Riverside High School (Launceston)

Not to be confused with Riverside Girls High School.

Riverside High School
Riverside High School, in 2020
Location
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Riverside, Launceston, Tasmania

Australia
Coordinates41°24′31″S 147°05′58″E / 41.4087°S 147.0995°E / -41.4087; 147.0995
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TypeGovernment comprehensive secondary school
MottoLatin: Quod verum meum est
(All that is true is mine)
Established4 February 1964; 60 years ago (1964-02-04)
StatusOpen
School districtNorthern
Educational authorityTasmanian Department for Education, Children and Young People
PrincipalJeanna Bolton
Teaching staff55.2 FTE (2022)[1]
Years7–10
GenderCo-educational
Enrolment767[1] (2022)
Campus typeRegional
Websiteriversidehigh.education.tas.edu.au
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Riverside High School is a government co-educational comprehensive secondary school located in Riverside, a suburb of Launceston, Tasmania, Australia. Established in 1962, the school caters for approximately 820 students from Years 7 to 10. The school is administered by the Tasmanian Department for Education, Children and Young People.[2][3]

In 2022 student enrolments were 767.[4] The school principal is Jeanna Bolton.

The school's motto is Latin: Quod verum meum est, translated as "All that is true is mine".

History

The Scott-Kilvert Hut in Cradle Mountain Lake St Clair National Park, Tasmania is a memorial hut dedicated to the lives of Ewen Scott and David Kilvert, a teacher and student from Riverside High School, who died due to a blizzard whilst bushwalking in 1965.[5]

In May 2008, Riverside science teacher William Briginshaw was awarded Tasmania's Winifred Curtis Medal for his contributions to science education.[6]

In 2019 Riverside High received an extensive $12 million dollar redevelopment[7] which was officially opened in November 2020 by Jeremy Rockliff, Minister for Education and Training, and Tim Bullard, Secretary of Education.[8]

Notable alumni

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Riverside High School, Riverside, TAS: School profile". My School. Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority. 2022. Retrieved 23 June 2023.
  2. ^ "Home page". Riverside High School. Tasmanian Department of Education. Retrieved 27 October 2020.
  3. ^ "Riverside High School - From the Principal". Tasmanian Department of Education. 16 July 2006. Archived from the original on 20 August 2008. Retrieved 14 January 2009.
  4. ^ ACARA. "School Profile - Riverside High School". My School. Retrieved 23 June 2023.
  5. ^ "Tas high school bushwalkers remembered half a century after blizzard tragedy". ABC News. 15 May 2015.
  6. ^ "A northern Tasmanian teacher has been recognised for his contributions to science education". ABC News. Australia. 9 May 2008. Retrieved 13 January 2009.
  7. ^ Jarvis, Caitlin (18 June 2019). "Riverside High School's evolution steps up". The Examiner. Launceston. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
  8. ^ Abblitt, Ebony (29 October 2020). "Riverside High School formally opens new $13 million redevelopment of learning spaces". The Examiner.
  9. ^ "Rene Hidding MP". Parliament of Tasmania. 12 June 2007. Archived from the original on 15 May 2009. Retrieved 13 January 2009.
  10. ^ "Tasmanian Anthony Limbrick at home at Grimsby Town". The Examiner. Launceston. 27 October 2018. Retrieved 21 February 2020.
  11. ^ "Our Hollywood transformation". The Mercury. Tasmania. 29 April 2007. Archived from the original on 16 May 2007. Retrieved 29 April 2007.
  12. ^ "Yeandle's got talent". 15 May 2012.
  13. ^ "Fresh Comedy announce Gala line-up". Examiner. 1 August 2018.


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