Robert Townson High School

Robert Townson High School is a government-funded co-educational comprehensive secondary day school, located on Thunderbolt Drive in Raby, a south-western suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

Robert Townson High School
Location
Thunderbolt Drive, Raby,
South Western Sydney, New South Wales

Australia
Coordinates34°00′56″S 150°49′03″E
Information
TypeGovernment-funded co-educational comprehensive secondary day school
Established1987 (1987)
School districtSt Andrews; Regional South
Educational authorityNew South Wales Department of Education
PrincipalWarren Parkes
Teaching staff58.4 FTE (2018)[1]
Years7-12
Enrolment727[1] (2018)
CampusSuburban
Colour(s)Maroon, yellow and white    
Websiteroberttown-h.schools.nsw.gov.au
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Established in 1987 to meet the demands of the growing suburbs of Raby, St Andrews, Kearns, and Eschol Park, the school enrolled approximately 730 students in 2018, from Year 7 to Year 12, of whom six percent identified as Indigenous Australians and 41 percent were from a language background other than English.[1] The school is operated by the NSW Department of Education; the principal is Warren Parkes.[3]

History

Both the High School and adjacent Primary School take their name from Robert Townson, an English scholar and scientist who settled in Colonial New South Wales and was a local farmer and land owner.[3]

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 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 used to hold a computer room now a digital connected classroom
  • 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

Dress code

Robert Townson High School has a fairly strict dress code which must be adhered to.

  • Junior students:
    • Girls: white shirt, grey pants or maroon skirt.
    • Boys: white shirt, grey or maroon 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 (Mondays) students in years 7-10 are permitted to wear the school joggers any other form of track pants are not permitted. 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 Service donations.

See also

References
  1. "Robert Townson High School, Raby, NSW: School profile". My School. Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority. 2019. Retrieved 2 August 2019.
  2. "Annual Report 2018" (PDF). Robert Townson High School. New South Wales Department of Education. 4 June 2019. Retrieved 12 July 2019.
  3. "About our school". Robert Townson High School. New South Wales Department of Education. n.d. Retrieved 13 July 2019.
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