Riverton & District High School Introduction

School facilities and resources

• Science complex (2001)
• Farm
• Vineyard
• Information technology facilities
• Technical studies suite
• Specialist home economics facility
• On-site community library facilities, internet access
• On-site community sporting facilities - gymnasium, tennis & netball courts, playing fields, swimming pool, golf course and lawn bowls

Strong focus areas

• Individual Learning Pathways
• Student Voice
• Community Involvement

Special interest programs

• Vocational Education and Training (VET) - programs including information technology (IT), viticulture and automotive

Languages

• French

Student support services

• Student counsellor
• Subject and year level coordinators
• Peer support program
• School chaplain
• Learning support centre
• Supported transition from year 7 to 8

Recent school awards and achievements

• Lower North Sports Association, swimming 2004
• Lower North Sports Association, champion school athletics 2004
• Andy Thomas Scholarship – prestigious engineering scholarship for University of Adelaide 2004
• National Youth Science Forum, representation 2003
• National Business Week, winning team 2003

Sporting activities

• Athletics
• Swimming
• Australian rules football, touch football
• Cricket
• Tennis
• Netball, basketball

Co-curricular opportunities

• Student leadership - in all areas of school activity
• Multi-Arts productions group – visual & performance arts and technical studies
• Business Week - development of business skills in a team environment
• Activ8 - State youth development program developing skills which contribute to the community
• Strong representation in Lions Youth of the Year

Industry and training partnerships

• Employment Directions – workplace training
• Work Education – partnerships with rural business and industry to provide workplace training
• Murray Institute of TAFE – VET programs

International programs

• Study Tours

Riverton & District High School is located amid tall gum trees in gentle rolling hills just over one hours’ drive north of Adelaide.

Small, friendly and safe, the school provides a broad education for students from the
surrounding farming districts.

It has a proud tradition of sporting and academic excellence. The school lies adjacent to and has use of the towns’ recreational facilities and has its own farm and vineyard.