Robert Townson High School
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Robert Townson High School is a comprehensive coeducational high school under the jurisdiction of the New South Wales Department of Education and Training
. It is located in the suburb of Raby, New South Wales
The school is situated on the corner of Shuttleworth Avenue and Thunderbolt Drive, Raby. It was established in 1987 to meet the demands of the growing suburbs of Raby, St Andrews, Kearns, and Eschol Park.
Robert Townson High School has now recently become 'Robert Townson Campus' with the adjacent Robert Townson Primary School.
A block is the "Home Economics" block, where cooking, textiles, and child studies takes place.
B block is the Administration office.
C block is the "Visual Arts
" block, where Visual Arts
, Photography
, Visual Design, Year 7 and 8 general art is studied and where the TSO office is.
D block is where the "PD/H/PE" staff room is situated. This block also holds a computer room that the senior IT classes learn in, it is also used by other classes.
E block is the "Industrial Arts" block, where Metalwork, Woodwork, Engineering
, Electronics
, and Building And Construction is held.
F block is the Canteen.
G block is the "Music
" block.
H block is the "Science block", where Years 7 - 10 take General Science and Years 11 and 12 can take (if they choose to) Physics
, Chemistry
, Biology
, Senior Science, and until recently, Marine Studies takes place.
I block is the grounds keeping shead/s and out of bounds to all students
J block is the "Mathematics
" block, where Mathematics
takes place, and its rooms are also substituted for other subjects as well. It also holds a computer room.
K block is the Library
.
L block is the "English
block" where History
(General, Modern, Ancient), Language (being German
at the moment), English
, Geography
, Business Studies
, Legal Studies and sometimes Economics
are explored. It also holds a computer room.
P block is the portable class rooms, and the HIU Department.
All students must wear predominantly black shoes which must be enclosed. On sports days (Wednesdays) students in years 7-11 are permitted to wear joggers.
Sport Uniform is a maroon, grey and white shirt and maroon pants.
donations.
New South Wales Department of Education and Training
The New South Wales Department of Education and Communities, a department of the Government of New South Wales, is responsibile for primary schools, secondary schools and Technical and Further Education colleges...
. It is located in the suburb of Raby, New South Wales
Raby, New South Wales
Raby is a suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Raby is located 55 kilometres south-west of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of the City of Campbelltown and is part of the Macarthur region.-History:...
The school is situated on the corner of Shuttleworth Avenue and Thunderbolt Drive, Raby. It was established in 1987 to meet the demands of the growing suburbs of Raby, St Andrews, Kearns, and Eschol Park.
Robert Townson High School has now recently become 'Robert Townson Campus' with the adjacent Robert Townson Primary School.
History
Both the High School and Primary School take their name from Robert Townson, a local farmer and land owner.Learning facilities
Robert Townson High School is made up of 12 blocks, including portables.A block is the "Home Economics" block, where cooking, textiles, and child studies takes place.
B block is the Administration office.
C block is the "Visual Arts
Visual arts
The visual arts are art forms that create works which are primarily visual in nature, such as ceramics, drawing, painting, sculpture, printmaking, design, crafts, and often modern visual arts and architecture...
" block, where Visual Arts
Visual arts
The visual arts are art forms that create works which are primarily visual in nature, such as ceramics, drawing, painting, sculpture, printmaking, design, crafts, and often modern visual arts and architecture...
, Photography
Photography
Photography is the art, science and practice of creating durable images by recording light or other electromagnetic radiation, either electronically by means of an image sensor or chemically by means of a light-sensitive material such as photographic film...
, Visual Design, Year 7 and 8 general art is studied and where the TSO office is.
D block is where the "PD/H/PE" staff room is situated. This block also holds a computer room that the senior IT classes learn in, it is also used by other classes.
E block is the "Industrial Arts" block, where Metalwork, Woodwork, Engineering
Engineering
Engineering is the discipline, art, skill and profession of acquiring and applying scientific, mathematical, economic, social, and practical knowledge, in order to design and build structures, machines, devices, systems, materials and processes that safely realize improvements to the lives of...
, Electronics
Electronics
Electronics is the branch of science, engineering and technology that deals with electrical circuits involving active electrical components such as vacuum tubes, transistors, diodes and integrated circuits, and associated passive interconnection technologies...
, and Building And Construction is held.
F block is the Canteen.
G block is the "Music
Music
Music is an art form whose medium is sound and silence. Its common elements are pitch , rhythm , dynamics, and the sonic qualities of timbre and texture...
" block.
H block is the "Science block", where Years 7 - 10 take General Science and Years 11 and 12 can take (if they choose to) Physics
Physics
Physics is a natural science that involves the study of matter and its motion through spacetime, along with related concepts such as energy and force. More broadly, it is the general analysis of nature, conducted in order to understand how the universe behaves.Physics is one of the oldest academic...
, Chemistry
Chemistry
Chemistry is the science of matter, especially its chemical reactions, but also its composition, structure and properties. Chemistry is concerned with atoms and their interactions with other atoms, and particularly with the properties of chemical bonds....
, Biology
Biology
Biology is a natural science concerned with the study of life and living organisms, including their structure, function, growth, origin, evolution, distribution, and taxonomy. Biology is a vast subject containing many subdivisions, topics, and disciplines...
, Senior Science, and until recently, Marine Studies takes place.
I block is the grounds keeping shead/s and out of bounds to all students
J block is the "Mathematics
Mathematics
Mathematics is the study of quantity, space, structure, and change. Mathematicians seek out patterns and formulate new conjectures. Mathematicians resolve the truth or falsity of conjectures by mathematical proofs, which are arguments sufficient to convince other mathematicians of their validity...
" block, where Mathematics
Mathematics
Mathematics is the study of quantity, space, structure, and change. Mathematicians seek out patterns and formulate new conjectures. Mathematicians resolve the truth or falsity of conjectures by mathematical proofs, which are arguments sufficient to convince other mathematicians of their validity...
takes place, and its rooms are also substituted for other subjects as well. It also holds a computer room.
K block is the Library
Library
In a traditional sense, a library is a large collection of books, and can refer to the place in which the collection is housed. Today, the term can refer to any collection, including digital sources, resources, and services...
.
L block is the "English
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
block" where History
History
History is the discovery, collection, organization, and presentation of information about past events. History can also mean the period of time after writing was invented. Scholars who write about history are called historians...
(General, Modern, Ancient), Language (being German
German language
German is a West Germanic language, related to and classified alongside English and Dutch. With an estimated 90 – 98 million native speakers, German is one of the world's major languages and is the most widely-spoken first language in the European Union....
at the moment), English
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
, Geography
Geography
Geography is the science that studies the lands, features, inhabitants, and phenomena of Earth. A literal translation would be "to describe or write about the Earth". The first person to use the word "geography" was Eratosthenes...
, Business Studies
Business studies
Business studies is an academic subject taught at higher level in Australia, Canada, Hong Kong, India, Ireland, New Zealand, Pakistan, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Zimbabwe and the United Kingdom, as well as at university level in many countries...
, Legal Studies and sometimes Economics
Economics
Economics is the social science that analyzes the production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services. The term economics comes from the Ancient Greek from + , hence "rules of the house"...
are explored. It also holds a computer room.
P block is the portable class rooms, and the HIU Department.
Dress code
Robert Townson High School has a fairly strict dress code which must be adhered to.- Junior Students:
- Girls: White Shirt, Maroon Pants or Maroon Skirt.
- Boys: White Shirt, Grey Pants or Shorts.
- Senior Students:
- Girls: Yellow Shirt, Girls Tie, Grey Pants or Dark Maroon Skirt.
- Boys: Yellow Shirt, Boys Tie, Grey Pants or Shorts.
All students must wear predominantly black shoes which must be enclosed. On sports days (Wednesdays) students in years 7-11 are permitted to wear joggers.
Sport Uniform is a maroon, grey and white shirt and maroon pants.
Charity
Robert Townson High is known for its ongoing volunteer work in the community. Its students participate in events and activities such as Clean Up Australia Day, The Mount Annan Challenge Walk and Australian Red Cross Blood ServiceAustralian Red Cross Blood Service
The Australian Red Cross Blood Service is a branch of the Australian Red Cross. It is the body primarily responsible for blood donation and related services in Australia.-History:...
donations.