Headmaster’s Report

It is with immense pride that I present the 2015 Trinity College Annual Report.

Mr Ivan Banks Headmaster

We began by acknowledging the efforts of the Class of 2014. Many of our students performed exceptionally well, being granted entrance into their preferred course either at university or training institutes (TAFE).

Isaiah Morich was awarded a General Exhibition (ATSI) for being the top performing eligible Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander student in the State, based on the average of five scaled WACE exam scores with at least two from each of the humanities/social sciences list and the mathematics/science list.

Brayden Keizer was awarded a Course Exhibition as the top eligible student obtaining the highest combined mark in a WACE course in Physical Education Studies.

We had eight students; Michael Bell, Connor Duffin, Corey Evans, Max Formato, Mihali Kakulas, Brayden Keizer, Stephen Murphy and Shaun Zhu, achieve a Certificate of Commendation. These certificates are presented to students who achieve a minimum of 20 ‘A’ grades across their Years 11 and 12 course units.

Three students achieved Certificates of Distinction. These certificates are presented to students who achieve in the top 0.5% of all students studying a particular course. Congratulations to Isaac Ward – English, Corey Evans – Physical Education Studies and Brayden Keizer – Physical Education Studies and Religion & Life.

A total of 13 students were inducted into our elite club for boys achieving an Australian Tertiary Admissions Rank (ATAR) of 97 or better; Michael Bell, Connor Duffin, Corey Evans, Max Formato, Reece Gherardi, Declan Hayward, Brayden Keizer, Isaiah Morich, Stephen Murphy, Matthew Naylor, Yash Patel, Isaac Ward and Shaun Zhu.

Brayden Keizer was also a worthy recipient of a UWA Fogarty Foundation Scholarship. This scholarship is the most sought after and prestigious scholarship that UWA offers to undergraduate students. There are only ten awarded in Western Australia each year: seven for metropolitan students and three for regional students. Recipients of the UWA Fogarty Foundation Scholarship are selected based on academic excellence and outstanding achievements in at least three of four categories; leadership, community involvement, the arts and sport.

The UWA Fogarty Foundation Scholarships offer WA’s brightest and most committed students a full scholarship for the entirety of their undergraduate degree, including honours.

Members of the 97 Club are acknowledged at the first assembly for the year

Mr Banks is reunited with Fogarty Scholarship winners Brayden Keizer (’14), Thomas Coltrona (’13), Thomas Durkin (’11) and Calum Braham (’11). This year James Heald (12.2) joins this elite group.

New Staff

Due to staff movement we welcomed a number of new staff for 2015; Mr Dustin Aylmore (Humanities), Mr John Cumpsty (Maths), Mr Julian Fritz (PE), Ms Rebecca Keshwar (Library), Mr Ben Kriszyk (Maths), Mr Corey Miskiewicz, Mr Cyrus Naseri (Science), Mr Jarrad Quartermaine (RE), Ms Kat Raphael (English), Mr Joel Shinkfield (D&T), Ms Annette Taylor (Clothing) and Miss Tess Warner (English). During the year Miss Claire Beardsley (HR), Mrs Julianne Blair (Administration), Ms Laura Boynes (Dance), Mr Sam Glass (Mathematics), Mrs Jodie Green (Educational Assistant), Miss Kelsey Higginbotham (English), Mrs Michelle Howie (Headmaster’s PA), Mr Ross Jacobs (Maths), Dr Chong-Wah Liew (Science), Mr Russell Osborne (Maintenance), Miss Karyn Pickering (Admin), Mr Callum Redecki (PE Assistant), Ms Kelli Pala (Marketing), Ms Roxanne Smith (Psychologist), Ms Ventia Webber (Music), Mrs Sue Wheeler (Educational Assistant) all joined the staff.

Edmund Rice Education Australia

As a school in the Edmund Rice tradition we are proudly part of Edmund Rice Education Australia (EREA). Being part of this network of schools allows us to access a number of formation opportunities for staff and students and gives us a connection with similar schools throughout Australia. This year the College underwent the EREA Renewal process to ensure that we were a school offering an authentic Catholic Education in the Edmund Rice tradition.

Our Four Pillars

We offer a well-rounded education based proudly on our Four Pillars:

1. Faith Based Education

Our faith based education has a threefold approach: head, heart and hands. The Religious Education program for Years 7–10 and the Religion & Life courses for Years 11 and 12 cover the head aspect. The heart approach is lived in our extensive retreat programs while the hands approach is practised in the generous and enthusiastic participation of students and staff in our extensive Christian Service programs.

The appreciation of Religion & Life as an endorsed Curriculum Standards and Authority course continues to grow. Our senior boys have the opportunity to study the Religion & Life course, counting towards their ATAR (Australian Tertiary Academic Rank). The Middle School curriculum continues to offer appropriate and challenging term tests and investigations for students which enhance the Catholic Education program. Years 7–10 students see a pathway for the Religious Education program leading into ATAR Religion and courses for university bound students and the general courses for non-ATAR bound students, in Senior School. Our students continue to perform well in the Archbishop’s Religious Literacy examinations. Our Catechesis activities; Masses, liturgies, retreats, Quest and Kairos are enjoyed and well-supported by our students. We gathered together as a full community to celebrate the Eucharist on four separate occasions: our opening school Mass in February, Ash Wednesday, the Feast Day of Blessed Edmund Rice and for the Feast of the Assumption. All of our year groups regularly gathered together for Mass. As a staff, we commenced and concluded this year with the Eucharist and we thank Fra Oscar for his presence at Trinity and for leading these liturgies. In January, 21 of our Year 12 students were trained to be Extraordinary Ministers of the Eucharist and in October we held our Graduation Mass and Ceremony celebrated by Fra Oscar. As a community, we continue to offer the Rosary every Wednesday morning and Fra Oscar celebrates Eucharist with the College community each Friday morning.

Support for the needs of others in the wider community continues to grow. This year over $30,000 was raised for the Indian missions through Unfair Day and the fun run. With over $7,000 donations received for Project Compassion we continue to support Caritas work with poor and marginalised communities worldwide. St Vincent de Paul and the Christian Centre for Social Action benefited from the Quest retreat food drive and the Winter Sleepout sponsorship. Students made up toiletry bags for The Shopfront Drop-in Centre and collected food for Christmas hampers for St Vincent de Paul. Students individually and in groups took part in street appeals for various charities and fundraising events for the LifeLink appeal, a Nepalese orphanage and Edmund Rice camps. Staff supported Br Ollie’s Wheelchairs for Kids by loading or unloading containers during the year whenever help was needed, volunteered as cooks and drivers for Edmund Rice camps during the summer holidays and drove the Red Cross soup van every week in school terms. Our retreat program provides opportunities for our students to explore their personal spirituality and gives our senior students a chance to provide leadership to their peers and younger students. This is especially evident in the Kairos and Quest retreats. The Year 7 Becoming Brothers retreat is supported by 36 Year 12 Senior Ministers who mentor a group of Year 7 students throughout the entire year.

Our Christian Service program continues to provide many opportunities for our students to serve others and to learn from these experiences about living out their faith. Nine Year 11 students have taken up the challenge of giving service to some of the poorest people in the world, spending the first four weeks of their summer holidays on the India Pilgrimage. Twelve Year 10 students have been selected to take part in the Kimberley Immersion next year, and have begun preparing for this experience through regular weekly meetings. The Year 12 Class of 2015 was outstanding in their willingness to volunteer in the service of others, with 64 students completing their senior project, all of these far exceeding the 40 hours required. Most students completed over 100 hours and qualified for Full Colours. This year there were five outstanding students who each completed over 300 hours: Callum Dewsbury (12.5), Liam Fernandes (12.3), Lachlan Harders (12.6), Nathan Sparks (12.4) and Jesse Vivante (12.5) achieved a record total of over 700 hours.

Many Year 12 students volunteered for Edmund Rice camps, Red Cross soup patrol and took part in Edmund Rice Outreach activities such as the Winter Sleepout for homeless people, the Campaign to End Capital Punishment and Refugee Week awareness activities. Commitment to Faith leadership was very strong with 92 students involved in either the Quest retreat as Cadre leaders, as Senior Ministers to Year 7 students, as Extraordinary Ministers of the Eucharist or as Kairos retreat leaders.

Through the programs from Years 7–11, students discover that by devoting some of their time and effort to serve people in need, they enhance their own lives, especially when it requires them to go beyond what is expected and out of their normal comfort zone. Our boys grow into compassionate and courageous young men through giving service to the environment, family and neighbours, children in local primary schools, elderly people, people with disabilities and marginalised groups.

Our Junior School boys visited Archbishop Goody House as well as Br Ollie Pickett’s workshop as part of the Wheelchairs for Kids program. Our Junior Vocal Ensemble also travelled to different aged care facilities to perform for the residents.

I thank those staff who teach Religious Education or who lead the Catechetical experiences. To publicly share one’s own faith and spirituality is often very difficult and as a College we are blessed with a group of staff who take this responsibility seriously.

All our students are exceptionally generous when asked to support specific courses but the efforts of the Junior School boys are absolutely extraordinary. They raised money for Wheelchairs for Kids, The Shopfront, LifeLink and the missions we support through our India Pilgrimage.

2. Academic Education

The College introduced a new timetable model in 2015 where it allowed the senior students the opportunity to undertake seven courses or six courses with a guided study, providing greater choice, allowing some students the opportunity to continue with the likes of Music or Italian or enabling students to pursue a subject of interest which they may not previously have been able to do with a straight ATAR load. It also encouraged them to continue to develop their independent study skills which will hold them in good stead for tertiary study. For our students in Years 7–10 it also ensured four contact periods for Mathematics, English, Humanities and Science. The elective time was increased in these year groups also allowed a greater breadth of study and the chance to ‘sample’ courses before potential selection in Senior School.

At Trinity we strive to provide the highest level of teaching and learning that we can. Whether in Year 4 or Year 12, our teachers are dedicated to each student realising his potential. Our students have performed well in both the NAPLAN and the OLNA tests, with our results being consistently above the State and National averages. We supplement our academic program by entering

Mr Banks, Mr Jenkin and Prefects present Ms Julie Williams from LifeLink with a cheque for $3,040.50

Students enthusiastically set off on the Fun Run to raise money for our Missions in India

Samuel Carbone winner of the Gemini Competition with Professor Richard McDermid

students in a variety of State, National and International competitions. Special note should be extended to Zach Manson (8.1) and William Tan (9.7) as prize winners in the Australian Mathematics Competitions and to Samuel Carbone (11.1) for being selected as one of just six students from Western Australia to attend the Mathematics Summer School in January 2016 at the Australian National University in Canberra.

Students studying Science had the opportunity to be part of the Australian Science Olympiad and other national science competitions with a number of high distinctions being received. Science Week was a huge success with many events and activities occurring. Samuel Carbone (11.1) represented the College at the United Space School in Houston and he also won the prestigious Gemini Observatory Astrophotography competition.

Samuel was also awarded the most prestigious award, the Certificate of Class Excellence in October 2015. In this competition he achieved 100% in the Physics examination. Samuel Throssell (10.7) was awarded the Certificate of Class Excellence in September 2015. In this competition he achieved 100% in the Chemistry examination. Max Thorniley (9.5) was the youngest finalist in the Breakthrough Challenge conducted by the Khan Academy in the United States.

James Heald (12.2) represented Western Australia at the National Schools Constitutional Convention at Old Parliament House in Canberra and the United Nations Youth Conference in Hobart. In the Australian Geography Competition the College finished in the top 5 schools in the State. In 2016 James will also join our elite group of students who have been awarded the prestigious UWA Fogarty Scholarship.

The P L Duffy Library Resource Centre The Library continues to be a central and pivotal part of the College community. It offers the boys a welcoming and dynamic place to meet for quiet research, reading, playing interactive board and computer games and for using the extensive services provided. The Library staff invited several guest speakers to address the students, including Marksman Lloyd (WA rapper), Kyle Hughes-Odgers (WA illustrator/street artist), Mark Greenwood (WA author/historian), Amanda Betts (WA author). This year Book Week, with the theme ‘Books Light Up Our World’, was highly successful with activities and competitions organised to promote the love of reading and literature. Once again the Br Gerry Faulkner Literary Competition was a great success as was the Book Club and the Year 7 consistent reader group.

Italian Italian still continues to be the foreign language that we offer to our students. In November a most successful Italian Week was organised bringing many aspects of the Italian culture into the College, including food, history and sport.

3. Cultural

Providing opportunities for students to be involved in areas such as Music, Art, Dance and Drama is a priority at Trinity. Through both the formal curriculum and optional activities, the boys can develop skills in these areas. Many of these activities have a performance base and our students have been part of school based concerts, the Performing Arts Festival for Catholic Schools and many others.

The concert at the Quarry Amphitheatre, as well as the Junior School, Middle School and Senior School concert nights, were well-attended with a wonderful standard of entertainment provided.

The Aboriginal music and cultural program continued in a similar direction this year with an emphasis on writing personal song lyrics, composing music and conducting individual performances. Jesse Pigram (11.7) and Rashawn Reuben (11.5) wrote and performed Free with other group members of the band Diversity, Isaiah Reuben (9.5) and Connor Brahim (11.5). They performed along with the ‘didge boys’ for the NAIDOC Assembly and Presentation Night. Jake Cox (11.2) coordinated and performed an authentic cultural dance called Lost Boy with five other Aboriginal students and also performed at the NAIDOC Assembly.

Our annual student art exhibition provided an opportunity to see the creativity and artistic talent of our students. The Visual Arts Department was pleased to host a parents and friends viewing evening to showcase the artworks and this proved to be a very successful venture. In addition to this, the Art Department hosted an exhibition of artworks produced by Old Boy Liam Dee (‘07) in the Cultural Centre Gallery which provided some inspiration for our Art students. Among the individual student achievements, Year 11 student Jesse Pigram (11.7) won a prize in the Biennial Peace Art Award which is a national art award for secondary school students. In addition, 13 of our students had their artwork selected for the prestigious Angelico Art Exhibition which showcases outstanding artworks produced by students in Catholic schools.

Music Captains Joshua de Souza and Lachlan Harders proudly hold the Zenith Trophy

NAIDOC Assembly

Diversity sing at the NAIDOC Assembly

In Semester 2, Ms Laura Boynes took over the role as Dance Coordinator to run the junior and senior dance programs, from predecessor, Ms Aimee Smith. In July BIG and GIG impressed parents and friends at the dance showcase with a mixture of hip hop, break dance, tap and jazz routines. Much to the audience’s delight, some of the senior boys presented original solos. Both BIG and GIG performed at the Perth Convention and Exhibition Centre as part of the Performing Arts Festival for Catholic Schools. Both groups presented energetic performances to an audience of hundreds, and GIG won a Certificate of Merit for their routine, Please Ya. Both BIG and GIG performed at their respective presentation nights.

Drama in the College continues to go from strength to strength. This year’s production, entitled Skate, involved our boys as well as girls from Penrhos College and Mercedes College. Our students were also given opportunities to perform in the Performing Arts Festival for Catholic Schools as well as two College evenings of drama.

Junior School Almost all our Junior School boys participated in the Performing Arts Festival for Catholic Schools and it is pleasing to report that many of the Junior School choirs received Honourable Mentions. The Years 5/6 Choir won the Brigidine Sisters Shield and was the winner of the Liturgical Music Shield. A number of other students competing in individual events also performed particularly well. The Junior School Vocal Ensemble performed at the RSL Home in Menora and at the Bunbury Men of Song Festival.

Senior School The Zenith Award is presented to the metropolitan Catholic secondary school that is judged to have performed best at the Performing Arts Festival for Catholic Schools. In 2015, Trinity College received this award for a record twelfth consecutive year. Congratulations are extended to the Trinity/Mercedes String Orchestra (Instrumental Ensemble), Trinity Senior Chorale (Secondary Choral), Years 5/6 Choir (Primary Choral Singing), Swing Band I (Big Band/Jazz Combo), Kayvan Gharbi (11.8) (Secondary Instrumental Solo), James Newcombe (12.5) (Secondary Pianoforte/ Pipe Organ), Joshua de Souza (12.3) and Kayvan Gharbi (11.8) (Secondary Instrumental Duet), Joshua de Souza (12.3) (Chapman Scholarship for Secondary Strings) and Michael Waller (12.5) and Lachlan Harders (12.6) (Contemporary Band). This year, our students worked with a number of local and national musicians, including Jennifer Tham and Dan Walker. Many of our students or groups are asked to perform at significant community events, where they continue to make us proud.

4. Sport

Sport is an important aspect of the education of young men. Through sport they have an opportunity to learn more about themselves and others. They learn to develop resilience in defeat and humility in victory. We have a clearly stated philosophy that every student must play a summer and winter sport for Trinity and I believe that it is this commitment to their fellow students that assists in developing the Trinity Spirit for which we are renowned.

Success in sport should never be measured in terms of silverware in the trophy cabinet. Rather, it is the participation and enjoyment of each student that speaks of the success of our sports program.

Junior School Our Junior School boys are fully involved with JPSSA swimming (sixth), cross country (fourth) and athletics (second) carnivals, as well as the summer and winter sports programs. Junior School students were also involved in the Ian McRae AFL Cup, the Katich-Moody Cricket Shield as well as being strong contenders in the State championships for basketball, cross country, soccer and triathlon.

Senior School At assemblies, I was pleased to acknowledge the students who represented Trinity at various sports and to be presented with the Hamer Cup (rowing – Champion School), the Br Carrigg Shield (volleyball) and the Lawe Davies Cup (soccer).

Many of our students excelled on the sporting field representing Western Australia or Australia in their respective age divisions:

Athletics – Semisi Amato (8.5), Will McDonald (11.5), Samuel Throssell (10.7), Thomas Throssell (9.4); basketball – Luca O’Brien (7.5); baseball – Nicholas Abrahams (10.2), Conor Merton (10.2), Connor Whelan (7.1); canoeing – Timothy Feasey (9.4); cricket – Jesse Messere (9.6), Matthew Russo (10.6); cross country – Thomas Moorcroft (10.4); football – Ethan Hansen (10.4), Lachlan Hansen (10.7), Liam Martin (9.5), Blake Pescud (10.2),

Brandon Starcevich (10.1); freestyle wrestling – Thomas Barns (9.8) (national champion); gymnastics – Aaron Antonas (10.6), Xander Sumich (9.3); hockey – Marcus Di Filippo (12.2) (Australian representative); indoor cricket – Kai Hickey (11.3) (Australian representative), Jesse Messere (9.6) (Australian representative), Harry Zimmerman (8.8); indoor hockey – Harrison Pell (9.3); lacrosse – Alexander Pennefather (9.8); rugby union – Nick Gillespie (12.4), Tamba Lebbie (11.3), Taine Oakley (12.3), Blake Woodward (12.2); soccer – Jackson Lee (8.6), Raymond Teakle (9.1), Joshua McIntyre (7.1); surf lifesaving – Lachlan Meldrum (10.2), Nicholas Waller (9.7); swimming – Ethan Bradley (9.4), Jamie Heslop (9.6); taekwondo – Eric Bonney (7.5); volleyball – Aidan Correa (10.5) (Australian representative), Daniel Fitzgerald (9.2), Leon Formato (10.1), Nichollas Montero (10.4), Callum Proud (11.3); water polo – Lex Agate (9.6), Joshua Reaper (9.4), Lucas Starkie (11.4), Jed Thompson (11.8) (Australian representative); yachting – Liam Pabbruwe (8.2) and Oliver Pabbruwe (8.5) (both Australian representatives).

A number of Old Boys continue to follow their sporting dream and are involved in sport to a very high level.

Other Important Areas in the Life of Trinity College Year 12 Activities The final year for the students commenced with a series of Year 12 seminars that looked at enhancing memory and exam performance: some of this material was also related to parents at the Parent Information Evening. One of the highlights of the year for the boys was the College Ball and the theme was ‘Rio Carnivale’. On Graduation Day, the morning commenced with a breakfast and an address from TOBA President, Peter Torre (’89) and James Rowe (’84) before the presentation of their TOBA tie and pin. The Year 12s were then piped into the hall for their final assembly followed in the evening by the Graduation Mass and Dinner. These graduation events honour the conclusion of secondary schooling for our Year 12 students.

Student Leadership As a year group, the 2015 Year 12s showed great leadership and service towards their younger peers. A key focus for the year group was improving the integration between the year groups and whether the boys were Prefects, Year 7 Senior Ministers (Big Brothers), members of Cadre for the Year 8 Quest retreat, Kairos leaders or one of the many boys to complete their senior project, they donated hundreds of hours of community service and provided wonderful role models for the younger students. This group was exceptionally supportive of the DT38 Foundation, LifeLink and the Red Cross Blood Drive; the latter, an initiative to flourish in years to come. Alex Ishida-Livings (12.5) (Head Prefect) and Nick Moulton (12.7) (Deputy Head Prefect) provided exemplary leadership for the prefects and the wider College community. The prefects performed admirably in leading the cohort and relative year groups in the areas of academia, sport, Christian service, music and socials.

Year 11 Activities In Year 11 2015, a significant emphasis was placed on encouraging students to seek out opportunities where they could live out the mantra of being a Man for Others. The week spent at various agencies as part of their

Lewis Parsons, Captain of Boats and Rory Kendell, Vice-Captain with the Hamer Cup for Rowing Student leaders with members of the DT38 Foundaton

Christian Service placement was a significant event for our students. The student councillors have made Edmund Rice Camp for Kids their fundraising priority and through a number of events raised almost $2600 for this organisation. This group of students has also been very involved in campus ministry activities including peer ministry, street collections and soup patrol. The willingness of so many of our students to witness their faith and values openly and display solidarity towards the marginalised members of our community leaves me in awe and so very proud of our young men.

Year 10 Activities Traditionally, Year 10 is challenging for students, having to cope with the transition and responsibilities of their first year in Senior School. To address the academic and social rigours of Year 10, the students were exposed to a wealth of knowledge on socio-emotional wellbeing and responsible decision-making from a variety of speakers within the Personal Development & Wellbeing and Pastoral Care programs. On the topic of personal development, one of the highlights of the year was the RAC bstreetsmart road safety excursion at Perth Arena where every student was immersed into an experience highlighting the consequences of their decisions when driving and using our roads. As we all know, Christian Service is a big feature of Trinity life and this year, students had the opportunity to be a ‘roadie’ on the College’s Quest retreat as well as join in on regular soup patrols to help feed Perth’s homeless. They also had the unique opportunity to reflect on themselves at a deeper level through the annual Emmaus retreat. Many of the boys who fully participated in these activities were successful applicants for the Kimberley Immersion and also in becoming Year 11 Peer Ministers in 2016. The social highlight of 2015 was without a doubt the Trinity-Mercedes Heroes and Villains social where Gibney Hall was transformed into a laser light and sound extravaganza, brilliantly complementing the lavishly decorated costumes seen on the night.

Year 9 Activities Year 9 is synonymous with the emotional and physical changes resulting from adolescence. Our challenge for our young men has been to be in control of making good decisions in keeping with the College mantra of being Men for Others. With this in mind the College engaged a number of guest speakers to educate our Year 9 students in areas of leadership and team building, social media, and goal setting and study skills. In Term 2 our boys engaged in traditional ballroom dancing lessons with Mercedes College girls. This culminated in a themed social held at Mercedes. Over the course of Term 3 students were further educated about making good decisions regarding individual digital footprints and participated in Trinity’s Christian Service program. After-school classes were also offered to students who wished to further their study skills and organisational skills, run by the Head of Year, and was a great success. In Term 4 the students participated in the Galilee retreat as part of their spiritual growth. In addition to this a number of our Year 9 students attended a service learning and leadership program at Iona College. Year 8 Activities Our Year 8 students really enjoyed their Quest retreat. The Quest retreat is part of the faith formation program and induction into the traditions and expectations of being a Trinity College student. Supported by the Year 11 Peer Ministers from Trinity and Mercedes, the retreat provided the Year 8 students with an opportunity to explore and further develop their relationship with God. The retreat encapsulated the College mantra of our students becoming Men for Others. Another important event was Grandparents’ Day in May. This was a fantastic opportunity for all students to show their grandparents and guests what Trinity College is truly about during a lavish morning tea organised by the College Auxiliary. The Wide World of Sports Social with Mercedes was another memorable event as were the guest speakers invited into the College. A group of Year 8 students fundraised for LifeLink through a ‘great bake sale’.

Year 7 Activities Although the majority of our Year 7s were new to Trinity College they quickly settled into the routine of Secondary School. In Term 1 the Becoming Brothers retreat provided a wonderful opportunity for all boys to establish new friendships with their peers and teachers as they engaged in a range of outdoor activities and games at Camp Kelly. The social calendar was highlighted by the Term 1 picnic and games afternoon and Term 3 crazy hat social – both with Mercedes College. The Science Department, in conjunction with our Religious Education Department, conducted an environmental awareness exercise entitled Sustain our Swan, which all the students enjoyed.

Junior School Once again the Junior School students enjoyed the challenges of their Year 5 camp at Forest Edge in Waroona and the Year 6 camps to Kalgoorlie and Dwellingup. A large number of our Year 6 students enjoyed the astronomy camp. Each of these camps provided opportunities for the boys to undertake innovative learning experiences and develop new friendships in an environment outside the classroom. Our chess team won the IPSHA Chess Competition. As well as extending the curriculum off campus a number of exciting incursions occurred including the Life Education van, stories of Roald Dahl and activities to celebrate Book Week. The Mothers’ Day Mass and Morning Tea and the Fathers’ Day Breakfast continue to be highlights of the year as is the strong

relationship forged with the Old Boys’ Association. This year there was focus on making the Christian Service program even stronger including visiting Archbishop Goody Hostel and Wheelchairs for Kids and supporting LifeLink and The Shopfront.

Inclusive Education through the Mary Rice Learning Centre The Mary Rice Learning Centre, named in honour of Blessed Edmund Rice’s daughter, is a learning centre where students can be challenged to extend themselves and achieve their best. Their programs fall into two broad categories. For the gifted and talented students the programs included Academic All Stars, Perth Philosothon (formerly the Hale School Philosothon and now hosted at Perth College), da Vinci Decathlon, Future Problem Solving, World Scholars Cup and Voice Australia.

For those students needing educational support the programs included QuickSmart Numeracy, Soundway Literacy, MultiLit, Spelling Mastery, Working Out with Writing, Dyslexia Talisman Series and speech therapy.

We also started individualised programs for some students which aimed to develop skills and processes rather than content.

The staff assisted a number of students with organisation and behaviour issues, supervised exams and worked closely with teachers in classrooms. Inclusive education is always flexible, appropriate and directed towards our students achieving their best.

Our Year 7 lunch club continued, which aims to give boys a place to socialise. Many boys did not know anyone when they arrived at Trinity and had no social networks. At the club they play games, build Lego, run competitions and get to know each other.

Our speech therapist continues to give support to our boys across Years 4–12 and has become a valuable member of the team.

Careers In 2015 Careers & Enterprise classes continued in Years 11 and 12. Students developed life-long learning habits and were prepared for the world of work in the future. Years 10–12 students participated in a wide range of career-related activities across the year including career expos and the annual Career Carousel in which students listened to guest speakers from over 13 different professions. University talks were given by UWA, Notre Dame and Curtin which focused on life at university and post-secondary options. Year 10 students attended their Personal Development & Wellbeing course which highlighted their strengths and interests and assisted with subject selection. Parents and Old Boys have been valuable partners in this process and their assistance throughout the year has been appreciated.

Vocational Education and Training Not every student desires to further his study at university and for many students secondary school will lead into traineeships, apprenticeships or study at one of the training institutes. This year, 122 students were supported in this aim with an opportunity to do certificate courses. As a College, we offer six certificate courses and offer a further eight outside Trinity. This year we had 16 students blending school work with workplace learning. A new initiative this year was the introduction of a Certificate IV in Business option for Year 12 students. In 2015, 18 students undertook this course with direct instruction here at Trinity College, on a Tuesday, from the Fremantle Education Centre. This allowed students not only to complete an arduous industry-recognised qualification, but a potential alternative entry to university.

Aboriginal Education The Aboriginal Program at Trinity College is continuing its strong commitment to the engagement of the students in all aspects of their education. With the continued development of Gold, Silver and Bronze Club, individual tutoring and regular attendance to homework classes we have seen a remarkable shift in engagement and success from our Aboriginal students. Through the positive building of relationships and connections amongst staff and students, the Aboriginal students are demonstrating pride in their culture through their musical and cultural talents, with the highlight being four Australian Indigenous Education Foundation (AIEF) students attended the Ivy Ballroom in Sydney for the launch of the AIEF compendium and performed their song, Country Boy, at this venue. They were fortunate to have met the, then Prime Minister, Tony Abbott, and many other dignitaries who commended them on their outstanding performance. A number of our Aboriginal students made school visits to Gwynne Park Primary School, Good Shepherd Primary School and Embleton Primary School. Four of our students played the didgeridoo and played the cajon for the official opening of the Catholic Arts Carnevale 2015. Our NAIDOC Assembly was particularly successful due to the talent of our didgeridoo players and, in particular, the production of another beautiful song called Free, by the group, Diversity, and written by Jesse Pigram (11.7) and Rashawn Reuben (11.5). The dance was an authentic cultural performance directed by Jake Cox (11.2) that demonstrated their Aboriginal ties to the land. Jesse’s father, Mr David Pigram, performed a song with his two sons and his nephew. Thanks to Mr Steve Richter and Mr Russell Prior for their tuition and expertise with the orchestration of the performance for NAIDOC and Presentation Night.

Isiaah Caton (12.5) represented the College as Athletics Vice-Captain for 2015 and this resulted in a large number of Aboriginal students participating in the Athletics Carnival and the boys did exceedingly well. Most of our Senior School students, apart from those doing ATAR, are involved with traineeships with BHP Billiton, Cummins Diesel, Leighton Contractors, AFL SportsReady, Maxima and South Metropolitan Youth Link (SMYL) and continue to work well in their work placements. Jesse Pigram (11.7) has been awarded the honour of Prefect for 2016. The excellent support, encouragement and opportunities that are provided by Australian Indigenous Mentoring Experience (AIME), AIEF, EREA, Colibri Pty Ltd and Indigenous Youth Leadership Program (IYLP) enhance ongoing enthusiasm and commitment towards the education of our Aboriginal students.

Astronomy and Space Science Astronomy and Space Science continued to expand and capture students’ curiosity under the guidance of Mr Bill Cooper whose knowledge and interest made the Astronomy course a very popular elective. During every year, Astronomy students in Years 9 and 10 attend two camps to launch a high altitude balloon at Dowerin and a rocket at Perth Advanced Rocketry Club in Toodyay. Students enjoyed and experienced the tracking and recovery of the balloon and rocket. The high altitude balloon collects particles from the upper atmosphere and once it is recovered, Mr Cooper and students download and analyse data and images using a number of software programs. Parent Involvement The level of parent involvement is a hallmark of the Trinity community. The Auxiliary and Council provide a wonderful service to the wider Trinity College community, as do all the ‘Friends of…’ groups, and the Parent Ball is still the hottest ticket in town. Former television newsreader, Ms Chrissy Morrissey, was the guest speaker at Auxiliary morning tea and a more engaging speaker would be hard to find. This year we have continued to further strengthen our sense of community spirit; morning tea for parents has been provided following each year group Mass throughout the year and a group of parents has provided meals for those in our Trinity College community who might be in need of support through illness or bereavement. Many activities are supported by ‘Friends of…’ groups and I thank them all for their involvement in the College. The Parent Council supported the Dan Haesler engagement and wellbeing talk, the Hugh van Cuylenburg resilience project talk, the Parent Ball and the opening Sundowner. The parenting program, Journey of the Adolescent Soul, continued to be well-supported. In this program participants explored the issues involved in various stages of the adolescent boy’s journey to manhood.

Old Boys Trinity College enjoys a most rewarding relationship with TOBA. The Old Boys have been significant in continuing to provide a scholarship to the secondary school and the continuation of their monthly Junior School award for displaying School Spirit is also greatly appreciated. Events like the Golf Day, the Sportsmen’s Lunch, Brendan Ryan (’91) Cup for winter sports, the Steve Leahy (‘78) Cup for the summer sports and the many reunions have kept Old Boys connected with their alma mater.

I would also like to congratulate Calum Braham winner of this year’s Tesla Medal as the highest grade student in the Classical Mechanics and Electrodynamics at the Faculty of Science of the University of Western Australia in Perth, Western Australia.

Tesla medal is annual award established by Tesla Forum of WA Inc. and UWA to recognize the best performing students in the fields related to Nikola Tesla, visionary scientist and inventor, whose life and work symbolise the triumph of science, peace and cooperation among nations.

Nelson Waite at the Athletics Carnival Mr Peter Norman and parents enjoying the Parent Council Sundowner

The Golden Heritage Club for those students who left Trinity 50 or more years ago continues to be well supported. I know that our current Year 12 students appreciated these Old Boys being part of their Term 1 Mass, and the members enjoyed being interviewed by the Year 6 boys about their old school days and their visit to Camp Kelly in Dwellingup. The memorial planting of a wattle in honour of Laurie Besley (’63) was a particularly moving ceremony.

Facilities This has been another busy year with respect to the further development of our facilities. Early in the year the uniform shop, outdoor courts and raising of the main oval were all completed. Construction commenced on the new Multi-purpose Centre with an expected completion date of July 2016. The College has worked closely with Lend Lease regarding the Waterbank development, the East Perth Stakeholders Committee regarding transport options for the new stadium, York Rizzani De Eccher the successful tenders for the new walk bridge connecting East Perth with the stadium and the WACA regarding their new master plan development.

Thank you to the Clergy My thanks are extended to all the clergy who have played a role in the College and I especially thank Fra Oscar Aguilera who, as our College Chaplain, makes himself available for Masses, sacramental programs and retreats and his support and presence are greatly appreciated.

Thank you to our Parents Trinity College can be very proud of its parental involvement. It is a credit to the College that we are blessed with a group of parents who believe that the education of their sons deserves their involvement. The value of having such extensive support from a large number of parents must never be underestimated. Many of them take on an additional burden of leadership within their groups and I thank them for the extra time and energy that this involves. Thank you to our Staff Trinity College is blessed with an extraordinary staff. I am constantly in awe of the number of opportunities that our staff members are prepared to initiate and undertake for our students. Many of these opportunities occur during weekends and over the holidays when our staff would usually be with their own families. We must never take their efforts and dedication for granted. I thank the staff for their unending generosity and professionalism.

Farewell Each year we say farewell to a number of staff who begin a new chapter of their life. We say goodbye to Mr Ray Archibald (D&T), Miss Claire Beardsley (HR), Mr Jonathan Brown (Maths), Mr Brad Chapman (IT), Mr Simon Harvey (Deputy Principal), Miss Kelsey Higginbotham (English), Mrs Carole Hodder (Headmaster’s PA), Mr Sam Glass (Mathematics), Mr Peter Jones (English), Mr Ross Jacobs (Maths), Ms Rebecca Keshwar (Library), Ms Elise Kukulka (English/Dance), Ms Elizabeth Lawless (Library), Dr Chong-Wah Liew (Science), Ms Aveen O’Brien (Counsellor), Mr Callum Redeki (PE Assistant), Ms Kate Raphael (English), Ms Aimee Smith (Dance), Ms Margaret Trutwein (Junior School), Ms Ventia Webber (Music), Mrs Debbie Viskovich (Education Assistant) and Mr Josh Weymouth (HR). This year whilst not saying farewell to Mr Gordon Dean, we do wish him well as he moves, after 29 years of teaching in the Junior School, to teaching in the Secondary School.

Conclusion As 2015 draws to a close, we can look back on another busy and productive year, one where students have been encouraged to realise their potential. I fervently pray that we continue to work together – clergy, parents, staff and students – to provide the best education for every student in our care. I firmly believe that we are well-placed to continue to provide a first class authentic Catholic education for the students of Trinity College.

Mr Ivan Banks Headmaster