Rivermount College

College in Yatala, Australia

27°45′06″S 153°12′03″E / 27.75167°S 153.20083°E / -27.75167; 153.20083InformationMottoPerseverance, integrity, excellenceEstablished1992; 32 years ago (1992)FounderColin YoungPrincipalRichard YoungYears offeredEarly learning to Year 12Campus typeOuter urbanWebsitewww.rivermount.net

Rivermount College is a non-denominational, co-educational, Christian, combined, school, situated in Yatala, Queensland, Australia.^[1]^[2] It is administered by Independent Schools Queensland, with an enrolment of 960 students and a teaching staff of 70, as of 2023.^[3] The school serves students from Prep through to Year 12.^[1]^[2]^[4]

History

The school opened on 1 January 1992.^[5]

In 2017, the students beat the world record of doing the Nutbush dance with 522 dancers, from the previous record of 254 dancers in 2015.^[6]

References

^ ^a ^b "Rivermount College (Yatala) | Department of Education". schoolsdirectory.eq.edu.au. Archived from the original on 14 June 2024. Retrieved 15 June 2024.
^ ^a ^b "Rivermount College Yatala, Qld | Private Schools Guide". privateschoolsguide.com. Archived from the original on 5 June 2023. Retrieved 15 June 2024.
^ "ACARA Data Access Program - School Profile 2023". Australian Curriculum Assessment And Reporting Authority. Retrieved 14 June 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
^ "Yatala | Queensland Places". www.queenslandplaces.com.au. Archived from the original on 28 November 2023. Retrieved 19 June 2024.
^ "Opening and closing dates of Queensland schools". Education. 14 April 2019. Retrieved 14 June 2024.
^ Allmark, Panizza; Stratton, Jon (22 March 2024). "Doing the Nutbush: how Australia got its very own line dance". Continuum: 1–16. doi:10.1080/10304312.2024.2331796. ISSN 1030-4312. Archived from the original on 19 April 2024. Retrieved 15 June 2024.