Throughout the 1980s, conservative staff and parents ensured the senior school maintained a high academic standard. Camping in regional Victoria and Outdoor Education was introduced. Considerable discussion occurred about a collaboration with Wattle Park HS, but eventually it was decided that CHS would remain a “single site, co-educational Year 7-12 high school with a ceiling of 850 students”.
Principals
1977–1986: Mr D J Collins
1987–1992: Miss Anne Rusden, B Sc, TSTC
House Captains
Churchill
1984: Julie Savage and Robert Carpenter
1986: Heather Savage and Cameron Edgar
1987: Felicity Duncombe and Nick Tribe
1988: Melinda Taylor and Phillip Vlahogiannis
1989: Greta Sutherland and Andrew Savage
Macarthur
1984: Gina Kennedy and Ross Williams
1986: Judy Frager and Craig Bennett
1987: Jackie Evans and Mark Siegling
1988: Dany Brinsmead and Andrew Drake
1989: Arieta Reeh and Paul Newton
Montgomery
1984: Sarah Dugdale and Mal Davis
1986: Kylie Winstanley and Jamaal Sadiqzai
1987: Natalie Scott and Rohan Tennakoon
1988: Joanne Marchbank and Geoff Manton
1989: Sarah Bond and Aaron Tracey
Roosevelt
1984: Amalie Paull and Craig Benson
1986: Taselan Lee Dow and Edwin Van Dar Graaf
1987: Kerryn Litchfield and Zelko Basic
1988: Kieran Kilmartin and Keryn Litchfield
1989: Jacqui England and Clinton Herman
Visit our photo archives:
1980s year group photos
1980s school life
1980s sports photos
Staff in the 1980s
Prospice Editions
