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any of the one hundred and eighty five boys who finished Year 11 in 2004 will look back over the year and realise that they were an important part of the many successes that the college enjoyed. From Christian service to sport or music to academic endeavours, this year’s group of boys enjoyed many rewards.
was a great innovation and one that the Year 11 boys and the Year 8 students enjoyed.
The transition to Year 11 is an extremely important one. Post-compulsory education provides many challenges as boys begin to decide on their vocation in life. Nearly one third of the students follow a non-tertiary entrance path into Year 11 with the goal of either obtaining employment or moving into TAFE courses. The largest number of students in the college’s history were off campus one day each week involved in vocational educational and training programmes. These structured workplace learning environments are growing and will continue to form an important part of future college vocational programmes.
As a follow up to the Christian Service Programme, each class was involved in the Encounters Retreat Programme. Thanks need to go to our campus ministry team for their continued support. Their hard work ensured the success of this retreat and the Christian Service Programme.
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Mr Barry McKenna Head of Year 11
A change in 2004 was that the Peer Support Programme extended to involve sixty Year 11 students in the new Cadre Retreat Programme. Adding the spiritual dimension to this already very successful programme
Christian service was a highlight in Term One. The response by many of the boys to this experience is inspirational. This ‘faith in action’ programme continues to be very successful and a great way of training our students to become active Christian citizens in our society. Year 11s also continued to be involved in many street appeals. Many organisations comment on the great job the students do in this area and appreciate the money raised for their particular organisations.
Many Year 11 boys did rise to the challenge of postcompulsory education and should feel proud of their achievements. To conclude, thanks to the homeroom teachers for the time and effort they have given to the pastoral care of the students. I wish all boys an enjoyable, successful and rewarding year in 2005 at Trinity.
Barry McKenna Head of Year Eleven
YEAR 11 STUDENT COUNCIL Back row: Dane Lazarus, Matt Fitzgibbon, Brendan Longman, Gianni Di Giovanni, Luke Rodgers, Matthew Fitzsimmons, Warren Raymond, Mr Barry McKenna [Head of Year 11] Front row: Bohdan Dowsing, Christopher Sabatini, Rajindha De Mel, Nathan Colli, Shaun Wyn-Jones Absent: Peter Villaneuva, Peter Zambotti
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