Trinity College, Perth

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Trinity College
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Latin: In Nomine Domini
("In The Name of the Lord")
Location
East Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Coordinates 31°57′37.7″S 115°53′2″E / 31.960472°S 115.88389°E / -31.960472; 115.88389 (Trinity College, Perth)Coordinates: 31°57′37.7″S 115°53′2″E / 31.960472°S 115.88389°E / -31.960472; 115.88389 (Trinity College, Perth)
Information
Type Independent, boys day school
Denomination Roman Catholic, Christian Brothers
Established 1962[1]
Chairman Wayne Bowen
Headmaster Ivan Banks[2]
Staff ~150
Enrolment ~1,200 (4-12)[3]
Colour(s) Blue, White & Green             
Website www.trinity.wa.edu.au
Entrance gates off Trinity Avenue near the WACA Ground

Trinity College, is an independent day school for boys, located in East Perth, a suburb of Perth, Western Australia. The school was established in 1962,[1] Trinity is a school in the Edmund Rice Tradition.[4] and is located on reclaimed land adjacent to the Swan River foreshore. It lies on Trinity Avenue, an extension of Hay Street, and comprises sporting grounds at Waterford, a senior school for Years 7 to 12 and a junior school for Years 4 to 6 (both located at the East Perth campus) and an outdoor education complex at Dwellingup.

The college is affiliated with the Junior School Heads Association of Australia (JSHAA),[5] the Association of Heads of Independent Schools of Australia (AHISA),[6] the Association of Independent Schools of Western Australia (AISWA),[4] and has been a member of the Public Schools Association (PSA) since 1968.[1]

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[edit] History

Trinity College's predecessor, Christian Brothers College (CBC), was founded in 1894 by Bishop Matthew Gibney, Brother Ambrose Treacy and the Congregation of Christian Brothers,[1] with its main campus in St Georges Terrace, Perth.[1] CBC was located in the heart of the Perth CBD, on the corner of Victoria Avenue and St Georges Terrace. CBC had a brother school in the City named St. Patricks. In 1938, the boarding school and some day boys along with the school colours of red and black, honour boards, the school crest and motto as well as the College's PSA membership was moved to a new school at Mt Henry called Aquinas College. This depleted the numbers of students at CBC, while the neighboring St Patricks was overflowing. Many students transferred from St Patricks to CBC. CBC continued as day school only from 1938 and adopted the colours blue, light blue and green.

From 1958 to 1960, the City of Perth negotiated with the Christian Brothers to purchase the CBC property for £267,000 to allow for the widening of St George's Terrace and the construction of a new hotel in time for the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games.[7] The Chevron-Hilton Hotel Group, which had committed to the development, ran into difficulties, and the school buildings remained until their eventual demolition in the mid-1960s. The site stayed vacant for several years until an office building for the Australian Taxation Office was built there several years later. The council provided a 5.7-hectare (14-acre) site on reclaimed land in East Perth on the banks of the Swan River, and adjacent to the WACA Ground and The Causeway.[7] The new college was named Trinity College and opened in time for the start of the school year in 1962 with space for 830 day boys. The official opening was held on 25 March 1962.[7] In 1961, just before the relocation of CBC, St Patrick's School closed.

After the East Perth move, lay teachers gradually replaced brothers who had taught there previously. In 1994, the first lay principal was appointed (Anthony Curtis). Shortly after his retirement the school's aquatic complex was named in his honour.[8]

Since 1962, the school site has undergone significant expansion. The original 1962 buildings encompassed the Trinity Chapel, A and B blocks, Gibney Hall, the pavilion, a squash court, a handball court (both demolished late 1999), and the Brothers Monastery (rebuilt into the Junior School in 1991). Over the years these building have been joined by the Kelly Senior School (1968), The PL Duffy Library (1979), The Admin Block (1981), The Foley Physical Education Centre (1992) and the recently completed Brother P O'Doherty Cultural Education Centre. In 1983, Gibney Hall was widened by bricking in the balcony on its southern side, and lengthened so as to be able to accommodate the whole school population at one time. In addition to the East Perth campus , the school has an outdoor education facility in Dwellingup (Camp Kelly) and 25 acres (100,000 m2) of sports ground in Waterford.

The College hymn is "In Nomine Domini" (from the school motto and Psalm 123: "adjutorium nostrum in Nomine Domini", meaning "Our Help is in the name of the Lord"). The hymn was written in 1979 by Father Paul Keyte, the school chaplain at the time. Inspired by the Harrow School Song "Forty Years On" Father Keyte wrote in the 1979 School Annual that he was not merely trying to write a hymn but an anthem and something that " Would not only renew loyalty to the school but would also rekindle the flame of faith ". The music was written by Christian Brother Gerard Crooks, a long serving Music teacher at the College. Gerard Crooks added to the hymn in 1984 by adding a Brass fanfare as a lead in featuring both trumpets and trombones. Over the years the hymn "In Nomine Domine " has been sung at Speech Nights, Year 12 Graduation and ANZAC Day ceremonies. It has also been sung at PSA sporting events.

[edit] Sport

In sport, Trinity competes against the other schools of the PSA competition which it joined in late 1968.[1]

In 2007, the Trinity cross-country team competed at the Telstra National All-Schools Cross Country Championships held in Perth, Western Australia.[9] Amidst a field of strong competition from the Eastern States, the Trinity team won the overall schools championships.[9] Their resultant automatic qualification secured them a trip to the World Schools' Cross-Country Championships,[10]

[edit] Notable alumni

 This article's list of alumni may not follow Wikipedia's verifiability or notability policies. Please improve this article by removing names that do not have independent reliable sources cited within this article showing they are notable and alumni or by incorporating the relevant publications into the body of the article through appropriate citations. (October 2011)

Former students are called Trinity Old Boys

[edit] Gallery

  • Chapel and Gibney Hall

  • Towards the telescope observatory

  • View across the main oval

  • Treacy Centre (left), 'A' Block (right) and quadrangle (foreground)

  • Gym (right) and AC Curtis Aquatic Centre (centre), Centenary Park (foreground)

  • 'B' Block

  • Kelly Senior Building/'S' Block

  • Lift (centre) and 'A' block (right)

  • Inside Gibney Hall

  • Cultural Centre under construction (November 2009)

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b c d e f "Our History". General Information. Trinity College. http://www.trinity.wa.edu.au/general_info/our_history/history.htm. Retrieved 2007-12-26. 
  2. ^ "Trinity College Board". Trinity College. http://www.trinity.wa.edu.au/associations/board/details.htm. Retrieved 22 October 2010. 
  3. ^ "Capital Development Plan". General Information. Trinity College. http://trinity.wa.edu.au/general_info/capital_dev/plan.htm. Retrieved 2007-12-26. 
  4. ^ a b "Trinity College". Search for School. Association of Independent Schools of Western Australia. http://www.ais.wa.edu.au/search-school/?&mode=details&id=111. Retrieved 2007-12-26. 
  5. ^ "JSHAA Western Australia Directory of Members". Western Australia Branch. Junior School Heads' Association of Australia. 2007. http://www.jshaa.asn.au/westernaustralia/directory/index.asp. Retrieved 2007-12-27. 
  6. ^ "AHISA Schools". Western Australia. Association of Heads of Independent Schools of Australia. November 2007. Archived from the original on 2007-11-02. http://web.archive.org/web/20071102165207/http://www.ahisa.com.au/Display.aspx?tabid=2236. Retrieved 2007-12-27. 
  7. ^ a b c "CBC History)". General Information. Trinity College. http://trinity.wa.edu.au/general_info/our_history/history2.htm. Retrieved 2009-11-13. 
  8. ^ "Curtis Aquatic Centre". General Information. Trinity College. http://www.trinity.wa.edu.au/intranet/subjects/aquatics/aca/info.htm. Retrieved 2009-11-12. 
  9. ^ a b "Telstra National CC Championships Results". General Information. Athletics Victoria. http://www.athsvic.org.au/cache/NewsFile/18752007%2BCross%2BCountry%2BResults.pdf. Retrieved 2009-11-13. 
  10. ^ "World Schools Cross Country Championship Result". General Information. School Sport Australia. http://www.schoolsport.edu.au/lib/pdf/results/cross/mf674.pdf. Retrieved 2009-11-13. 
  11. ^ "WA's Will Brock joins Australians Sevens for London and Paris tournaments". rugby.com.au. 2005-06-05. http://www.rugby.com.au/news/was_will_brock_joins_australians_sevens_for_londo,28157.html/news/archive/section/21893. Retrieved 2011-03-23. 
  12. ^ "Official Publications: UWA Guide - Rhodes Scholars". Uwaguide.publishing.uwa.edu.au. 2010-07-09. http://uwaguide.publishing.uwa.edu.au/latest/rhodes_scholars. Retrieved 2011-03-23. 
  13. ^ "Athlete profile: Ben Cureton". Rowingaustralia.com.au. http://www.rowingaustralia.com.au/hp_athletes_profiles_cureton-b.shtm. Retrieved 2011-03-23. 
  14. ^ "Edgley International". Edgley.com.au. http://www.edgley.com.au/Michael_Edgley.html. Retrieved 2011-03-23. 
  15. ^ "Jason op Myspace". Myspace.com. http://www.myspace.com/jasongilkison. Retrieved 2011-03-23. 
  16. ^ Thursday, January 06, 2011 (2011-01-06). "Groote Resources acting chairman Alex Hewlett resigns, Douglas Daws appointed - Proactiveinvestors (AU)". Proactiveinvestors. http://www.proactiveinvestors.com.au/companies/news/12827/groote-resources-acting-chairman-alex-hewlett-resigns-douglas-daws-appointed-12827.html. Retrieved 2011-03-23. 
  17. ^ February 03, 2008 10:00PM (2008-02-03). "Troy Mercanti bashed, banned by Coffin Cheaters". Perth Now. http://www.perthnow.com.au/news/western-australia/mercanti-bashed-by-bikies/story-e6frg13u-1111115472058. Retrieved 2011-03-23. 
  18. ^ "Michael O'Connell Player Profile bio - Official AFL Website of the West Coast Eagles Football Club". Westcoasteagles.com.au. 1962-01-17. http://www.westcoasteagles.com.au/players/playerprofile/michaeloconnell/tabid/7302/playerid/15740/category/past/season/2010/selected/bio/default.aspx. Retrieved 2011-03-23. 

[edit] External links

Members of the Public Schools Association of Western Australia
Christian Brothers (Irish) secondary schools in Australia
Aquinas College • Christian Brothers College, Adelaide • Christian Brothers College, Burwood • Christian Brothers College, St Kilda • Christian Brothers' High School, Lewisham • Ignatius Park College • Parade College • Rostrevor College • St. Bernard's College • St Edmunds College, Ipswich • St Edmund's College, Canberra • St. Edward's College, East Gosford • • St. Joseph's College, Gregory Terrace • St. Joseph's College, Geelong • St. Joseph's Nudgee College • St Kevin's College • St Leo's Catholic College • St Laurence's College • St. Mary's Cathedral College • St. Mary's College • St. Patrick's College, Ballarat • St Patrick's College, Shorncliffe • St. Patrick's College, Strathfield • St. Paul's College, Adelaide • St Pius X College • St Virgil's College • Trinity College • Waverley College
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