Trinity Anglican School

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Trinity Anglican School
Trinity Anglican School Seal.svg
Trinity Anglican School (White Rock Senior) front gate (ca 2019)
Location
Trinity Anglican School
Cairns, Queensland

Australia
Coordinates 16°58′44″S145°44′42″E / 16.97889°S 145.74500°E / -16.97889; 145.74500
Information
Type Independent
Motto Latin: Docentes Omnia Servare
(Teaching them to observe all things)
Religious affiliation(s) Anglican
Established1983
ChairmanTrent Twomey
PrincipalPaul Sjogren
Enrolment1,062 (2023)
CampusesKewarra Beach & White Rock
Colour(s)White, green, grey
Website www.tas.qld.edu.au

Trinity Anglican School (TAS) is an independent, Anglican, co-educational, P-12 school, located in the Cairns suburb of White Rock, in Far North Queensland, Australia. [1] [2] [3] It is administered by Independent Schools Queensland, with an enrolment of 1,062 students and a teaching staff of 88, as of 2023. [3] The school serves students from Prep to Year 12, [1] [2] [3] over three campuses set over two grounds. TAS White Rock caters for students from Kindergarten through to Year 12, and TAS Kewarra Beach serves students from Kindergarten to Year 6.[ citation needed ]

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History

The school opened on 25 January 1983. [4]

In 2015, TAS White Rock opened the Science Technology Engineering Mathematics (STEM) building (S-Block) designed by Charles Wright Architects, for students in Years 7 to 12. [5] The White Rock campus' also have the first Olympic-sized swimming pool in Cairns, completed in 2000. TAS White Rock is currently undergoing a comprehensive renovation programme of the older classrooms to bring it into line with that of the recent Science Block.[ citation needed ]

Houses

Trinity Anglican School, in a tradition common to many schools in Britain and Commonwealth countries, has a house system that groups students across age- and academic-levels for certain co-curricular activities. [6] [7] Cultural, academic, and sporting activities are, in-part, channeled and encouraged through house involvement, and achievement rewarded by group recognition. The four houses of TAS and their corresponding colours are, Leichhardt – yellow / gold; Mulligan – red; Kennedy – green; and Dalrymple – blue. They are named after four prominent explorers.[ citation needed ]

Alumni

Catriona Gray, the winner of Miss Universe 2018, was a student at Trinity Anglican School. [8]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Trinity Anglican School (White Rock) | Department of Education". Schools Directory. Archived from the original on 23 August 2024. Retrieved 23 August 2024.
  2. 1 2 "Trinity Anglican School, Cairns QLD | Private Schools Guide". privateschoolsguide.com. Archived from the original on 23 August 2024. Retrieved 23 August 2024.
  3. 1 2 3 "ACARA Data Access Program - School Profile 2023". Australian Curriculum Assessment And Reporting Authority. Archived from the original on 1 May 2024. Retrieved 23 August 2024.
  4. ↑ "Opening and closing dates of Queensland schools". Queensland Department of Education. 14 April 2019. Archived from the original on 24 July 2024. Retrieved 23 August 2024.
  5. ↑ O'Brien, Kevin (28 February 2017). "Trinity Anglican School Science Building". ArchitectureAU. Article originally published in the Architecture Australia journal, July 2016. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
  6. ↑ Tongue, David (23 September 2016). "The House System: a typically British educational institution. (Editorial)". Relocate Magazine. www.relocatemagazine.com online. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
  7. ↑ Green, Daniel G. (April 2006). "Welcome to the House System". Educational Leadership. 63 (7): 64–67. ISSN   0013-1784. EJ745589. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
  8. ↑ "Filipino-Australian Catriona Gray crowned Miss Universe 2018". SBS Language. Retrieved 26 March 2025.
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