Trinity Grammar School (Victoria)

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Trinity Grammar School
Name	Trinity Grammar School, Kew
Address	60 Wellington St
Suburb	Kew, Victoria 3101
Established	November 1902, classes began 1903
Founding Fathers	Dr H.O. Cowen, Dr W. Kent Hughes, Dr E.M. Inglis, Mr W.J. Roberts
Community	Urban & Small boarding house
Type	Private
Motto	Viriliter Agite ( Act Manfully )
Religion	Anglican
Students	Approximately 1,300 single sex (Boys)
Years/Grades	ELC to 12
Headmaster	Richard Tudor
Deputy Headmaster, Head of Senior School	Simon Le Plastrier
Deputy Headmaster (School Liaison)	Rohan Brown
Assistants to the Headmaster	Christopher Howell, David Bevan, Colin Potts
Junior School Headmaster	Colin Coutts
Colours	Green and Gold

Trinity Grammar School is an Anglican school for boys located across several campuses in the Melbourne suburb of Kew, Victoria. It is one of the group of prestigious and exclusive single-sex private schools for which Melbourne is famous. It was founded at a meeting of several church figures on November 14, 1902. It opened in 1903, operating out of a church hall. It has among its alumni a number of leading Australian figures, including scientists, politicians, businessmen, academics and sportspeople. Trinity has a particularly good reputation for developing Australian rules football footballers. Trinity is also a founding member of the AGSV.

Contents 1 House System 2 Campuses 3 The School Song 4 The School Hymn 5 Headmasters 6 Notable alumni 7 Notable Educators 8 External links

[edit] House System

The Trinity House System began in 1917 and were named after four men who played a notable part in establishing the school the houses were:

• Arnold - Purple
• Henty - Light Blue
• Merritt - Maroon
• Roberts - Dark Blue

Over 2004 and 2005 8 new houses were added to accommodate the growing population of the school (the original houses were replaced from Grades 3-6 and 4 new houses were added from 7-12) the new Senior Houses were:

• Cowen - Orange
• Hindley - Grey
• Kent-Hughes - Red
• Sutton - Yellow (Referred to as the Canary House, and patronized by a large number of the school's boarding house community in its first year)

This change resulted in a large amount of rivalry between the "old" and "new" houses, with many students becoming disgruntled as they were moved from houses they had been in for many years.

The junior school (grades 3-6) houses were replaced with new ones. Boys, going from year 6 to 7 would become members of one of the corresponding Senior school houses. The Junior School houses had two colours.

• Friend - Yellow and Light Blue: Students would go into either Henty or Sutton
• Henderson - Red and Dark Blue: Students would go into either Roberts or Kent-Hughes
• Inglis - Grey and Maroon: Students would go into either Meritt or Hindley
• Summers - Orange and Purple: Students would go into either Arnold or Cowen

[edit] Campuses

• Main campus located in Kew, Victoria

The campus covers three of four sides of the Wellington and Charles Street intersections in Kew. The Centre for the Arts is located further north on Charles Street; the school has recently purchased the former Stillwell Ford site on the corner of Charles Street and Cotham Road, to be used as a multi-purpose site until development in the future.

• Sports fields located in Bulleen
• Outdoor education centre at Leppitt Lake Eppalock
• Outdoor bush area in Licola

[edit] The School Song

Our fair home stands on the crest of the hill
When we've dodged our taks, and played with a will
But where'er we roam our hearts linger still
With the Green and the Gold and the Mitre

Oh here's to the school that we love the best
We name her with pride, and we serve her with zest
Come sing hurrah; and the glories attest
Of the Green and the Gold and the Mitre

To live our motto and play the game
In field and classroom shall be our aim
Till in life's broader fields we may win wider fame
For the Green and the Gold and the Mitre

We have tried our fellows and found them true
True to the School and their comrades too
Never a one but his duty will do
For the Green and the Gold and the Mitre

[edit] The School Hymn

(Tune of Hyfrodol)
Heavenly father, may thy blessing,
rest upon all Trinity now
When in praise thy name we hallow
When in Prayer thee we bow
In the wondrous story reading
Of the Lord of Truth and Grace

May we learn from this great story
All the Arts of friendliness
Truthful speech and honest action
Courage, patience, steadfastness
How to master self and temper
How to make our conduct fair
When to speak and when be silent
When to do and when forbear

May God's spirit wise and holy
With his gifts our spirits bless
Make us loving, joyous, peaceful
Rich in goodness, gentleness
Strong in self-control and faithful
Kind in thought and deed; for he
Sayeth, "What ye do for others
Ye are doing unto me"

[edit] Headmasters

List of all of the headmasters at Trinity Grammar School:

• Edward Taffs, 1903-1904
• The Reverend George Merrick Long, 1904-1911
• A.W. Tonge, 1911-1917
• Frank Shann, 1917-1943
• Alfred Bright, 1943-1959
• John Leppit, 1959-1979
• Donald Marles, 1979-1993
• Peter Crawley, 1993-1999
• Richard Tudor, 1999-present

[edit] Notable alumni

Notable alumni of Trinity Grammar School include:

• Graham Shardalow Lee Tucker, Respected academic, air force officer, airman and economics historian at the University of Melbourne
• Thomas Mayne, Inventor of MILO, Nestlé Milo
• Phil Anderson (1969-1975), Cyclist
• Kenneth Thorn Henderson, First headmaster at Trinity Grammar School (New South Wales)
• Bishop Kenneth Leslie (1923-1928), Anglican Bishop
• Professor Peter McIntyre (1933-1943), Architect
• John Perceval (1934-1939), painter, potter, and sculptor
• Sir Arthur Rylah (1917-1927) Politician and Attorney-General
• Robert Timms, businessman and founder of Robert Timms Coffee
• Ray Weinberg (1940-1944), Olympic athelete and coach
• Wayne Schwass, Australian Rules Footballer
• Luke Power, Australian Rules Footballer
• Jamshid "Jumps" Khadiwhala (1993-1998), Musician (The Cat Empire)
• Sam Power, Australian Rules Footballer
• Ronald Millar, Artist and writer for The Age
• Ian Johnson, Managing director of Channel Seven Melbourne
• Bermar "Bib" Sellars Stillwell, Car dealer and famous motor sport racer
• David Gnochi Mansour, Australian Weightlifter
• Wilfrid Kent Hughes, Politician
• Martin Boyd, Famous author, member of the prolific Boyd Family
• George Wilfred Lambert Townsend, AIF officer, patrol officer, public servant and soldier
• Arthur William Dodd, Notable AIF army officer.
• Gavin Merrick Long, Renowned academic, book editor, journalist, literary critic, military historian and war correspondent.
• Anton William Rutherford Vroland, Education reformer, school principal, school teacher and trade union official.
• William Scott Herbert, Music conductor, music conservatoriam instructor, singer, tenor.
• Francis Pelham Just, Successful lawyer.

[edit] Notable Educators

• Jon Carnegie, innovative teaching methods, winner of several awards, inventor of Learning Journeys and a school in High Street, Kew.
• Bob Hillman, Writer for The Age
• George Baxter Pritchard, Geologist and paleontologist.

[edit] External links

• Trinity Grammar School