Senior School

End of Year Reflections

As we reach the end of another busy and rewarding school year, we should all take a moment to reflect on the growth, achievements and shared experiences that have shaped the Trinity community in 2025. This year has been filled with learning, connection and great opportunity - both inside and outside the classroom.

Our students have embraced challenges, supported one another, and we hope have lived out the values of Inclusion, Honesty, Faith and Respect in their daily interactions. From engaging classroom learning to vibrant co-curricular programs, camps, House events and community activities, students have shown resilience, curiosity and genuine enthusiasm.

We extend our heartfelt thanks to all teachers and support staff for their professionalism, dedication and care. Their commitment to nurturing each student’s growth - academically, socially and emotionally - continues to be the foundation of our school’s success.

Performing Arts Competition

One of the highlights of the student’s calendar is the annual Interhouse Performing Arts competition. Students have been working towards this event in pastoral sessions throughout the term. Many thanks to all the student leaders and Heads of House for driving the initiative. The competition is across the four disciplines of Choir, Drama, Dance and an Ensemble performance. All students are involved in at least one of the performances and we cannot wait to see what they deliver next week!

The importance of attendance in the final weeks

As we approach the end of the school year, it’s important to emphasise that learning does not stop. The final weeks are a valuable time for students to consolidate their understanding, participate in rich learning activities, and prepare for a strong start to the new year.

We encourage all families to prioritise attendance during this period. Thank you for your support in helping our students make the most of every learning opportunity.

Consistent attendance ensures students remain connected, engaged and supported right through to the last day. These weeks also offer opportunities for reflection, celebration and important end-of-year events that contribute to a positive sense of closure and belonging.

Year 7 Transition Day

We loved welcoming our 2026 Year 7s on campus last Friday for their final transition day!

Students threw themselves into a full day of activities - drama, wind-chime building, HSIE in the senior classrooms, pizza-making in Food Tech, hands-on experiments in the science labs, music room explorations, and a high-energy PE session to finish.

It was a fantastic day filled with new connections, new experiences, and plenty to look forward to as they begin their journey into Year 7.

Year 10 PASS Surf Camp

49 students travelled to Ocean Gove last week for their end of course Surf Camp. Students braved the windy  conditions on day one with lots of offs but everyone bounced back for more. 

Day two students had a morning and afternoon session and conditions meant many students found success and were riding the waves like true professionals. 

Day three saw the advanced surfers head out the back with Mr Miles and Mr Monaghan to catch the big waves, plenty of surf boards seen flying high above the waves. 

The camp was a huge success with feedback from the Surf Session instructors praising our students efforts and resilience. Congratulations to the year 10 students who were outstanding in their behaviour and overall willingness to help out with setting up and packing down. So much initiative shown throughout the camp. Thanks to Mr Miles, Mr Monaghan, Ms Boyd, Mrs Simpson, Macy Clark and Mrs Warner for supporting the camp. 

Year 10 Computing Technology

These projects were created by two Year 10 Computing Technology students as part of their Mini Enterprise Project. This open-ended design challenge encouraged students to extend their skills in an area they had explored this year or were keen to learn more about.

Parv chose to delve into robotics and 3D printing. He designed his robot in CAD, printed it using our new 3D printers, and programmed it using Arduino - creating his very own battlebot. Check out Parv's project HERE

Amelia opted to further develop her animation skills, producing a delightful and creative video. Check out Amelia's project HERE

Year 10 History Excursion - Melbourne Holocaust Museum

As part of the Year 10 History course, students studied the Rise of Nazi Germany and the Holocaust. On Tuesday 2 December, we went to the Holocaust Museum in Elsternwick to expand our understanding of what occurred and the impact it had on Jewish people.

Following on from a tour of parts of the museum and an exploration of primary sources, the highlight was the talk and question and answer session with Joe Szwarcberg, a 95-year-old survivor of a Polish concentration camp.

Some of the student reflections on the visit included the following responses to the prompt ‘After experiencing the Holocaust Museum, I now have a better understanding of…’:

• How people behaved and resisted under those conditions
• The hope he had and the determination to stay alive and never give up.
• How I could fathom the loss as more than just statistics
• The difficulty Jewish people had to go through and to appreciate the smaller things that may be basic for us, but not for others.
• The impact it had on survivors for the rest of their lives.
• How to empathise better.
• I felt pleased to meet a Holocaust survivor and ask him about the meaning of life.
• How grateful for the way my life is and for living in Australia. I feel more connected to my ancestors, as my grandfather is Polish and his parents had to escape Poland because of the war.
• I really want to live by Joe’s words, ‘enjoy life while you can and never hate anyone or anything’.
• How a bystander is never neutral and that everyone is more susceptible to propaganda than they believe.
• Knowing that Joe has gone through a lot and is still positive.
• How malleable people are as societies if they are exposed and desensitised to certain ideas.
• The weight of the events and the horrific treatment millions of Jews went through.
• The impacts on Jewish people after their liberation, like the struggles they experienced to find a new place or return to their old homes and lives.

The attitude and behaviour of the Year 10 cohort was exemplary at all times throughout the day and they were an absolute pleasure to travel with. The thoughtfulness and respect demonstrated during the question and answer session with Joe, in particular, brought many comments of praise from the museum staff.

Thanks very much to the staff who accompanied the students: Mr Whitsed, Ms Davis, Mr Dempsey, Mr de Koeyer and especially Ms Bullock, who volunteered at late notice.

Art Express Nominee - update!

We are thrilled to announce that HSC Visual Arts student Brianna Walker has been selected for Art Express for her artwork “Lifelines in Blue”, a pencil drawing on paper of her three best friends. 

These selected artworks will be exhibited at various galleries in NSW throughout 2026.

Congratulations Brianna!