Rivermount College

Rivermount College
Location
Yatala , Queensland Australia
Coordinates	27°45′06″S153°12′03″E / 27.75167°S 153.20083°E / -27.75167; 153.20083
Information
Motto	Perseverance, integrity, excellence
Established	1992;33 years ago (1992)
Founder	Colin Young
Principal	Richard Young
Years offered	Early learning to Year 12
Campus type	Outer urban
Website	www.rivermount.net

Rivermount College is a non-denominational, co-educational, Christian, combined, school, situated in Yatala, Queensland, Australia. ^{[1] [2]} It is administered by Independent Schools Queensland, with an enrolment of 960 students and a teaching staff of 70, as of 2023. ^[3] The school serves students from Prep through to Year 12. ^{[1] [2] [4]}

History

The school opened on 1 January 1992. ^[5]

In 2017, the students beat the world record of doing the Nutbush dance with 522 dancers, from the previous record of 254 dancers in 2015. ^[6]

References

1. "Rivermount College (Yatala) | Department of Education". schoolsdirectory.eq.edu.au. Archived from the original on 14 June 2024. Retrieved 15 June 2024.
2. "Rivermount College Yatala, Qld | Private Schools Guide". privateschoolsguide.com. Archived from the original on 5 June 2023. Retrieved 15 June 2024.
3. "ACARA Data Access Program - School Profile 2023". Australian Curriculum Assessment And Reporting Authority. Retrieved 14 June 2024.
4. "Yatala | Queensland Places". www.queenslandplaces.com.au. Archived from the original on 28 November 2023. Retrieved 19 June 2024.
5. "Opening and closing dates of Queensland schools". Education. 14 April 2019. Retrieved 14 June 2024.
6. Allmark, Panizza; Stratton, Jon (22 March 2024). "Doing the Nutbush: how Australia got its very own line dance". Continuum: 1–16. doi: 10.1080/10304312.2024.2331796 . ISSN   1030-4312.

External links

• Rivermount College homepage