools.nsw.gov.au

Kadina High Campus, part of The Rivers Secondary College, is a government-funded co-educational comprehensive secondary day school campus, located in Goonellabah, a suburb of Lismore, in the Northern Rivers region of New South Wales, Australia.

Established in 1976 as Kadina High School, the campus enrolled approximately 310 students in 2022, from Year 7 to Year 12, of whom 35 percent identified as Indigenous Australians and seven percent were from a language background other than English.[2] The school is operated by the NSW Department of Education; the principal is James Witchard.[1]

The Rivers Secondary College comprises the Richmond River High Campus, the Kadina High Campus, and the Lismore High Campus.

Notable alumni

• Craig Foster – former soccer player and sports journalist; human rights and refugee ambassador[3]
• Paul Foster – former soccer player[3]
• Adam Gilchrist AM – former cricket player; now sports journalist[4]
• Adam Hughes – former soccer player
• Ngaire Joseph – singer and songwriter[5]
• David Mead – rugby league football player[6]
• Taya Smith-Gaukrodger – singer/worship leader for Hillsong United[7]
• Emma Tom – author and journalist
• Darren Williams – author

See also

• List of government schools in New South Wales: G–P
• Education in Australia

References

1. "Principal welcome". The Rivers Secondary College, Kadina High Campus. NSW Department of Education. January 2019. Retrieved 20 July 2019.
2. "The Rivers Secondary College, Kadina High Campus, North Lismore, NSW: School profile". My School. Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority. 2023. Retrieved 18 June 2023.
3. "Local heroes go back to school". Lismore Echo. 18 May 2006. Retrieved 23 May 2010.
4. "The double casting of Adam Gilchrist". ABC. 7 February 2007. Archived from the original on 16 October 2007. Retrieved 23 February 2007.
5. Encalada, Javier (10 July 2015). "Former Lismore singer Ngaiire hitting high notes". The Northern Star. Retrieved 7 August 2018.
6. Mascord, Steve (3 May 2013). "MEN OF THE WORLD Two: DAVID MEAD (Papua New Guinea & Australia)". Stevemascord.com. Retrieved 4 October 2017.
7. "Ex Kadina High School Vice Captain Taya Smith performing on The Morning Show Channel 7". Retrieved 20 November 2017 – via Facebook.

External links

• Official website