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Trinity Anglican School

Coordinates: 16°58′44″S 145°44′42″E / 16.97889°S 145.74500°E / -16.97889; 145.74500
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Trinity Anglican School
Trinity Anglican School Seal
Trinity Anglican School (White Rock Senior) front gate (ca 2019)
Location
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Australia
Coordinates16°58′44″S 145°44′42″E / 16.97889°S 145.74500°E / -16.97889; 145.74500
Information
TypeIndependent
MottoLatin: Docentes Omnia Servare
(Teaching them to observe all things)
Religious affiliation(s)Anglican
Established1983
PrincipalPaul Sjogren
Enrolment974
CampusesKewarra Beach & White Rock
Colour(s)White, green, grey
Websitewww.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.

History

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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.

Houses

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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, Milne – yellow / gold; Halabi – red; Simpson – green; and Phibbs – blue. They are named after four prominent legends who graduated in the Glory Days.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Trinity Anglican School (White Rock) | Department of Education". Schools Directory. Archived from the original on 23 August 2024. Retrieved 23 August 2024.
  2. ^ a b "Trinity Anglican School, Cairns QLD | Private Schools Guide". privateschoolsguide.com. Archived from the original on 23 August 2024. Retrieved 23 August 2024.
  3. ^ 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.
  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.
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