Randwick Girls' High School, (abbreviation RGHS) is a school located in Randwick

Randwick, New South Wales

Randwick is a suburb in south-eastern Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Randwick is located 6 kilometres south-east of the Sydney central business district and is the administrative centre for the local government area of the City of Randwick...

, New South Wales

New South Wales

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, Australia

Australia

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, between Barker and Avoca Streets. It is a Girls high school

High school

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 operated by the New South Wales Department of Education and Training

New South Wales Department of Education and Training

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 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

Rock Eisteddfod Challenge

The Rock Eisteddfod Challenge is a series of dance and drama events staged worldwide by school pupils as part of the Global Rock Challenge. These events are initiated by the Rock Eisteddfod Challenge Foundation, and aim to promote healthy lifestyle choices, particularly abstinence from drugs,...

 jointly with its brother school, Randwick Boys High School

Randwick Boys High School

Randwick Boys' High School, is a school located in Randwick, New South Wales, Australia, between Rainbow and Avoca Streets. It is a boys high school operated by the New South Wales Department of Education and Training with students from years 7 to 12...

. 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.

Randwick Girls High School is a comprehensive girls high school. It is located near the Prince of Wales Hospital

Prince of Wales Hospital, Sydney

The Prince of Wales Hospital is a major public teaching hospital located in Sydney's eastern suburb of Randwick, providing a full range of hospital services to the people of New South Wales, Australia...

, the Royal Hospital for Women

Royal Hospital for Women

The Royal Hospital for Women is a specialist hospital for women and babies located in the suburb of Randwick in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.-History:The RHW began life in 1820 as a 'lying-in' hospital under auspices of the Benevolent Society...

 and the University of New South Wales

University of New South Wales

The University of New South Wales , is a research-focused university based in Kensington, a suburb in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia...

.

See also

• List of Government schools in New South Wales
• Rock Eisteddfod Challenge results
  Rock Eisteddfod Challenge results
  This it is list of the Rock Eisteddfod Challenge results- Hobart results:1st – Launceston Church Grammar School2nd – Riverside High School- Melbourne Premier Division grand final results:1st – Brunswick Secondary College - Submerged...
  
  
• Electoral district of Coogee
  Electoral district of Coogee
  Coogee is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales. It is represented by Bruce Notley-Smith of the Liberal Party.-Members for Coogee:-Election results:...
  
  
• Division of Kingsford Smith
  Division of Kingsford Smith
  The Division of Kingsford Smith is an Australian Electoral Division in the state of New South Wales. It is located in the south-eastern suburbs of Sydney, on the north shore of Botany Bay, and the coast of the Tasman Sea...
  
  
• City of Randwick
  City of Randwick
  The City of Randwick is a Local Government Area in the Eastern Suburbs of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. One of Sydney's largest parks, Centennial Park, lies within the city boundary of Randwick. Other major landmarks in Randwick include the world-famous Randwick Racecourse,...
  
  

External links

• Randwick Girls' High School website
• New South Wales Department of Education and Training - Randwick Girls' High School