Trinity MR DARREN O’NEILL
TRINITY TALK IS A NEWSLETTER FOR ALL PROSPECTIVE FAMILIES ISSUE 5 – AUTUMN 2022
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Embracing our Touchstones As a Catholic school in the Edmund Rice tradition, Trinity College embraces the four guiding Touchstones as outlined in the Charter of Edmund Rice Education Australia (EREA). The Touchstones perpetuate the legacy of Blessed Edmund Rice, the founder of the Christian Brothers, and set out to capture the character and culture of all EREA schools. At Trinity College, the Touchstones lay at the heart of our Mission – To offer innovative learning opportunities in a safe and nurturing environment which empowers our young men to realise their potential. As a Catholic College founded on the traditions of the Blessed Edmund Rice, his example of solidarity with all people challenges us to live out the message of care and inclusion. In partnership with parents, we hold high expectations for the young men in our care and we seek to provide a breadth of
learning opportunities in a safe and caring environment, enabling academic growth, pride in their College and a commitment to serve others, both now and in the future.
inclusivity and awareness of their role in stewardship, concepts that are clearly articulated in the Touchstones.
To be effective in the formation of An education at Trinity should challenge our Men for Others, the Touchstones students to be independent thinkers with are designed to be active values the courage and persistence to confront with a view to becoming more injustice in our society. It should challenge deeply embedded in the students’ them to stand against the mediocrity so understanding of their own self and often prevalent in popular culture and identity. That is, the Touchstones are encourage our young men to discover engaging and dynamic which, when what has true worth in this world and to placed within an environment that is place real and ongoing value upon it. nurturing and supportive, encourages To foster this development, the College studentstodevelopthecondence encourages a culture of critical thinking, to immerse themselves into a way resilience,selessness,accountability, of being and thinking that seeks the good for others and ultimately themselves. Such experience can often be challenging and sometimes confronting, but the inevitable outcome is a deeper understanding and more authentic compassion and empathy for ‘the other’. Onanalnote,Iwouldliketo extend a special thank you to the families that recently attended our modiedOpenDay.Ipersonally enjoyed meeting many of you and look forward to welcoming you back to our College soon, whether it be for your son’s enrolment interview or celebratinghisrstdayatourCollege. Please enjoy reading our latest edition of Trinity Talk.
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ENRE MLO T N ,S ENRE MLO T N ,S ENRE MLO T N !S Whilst the 2022 school year has not quite started as planned it certainly has not stopped families planning for their son’s future education with spaces filling at faster rates than the previous two years. As we welcomed new families to the Trinity community in 2022, we have begun looking to 2023 and beyond with our student interviews commencing for the 2023 and 2024 intake. For those families who have not yet heard from us, please be assured we will be contacting you shortly and for those still considering enrolling, applications are still being accepted with limited spaces available for Junior and Secondary School intake. For those families still considering if Trinity College is the right school for your son, we understand there may be apprehension about your son commencing at an all-boys school but with the support and transition programs we have available, he will feel he belongs to our special TC community in no time. OnMarch, 32 weheldourmodied OpenDayeventandwhilstitlooked a little different this year due to COVID-it ,91 wasgreattoseemany families come along to one of our various sessions to explore the campus with myself of a member of our College Leadership Team. Whilst still on the subject of tours, our new Virtual Tour that was launched in February has proved very popular, withmorethanfamilies 0 ,1 viewing it online. This tour really does give you a sense of our College in action and I would encourage all families to jump online and explore when they can. I encourage any family potentially looking at Trinity for their son, particularly in 2023 and 2024 to visit our websiteorcontactmeonto 12 9 ask any questions about enrolments, applications, intake interviews or anything else about our College. I look forward to hearing from you soon. Warm regards, Brooke Hornbuckle Registrar
“ The best way to predict the future is to create it.” – Abraham Lincoln
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Upcoming Tours Trinity will be holding a variety of different tours over the coming months to provide prospective families the opportunity to discover the TC p S irit, explore our facilities and hear about the vast curricular and co-curricular opportunities the College has to offer. To book any of our tours, visit www.trinity.wa.edu.au/enrolments/tour-trinity
TWILIGHT ‘IN THE ARTS’ TOUR
MONDAY 2 MAY – 4pm or 5.30pm The Performing Arts are a thriving pillar of Trinity College. With exceptional and complementing classroom and cocurricular programs,Music,DramaandDancehold an esteemed place in the Trinity community. Forconsecutive 71 festivalsourSenior School has been the recipient of the Zenith Award for the most outstanding school at the Catholic Performing Arts Festival and recently our Imperium XIX dance group were the Regional Story of the Year winners at the nationalWakakirriStory-DanceFestival. Come along to this special Twilight Tour that will feature performances from across ourMusic,DanceandDramaprograms along with a guided tour of our campus.
JUNIOR SCHOOL AND SECONDARY SCHOOL TOURS JUNIOR SCHOOL OPEN MORNING – Wednesday 10 August 2022–am 9
SECONDARY SCHOOL OPEN EVENING – Wednesday 10 August 2022 – 4.30pm
This tour is for families who would like to see what our Junior School can offer boys from Year 4 onwards. The tour is for designed to be an interactive experience for you and your son and will include a full campus tour with a particular focus on the Junior School.
This tour offer families the opportunity to discover the TC Spirit, explore the facilities and hear about the vast curricular and co-curricular opportunities the College has to offer our Secondary School students.
VIRTUAL TOUR We are delighted to release our new virtual tour that provides prospective families the opportunity to explore our campus without having to leave home. Take a look to see our campus shine and our boys in action by visiting https://trinitywa.youtour.com.au/
YearPrefect 21 MaxBerostookthecourageousstepduring the College’s annual Blue Tree Week to share his personal mental health story to help others understand what it can mean to not be okay and break down the stigma that is largely attached to mental health in young men. Max alongside 2022 Young West Australian of the Year and Blue Tree Project CEO, Kendall Whyte unveiled a wall at the College, dedicated to Max’s story and provides a daily reminder to all students that it’s okay to not be okay. Each year during Blue Tree Week at Trinity College, students immerse themselves in a range of activities to help raise awareness andsparkthosedifcultconversationsaboutmentalhealth. Blue Tree Week is just one of many initiatives the College plans each year to highlight the importance of developing positive mental health and wellbeing in young men.
The Trinity-Terrace Old Boys’ Association (TOBA) is an association of ex-scholars of Trinity College and its predecessor Christian Brothers College (CBC), Perth who continue to keep the spirit of TC alive. Approximately 45 Golden Heritage Club members ranging from theClassofto 7491 theClassofwere 179 invited‘Backtothe Classroom’ to be interviewed by Year 6 students. As in previous years, our Old Boys were delighted and proud to share their stories and experiences from ‘back in the day’, with some of them bringing old photos and memorabilia to show the young boys. It is always wonderful to see the natural TC bond between our ‘older’ OldBoysandtheyoungstudents.Theyoungboysweretransxed – and sometimes astonished – hearing what school was like 50 years ago and Old Boys were astounded at the endless opportunities available to students at Trinity College in the current day.
OLD BOY REFLECTION A few brief words to say how much I enjoyed spending time with ‘my’ three boys: namely, Blake, Cameron and Luca. They were delightful little fellows, well-presented, wellprepared, inquisitive, motivated, polite and entertaining – real little gentlemen – a credit to their parents, to their teachers and to their school.
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eY ar 7 Transition to Trinity MAGNIFICENT MENTORS Our Senior Mentor Program provides students commencing in Yeara 7 “bigbrother”mentorwhosupportshimashetransitions toSecondarySchoolandTrinityCollege.TheYearmentors 1 are carefully selected and on a daily basis are there to support their mentees as they make this important transition. Whether it be being lost between classes, having a broken lock or a misplaced SmartRider, the mentors will be there to help. The boys have even been known to console the boys following a devastating handball defeat. This mentor program forms part of the special Transition program providedtoYearstudents 7 andinvolves‘gettingtoknowyou’ activities, teaching them how to use the College diary effectively and how to establish good homework and study routines.
YEAR 7 BECOMING BROTHERS As part of their transition to Secondary School and Trinity College, theYears 7 recentlyembarkedontheir‘BecomingBrothers’ Incursion.Duringthisincursionwhich ( isusuallyheldasathree-day, two night camp*), the boys participated in a variety of different activities such as raft building, rock climbing, paddling and team building games. Each experience and activity is designed to build the bonds and connections that will support each boy throughout his journey in Becoming a Man for Others. * modiedindue 20 toCOVID-restrictions 91
STUDENT REFLECTION The Becoming Brothers Camp was a surreal experience. My favourite moment was when we got to go rafting and the leadership games we played in the middle of Heirisson Island. Second to that was the rock climbing in the Sports Centre. We were amazed of how lucky we are to have the facilities to have our camp at the College. Mackenzie (Year 7)
A New Era of TC Footy In exciting football news, we have a new look leadership team at TCFootywithformerFremantleDockersandCollingwoodPies playerChrisMaynesteppingintotheroleofFootballDirector andScottMooreannouncedasourst 1 XVIIIFootballCoach. Scott comes to the College with an impressive history, running the WAFLFuturessideforthelastveyears,beingalinecoachfortheState s 71 ands 61 andplayingforthePerthDemons.CompletinghisLevel3 coaching accreditation, Scott also has experience in youth development andlooksforwardtoguidingourboysbothonandofftheeld. Chriswhoplayedgames 271 fortheFremantleFootballCluband67 games with the Collingwood Football Club is excited about joining Trinity College and bringing a new lease of life to the Football program. Chris who is currently completing his teaching degree also has been supporting the students in our Aboriginal Education Program.
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Trinity College
2021 Academic Results Snapshot TRINITY COLLEGE STUDENTS Median ATAR 3OUT OF 15 ACROSS THE
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STATE ACHIEVED A PERFECT ATAR SCORE OF . .
99 95
99+ 7 STUDENTS – PLACING THEM IN THE TOP 1% NATIONALLY 97+ 14 STUDENTS GAINED ENTRY TO THE ‘97 CLUB’ 65% STUDENTS SCORED HIGHER THAN 80 18 STUDENTS
TOP STUDENT IN THE STATE FOR: . Applied
Information Technology . Mathematics Specialist
RECEIVED A CERTIFICATE OF DISTINCTION
2 STUDENTS RECEIVED A
GENERAL EXHIBITION AWARD
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CERTIFICATES OF EXCELLENCE (TOP 0.5% IN THE STATE) WERE AWARDED TO STUDENTS FOR PERFORMANCES IN: . Applied Information Technology . Computer Science . Mathematics Applications . Mathematics Methods . Mathematics Specialist . Music . Physical Education Studies . Physics
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STUDENTS RECEIVED A CERTIFICATE OF MERIT
RECOGNISED AS A TOP PERFORMING SCHOOL IN COURSES
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. Computer Science . Engineering Studies . Literature . Mathematics Methods . Mathematics Specialist . Physical Education Studies . Religion and Life
AS PART OF THE VET PROGRAM
53 VET CERTIFICATES ACHIEVED
9 STUDENTS ACHIEVED A PRE-APPRENTICESHIP QUALIFICATION 4 STUDENTS OFFERED APPRENTICESHIPS
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TC Secures the Hamer Cup The Head of the River Regatta is one of the biggest events on the Public Schools Association (PSA) calendar. Held at Champion Lakes Regatta Centre in February, the Trinity rowers put on a sensational display of endurance and teamwork as they walked away with the Hamer Cup following an impressive sevenwinsfromraces. 21 Thiswasthe third consecutive regatta Trinity College has secured the Cup with our rowing future continuing to look bright.
Camp Kelly Camp Kelly is Trinity’s Outdoor Education Centrelocatedonamagnicent5.8 hectare property seven kilometres south ofthetownofDwellingup.Thecamp backs on to the State forest and is in close proximity to the Murray River. The planning, building and establishment of Camp Kelly came to fruition through the dedication of many Trinity families and Old Boys who worked together to create this educational centre which is enjoyed by all Trinity students. To take a look at our beautiful Camp Kelly from the air, view the video at bit.ly/campkelly
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o F r some of our newest students, we understand it may be a nervelP ease inform the College if your family wrackingexperiencethersttimetheyheadtotheCollegeontheirown. or contact details change. h S ould we Wethereforedecidedtocreateavideooutliningallthedifferenttransport not be able to reach you, your child’s optionsavailabletoensureallstudentshaveasafeandhappytrip. future enrolment could be affected. Call 2 9 91 2 1 1 to update all information The‘All4oadsLeadtoTrinity’videoisavailable bit. toview lytrinitytransport at or email registrar@trinity.wa.edu.au
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