Trinity Catholic College, Auburn
| Trinity Catholic College | |
|---|---|
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Truth, Courage, Community | |
| Location | |
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Auburn and Regents Park, New South Wales Australia  | |
| Information | |
| Type | Catholic, Systemic, Co-educational |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Established | 1995 |
| Principal | John Robinson |
| Years offered | 7-12 |
| Enrolment | ~1,228 |
| Colour(s) |
Red, White and Navy |
| Website | http://www.trinity.catholic.edu.au |
Trinity Catholic College is a Catholic co-educational school in the Marist tradition located in New South Wales, Australia. The school is a dual campus College, with Years 7 & 8 located in Regents Park and the Years 9 to 12 campus located at Auburn. The College crest consists of the Christian Cross and the Southern Cross standing together, expressing their pride in their Catholic faith and Australian heritage.
The Trinity community is focused on learning and teaching in the contemporary world, emphasising consistently strong academic results. The school's Principles of Learning and Teaching capture the belief that quality student learning is motivating, deep, communal and contextualised. Trinity's intention for their students are that they are hopeful, engaged, resourceful and disciplined. It is these aims that inform their daily work.
Trinity Catholic College was founded in 1995 from an amalgamation of three schools: Benedict College, Auburn, St John’s Regional College for Girls, Auburn and St Peter Chanel Girls’ High, Regents Park.
The tradition of the Marist Brothers was established in 1942 with the foundation of a boys’ school at Auburn, which eventually became the senior Secondary school of the district, Benedict College.The Sisters of Charity, the first Religious Sisters to work in Australia, began a school at Auburn in 1893, which became St John’s Regional College for Girls. The inspiration of St Mary of the Cross was handed down in St Peter Chanel Girls’ High at Regents Park, founded in 1953 by the Sisters of St Joseph.
The Sydney Archdiocesan Catholic Schools Board decided to constitute a single new co-educational College to operate on two campuses in 1992.
HSC Results
In recent years, the College has been notable for the outstanding Higher School Certificate (HSC). In 2013, 97% of the HSC courses provided were above state average.[1] In 2014, 83% of the HSC courses provided were above state average & in 2015, 81% of the HSC courses were above state average. These results were achieved from the hard work that the committed and passionate teachers put into their work allowing the students to reach their full potential. These results place Trinity Catholic College in the highest performing schools in the Sydney Systemic Catholic Schools.[2]
Sports and extracurricular activities
Sports is a part of the curriculum at Trinity Catholic College. All students participate in a sport program each Thursday afternoon as well as having the opportunity to participate in a number of whole-school sporting carnivals.
The College is a member of both the Metropolitan Catholic Schools' Association (MCSA) and the Metropolitan Combined Catholic Schools' Association (MCCS), which hold competitions for a variety of sports for both boys and girls. The MCS provides inter-school competition sports such as Athletics, Basketball, Cricket, Cross Country, Golf, Rugby League, Soccer, Softball, Squash, Swimming, Tennis, Touch Football and Volleyball. The MCCS provides inter-school competition in Athletics, Volleyball, Swimming, Softball, Soccer, Tennis, Netball, Touch Football, Basketball, Hockey, chess and Athletics.
Trinity Catholic College also participates in REMAR, and various other external initiatives, in order to foment a stronger spiritual bond with their Catholic Faith. For instance, students have the opportunity to engage in World Youth Day, Youth Camps and reflection days.
Notable alumni
Junior Langi - Former New Zealand rugby league player for the St George Illawarra Dragons, Melbourne Storm, Parramatta Eels and Salford City Reds.
Mark Milligan - Australian football player who plays for Melbourne Victory in the A-League.
See also
References
- ↑ McDougall, Bruce. "Trinity Catholic College Auburn above state average in 97 per cent of courses". The Daily Telegraph. The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 3 November 2016.
- ↑ "Results". Trinity Catholic College Auburn/Regents Park. Trinity Catholic College. Retrieved 3 November 2016.