The Rivers Secondary College

22/09/2026

11/09/2026

On 28 August, our Year 12 First Nations girls enrolled in the Beyond the Broncos program from The Rivers Secondary College celebrated a very special graduation at the Lismore Workers Club. It was wonderful to have all 10 girls attend.

Students, staff, families and friends came together to celebrate the girls’ achievements and the exciting next chapter that lies ahead. There were many proud and emotional moments throughout the evening.

The girls looked stunning in their black graduation gowns and Broncos sashes, and each of our Year 12 graduates was joined by family and friends to share in this special occasion.

Aunty Charlotte Williams delivered a heartfelt Welcome to Country, followed by an inspirational speech from Naomi Moran, who spoke about knowing who you are, leaning on the people who love and support you, and always believing in yourself.

We were also fortunate to welcome a number of special guests, including school staff, Brisbane Broncos head office staff, First Nations Lead Ryan James, and our wonderful MC, Tyrone Roberts. Lilian Williams from Kadina also gave a brilliant musical performance.

Sarah Li delivered the valedictorian speech, including a special thank you to our Student Support Officers, Aunty Ange and Meikeiya. We then heard from the SSOs, who shared their best wishes for the Year 12 students’ futures and encouraged them to always stay in touch. There were certainly a few tears along the way.

It was a beautiful and memorable way to recognise the girls’ hard work, achievements and success, and to celebrate everything they have accomplished through the Beyond the Broncos program.

Angelique and Meikeiya
Senior Student Support Officer and Student Support Officer
Beyond the Broncos Program

31/08/2026

🌟Happy SASS Recognition Week 🌟

This week, we’re celebrating the incredible School Administrative and Support Staff (SASS) who help make The Rivers Secondary College the welcoming, supportive and thriving community it is.

Across Kadina High Campus, Lismore High Campus and Richmond River High Campus, our SASS staff are the people who keep things moving, support our students and families, assist our teachers and school leaders, and take care of the countless details that help our schools run each day. 💙

From our front office and administration teams to our support staff, technicians, library staff, grounds and maintenance teams, and everyone working behind the scenes, your contribution is invaluable.

Your dedication, knowledge, care, patience and commitment to our students and school communities make a real difference every single day. 🙌

Thank you to all of our amazing SASS staff across The Rivers Secondary College!

25/08/2026

🏉🏆 STATE CHAMPIONS! 🏆🏉

What an incredible achievement for our College Opens girls, who have today been crowned NSWCHS 7s Rugby Shaw Shield Champions in Sydney!

In a nail-biting championship final, our girls defeated Dubbo Senior College 22–17 to take home the title! What a fantastic result and a well-deserved reward for all their hard work, dedication, teamwork and determination.

We are incredibly proud of every one of you. 💙

A massive thank you to coaches Lauren and Ryan for supporting the girls and making the trip down and back with them.

Congratulations, girls , you are officially NSW State Champions! 🏆🏉

Go Rivers! 🎉👏

21/08/2026

🏆 Congratulations Chloe (RRHC)! 🎉

What an incredible performance, scoring 2 tries in the Grand Final! 👏🏉

Their team finished tied for 1st place, battling it out against the QLD Maroons in an amazing 19–19 final.

What a game and what an achievement! 💙💪 Congratulations Chloe and the whole team! 🏆

The Rivers Secondary College Richmond River High Campus

21/08/2026

NSW All Schools Girls U/18s Rugby Sevens 🏉

What a fantastic carnival for the NSW All Schools Girls U/18s Rugby Sevens Team!

We finished 4th out of 10 teams, which was a fantastic result and a great reflection of the team’s hard work, determination and commitment.

19/08/2026

The Rivers Open Boys Baseball Marches Into the NSWCHS State Semi-Finals!

Today, The Rivers Secondary College Open Boys Baseball team faced a familiar and formidable opponent in Muirfield High School. Having travelled up from Sydney, Muirfield were a team we knew well — they were the side that knocked us out of the NSWCHS State Competition last year, so we knew we would need to be at our best.

The Rivers came out firing, with Corey taking the mound and dominating the opening innings, needing just 10 pitches to get through the first. Early hits from Kye, Corey, Cooper and Charlie helped The Rivers jump out to a 3–0 lead.

Muirfield fought back in the fourth inning, capitalising on an error to bring the scores back to 3–2 and put the pressure on.

Charlie then took over on the mound and delivered an outstanding performance, throwing strike after strike and allowing just one hit. In the fifth inning, a walk, an error and another clutch hit from Cooper helped The Rivers extend their lead to 5–3.

With the game on the line, Kye stepped up to close it out, retiring the final four batters and securing a huge 5–3 victory!

This win sends The Rivers through to the NSWCHS State Semi-Finals, where we will travel to Sydney to take on either Hills Sports High School or Endeavour High School.

This marks the third time The Rivers have reached the State Semi-Finals, having previously gone all the way to become State Champions in 2019.

With such a young and talented squad, this team is only going to get stronger. Could this be the year The Rivers reclaim the NSWCHS State Championship?

13/08/2026

🎤Congratulations, Elorah! 🌟

A huge congratulations to Elorah from The Rivers Secondary College, Lismore High Campus, who proudly performed the Australian National Anthem at the School Sport Australia National Rugby League Championships! 🏉🎶👏

The championships were recently held in Ballina and hosted by the NSW Primary Schools Sports Association. 💙✨

12/08/2026

THE DREAM RUN ENDS — BUT HISTORY HAS BEEN MADE ❤️💛⚽

The Rivers Secondary College Open Girls Football Team’s incredible NSWCHS campaign came to an end last Monday, going down 2–0 to Northern Beaches Secondary College Mackellar Girls Campus at Cromer Park.

Finishing in the top eight schoolgirl football teams in New South Wales is an outstanding achievement and a moment this group will never forget. The girls showed enormous courage, teamwork and determination throughout their historic cup run and represented The Rivers Secondary College with pride every step of the way.

A massive thank you to the following organisations and businesses for their support of the girls during this journey:

North Coast School Sport Association
Rotary Club of Lismore Networking
Zonta Club of Northern Rivers Inc
Southside Hot Bread
The Smashed Avo Produce Market
APIA Leichhardt FC

Your support helped make this experience possible for our players and is greatly appreciated by the team, families and school community.

What a journey. What a team. We could not be prouder of these girls and what they have achieved. 👏❤️💛⚽