Trinity Grammar School is an Anglican day and boarding school for boys with its Preparatory School (Pre-K to Year 6) at Strathfield, an Infants’ School at Lewisham (Pre-K to Year 2), Junior School (Years 3 to 6), Middle School (Years 7 to 9) and Senior School (Years 10 to 12) all at Summer Hill.

Since its founding in 1913, Trinity has forged a reputation for outstanding academic results, a caring pastoral program, innovation in the creative arts, and an emphasis on both traditional and community sports.

Facilities: Trinity Grammar School is committed to providing facilities that will cater for the array of educational needs that will arise in the new millennium. These include: Modern classrooms incorporating Smart Board technology; The School of Science, School of Music, The Design Centre caters for Technology and Design and the Visual Arts. Library, a pastoral care centre, multimedia suites, drama theatre and dedicated English Department facilities.

The Preparatory School at Strathfield has the Milverton Infants’ Centre as well as a new gymnasium and music centre. The Junior School at Summer Hill and a dedicated Infants School at Lewisham. There are three playing fields at Summer Hill (one of them with a FIFA-approved synthetic playing surface and track and field facility), Gymnasium, strength and conditioning centre and an indoor swimming and diving complex.

There is an outdoor education centre at Pine Bluff, a 1200-hectare property on the Abercrombie River near Crookwell. There are over 950 computers available for use by staff and students, with 22 computer labs and class sets of mobile wireless laptops for use in academic departments. Separate specialist boarding facilities.

Subjects Years 7 to 10: Christian Studies, English, Mathematics, Science, History, PD/H/PE, Mandarin Chinese, Latin, French, German, Geography, Information and Software Technology, Commerce, Music, Graphics Technology, Design & Technology, Industrial Technology, Visual Arts, Visual Design, Classical Greek, Drama.

Subjects Years 11 and 12: HSC Ancient History, Biology, Business Studies, Chemistry, Chinese, Classical Greek, Construction, Design & Technology, Drama, Earth & Environmental Science, Economics, English, Engineering Studies, Entertainment Industry, French, Geography, German, History Extension, Hospitality, Information Processes & Technology, Latin, Legal Studies, Mathematics, Modern History, Music 1 & 2, PD/H/PE, Physics, Science, Software Design & Development, Visual Arts (Photography, Sport Lifestyle and Recreation, Visual Design — Year 11 only).

The International Baccalaureate: The International Baccalaureate Diploma is a two-year rigorous international academic curriculum offered as an alternative to the HSC. Subjects include a first and second language, a humanities, a science, a mathematics and an elective subject. In addition, students undertake a Theory of Knowledge course.

Trinity Enterprise Education Program: Trinity offers boys in Year 11 and 12 a non-university pathway with VET Courses in Building Construction, Electro technology, Entertainment and Hospitality, as well as English, Mathematics and Theory of Knowledge.

Sport: Involvement in sport and co-curricular activities is a compulsory part of a student’s program with the emphasis on participation as well as performance.

Sports include: cricket, basketball, rugby, football, swimming, track and field, cross country, tennis, volleyball, water polo, diving, fencing, squash and lawn bowls and the R.A.W. Challenge.

Co-curricular: Orchestral, band and choral groups. Cadets, debating, chess, Duke of Edinburgh’s Award Scheme, specialist sports programs, Visual Arts, Cubs/Scouts/Venturers, media production and drama and many other activities.

Welfare and personal development: Trinity Grammar School has firm expectations of its students and these are clearly spelt out and fairly enforced. Discipline is positive in its emphasis and every effort is made to support boys and their families during the difficult years of adolescence. Trinity has a special Middle School Program covering Years 7 to 9 to ensure a smooth transition from Primary to Secondary education, with a key focus on pastoral care needs.

There are 16 Houses and the housemasters are the key link between the home and the School; each boy has his own tutor; there are 5 full-time school counsellors and a full-time careers adviser. The school chaplain plays a vital pastoral role.

Special features: Trinity aims to provide its boys with a thoroughly Christian education, which recognises the importance of spiritual qualities in every sphere of learning and living. The School actively encourages its students “To Grow in Wisdom and Stature and in Favour with God and Man”.

Its commitment to academic excellence, pastoral care and participation in a breadth of sporting activity, creative and performing arts and music promotes a rich cultural ethos and develops the individual talents of each boy. A wide ranging curriculum caters from the intellectually gifted to those more interested in vocational courses, and is arguably the most extensive curriculum of non-selective Independent Boys Schools in NSW.

From the school: Trinity Grammar School is a multi-campus Anglican day and boarding school for Boys. Since its founding in 1913, Trinity has forged a reputation for academic excellence, nurturing pastoral care, and participation in a range of sporting activities, co-curricular programs and the creative and performing arts. Highly qualified and dedicated staff provides boys with the breadth of opportunities to achieve and grow in confidence in themselves and their abilities.

Famous ex-students: John Antill, Dr David Warren, Richard Wherrett, Marc Newson, Judges Hungerford and Badgery Parker, AB Kerrigan QC, John Lamble, HRH The Sultan of Johor, Olympians: Bill Tully, Graeme Banks, Wayne Shillington, Lars Kleppich, Joel Milburn.