Middle and Senior School News

On many people’s bucket lists is to visit the Kingdom of Bhutan, a landlocked country high in the Himalayas where Gross National Happiness underpins many areas of life, including Education. For a week in May, Trinity’s Director of Research, Dr Kimberley Pressick-Kilborn, had the opportunity to travel to Paro, Bhutan as an Honorary Industry Fellow [...]

Mason McGroder (10WH) not only won three gold medals at the Australian Athletics Championships – at the age of 15 he also attained a long jump qualifying distance at world U20 level. He won the U20 long jump with a leap of 7.73m, doubled up by winning the U17 long jump with 7.32m, and for [...]

There is a better way, says Deputy Headmaster – Academic   Is the race to a high ATAR all that matters? Are other students competitors rather than teammates? Are they opponents who might potentially grab your university spot, scholarship, or job?  If your answer to these questions is yes, then one of Trinity’s academic leaders has [...]

Trinity Students often get the privilege of exploring the works of renowned artists in the Delmar Gallery but for Year 12 Visual Arts students, there’s an exciting opportunity to see their own work on the walls. The Year 12 Visual Arts Exhibition, held in August 2023, incorporated work from both the HSC and IB credentials, [...]

When the last-placed team beats the ladder leaders it makes everyone take notice, and that was the feat achieved by Trinity’s basketball seconds. Their surprise 52-47 victory, their first of the season, led Trinity to a 27-13 record in all basketball matches against Barker at the weekend, and a 47-41 result overall in all sports. [...]

Are we facing a connectedness crisis amongst boys and young men in schools? That was the question posed by Dr. Rachel O’Brien, Secondary PDHPE Teacher and Middle School Housemaster, at the 2023 Positive Masculinity conference. Dr O’Brien was invited to present on the action project Connected Conversations: Insights from Trinity Grammar School. “The impact of [...]

In early February, Trinity played host to the CAS Cadet Leadership Conference for 2024. Taking place annually, the event is a combined effort by the Cadet Units of the CAS and their partnered schools, providing an invaluable opportunity for members of each Unit’s Cadet Executive, as well as staff, to discuss matters regarding their Units. [...]

Trinitarians are taking the phrase “the world game” at face value, travelling abroad to further their football skills and careers on the global stage.  Trinity students have set up base in England, Italy, Brazil, and the US, adding an international flavour to the growing list of players making their presence felt with A-League clubs.  Liam [...]

Congratulations to Year 10 student Christian C. for an amazing achievement, coming top in the state for the HSC Mathematics Advanced. Christian was also named the Trinity Dux of Year 10 2023 at Speech Day last week. Christian participated in Trinity’s Mathematics Acceleration Program that creates pathways for high potential learners in Mathematics to move [...]

I imagine that many in the Trinity community will have noticed the announcement earlier this week by Newington College that they intend to become co-educational in the years ahead. In response to the decision, some of the public commentary, and a number of queries that I was receiving, I wrote the following opinion piece that [...]