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.
| Trinity Anglican School | |
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 Trinity Anglican School (White Rock Senior) front gate (ca 2019) | |
| Location | |
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Australia | |
| Coordinates | 16°58′44″S 145°44′42″E / 16.97889°S 145.74500°E |
| Information | |
| Type | Independent |
| Motto | Latin: Docentes Omnia Servare (Teaching them to observe all things) |
| Religious affiliation(s) | Anglican |
| Established | 1983 |
| Chairman | Trent Twomey |
| Principal | Paul Sjogren |
| Enrolment | 1,062 |
| Campuses | Kewarra Beach & White Rock |
| Colour(s) | White, green, grey |
| Website | www |
History
editThe 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.
Houses
editTrinity 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.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "Trinity Anglican School (White Rock) | Department of Education". Schools Directory. Archived from the original on 23 August 2024. Retrieved 23 August 2024.
- ^ a b "Trinity Anglican School, Cairns QLD | Private Schools Guide". privateschoolsguide.com. Archived from the original on 23 August 2024. Retrieved 23 August 2024.
- ^ a b c "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Tongue, David (23 September 2016). "The House System: a typically British educational institution. (Editorial)". Relocate Magazine. www.relocatemagazine.com online. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
- ^ Green, Daniel G. (April 2006). "Welcome to the House System". Educational Leadership. 63 (7): 64–67. ISSN 0013-1784. EJ745589. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
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