About our school
Robert Townson High School was established in 1987 to serve the communities of Raby and St Andrews in the City of Campbelltown. The school has a strong commitment to provide the means by which all students can achieve their potential academically, culturally, socially and in sport. We encourage personal best from every student.
Robert Townson High School services 980 students. Our curriculum offer a diverse range of subjects and we cater for Life Skills, Vocational and Academic subjects. Within our school, is a specialist school for hearing impaired students, in which we have 17 students ranging from Year 7 to Year 12.
We expect that our students will study diligently, wear school uniform and behave in a manner which brings credit upon themselves and the school.
TOWNSON, ROBERT (1762?-1827), scholar, scientist and settler, was probably baptized on 4 April 1762 at Richmond, Surrey, England, son of John Townson, merchant. Robert's zest for natural history dictated his activities for many years. He travelled widely as a gentleman scholar, collaborating with the professors at the universities he visited. In 1791 he was elected a fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh.
