Randwick North High School
| Randwick North High School | |
|---|---|
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"Confidence in ability." | |
| Location | |
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Randwick, New South Wales Australia | |
| Coordinates | 33°54′38″S 151°14′36″E / 33.9106°S 151.2432°E |
| Information | |
| Type | Public, Secondary, co-educational, Day school |
| Established | January 1966[1] |
| Status | Closed |
| Closed | 2001 |
| Principal |
Lex Howarth Ed Deadman Tom Hobson |
| Grades | 7–12 |
| Campus | Avoca and Cowper Streets |
| Colour(s) | Prussian blue and white |
Randwick North High School was an Australian co-educational high school which operated from 1966 to 2001 in the suburb of Randwick, New South Wales. The site is now home to the Open High School Sydney.
History
The history of Randwick North High dates back to 1883, when Randwick Public School was established by the NSW Government. The school, to accommodate 200 students, was built on land at the top of Avoca Street, Randwick in 1886. This building was to form part of Randwick North High School. The senior functions of the school became a Superior Public School in 1913, a Junior High School in 1944 and finally split between Girls and Boys High Schools in 1949, who eventually moved further south down Avoca street. The primary school operated from their buildings on Cowper Street which was completed in 1924, which grew steadily and frequent building additions were made.
To accommodate increasing student enrolments in the Randwick area in the 1950s-60s, a new co-educational high school was planned for the former site of Randwick High School in between Randwick Town Hall and Public School. This became Randwick North High School, which was opened in 1966. During the 1970s, the school staff included executive members of the New South Wales Teachers Federation Rosemary Child[2] and Don Hayward.[3] The school staff were at the forefront of industrial action to secure better conditions for students.
Randwick North was closed in 2001 and the site was divided between the Open High School Sydney and Randwick Public School.
Notable staff and students
Staff
- Barry Collier MP, Member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly (1999–2011 & 2013-2015)
- Russell Fairfax, rugby union and rugby league player and coach
- Bob Outterside, rugby union international player and coach
- Jane Zemiro, academic and author, mother of Julia Zemiro
Students
- Jennifer Betts, magistrate (Local Court of New South Wales)[4]
- Sujata Bose Sinha, assistant professor (Rust College)[5]
- Simon Bouda, television journalist for Nine News Sydney
- Greg Hilder, author[6]
- Alyson Kakakios, Clinical Associate Professor, University of Sydney; Head of Allergy and Immunology, The Children's Hospital at Westmead
- Mark Maclure, Australian football player
- Theo Onisforou, lawyer, property developer and multimillionaire[7]
- Karin Sowada, Australian Democrats senator (1991–1993)[8]
References
- ↑ "Randwick North High". Government Schools of New South Wales from 1848. NSW Education and Communities. Retrieved 2011-09-08.
- ↑ Parfitt, Carolyn (23 October 1979). "Eleven teachers seek top posts". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 17 June 2011.
- ↑ Garcia, Luis M. (30 May 1984). "Ten-week cram and you're a science teacher". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 17 June 2011.
- ↑ Jacobsen, Geesche (16 June 2011). "Trials of life put hard-working magistrate under pressure". smh.com.au. Retrieved 17 June 2011.
- ↑ "Dr. Sujata Bose Sinha". rustcollege.edu. Retrieved 17 June 2011.
- ↑ "Greg Hilder". brucekennedymanagement.com.au. 2011. Retrieved 17 June 2011.
- ↑ Patterson, Robbie (10 April 2014). "Paddington businessman Theo Onisforou calls for Woollahra Council to hand their side of Oxford St over to City of Sydney". dailytelegraph.com.au. Retrieved 10 April 2014.
- ↑ Blackie, Tony (10 February 1980). "The class of '79 ...". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 17 June 2011.