, motto_translation = Deeds, not Words. , established = January 1959 , type =

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, secondary,

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, principal = Lucy Andre , enrolment = ~878 (7–12) , colours = Gold, white and bottle green , campus = Barker and Avoca Streets , years = 7 - 12 , coordinates = , hours_in_day = 6 hours , staff = 19 , address = Barker Street , city = Randwick , state =

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, postcode = 2031 , country = Australia , website
Randwick Girls High School
Randwick Girls' High School (RGHS) is a school located in Randwick,

, Australia, between Barker and Avoca Streets. It is a girls

high school A secondary school describes an institution that provides secondary education and also usually includes the building where this takes place. Some secondary schools provide both '' lower secondary education'' (ages 11 to 14) and ''upper seconda ...

operated by the

New South Wales Department of Education The New South Wales Department of Education, a department of the Government of New South Wales, is responsible for the delivery and co-ordination of early childhood, primary school, secondary school, vocational education, adult, migrant and hig ...

with students from years 7 to 12. The school was established in January 1959.

History and campus

The history of Randwick Girls 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. The senior functions of the school became a Superior Public School in 1913, a Junior High School in 1944, and finally split with a Boys High School in 1949, who eventually moved further south down Avoca street, joined later with the establishment of Randwick Girls' High School in 1959. Since the 1990s, Randwick Girls has participated in the

Rock Eisteddfod Challenge The Rock Eisteddfod Challenge, also known as the Australian Rock Eisteddfod Challenge, was an Australian dance and drama challenge for government-funded high schools that was active between 1980 and 2012. Initiated by the Rock Eisteddfod Chal ...

jointly with its brother school,

Randwick Boys High School Randwick Boys' High School (RBHS) is a high school located in Randwick, New South Wales, Randwick, Sydney, Australia, between Rainbow Street and Avoca Street. It is a boys' high school operated by the New South Wales Department of Education with ...

. Many places have been gained by the combined team, first reaching the finals in 1995, being a regular finalist since that time, and winning the Premier Division in 2001, 2002, 2003, 2006, and 2007.

Notable alumni

* Tamsin Colley - paralympian * Molly Contogeorge – singer-songwriter and keyboardist

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Public high schools in Sydney Girls' schools in New South Wales Randwick, New South Wales Rock Eisteddfod Challenge participants School buildings completed in 1959 Educational institutions established in 1959 1959 establishments in Australia Alliance of Girls' Schools Australasia {{NewSouthWales-school-stub

History and campus

Notable alumni

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