Riverside Girls High School
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| Riverside Girls High School | |
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| Facta non Verba (Latin:"Deeds not Words") |
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| Established | 1934 |
| School type | Public, Secondary, Single-sex, Day school |
| Principal/ Headmaster |
Judy King |
| Location | Gladesville, New South Wales, Australia  |
| Coordinates | Coordinates: |
| Campus | Suburban |
| Enrolment | ~1,030 (7-12)[1] |
| School colours | Navy Blue, Dark Blue, Pale Blue & White |
| Homepage | www.riversideghs.nsw.edu.au |
Riverside Girls High School is a secondary, public, day school for girls', located in Gladesville, a suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. It was founded in 1934, celebrating its 70th Anniversary in 2004
Riverside is divided into two groupings. The Junior section consists of the 7th to the 10th grades. The Senior section consists of 11th and 12th grade classes.
Riverside Girls High School has remarkable waterfront views. The school motto is "Deeds not Words".
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[edit] Extra-curricular activities
Riverside participates in sport against other schools in the Sydney North West Zone.
Other extracurricular activities include:
- Students Representative Council
- Drama Soiree
- Sports Carnivals
- Debating
- Business Studies Competition and Australian Business Week
- Duke of Edinburgh Award Scheme
- Concert Bands - the senior and junior concert bands are entered into competitions every year such as Macdonalds festival. The school hires an outside band conductor, Karen Colledge, to conduct the bands.
- Choir
- Canoe training day, juniors are taught the use of the fibro vessels at the School's riverside location.
- Peer Mediation dispute settlement Program, and the NSW Law Society Peer Mediation SCRAM Competition
- Peer Support Program with Year 7 and 11
- Page to Stage
- Mock Trial
- Public Speaking Club
- School Spirit Committee
- Thirst (Religious meet)
- SIFE (Students In Free Enterprise) Business Competition
[edit] Notable alumni
- Muriel Lylie Porter OAM (née Carter) - Journalist and Author; Anglican laywoman[2]
- Connie Mitchell - Australian Pop Singer, member of Sneaky Sound System
- Casey Burgess - member of popular children's performance group- Hi 5
- Evette Higgins - 2000 Olympic gold medalist(waterpolo)also scored the winning goal in the gold medal match.
