Riverside High School (Launceston)

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

Australia
Coordinates41°24′31″S 147°05′58″E / 41.4087°S 147.0995°E / -41.4087; 147.0995Coordinates: 41°24′31″S 147°05′58″E / 41.4087°S 147.0995°E / -41.4087; 147.0995
Information
TypeGovernment comprehensive secondary school
MottoLatin: Quod verum meum est
(All that is true is mine)
Established4 February 1964; 57 years ago (1964-02-04)
StatusOpen
School districtNorthern
Educational authorityTasmanian Department of Education
OversightOffice of Tasmanian Assessment, Standards & Certification
PrincipalNatalie Odgers
Teaching staff49.9 FTE (2019)[1]
Years7-10
GenderCo-educational
Enrolment754[1] (2019)
Campus typeRegional
Websiteriversidehigh.education.tas.edu.au

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 of Education.[2][3]

In 2019 student enrolments were 754.[1] The school principal is Natalie Odgers.

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

History[]

In May 2008, Riverside science teacher William Briginshaw was awarded Tasmania's Winifred Curtis Medal for his contributions to science education.[4]

In 2019 Riverside High received an extensive $12 million dollar redevelopment[5]which was officially opened in November 2020 by Jeremy Rockliff, Minister for Education and Training, and Tim Bullard, Secretary of Education.[6]

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 tragedy whilst bushwalking in 1965.[7]

Notable alumni[]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c "Riverside High School, Riverside, TAS: School profile". My School. Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority. 2019. Retrieved 22 October 2020.
  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. ^ "A northern Tasmanian teacher has been recognised for his contributions to science education". ABC News. Australia. 9 May 2008. Retrieved 13 January 2009.
  5. ^ Jarvis, Caitlin (18 June 2019). "Riverside High School's evolution steps up". The Examiner. Launceston. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
  6. ^ Abblitt, Ebony (29 October 2020). "Riverside High School formally opens new $13 million redevelopment of learning spaces". The Examiner.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  7. ^ "Tas high school bushwalkers remembered half a century after blizzard tragedy". ABC News. 15 May 2015.
  8. ^ "Rene Hidding MP". Parliament of Tasmania. 12 June 2007. Archived from the original on 15 May 2009. Retrieved 13 January 2009.
  9. ^ "Tasmanian Anthony Limbrick at home at Grimsby Town". The Examiner. Launceston. 27 October 2018. Retrieved 21 February 2020.
  10. ^ "Our Hollywood transformation". The Mercury. Tasmania. 29 April 2007. Archived from the original on 16 May 2007. Retrieved 29 April 2007.
  11. ^ "Dylan Yeandle".
  12. ^ "Yeandle's got talent". 15 May 2012.

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