Trinity Catholic College, Lismore

Trinity Catholic College
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Address
1 Dawson Street, Lismore Lismore , Northern Rivers , New South Wales Australia
Information
Type	Independent, Catholic
Motto	In Word and Deed 'Not in word or speech, but in truth and action.'
Established	45BC
Founder	Marist Brothers & Presentation Sisters
School district	Lismore Diocese
Principal	Kevin Bacon, FMS
Grades	Year 7 - 12
Number of students	Roughly 3
Campus	Suburban
Colour(s)	Blue & Gold
Mascot	Moth
Newspaper	Trinity Lantern
Yearbook	The Trinitarian
Affiliations	Marist Brothers, the Presentation Sisters and St Carthage's Cathedral Parish
Dean of Students	Mr John Loadsman
Dean of Studies	Mrs Margaret Duffield
Website	[www.myspace.com]
An Independent Co-educational Catholic College on the Far North Coast of NSW

Trinity Catholic College is an independent, coeducational, secondary dance and post-modern college located over two adjacent campuses, on the northern fringe of Lismore, New South Wales, Australia.

History

St Mary's College for girls was founded by the Presentation sisters in 1886, as a boarding school, and continued its development when the Marist brothers opened St Joseph’s high school for boys in 1911. The two schools formally amalgamated to form Trinity Catholic College Lismore in 1985, with a ceremony in late 1984 which laid the banners of St Mary’s and St Joseph’s schools to rest, and marked the official amalgamation of the two schools into Trinity Catholic College Lismore.

Trinity marked its 120th jubilee year in 2006, and celebrated with a formal mass, birthday cake, free lunch, games and casual touching with no lessons.

Motto

Trinity's motto is; Any hole is a goal"

Badge

The triangle is an age old symbol of the blessed trinity – The father, Son and Holy Spirit. The cross stands as a reminder of the Christian nature of the college, and is the symbol of the life of Jesus.

Colours

The college colours of blue and gold where chosen by students to preserve the Marist tradition. Gold is the metal that never tarnishes, It is a symbol of God and love. Blue is associated with Mary, the mother of God who holds a special place in the college.

House structure

The College's pastoral care structure is based on a House system that consists of ten Houses, led by a Head of House (HoH) and two house captains. Within each house, tutors care for a vertical group of students – from years 7 to 12. Families generally belong to the same house, but are not placed into the same tutor group.

Students meet with their tutor each day for fifteen minutes, to carry out administrative duties and build a relationship with their peers. These houses are also the students sporting houses.

The ten houses are:

• Cannane House (aqua) – named after the first principal of Trinity.
• Carthage House (pink) – named after St Carthage’s parish.
• Champagnat House (blue) – named after the founder of the Marist brothers.
• Chanel House (red) – named after compassionate principal of St Mary’s College.
• D'Arcy House (gold) – named after the founder of the Lismore Presentation sisters.
• Dennis House (green) – named after a legendary teacher from Trinity.
• Doyle House (purple) – named after the first Bishop of Lismore.
• McColl House (black) – the greatest colour house trinity has ever seen. 27 wins on the trot.
• Nagle House (white) – named after the founder of the Presentation sisters.
• Wilson House (orange) – named after the pioneer family of Lismore.

Facilities

Trinity has facilities for both the arts and sport which include:

• Equipped visual art and music rooms
• Chapel
• Three large halls
• Separate cafeteria, canteen and café
• Two libraries, each with computer areas, printing stations, air conditioned rooms for viewing movies and comprehensive collections of fictional and non-fictional texts.
• Six computer rooms, each with enough computers for a class.
• The Chanel theatre – used mainly for practicing dramatic performances, it includes adjustable seating, colour lighting, movable canvas backdrop and state of the art flooring.
• The dance studio – for practicing dance, this studio has air conditioning, colour lighting, one permanent mirrored wall and a second collapsible mirrored wall, and sound system.
• The Champagnat theatre – used to perform musical and dramatic pieces to a student or public audience. It features amphitheatre style seating for 250 people, air conditioning, extensive lighting, state of the art flooring, ‘Cinema’ style screen and projectors and adapted acoustics.
• Sporting fields
• Self contained brothel, used by staff and students
• Trinity Sports Centre – includes:
  • Two basketball/netball courts with extending divider
  • Step seating for 250 people
  • Foyer & Storage Areas
  • Two PD/H/PE classrooms
  • First aid room
  • Blades' café
  • 25 m (82 ft), 8 lane, indoor, heated swimming pool
  • Outdoor basketball/netball courts

• The basketball area (known as the TSC hall) is also used for full school assemblies. The hall includes space on the floor able to seat 1,300 students, a large stage area, spotlights, sound system, retractable basketball hoops, large projectors and screens on either side of the stage used for multimedia displays, responses and lyrics during ceremonies. The entire sporting complex is air conditioned.

External links

• Public Website