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Trinity College, is a catholic college for boys located in Perth, Western Australia. Trinity College caters from students in year 4 to 12, with main entrance levels at year 4 and 8. Trinity College is informally known as Trinity or TC, commonly used in chants by the boys at many events, in particular sporting occasions. Trinity College is a member of the Public Schools Association, of which seven top all boy schools are in Perth.

Trinity College is located in a prime location, on the riverbank of the Swan River in Perth. The site is situated in East Perth and can be seen from neighbouring suburbs Perth (CBD), Burswood, South Perth and Victoria Park. Trinity College is located right next to the WACA (Western Australia Cricket Association) on Trinity Avenue and neighbouring Nelson Crescent opposite Glouster Park.

The school boasts on excellence to its students, re-assuring them that they can be whatever they want to be if they work hard. A commonly used modo at the school is "Men for others", and this is proclaimed by teachers for the boys at Trinity College to be. Usually this is displayed not only at school, but outside in the community.

Trinity College has a large reputation over WA as being a top school for educating boys. Trinity College has high class facilities for boys, including a fully equipped gymnasium with a newly constructed Olympic sized pool, built in 2004. The pool is outdoor and includes a grandstand, pool office, storage, security fencing, powerful lights that make the pool accessible for night time and undercover seating.

Trinity College boasts a prime location on the Swan River, making it very accessible for water activities like rafting, canoing and rowing. Rowing is a very popular sport at the school and practise for the sport in made simple by the TC Bay at the back of the school, constructed and erected for Trinity Rowing boats to enter/exit the school. The Trinity Rowing "Shed" is also located at the back of the school that houses the training gym and all the boats.

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Trinity College School Crest

School Crest and Song

Trinity College's school crest contains three crowns - symbolizing The Father, Son and Holy Spirit that make up the "Trinity" of the Kingdom of God. It Also contains the letter M, symbolizing Mary the Virgin Mother of Jesus Christ. The school updated their school logo in 2004 to the current one. The colour of the crest and logo was made brighter and more attractive than the previous one.

History

Trinity College was originally named Christian Brothers College Perth, CBC Perth or commonly known as The Terrace, and ran as a school for catholic boys, both for borders and day students. It was located in the heart of the Perth CBD, on the corner of Victoria Avenue and St Georges Terrace. CBC Perth had a brother school named St Patricks that also taught borders and day students. In 1938 St Patricks School closed and many of the students were moved to CBC Perth. In that same year, heads of CBC were notified that CBC could no longer handle both day students and borders due to the lack of space on campus. It was decided that borders and some day boys would be moved to an alternative campus, Aquinas College, to fit the needs of all students.

In 1958 the Perth Council negotiated with the Christian Brothers for sale of their property, as it was seen that the site of CBC was a perfect area to build a hotel, for the Chevron Hotel Group, for the upcoming Empire Games in Perth. It was agreed later that year that CBC Perth would receive a sum of money, around 12,000 pound and a 3 hectare area of land in East Perth. In 1959 much work began at both sites. CBC Perth was demolished with only the stain glass windows and a few other items kept. These are now fixed permanently in both Aquinas College and Trinity College buildings. Work continued at the East Perth site and finally buildings were errected and students were moved to the new school, now known as Trinity College, in 1962.

Expansion

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The Trinity Observatory pictured at night

Major developments at the school have continued since then, with the construction of:

1961 - A Block (4 computer rooms, computer admin staff-study, 4 teacher staff studies and 3 technology centres)
1961 - B Block (15 classrooms, 1 computer room, student services, offices and Campus Ministry)
1961 - Gibney Hall (Large hall used for assemblies, announcements, morning teas, formals and events. Also includes a lobby with stairs entering main hall and 2 level seating arrangement)
1969 - S Block (8 classrooms, chemistry lab, observatory, Senior lecture theature, offices, Head of Year administration)
1992 - F Centre (Inside basketball court, sport offices, fully equipped gym, 2 classrooms, basement, 2 change rooms, storage and maintenance areas, maintenance and grounds offices, receiving area)
2000 - T Block (3 science rooms, technology center - wood/metal work, 1 computer room, D&T offices, storage, Mary Rice Centre)
2001 to 2002 - Observatory constructed and installed on the roof of the S Block
2004 - A Curtis Aquatic Centre (50m Olympic size 8 lane swimming pool, grandstand, pool office, deck, security fencing with Access Control technology, undercover seating)
2005 to 2008 - Upgrades to Trinity Playing Fields in Manning, Perth. This includes demolition and upgrades to changerooms/clubrooms, upgrades to the enterance landscape and general upgrades to playing fields. A new rugby oval is also being constructed in the back left corner to be ready for the 2008 PSA season.

Sport

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Trinity students at Head of the River 2007

Trinity College joined the Public Schools Association in 1968. Sport is now a very important part of Trinity College life. Trinity students are actively involved in sport, in particular the Public Schools Association sporting events.Trinity also participates in the weekly fixtures against other PSA schools, with students training between two and four days a week, before or after school with their team and coach. These include, but are not limited to:

Main PSA Sports	Winter Sports	Summer Sports
PSA Rowing (Head of the River) PSA Athletics PSA Swimming	Rugby Australian Rules Football Soccer Hockey Cross Country Badminton	Rowing Basketball Cricket Tennis Volleyball Waterpolo

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The Trinity 'Rumble' after winning the PSA Athletics, 2006

Trinity, with it's stunning and prime location on the East Perth foreshore of the Swan River has excellent conditions for Rowing. Trinity students are actively involved in the sport and have since won three of the "Head of the River" events. In particular in 2004 and 2007 Trinity took away both cups which is a rare occasion, and has only been done three times in PSA history (twice by Trinity).

Year	Cups Won
1999 2004 2007	HOTR HOTR, Hammer Cup HOTR, Hammer Cup

Events

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Trinity students participate in 'Unfair Day' 2006

Trinity College hosts many events during the school year. Most are generally just for students and for families, however some are open for the general public. Some include:

Unfair Day - Students hosts games and stalls ect to raise money to be sent to India.
Fun Run for India - Students run a 10km course around the swan river and collect sponsorship money to raise money to be sent to India
Trinity Fair - Run every second year (however in 2006 in was delayed until 2007 due to the complications and problems with rectifying the administrator body), and raises money for the school. This event is open to the public and there are many rides, games and food stalls.
Free Dress Day(s) - Usually to raise money for charity and generally for different groups.
Christian Service - Students in all years, each year complete different tasks to help out the community. In year 8, students are welcomed into the school by completing the "Quest Retreat" where they go around collecting food cans for the Salvation Army. This is usually run over the labor long weekend. Later on the the year, students in year 8 also perform 20 hours of Christian Service in the community. Year 9 students complete a pilgrimage, following "the footsteps of Jesus" on their Galilee Retreat. This is a re-enactment and is completed around the swan river near the end of the school year.
Indian Pilgrimage - Conducted every second year by boys in Year 11, entering Year 12 the following year. Around 10 boys are chosen to attend the Pilgrimage in India over the Christmas Break Holidays, where they visit orphanages, hospitals and slums to help poor people in the country. They also visit the school for disabled children, which Trinity funds through their yearly India fund raisers.

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Year 11 students in India, December 2006

Notable alumni

Former students are called Trinity Old Boys

Gallery

Chapel and Gibney Hall
Towards the telescope observatory
View across the main oval

References

Trinity History Information(accessed:30-04-2007)
Trinity Expansion and Development(accessed:30-04-2007)
Unfair Day at Trinity College(accessed:30-04-2007)
Trinity Sport Details(accessed:30-04-2007)

External links

Trinity College Website

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			== School Crest and Song ==
			Trinity College's school crest contains three crowns - symbolizing The Father, Son and Holy Spirit that make up the "Trinity" of the Kingdom of God. It Also contains the letter M, symbolizing Mary the Virgin Mother of Jesus Christ. The school updated their school logo in 2004 to the current one. The colour of the crest and logo was made brighter and more attractive than the previous one.

	== History ==		== History ==
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	*] - Gibney Hall (Large hall used for assemblies, announcements, morning teas, formals and events. Also includes a lobby with stairs entering main hall and 2 level seating arrangement)		*] - Gibney Hall (Large hall used for assemblies, announcements, morning teas, formals and events. Also includes a lobby with stairs entering main hall and 2 level seating arrangement)
	*] - S Block (8 classrooms, chemistry lab, observatory, Senior lecture theature, offices, Head of Year administration)		*] - S Block (8 classrooms, chemistry lab, observatory, Senior lecture theature, offices, Head of Year administration)
	*] - F Centre (Inside basketball court, sport offices, fully equipped gym, 2 classrooms, basement, 2 ~~changerooms~~, storage and maintenance areas, maintenance and grounds offices, receiving area)		*] - F Centre (Inside basketball court, sport offices, fully equipped gym, 2 classrooms, basement, 2 change rooms, storage and maintenance areas, maintenance and grounds offices, receiving area)
	*] - T Block (3 science rooms, technology center - wood/metal work, 1 computer room, D&T offices, storage, Mary Rice Centre)		*] - T Block (3 science rooms, technology center - wood/metal work, 1 computer room, D&T offices, storage, Mary Rice Centre)
	*] to ] - Observatory constructed and installed on the roof of the S Block		*] to ] - Observatory constructed and installed on the roof of the S Block
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	* Unfair Day - Students hosts games and stalls ect to raise money to be sent to India.<ref name="Unfair Day - Trinity Collee ">(accessed:30-04-2007)</ref>		* Unfair Day - Students hosts games and stalls ect to raise money to be sent to India.<ref name="Unfair Day - Trinity Collee ">(accessed:30-04-2007)</ref>
	* Fun Run for India - Students run a 10km course around the swan river and collect sponsorship money to raise money to be sent to India		* Fun Run for India - Students run a 10km course around the swan river and collect sponsorship money to raise money to be sent to India
	* Trinity Fair - Run every second year (however in 2006 in was delayed until 2007 due to the complications and problems with ~~rectivifying~~ the administrator body), and raises money for the school. This event is open to the public and there are many rides, games and food stalls.		* Trinity Fair - Run every second year (however in 2006 in was delayed until 2007 due to the complications and problems with rectifying the administrator body), and raises money for the school. This event is open to the public and there are many rides, games and food stalls.
	* Free Dress Day(s) - Usually to raise money for charity and generally for different groups.		* Free Dress Day(s) - Usually to raise money for charity and generally for different groups.
	* Christian Service - Students in all years, each year complete different tasks to help out the community. In year 8, students are welcomed into the school by completing the "Quest Retreat" where they go around collecting food cans for the Salvation Army. This is usually run over the ~~labour~~ long weekend. Later on the the year, students in year 8 also perform 20 hours of Christian Service in the community. Year 9 students complete a ~~pilgrimge~~, following "the footsteps of Jesus" on their ~~Gallilee~~ Retreat. This is a re-enactment and is completed around the swan river near the end of the school year.		* Christian Service - Students in all years, each year complete different tasks to help out the community. In year 8, students are welcomed into the school by completing the "Quest Retreat" where they go around collecting food cans for the Salvation Army. This is usually run over the labor long weekend. Later on the the year, students in year 8 also perform 20 hours of Christian Service in the community. Year 9 students complete a pilgrimage, following "the footsteps of Jesus" on their Galilee Retreat. This is a re-enactment and is completed around the swan river near the end of the school year.
	* Indian Pilgrimage - Conducted every second year by boys in Year 11, entering Year 12 the following year. Around 10 boys are chosen to attend the Pilgrimage in India over the Christmas Break Holidays, where they visit ~~ophaniges~~, hospitals and slums to help poor people in the country. They also visit the school for disabled children, which Trinity funds through their yearly India ~~fundraisers~~.		* Indian Pilgrimage - Conducted every second year by boys in Year 11, entering Year 12 the following year. Around 10 boys are chosen to attend the Pilgrimage in India over the Christmas Break Holidays, where they visit orphanages, hospitals and slums to help poor people in the country. They also visit the school for disabled children, which Trinity funds through their yearly India fund raisers.
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