Richmond River High Campus

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Richmond River High Campus
(part of The Rivers Secondary College)
Location
Lake Street, North Lismore,
Northern Rivers, New South Wales

Australia
Coordinates 28°47′56″S153°16′42″E / 28.79889°S 153.27833°E / -28.79889; 153.27833
Information
Type Government-funded co-educational comprehensive secondary day school campus
MottoKnowledge is life
Established1958;67 years ago (1958)
(as Richmond River High School)
Closed2022
School districtLismore; Regional North
Educational authority NSW Department of Education
PrincipalLuke Woodward
Teaching staff56.0 FTE (2022) [1]
Years 7–12
Enrolment~620 [1]  (2022)
Area26 hectares (64 acres)
Campus type Regional
Colour(s)Black, red, white and grey     
Website richmondri-h.schools.nsw.gov.au
Richmond River High Campus

Richmond River High Campus, formerly known as Richmond River High School, was an Australian secondary school located in North Lismore, in the Northern Rivers region of New South Wales. It was a dual-campus government-funded co-educational comprehensive secondary day school, and part of The Rivers Secondary College.

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History

Established in 1958 as Richmond River High School, the campus enrolled approximately 620 students in 2022, from Year 7 to Year 12, of whom 14 percent identified as Indigenous Australians and eight percent from a language background other than English. [1]

On 28th February 2022, Lismore experienced the worst flooding on record, which caused Richmond River High School to be left completely abandoned. [ citation needed ]

In June 2024, the New South Wales Government announced that the school would be rebuilt along Dunoon Road, in a more flood-resilient location. [2]

On 28th March 2025, the historic but now-abandoned campus at 118B Dalley St, East Lismore was destroyed by fire. [3] The building had been established in 1920 when Lismore High School opened before it moved to Keen Street in 1942, well before Richmond River High School was established at the old Lismore High School site in 1958. No one was injured, and authorities are currently investigating the cause of the fire. [4]

The school was operated by the NSW Department of Education; the principal is Luke Woodward.[ when? ][ citation needed ]

Overview

The campus had a split-site campus, featuring sporting grounds and agricultural plots that when combined with the rest of the grounds, cover over 26 hectares (64 acres). It also is commonly affected by floods. [5]

The mission statement of the campus is "A Caring School of Excellence"; and the campus motto is "Knowledge is life".[ citation needed ]

The Rivers Secondary College comprises the Richmond River High Campus, the Kadina High Campus, and the Lismore High Campus.[ citation needed ]

Notable alumni

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 "The Rivers Secondary College, Richmond River High Campus, North Lismore, NSW: School profile". My School. Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority. 2023. Retrieved 18 June 2023.
  2. ↑ "Richmond River High School to be rebuilt along Dunoon Road". The Lismore App. 6 June 2024. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
  3. ↑ "Richmond River High School on fire". lismoreapp.com.au. Retrieved 29 March 2025.
  4. ↑ "Historic NSW school building destroyed by suspicious blaze". ABC News. 29 March 2025. Retrieved 29 March 2025.
  5. ↑ Richmond River High School. NSW Department of Education and Training. Retrieved on 8 April 2008.
  6. ↑ Pendergast, Kirra (2 February 2016). "People to know – Rhoda Roberts". Common Ground North Coast. Archived from the original on 11 July 2021.


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