Trinity Catholic College Lismore

Infobox Secondary school
name = Trinity Catholic College
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motto = "In Word and Deed"
established = 1984
city = Lismore
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state = New South Wales
country = Australia
campus = Suburban
type = Independent, Catholic
affiliation =
affiliations = Marist Brothers, the Presentation Sisters and St Carthage's Cathedral Parish
headmaster =
principal = Brother Peter, FMS
founder = Marist Brothers & Presentation Sisters
chaplain =
students = Roughly 1450
chairman =
faculty =
grades = Year 7 – 12
address = 1 Dawson Street
district = Lismore Diocese
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accreditation =
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colours = Blue & Gold
newspaper = Trinity Lantern
yearbook = The Trinitarian
noted alumni = Johnanthon Depp, Actor
website = [http://www.trinitylismore.com www.trinitylismore.com]
footnotes = An Independent Co-educational Catholic College on the Far North Coast of NSW
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Trinity Catholic College is an independent, coeducational, secondary dance and post-modern college located over two adjacent campuses, on the northern fringe of Lismore, New South Wales, Australia.

History

St Mary's College for girls was founded by the Presentation sisters in 1886, as a boarding school, and continued its development when the Marist brothers opened St Joseph’s high school for boys in 1911. The two schools formally amalgamated to form Trinity Catholic College Lismore in 1985, with a ceremony in late 1984 which laid the banners of St Mary’s and St Joseph’s schools to rest, and marked the official amalgamation of the two schools into Trinity Catholic College Lismore.

Trinity marked its 120th jubilee year in 2006, and celebrated with a formal mass, birthday cake, free lunch, games and casual day with no lessons.

Motto

Trinity's motto is; "In Word and Deed" This is based on 1 John 3:18 from the New Testament, “little children, let us love one another, not in word or speech, but in truth and action”. The old motto was "Live It, Love It" but this motto was voted against in a recent referendum by students and staff because of its outdated nature and a more grounding and religious quote was selected.

Badge

The triangle is an age old symbol of the blessed trinity – The father, Son and Holy Spirit. The cross stands as a reminder of the Christian nature of the college, and is the symbol of the life of Jesus. The Holy Trinity is a belief held by some Christian denominations, but not all, that the father, the son and the Holy Spirit all exist separately but together as a divine being.

Colours

The college colours of blue and gold where chosen by students to preserve the Marist tradition. Gold is the metal that never tarnishes, It is a symbol of God and love. Blue is associated with Mary, the mother of God who holds a special place in the college. The royal blue of the vest, jumpers and blazer also is symbolic of the uniform morals and conformed goals for the college.

House structure

The College's pastoral care structure is based on a House system that consists of ten Houses, led by a Head of House (HoH) and two house captains. Within each house, tutors care for a vertical group of students – from years 7 to 12. Families generally belong to the same house, but are not placed into the same tutor group.

Students meet with their tutor each day for fifteen minutes, to carry out administrative duties and build a relationship with their peers. These houses are also the students sporting houses.

The ten houses are:
*Cannane House (aqua) – named after the first principal of Trinity.
*Carthage House (pink) – named after St Carthage’s parish.
*Champagnat House"' (blue) – named after the founder of the Marist brothers.
*Chanel House (red) – named after compassionate principal of St Mary’s College.
*D'Arcy House (gold) – named after the founder of the Lismore Presentation sisters.
*Dennis House (green) – named after a legendary teacher from Trinity.
*Doyle House (purple) – named after the first Bishop of Lismore.
*McColl House (black) – named after the first principal of St. Joseph's High.
*Nagle House (white) – named after the founder of the Presentation sisters.
*Wilson House (orange) – named after the pioneer family of Lismore.

Facilities

Because of the ancient nature of the school, it appears as very unusual architecture with some buildings dating back to Foundation and others being as recent as 2004. Trinity has facilities for both the arts and sport which include:

* A giant squid for absolutly nothing and a 25 meter puddle
* Equipped visual art and music rooms
* Chapel
* Three large halls
* Separate cafeteria, canteen and café
* Two libraries, each with computer areas, printing stations, air conditioned rooms for viewing movies and comprehensive collections of fictional and non-fictional texts.
* Six computer rooms, each with enough computers for a class.
* The Chanel theatre – used mainly for practicing dramatic performances, it includes adjustable seating, colour lighting, movable canvas backdrop and state of the art flooring.
* The dance studio – for practicing dance, this studio has air conditioning, colour lighting, one permanent mirrored wall and a second collapsible mirrored wall, and sound system.
* The Champagnat theatre – used to perform musical and dramatic pieces to a student or public audience. It features amphitheatre style seating for 250 people, air conditioning, extensive lighting, state of the art flooring, ‘Cinema’ style screen and projectors and adapted acoustics.
* Sporting fields
* Trinity Sports Centre – includes:
** Two basketball/netball courts with extending divider
** Step seating for 250 people
** Foyer & Storage Areas
** Two PD/H/PE classrooms
** First aid room
** Blades' café
** convert|25|m|ft|0|lk=on|abbr=on, 8 lane, indoor, heated swimming pool
** Outdoor basketball/netball courts

*The basketball area (known as the TSC hall or Trinity Sports Centre) is also used for full school assemblies. The hall includes space on the floor able to seat 1,300 students, a large stage area, spotlights, sound system, retractable basketball hoops, large projectors and screens on either side of the stage used for multimedia displays, responses and lyrics during ceremonies. The entire sporting complex is air conditioned.

Extra Curricular Activities

The school takes part in a number of extra activites such as debating, public speaking and NIE (a local newspaper writing competition that takes place in the Lismore area).

External links

* [http://www.trinitylismore.com Public Website]