Dear Members of the Trinity Community,

As we move through 2025, our College remains consistent in its commitment to fulfilling our Mission Statement: "to achieve the fullness of life (John 10:10)." To support this vision, we have identified specific strategies that align with our core school wide pedagogical pillars of Connecting, Engaging, Challenging, and Including. These pillars serve as the foundation for our efforts to enhance the educational experience for all our students.

Device Free Start

In late 2024 the Leaning Team partnered with two of our local Catholic Primary Schools to better understand the differences in learning between Year 6 and Year 7. Our goal was to find effective ways to bridge the gap and support our students as they transition to secondary education. One significant outcome of this collaboration was the decision to implement a device-free period at the beginning of the school year. This approach allowed us to foster stronger connections among students and teachers, giving educators the opportunity to learn how their students learn best and to establish positive learning habits. We want to extend our thanks to the students and parents for their enthusiastic support of this initiative. The feedback we’ve received has been overwhelmingly positive, and we look forward to continuing to look to improve our processes for the benefit of our students.

NAPLAN

Due to the cyclone weather event the commencement of Naplan for all Year 7 and 9 students was delayed until 17 March.  Despite this, students participated in NAPLAN Writing, Reading, Conventions of language, Numeracy tests. NAPLAN tests are just one part of our school learning assessment program and questions are primarily based on knowledge, understanding and skills gained from the prior year of schooling.

Changes to Year 12 Assessment

As per previous communication, changes have been made to the Year 12 Assessment calendar for Term 1 to account for lost time due to Cyclone Alfred. Students are encouraged to communicate with the Office of Student Learning if there are ongoing concerns.

Life Long Learner

The Lifelong Learner Study Skills Program has been introduced at the start of 2025 to equip students with essential study strategies, time management skills, and independent learning techniques. Developed using insights from HSC and NAPLAN data , along with teacher and student feedback, the program ensures that students build the confidence to learn and value learning as a lifelong skill. A key component, Elevate Education, provides structured workshops across all year levels, progressively developing skills from foundational study techniques in Year 7 to advanced exam preparation in Year 12. This initiative reinforces our commitment to academic excellence and preparing students for lifelong success.

Year 7 Parent/Student/Teacher Interviews

Thank you to the Year 7 parents who participated in this opportunity on 17 March.  Other Year levels will be as follows:

Term 2

Tuesday 13 May 2025 - Year 8 to Year 12

Monday 19 May 2025 - Year 8 to Year 12

Term 4

Thursday 23 October 2025 - Year 7 to Year 11

Monday 27 October 2025 - Year 7 to Year 11

Romanticism Comes to Life in Year 12 English Advanced

Year 12 English Advanced students recently stepped into the world of John Keats, exploring his context and how this shaped his poetry. Through various interactive group activities, students analysed and uncovered the key themes of love, longing and mortality. Bringing Romanticism into the modern era, they reimagined Keats’ words through creative writing through advertisements, letters and props. This hands-on approach encouraged students to think deeply, write creatively, make bold statements and engage with Module A: Textual Conversations in an exciting new way.

We wish all students and families well for the remainder of Term 1.

Alison Unwin - Assistant Principal - Learning & Teaching

Tracy Benfield - Director of Learning

Amy Pascoe - Director of Teaching Excellence