Trinity Catholic College is an independent Roman Catholic co-educational secondary day school, located over two adjacent campuses in the Northern Rivers region, on the northern fringe of Lismore, New South Wales, Australia.
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1 Dawson Street, Lismore, New South Wales Australia | |
| Coordinates | 28°48′12″S 153°17′02″E / 28.8032218°S 153.2837704°E |
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| Type | Independent co-educational secondary day school |
| Motto | In Word and Deed |
| Denomination | Roman Catholicism |
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| Oversight | Catholic Schools Office, Diocese of Lismore |
| Principal | Jesse Smith |
| Years | 7–12 |
| Enrolment | c. 1,450 |
| Campus type | Regional |
| Colour(s) | Blue and gold |
| Newspaper | Trinity Lantern |
| Yearbook | The Trinitarian |
| Affiliations | Marist Brothers, the Presentation Sisters and St Carthage's Cathedral Parish |
| Website | trinitylismore |
| Last updated: 17 June 2019 | |
History
editSt Mary's College for Girls was founded by the Presentation Sisters in 1886, as a single-sex boarding school, and was merged with the Marist Brothers boys school in 1985 to create Trinity Catholic College.[1]
Brother Peter Pemble, a former principal of the College between 2001 and 2007, was sentenced in 2015 for child sexual abuse crimes against a boy that occurred in the 1970s while Pemble was a teacher at Marist Brothers High School, Maitland. After pleading guilty, Pemble was given a custodial sentence of 18 months, with a non-parole period of nine months.[2][3][4]
In 2017, College Principal, Brother John Hilet, reported to the media that he felt privileged when two FTM transgender students confided in him that they were experiencing gender identity issues and sought to be identified as males.[5]
On the 6th April 2022 it was announced that Jesse Smith would be appointed the role of College Principal following the conclusion of Brother John Hilet's tenure, having been acting principal since late 2021. He is the first lay principal to be appointed at the college.[6]
The college campus was significantly damaged in the 2022 eastern Australia flood. The school was given a three-year lease to operate at the Lismore campus of Southern Cross University, with a decision to permanently relocate the school confirmed.[7]
Notable former pupils
edit- Simon Baker, actor[8]
- Alethea Jones, director/producer
See also
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References
edit- ^ Schoolzine. "About Us - Trinity Catholic College Lismore". Trinity Catholic College Lismore Website. Retrieved 8 September 2023.
- ^ Ryan, Stephen (23 July 2015). "Paedophile brother gets nine month minimum prison term". The Herald. Newcastle. Retrieved 17 June 2019.
- ^ Ryan, Stephen (24 July 2015). "Former Trinity principal jailed for sex crimes against child". Northern Star. Lismore. Retrieved 17 June 2019.
- ^ Walker, Ian (11 August 2014). "Former head of St Gregory's College Campbelltown Brother Peter Pemble charged with child indecent assault". Daily Telegraph. Australia. Retrieved 17 June 2019.
- ^ Turnbull, Samantha; Shoebridge, Joanne (29 August 2017). "Transgender students welcomed by Lismore's Catholic secondary school principal, community". ABC News. Australia. Retrieved 17 June 2019.
- ^ "New Principal Announcement". Trinity Catholic College Lismore. 6 April 2022. Retrieved 7 April 2022 – via Facebook.
- ^ Herbert, Bronwyn (30 May 2023). "Three flood-affected schools in the Northern Rivers confirm they will permanently relocate". ABC News. Retrieved 10 January 2024.
- ^ Broome, Hamish (11 May 2016). "Famous people who call the Northern Rivers home". Northern Star. Archived from the original on 31 January 2021. Retrieved 10 May 2023.
