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Trinity Grammar School
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Location
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Summer Hill
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NSW

Australia
Information
TypeIndependent all-male secondary
MottoDetur Gloria Soli Deo
'Let Glory Be Given to God Alone'
Established1913
FounderRight Rev. G.A Chambers, OBE, DD
HeadmasterMr Milton Cujes
Faculty200
GradesPreschool–12
Enrolment1700
Campus19 acres
Colour(s)Green and White
AffiliationsAnglican, CAS
Websitewww.trinity.nsw.edu.au

Trinity Grammar School is an Anglican day and boarding school for boys located in Summer Hill, in Sydney's Inner West. Founded in 1913, the School is one of the original members of the Combined Associated Schools in New South Wales. The School consists of four separate but closely-linked establishments:

  • A Senior (Years 10 to 12) and Middle (Years 7 to 9) School for Day and Boarding students located at the Summer Hill Campus, as well as a Junior School (Years 3 to 6)
  • Preparatory and Pre-Kindergarten sections (Pre-School to Year 6) at the Strathfield Campus
  • Preparatory (Infants) and Pre-Kindergarten sections (Pre-School to Year 2) at Lewisham on the former Thomas Beckett school campus (Opened 2006)
  • An Outdoor Education Centre at the Pine Bluff Campus.

Attempts were made in the early 2000s towards establishing a fourth campus in Sydney's southern suburbs. Such plans have been postponed indefinitely by the School.

The School is governed by a Council (appointed by ordinance of the Diocese of Sydney). The Archbishop of Sydney is President. The Head Master is a member of the Association of Heads of Independent Schools of Australia, (A.H.I.S.A.) and of the Head Masters’ Conference (UK).

The School's motto is 'Detur Gloria Soli Deo', Latin for 'Let glory be given to God alone'.

Establishment

The Right Reverend G.A Chambers, O.B.E., D.D., subsequently Bishop of Central Tanganyika, founded the School in 1913 at Dulwich Hill, of which Parish - the Parish of Holy Trinity - he was then Rector. The imposing property at Summer Hill, set in 8 hectares of land, was purchased in 1926, and the property at Strathfield shortly afterwards.

Trinity Grammar School

Trinity Grammar School

The Summer Hill campus is a mixture of old and the new buildings and facilities. A quadrangle forms the centrepiece of the grounds, with a chapel offset and next to the new Founders building containing a drama theatre, film and sound editing studios, computer lab classrooms, interview rooms, the staff common room and the library. The gymnasium consists of a fitness and weights room, three basketball courts and a squash court, and 25 metre swimming pool. This is complemented by three sporting fields and an off-campus tennis centre. A design centre houses the art classrooms, science laboratories, design and technology rooms and some old computer labs.

Student enrolment is divided into sixteen houses, named after significant figures in the school's history. One of the houses is reserved for boarders (School House). The Middle School acknowledges the particular needs of young boys and signals the School's commitment to providing appropriate level instruction and support, and appropriate programmes for all of the boys of the School. The Senior School commences in Year 10, encompassing the New South Wales School Certificate examinations, and offering the State Higher School Certificate and International Baccalaureate Diploma program for Year 11 and 12 students.

Trinity also performed well in the 2004 HSC as 19 students achieved UAI's of 99 or above. Of these 19 students, three earned UAI's respectively of 99.9, 99.95 and 100. To add to that in the IB Programme, one student achieved the Maximum Score of 45 which is equivalent to first in the world. The average IB Score of all the IB students was equivalent to a UAI of 98.82. NB. Trinity is a non-selective school.

The School has a complement of approximately 200 teachers and offers a wide and varied range of academic, vocational, sporting and co-curricular subjects and activities. Sporting activities offered include:

In addition, squash, swimming, tennis, volleyball, lawn bowls and fencing is offered for a limited number of students year round.

Many co-curricular opportunities are also available for students, including:

  • The School Australian Army Cadet Unit
  • Many Musical Orchestras, Ensembles and Bands including the Symphony Orchestra, Symphonic Wind Band, and Chapel Choir.
  • Many Visual Art Groups
  • Chess, Fishing and Science Clubs
  • A Media Production Group
  • A Golf Group
  • Snowsports
  • Drama and Dance Group
  • A Debating Society
  • Sports Experience
  • Specialist Sports (Basketball, Rugby Union Football, Cricket, Soccer)

The Duke of Edinburgh Award Scheme is also available.

Houses

The senior school is divided into sixteen houses, in alphabetical order; Archer, Dulwich, Founders, Henderson, Hilliard, Holwood, Kerrigan, Latham, Murphy, School, Stephenson, Taubman, Weeks, Wilson Hogg, Wynn Jones and Young house. Each year these houses compete for the House Cup in activities including music, debating, touch football, cricket, chess and more. The 2005 house cup was won by Young House.

Junior School

In 1946 the then Headmaster, Mr James Wilson Hogg, introduced a Junior School to the Summer Hill Campus and commenced with 36 boys in four classrooms. The Junior School, in various arrangements of classes and with up to 78 boys continued at Summer Hill until 1956, when all the of the primary school boys were relocated to the Preparatory School at Strathfield.

In 2000 the Junior School was re-established by the Head Master, Mr G. Milton Cujes, on the Summer Hill campus as a gesture of good faith to the families who had committed to the Southern Campus, a venture that until this date has not been realised. The Junior School recommenced with 72 boys in four classes from Year 3 to 6. The classes were located in temporary accommodation between No.1 Oval and No.3 Oval.

In 2002 the School Council determined that the Junior School would become a permanent part of the educational profile at the Summer Hill Campus for the foreseeable future.

In 2003 the Junior School moved to permanent accommodation in the old Boarding House and was formally recommissioned in a ceremony whose guests included Messrs Neil Buckland and Neil Demeril, both of whom had been students at the Summer Hill Junior School in the 1940s.

Sport

Various sports are played at the school, including cricket. In 2005/06, Trinity Grammar competed in the cricket season for the prestigious title of CAS cricket premiers. There appears to a healthy sense of competition between Trinity and Knox Grammar School for the premiership. In addition, Trinity Grammar School is a member of the CAS (Combined Associated Schools), and against schools including Knox Grammar School, Barker College, Cranbrook School, Waverley College, St. Aloysius' College. Through this association, Trinity competes in diving, chess, debating, swimming, athletics and more. Trinity has held the CAS championship in diving for 24 consecutive years, and the CAS swimming premiership for three consecutive years. Trinity recently won the cricket for the 1st time in 7 years. Trinity also was the CAS undefeated premiers of volleyball.

2006 Premierships

  • CAS swimming
  • CAS diving
  • CAS cricket
  • volleyball (undefeated)

Trinity Grammar School Preparatory School

Sir Philip Sydney Jones built "Llandilo House" in 1878 on a large property bounded by The Boulevarde, Albyn Road, Kingsland Road and Wakeford Road and lived there until his death in 1918. The property was then subdivided and a group of Strathfield residents headed by Rev. Wheaton, a Congregational minister, bought the house for a school, which was known as Strathfield Grammar School. In 1926 it was offered to Trinity Grammar School and bought by them but Strathfield Grammar School and Trinity Grammar School continued to function as separate establishments until 1932, when the two became Trinity Grammar School. From 1932 until 1937 all teaching (except some Science) was done at Strathfield and boys were taken by bus to Summer Hill for sport. (The boarders lived at Summer Hill). 1938 saw a division - the Senior School returning to Summer Hill and Strathfield being established as the Preparatory School. The current Headmaster of the Preparatory School (TGSPS) is Mr Max Brand.

Pine Bluff Campus

As a busy inner Western Suburbs independent school, Trinity Grammar School offers its students, who come almost exclusively from an urban environment, a traditional academic program. As a means of encouraging students in an understanding of the broader Australian community and environment, an intensive compulsory co-curricular programme has been put in place. This involves students from Transition to Year 12 spending time out of the classroom in a variety of activities. The general success of these activities encouraged the School to look for a means whereby a small part of the academic program could be taught in a non-urban environment. Established in 1992, Pine Bluff recently saw the loss of its founder and generous donor, Mr Reginald Marsh.

Controversies: Bullying

According to an article on August 28, 2005 in the "Sun-Herald" newspaper, compensation payments to two victims of bullying at the school are likely to have been approximately $1 million. [citation needed] In 2000, a number of year 10 boarders committed several counts of sexual assault on a boy, using a wooden dildo nicknamed the "anaconda" (apparently made in a woodwork class). Police at the time said that a culture of "bastardisation" existed in the school's boarding house. Three students were expelled by the school and convicted of various offences as minors.

Convicted Australian paedophile Neal Winter has taught at the school. However his victims, contrary to rumour, were not Trinity students. The alleged offences occurred starting from 1992, almost a decade before he began his career at Trinity.

Notable Ex-Students

Associated Schools

Nearby schools include:

Trinity's 'sister' school is Meriden at Strathfield.

See also

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