Trinity Catholic College, Lismore
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{{Infobox school
| name = Trinity Catholic College
| native_name =
| logo =
| motto = In Word and Deed
| location = 1 Dawson Street, Lismore, New South Wales
| country = Australia
| campus_type = Regional
| type = Independent co-educational secondary day school
| denomination = Roman Catholicism
| affiliations = Marist Brothers, the Presentation Sisters and St Carthage's Cathedral Parish
| principal = Jesse Smith
| founded = {{bulleted list|{{start date and age|1886}}
{{smaller|(St. Mary's College for Girls)}}|{{start date and age|1911}}
{{smaller|(St. Joseph's High School for Boys)}}|{{start date and age|1985}}
{{smaller|{{nowrap|(Trinity Catholic College, Lismore)}}}}}}
| founder = {{bulleted list|Presentation Sisters
{{smaller|(St. Mary's College for Girls)}}|Marist Brothers
{{smaller|{{nowrap|(St. Joseph's High School for Boys)}}}}}}
| chaplain =
| enrolment = {{circa|1,450}}
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| grades_label = Years
| oversight = Catholic Schools Office, Diocese of Lismore
| coordinates = {{Coord|-28.8032218|153.2837704|format=dms|display=inline,title|region:AU-NSW_type:edu}}
| pushpin_map = Australia New South Wales
| pushpin_image = Australia New South Wales relief location map.png
| pushpin_mapsize = 250
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location in New South Wales
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| colours = Blue and gold {{color box|blue}}{{color box|gold}}
| newspaper = Trinity Lantern
| yearbook = The Trinitarian
| website = {{URL|trinitylismore.nsw.edu.au}}
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| lastupdate = {{start date and age|2019|06|17|df=y}}
| former_names = {{bulleted list|St Mary's College for Girls|St Joseph's High School for Boys}}
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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.
History
St 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.{{Cite web |last=Schoolzine |title=About Us - Trinity Catholic College Lismore |url=https://www.trinitylismore.nsw.edu.au/about-us |access-date=2023-09-08 |website=Trinity Catholic College Lismore Website |language=en-US}}
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, {{NSWcity|Maitland}}. After pleading guilty, Pemble was given a custodial sentence of 18 months, with a non-parole period of nine months.{{cite news |url=https://www.newcastleherald.com.au/story/3232169/paedophile-brother-gets-nine-months-in-prison/ |title=Paedophile brother gets nine month minimum prison term |work=The Herald |location=Newcastle | author=Ryan, Stephen |date=23 July 2015 |access-date=17 June 2019 }}{{cite news |url=https://www.northernstar.com.au/news/former-trinity-principal-jailed-sex-crimes-against/2717032/ |title=Former Trinity principal jailed for sex crimes against child |work=Northern Star |location=Lismore | author=Ryan, Stephen |date=24 July 2015 |access-date=17 June 2019 }}{{cite news |url=https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/nsw/former-head-of-st-gregorys-college-campbelltown-brother-peter-pemble-charged-with-child-indecent-assault/news-story/edee9af56dca8485ef6fd3effae2a34b |title=Former head of St Gregory's College Campbelltown Brother Peter Pemble charged with child indecent assault |work=Daily Telegraph |location=Australia | author=Walker, Ian |date=11 August 2014 |access-date=17 June 2019 }}
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.{{cite news |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-08-29/transgender-students-welcomed-by-lismore-catholic-principal/8851992 |title=Transgender students welcomed by Lismore's Catholic secondary school principal, community |work=ABC News |location=Australia | author1=Turnbull, Samantha |author2=Shoebridge, Joanne |date=29 August 2017 |access-date=17 June 2019 }}
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.{{Cite web |date=6 April 2022 |access-date=7 April 2022 |title=New Principal Announcement |url=https://www.facebook.com/trinitycatholiccollegelismore/posts/2250204591804226 |website=Trinity Catholic College Lismore |via=Facebook}}
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.{{cite news |last1=Herbert |first1=Bronwyn |title=Three flood-affected schools in the Northern Rivers confirm they will permanently relocate |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-05-30/catholic-schools-lismore-to-be-relocated-after-floods/102410396 |access-date=10 January 2024 |agency=ABC News |date=30 May 2023}}
Notable former pupils
- Simon Baker, actor{{Cite web|last=Broome|first=Hamish|date=11 May 2016|title=Famous people who call the Northern Rivers home|url=https://www.northernstar.com.au/news/famous-people-who-call-the-northern-rivers-home/3023440/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210131103911/https://www.northernstar.com.au/news/famous-people-who-call-the-northern-rivers-home/3023440/|archive-date=31 January 2021|access-date=10 May 2023|website=Northern Star}}
- Alethea Jones, director/producer
- Maia Mitchell, actress/singer
See also
{{stack|{{portal|New South Wales|Schools|Catholicism}}}}
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{Official website}}
{{Association of Marist Schools of Australia}}
Category:Educational institutions established in 1985
Category:Catholic secondary schools in New South Wales
Category:1985 establishments in Australia
Category:Association of Marist Schools of Australia
Category:Presentation Sisters schools