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| Trinity College | |
| Motto | In God Is My Faith |
| Established | 1984 |
| School type | Independent, Anglican, Co-educational, Day and Boarding |
| Known As | Trinity |
| Headmaster | Mr. Nick Hately |
| Chairman | Mr. R. Oermann |
| Chaplain | Father Stuart Langshaw North and South Campus |
| Affiliations | Anglican Church, ISSA |
| Location | Gawler, South Australia, Australia |
| Campus | Suburban |
| Enrolment | 3600 (K-12)[1] |
| School fees | A$1,437 p.a - A$3,564 p.a (Boarding additional)[2] |
| School colours | Navy, Red & Gold |
| School Hymn | |
| Area | 140 Acres (over 5 campuses)[1] |
| Homepage | www.trinity.sa.edu.au |
Trinity College, known until recently as Trinity College Gawler is an Anglican, K-12, co-educational, day and boarding school in the northern suburbs of Adelaide, South Australia. 2009 marked its 25th Anniversary.
Established in 1984, Trinity caters for approximately 3600 students over five campuses - Trinity College Senior (Evanston South), Blakeview (Blakeview), Gawler River (Angle Vale), North (Evanston South) and South (Evanston South) with a Montessori preschool. It is the largest independent low-fee school in Australia.
Students from the College have been successful in the Rock Eisteddfod Challenge (3rd in the small school section in 2004),the Tournament of Minds (2003 Secondary Division in Maths Engineering) and the Wakakirri competition, with Gawler River earning a 1st place in the division one section for new schools and South receiving 1st in the division three section.
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Trinity College originated at St Georges Church, Church Hill, Gawler, when a group of parish parents decided their children needed a better future. The first class was held in the parish hall, across the road from the church.[3]
Trinity College is a school rich in tradition. From the annual Trinity Sunday Open Day to regular chapel services, the school community regularly congregates to celebrate anything and everything. Student achievements are recognised on-stage at fortnightly assemblies and events such as the school's silver anniversary are commemorated through special edition school diaries, silver decorations and much more.
All Trinity College students are asked to bring a small donation of non-perishable food to give to Anglicare every year.[4] Although non-mandatory, each year thousands of bags of food and other helpful items are loaded into vans and taken to feed the homeless and unfortunate.
South, Blakeview and Senior schools are involved in a youth-operated organisation, The Oaktree Foundation. At South Campus, younger students collaborate with older students to find ways to raise money and increase awareness of the Oaktree Foundation. Year 11s, 12s and 13s at Senior Campus also meet for the same purpose; however, Blakeview Campus has minor involvement. Every year since 2005, South and Senior students raised over $10,000 towards educating impoverished children and creating self sufficient communities in the aim to "Make Poverty History". Since 2008, three South Year 10s students joined a group of similarly aged students as Ambassadors for the "End Child Slavery" Campaign as part of The Oaktree Foundation. They took their story to the local newspaper, the Bunyip[5] and had their story printed the next week.
Another event was a 20 km "walk-a-thon" along the coast of Adelaide from Largs Bay Jetty to Glenelg Beach's Colley Reserve.