Rainbow Street Public School

Rainbow Street Public, Randwick
Rainbow Street Public, Randwick
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Rainbow Street Public School is a public school located in Randwick, New South Wales, Australia operated by the New South Wales Department of Education.^[1] The school has 480 students and 34 staff,^{[ clarification needed ]} and is in close proximity to the University of NSW, Prince of Wales Hospital and the Randwick Army Barracks. The school has a close liaison with Randwick Boys and Girls High Schools, as well as Rainbow Street Childcare Centre.^[2]

Award-winning actor Russell Crowe attended the school.^[3]

In 2011, the principal was forced to resign after parents moved a motion of "no-confidence" in her, something criticised as potentially creating a "precedent" by unions.^[4]

In 2014, the state government announced plans to expand the school.^[5] Excellent school

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References

↑ "Rainbow Street Public School".
↑ "Rainbow Street Public School Annual School Report 2013" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 11 November 2022.
↑ Suckling, Laura (18 July 2013). "Russelll Crowe is spotted at Rainbow St Public School". The Daily Telegraph. Southern Courier. Retrieved 11 November 2022.
↑ Stevenson, Andrew (29 June 2011). "Parent action forces school principal out of teaching". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 11 November 2022.
↑ Suckling, Laura (18 August 2014). "State Government to expand Randwick and Rainbow St public schools to meet enrolment demands". The Daily Telegraph. Southern Courier. Retrieved 11 November 2022.

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[1] "Rainbow Street Public School".

[2] "Rainbow Street Public School Annual School Report 2013" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 11 November 2022.

[3] Suckling, Laura (18 July 2013). "Russelll Crowe is spotted at Rainbow St Public School". The Daily Telegraph. Southern Courier. Retrieved 11 November 2022.

[4] Stevenson, Andrew (29 June 2011). "Parent action forces school principal out of teaching". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 11 November 2022.

[5] Suckling, Laura (18 August 2014). "State Government to expand Randwick and Rainbow St public schools to meet enrolment demands". The Daily Telegraph. Southern Courier. Retrieved 11 November 2022.

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