From the School Council

The new Junior School Playground

Year 1 Student, Evan, tests the equipment

A very warm welcome to Trinity to all the new students, new families and new staff who have joined our School this year. And welcome back to everyone else!

The new School year is in full swing and it is wonderful to see the excitement and energy across all year levels as our boys take full advantage of the huge array of activities the School offers them. Our Headmaster and all our staff are doing a terrific job.

Thank you to everyone who played a part in the project that has resulted in the impressive new playground that sits proudly alongside a totally rebuilt Taffs Oval in our Junior School. The scale and form of this development has completely reshaped this corner of our campus. More importantly, it has created a wonderful space for play, sport and all manner of lively activity.

In March, we were delighted to announce that Adrian Farrer will join Trinity from January 2020 as the School’s 12th Headmaster. Currently in his seventh year as Principal at Cathedral College Wangaratta, Adrian is a respected leader in the education sector, having held senior roles at Camberwell Grammar School, and Penleigh and Essendon Grammar School. Adrian is married to Jacquie and has three daughters. They will be relocating back to Melbourne in late-2019, ahead of a transition with current Headmaster, Phil De Young.

In appointing Adrian after our global search, we have found a leader to deliver on Trinity’s commitment to holistic education and uphold the School’s Christian values. Adrian’s credentials are outstanding and his approach impressive. His focus on developing the whole person means he is closely aligned to what our community considers critical in education: a balance across academic, cocurricular and wellbeing programs. We are very much looking forward to Adrian joining us next year.

We offer our sincere thanks to everyone who attended Council’s community forum on Wednesday 20 March. At this forum, Council spoke to a number of key matters, including Headmaster recruitment; planned changes to the constitution to address identified flaws; and, Council’s plans to renew its membership to end the current ‘interim’ status. If you would like to receive information that was provided at this forum and learn of the timeframes for constitutional change and Council renewal, please contact us at the email address below.

At the Community Forum, we also addressed the sensitive and very sad parts of our School’s history where our duty of care to boys failed and sexual abuse occurred. Council is well advanced in developing an holistic, enduring response that prioritises welfare, redress and restorative justice for our Old Boys who suffered such abuse. Their wellbeing and their confidentiality are paramount. As previously noted, we are also participating in the National Redress Scheme with the help of the Anglican Church.

Council has formed a special Committee to oversee all historical child sexual abuse matters and we are working openly with the OTGA, abuse survivors and specialists in this field to provide better outcomes for our abuse survivors. If you personally need help, have grievances, or if you wish to help Council with this work, please contact the Headmaster.

We are extremely grateful for the continued support of everyone in the Trinity community and we welcome your feedback and ideas. Please contact us at schoolcouncil@trinity.vic.edu.au.