Trinity College, Beenleigh
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| location = Beenleigh, Queensland
| country = Australia
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| type = Independent co-educational secondary day school
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| denomination = Roman Catholic
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| affiliation = Association of Marist Schools of Australia
| alumni = Old Trinitarians
| religious_affiliation = Marist Brothers
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| principal = Allison Elcoate
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| song = Sub tuum
| motto = In God we Trust
| opened = {{start date and age |1982}}
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| enrolment = 942
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| homepage = {{URL|trinitycollege.qld.edu.au}}
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Trinity College is an independent, Roman Catholic, co-educational secondary school located in {{QLDcity|Beenleigh}}, Queensland, Australia.{{Cite web |title=Trinity College (Beenleigh) {{!}} Department of Education |url=https://schoolsdirectory.eq.edu.au/Details/5367 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240614133633/https://schoolsdirectory.eq.edu.au/Details/5367 |archive-date=2024-06-14 |access-date=2024-06-14 |website=schoolsdirectory.eq.edu.au}} It is administered by Brisbane Catholic Education and is a constituent school of the Queensland Catholic Education Commission. As of 2023, Trinity College had an enrolment of 942 students and a teaching staff of 72.{{Cite web |title=ACARA Data Access Program - School Profile 2023 |url=https://view.officeapps.live.com/op/view.aspx?src=https://www.acara.edu.au/docs/default-source/default-document-library/school-profile-2023.xlsx?sfvrsn=ae9d5307_0&wdOrigin=BROWSELINK |access-date=2024-06-14 |website=Australian Curriculum Assessment And Reporting Authority}}
History
The school opened on 25 January 1982{{Cite web |date=2019-04-14 |title=Opening and closing dates of Queensland schools |url=https://education.qld.gov.au/about-us/history/school-anniversaries/opening-closing-dates |access-date=2024-06-14 |website=Education |language=en}} by the Marist Brothers,{{cite web |title=About |url=http://www.trinitycollege.qld.edu.au/about-us/Pages/default.aspx |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240603110521/https://www.trinitycollege.qld.edu.au/about-us/Pages/default.aspx |archive-date=2024-06-03 |accessdate=9 June 2019 |website=Trinity College, Beenleigh}}{{Cite web |title=History |url=https://www.stpatricksbeenleigh.com.au/history/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240317124339/https://www.stpatricksbeenleigh.com.au/history/ |archive-date=2024-03-17 |access-date=2024-06-16 |website=St. Patrick's Catholic Parish Beenleigh |language=en-US}} with the Sisters of St. Joseph joining the staff of the College for the first three years. It is near Saint Joseph's Tobruk Memorial School and convent, which were opened in October 1953.{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article216167982 |title=Permit granted |newspaper=The Beaudesert Times |volume=XLIII |issue=2232 |location=Queensland, Australia |date=8 June 1951 |accessdate=9 June 2019 |page=3 |via=National Library of Australia}} {{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article216391859 |title=In memory of Tobruk |newspaper=The Beaudesert Times |volume=XLVI |issue=2356 |location=Queensland, Australia |date=23 October 1953 |accessdate=9 June 2019 |page=4 |via=National Library of Australia}} In comparison, Beenleigh State High School was opened in 1963. Saint Patrick's Catholic Church is in an adjoining street.
Notable alumni
- Michael Voss, AFL player, attended the school in the late 1980s.[http://www.foxsportspulse.com/assoc_page.cgi?c=1-4711-0-0-1&sID=56333&&news_task=DETAIL&articleID=12142527 SPECIAL REWARD FOR BBC]
- Jordan Membrey. AFLW player, attended the school in the 2010s.[https://au.linkedin.com/in/jordanmembrey Jordan Membrey LinkedIn Profile]
References
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External links
- [http://www.trinitycollege.qld.edu.au/ Trinity College Beenleigh website]
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Category:Schools in South East Queensland
Category:Catholic secondary schools in Queensland
Category:Association of Marist Schools of Australia
Category:Educational institutions established in 1982