Trinity College, Perth
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Independent school
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day school
Day school
A day school—as opposed to a boarding school—is an institution where children are given educational instruction during the day and after which children/teens return to their homes...
for boys, located in East Perth
East Perth, Western Australia
East Perth is an inner suburb of Perth, Western Australia, located next to the Perth CBD.Primarily an industrial area in the early twentieth century, it was the location of the East Perth gas works, East Perth Power Station , the East Perth railway yard, and East Perth engine sheds.A considerable...
, a suburb of Perth
Perth, Western Australia
Perth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia and the fourth most populous city in Australia. The Perth metropolitan area has an estimated population of almost 1,700,000....
, Western Australia
Western Australia
Western Australia is a state of Australia, occupying the entire western third of the Australian continent. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Great Australian Bight and Indian Ocean to the south, the Northern Territory to the north-east and South Australia to the south-east...
. The school was established in 1962, Trinity is a school
School
A school is an institution designed for the teaching of students under the direction of teachers. Most countries have systems of formal education, which is commonly compulsory. In these systems, students progress through a series of schools...
in the Edmund Rice
Edmund Ignatius Rice
Blessed Edmund Ignatius Rice , was a Roman Catholic missionary and educationalist. Edmund was the founder of two orders of religious brothers: the Congregation of Christian Brothers and the Presentation Brothers....
Tradition. and is located on reclaimed land adjacent to the Swan River
Swan River (Western Australia)
The Swan River estuary flows through the city of Perth, in the south west of Western Australia. Its lower reaches are relatively wide and deep, with few constrictions, while the upper reaches are usually quite narrow and shallow....
foreshore. It lies on Trinity Avenue, an extension of Hay Street, and comprises sporting grounds at Waterford
Waterford, Western Australia
Waterford is a suburb of Perth, Western Australia. Its Local Government Area is the City of South Perth.Waterford is situated on the Canning River.-History:...
, 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
Dwellingup, Western Australia
Dwellingup is a town in Western Australia, located in a timber and fruitgrowing area in the Darling Range east-south-east of Pinjarra. At the 2006 census, Dwellingup had a population of 346.-Name:...
.
The college
College
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is affiliated with the Junior School Heads Association of Australia
Junior School Heads Association of Australia
The Independent Primary School Heads of Australia formerly Junior School Heads Association of Australia , is an incorporated body representing the heads of independent primary schools in Australia....
(JSHAA), the Association of Heads of Independent Schools of Australia (AHISA), the Association of Independent Schools of Western Australia (AISWA), and has been a member of the Public Schools Association
Public Schools Association
Established in 1905 the Public Schools Association, or the PSA, is an association of seven independent boys schools in Perth, Western Australia. The schools compete against each other in athletic competition throughout the year...
(PSA) since 1968.
History
Trinity College's predecessor, Christian Brothers College (CBC), was founded in 1894 by Bishop Matthew GibneyMatthew Gibney
Bishop Matthew Gibney was born in November 1835 at Killeshandra, Cavan, Ireland. He studied for the priesthood at the preparatory seminary at Stillorgan and from 1857 at the Catholic Missionary College of All Hallows, Drumcondra, Dublin...
, Brother Ambrose Treacy and the Congregation of Christian Brothers
Congregation of Christian Brothers
The Congregation of Christian Brothers is a worldwide religious community within the Catholic Church, founded by Blessed Edmund Rice. The Christian Brothers, as they are commonly known, chiefly work for the evangelisation and education of youth, but are involved in many ministries, especially with...
, with its main campus in St Georges Terrace, Perth. CBC was located in the heart of the Perth CBD, on the corner of Victoria Avenue
Victoria Avenue, Perth
Victoria Avenue is a major street in the central business district of Perth, Western Australia. It runs north-south through St Georges Terrace, the main road in Perth toward the Swan River...
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
City of Perth
The City of Perth is a local government area and body, within the Perth Metropolitan Area, which is the capital of Western Australia. The local government body is commonly known as Perth City Council. The city covers the Perth central business district and surrounding suburbs...
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
1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games
The 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games were held in Perth, Western Australia, Australia from 22 November-1 December 1962. Athletic events were held at Perry Lakes Stadium in the suburb of Floreat and swimming events at Beatty Park in North Perth....
. 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
Australian Taxation Office
The Australian Taxation Office is an Australian Government statutory agency and the principal revenue collection body for the Australian Government. The ATO has responsibility for administering the Australian federal taxation system and superannuation legislation...
was built there several years later.
The council provided a 5.7 hectares (14 acre) site on reclaimed land in East Perth
East Perth, Western Australia
East Perth is an inner suburb of Perth, Western Australia, located next to the Perth CBD.Primarily an industrial area in the early twentieth century, it was the location of the East Perth gas works, East Perth Power Station , the East Perth railway yard, and East Perth engine sheds.A considerable...
on the banks of the Swan River, and adjacent to the WACA Ground
WACA Ground
The WACA is a sports stadium in Perth, Western Australia. WACA are the initials of its owners and operators, the Western Australian Cricket Association....
and The Causeway
The Causeway
The Causeway is the name of the traffic crossing of the Swan River in Western Australia at the eastern end of Perth Water. Made up of two bridges on either side of Heirisson Island, the crossing links the City of Perth and Victoria Park....
. 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. In 1961, just before the relocation of CBC, St Patrick's School closed.
After the East Perth move, lay
Laity
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teachers gradually replaced brothers
Monk
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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.
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 (101,171.5 m²) of sports ground in Waterford.
The College hymn is "In Nomine Domini
In Nomine Domini
In nomine Domini, named for its Latin incipit , is a papal bull of Pope Nicholas II and canon of the Council of Rome, promulgated on April 13, 1059, establishing cardinal-bishops as the sole electors of the pope, with the consent of cardinal-deacons and cardinal-priests In nomine Domini, named...
" (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
ANZAC Day
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ceremonies. It has also been sung at PSA sporting events.
Sport
In sport, Trinity competes against the other schools of the PSAPublic Schools Association
Established in 1905 the Public Schools Association, or the PSA, is an association of seven independent boys schools in Perth, Western Australia. The schools compete against each other in athletic competition throughout the year...
competition which it joined in late 1968.
In 2007, the Trinity cross-country team competed at the Telstra National All-Schools Cross Country Championships held in Perth, Western Australia. Amidst a field of strong competition from the Eastern States, the Trinity team won the overall schools championships. Their resultant automatic qualification secured them a trip to the World Schools' Cross-Country Championships,
Notable alumni
Former students are called Trinity Old BoysExternal links
- Trinity College website