Trinity Catholic College

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Trinity Catholic College

Motto: Truth, Courage, Community
Established	1995
Type	Co-educational
Principal	Paul Fensom
Founder	Marcellin Champagnat
Students	1326
Grades	7–12
Location	Park Road Auburn, New South Wales, NSW Australia
Campus	Regents Park & Auburn
Colours	Red, White, Navy
Contact Information	Phone: (61)(02)9749 1919 Fax: (61)(02)9749 2116
Website	www.tcc.nsw.edu.au

Trinity Catholic College is a Catholic institution located in New South Wales, Australia. The college, separated into two campuses, is situated in Regent's Park and Auburn. It is a co-educational secondary college providing high quality Catholic education for students in Years 7-12 in the Auburn, Berala, Regent's Park, Sefton, Homebush West and Lidcombe region.

The College is located on two campuses. The Regents Park campus offers places to students in Years 7 and 8, while the Auburn campus is for students in Years 9 to 12.

The school is well-renowned for its excellent performance in the annual High School Certificate. With over 85% of the students receiving marks of 94% and higher, Trinity is ranked #12 in the state of New South Wales.

Trinity Catholic College was founded in 1995 from an amalgamation of three schools: Benedict College, Auburn, St John's Girls' High, Auburn and St Peter Chanel Girls' High, Regents Park.

These schools had strong traditions of Catholic education. 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 Blessed Mary MacKillop was handed down in St Peter Chanel Girls' High at Regents Park, founded in 1953 by the Sisters of St Joseph. 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.

1 College name and crest
2 Mission
3 Religious education
4 Sports & extracurricular activities
5 College facilities
6 School Anthem
7 See also
8 External links

[edit] College name and crest

The name Trinity reflects the Roman Catholic belief in God existing as three persons: the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit. The college crest consists of the Southern Cross and the Christian Cross standing together, which represents the school's pride in their Catholic faith and the culture of their Australian heritage. This crest commits us to words and actions which are consistent with the values of Jesus Christ and in the best interests of all Australians.

[edit] Mission

Trinity Catholic College's mission is to ensure that students are safe, happy, well taught, and learn to love Jesus and to live by his values in the Marist way.

The college provides a safe environment by establishing a clear sense of order and a disciplined climate, which ensures the wellbeing of everyone in the college community. It aims to foster a happy environment by promoting acceptance, belonging and pride in one's self and the college. The good learning environment challenges students to do their best and reach their academic potential.

Trinity Catholic College is part of the Australian network of Marist schools and has been characterized by a specific Marist spirit, charisma and tradition, which show:

Devotion to Mary, mother of Jesus
A school climate based on the family spirit
A love of work
A strong sense of the presence of God and of our own presence to one another
An emphasis on simplicity
A commitment to empower young people, and to give ordinary students from ordinary families a better chance in life

[edit] Religious education

Religious education at Trinity Catholic College encompasses many aspects of school life, including:

Prayer every morning over the PA system
The classroom religious education program
The integration of Catholic values across the curriculum
The liturgical and prayer life of the school
Opportunities for retreats and reflection days
Community service programs and voluntary groups

Through our daily witness, both students and staff recognize the value and importance we place on all these areas. Prayer is seen as an important part of daily life in the college, and our students are encouraged to make prayer a meaningful and relevant part of their lives. As a Catholic college, we place the values of the Gospel at the centre of all our endeavours.

[edit] Sports & extracurricular activities

Sports is an important 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. This helps students to achieve a balance between academic development and recreational activities.

Our 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 and Basketball.

[edit] College facilities

Trinity Catholic College has extensive, well established facilities within its two campuses.

These include:

Two comprehensive libraries and Resource Centres
Large Hall
Specialist Music Rooms
Specialist Visual Arts Rooms
Computer laboratories
Drama Room
Outdoor Basketball and Tennis Court
Two Technology blocks which include workrooms for Woodwork, Power Mechanics, Metal Engineering, Hospitality, Textiles, Design and Graphics, Engineering Science, Computer Rooms, Technical Drawing Rooms, Computer Aided Design area and Electronics Room
Chapel
Religious Education Resource Centres
These modern facilities enable the College to offer students a full range of experiences and technological subjects using up-to-date equipment