Riverside Girls High School

For other schools of a similar name, see Riverside High School (disambiguation).

Riverside Girls High School
Location
Huntleys Point Road Huntleys Point , New South Wales Australia
Coordinates	33°50′24″S151°8′29″E / 33.84000°S 151.14139°E / -33.84000; 151.14139
Information
Type	Public, secondary, single-sex, day school
Motto	Latin: Facta Non Verba (Deeds Not Words)
Established	1934
Educational authority	New South Wales Education Standards Authority
Oversight	New South Wales Department of Education
Principal	Louise McNeil [1]
Staff	59 [2]
Years	7–12
Enrolment	650 [2]  (2023)
Campus	Suburban
Colours	Navy blue, pale blue & white
Website	riversideg-h.schools.nsw.gov.au

Riverside Girls High School is a secondary, public, day school for girls, located in Huntleys Point, New South Wales, a suburb of Sydney, Australia. It was founded in 1934, celebrating its 80th anniversary in 2014.

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. The school's motto is "Facta Non Verba" meaning 'Deeds Not Words'.

Extra-curricular activities

Other extracurricular activities include:

• Students Representative Council
• Drama Soiree
• Sports
• Concert Band – the concert band is entered into competitions every year, such as Macdonalds festival
• Stage (jazz) Band
• Choir
• Peer Mediation dispute settlement Program, and the NSW Law Society Peer Mediation SCRAM Competition
• Peer Support Program with Year 7 and 10
• Mock Trial
• Amnesty International group
• Public Speaking Club
• Dance Company and Ensemble
• Lite (Religious meet)
• SIFE (Students in Free Enterprise) Business Competition
• Drama Club and Environment Club

Notable alumni

• Connie Mitchell, singer, member of Sneaky Sound System
• Casey Burgess, singer, member of children's performance group Hi-5
• Karen Moras, swimmer
• Muriel Porter OAM, journalist and author; Anglican laywoman ^[3]
• Leeanna Walsman, actress

See also

• List of Government schools in New South Wales

References

1. "Principal's message". Riverside Girls High School. Retrieved 18 July 2023.
2. "Riverside Girls High School Annual Report 2023" (PDF). Riverside Girls High School. Retrieved 21 June 2024.
3. Suzannah Pearce, ed. (17 November 2006). "PORTER Muriel Lylie". Who's Who in Australia Live!. North Melbourne, Vic: Crown Content Pty Ltd.

External links

• Official website