Randwick Boys High School

Randwick Boys' High School (RBHS) is a high school located in 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 students from years 7 to 12. The school was established in 1944 as a junior high school, gaining full high school status in 1949. The history of the school can be traced back to 1883 with the establishment of Randwick Public School. History and Campus The history of Randwick Boys 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, with Mr E.M. Grant as the first Headmaster. From that time it grew steadily and frequent building additions were made, transforming the original construction into the present school now occupied by Randwick Primary and Infants School and the Randwick North High School. One of the most notable headmasters during this period was Alfred Godwin Alanson, who was Headmaster from 1907 to 1928. During his tenure, the school's reputation enabled it to be upgraded to Randwick Superior Public School in 1913, providing a commercial secondary course, and then to an "intermediate high school" in 1920. Alanson's successor from 1929, E. Nettleship, put forward the idea in 1930 that Randwick Intermediate should be made into a full five-year high school. The first version of the school badge was designed in this year. The School motto "Labore et Honore" (Work and Honour) is credited to have been devised by a Latin/English teacher, Harry Kresner, around 1948. The headmaster from 1941, F. Purnell, led the push that resulted in the school being further upgraded to the independent Randwick Boys Junior High School in 1944. This later led to the establishment of a full high school in 1949, thus giving Randwick equal status with all other full high schools in New South Wales. Purnell thus became the first headmaster of Randwick Boys High School.