Trinity Grammar School (Victoria)
| Trinity Grammar School, Kew | |
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40 Charles Street Kew, Victoria 3101 Australia |
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| Coordinates | 37°48′33″S 145°2′4″E / 37.80917°S 145.03444°ECoordinates: 37°48′33″S 145°2′4″E / 37.80917°S 145.03444°E |
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| Type | Independent, single-sex, day and boarding |
| Motto |
Latin: Viriliter Agite ("Act Manfully") |
| Denomination | Anglican Church of Australia |
| Established | 1902 |
| Headmaster | Dr Michael Davies |
| Employees | 300+ |
| Key people | Mr Rohan Brown (Deputy Headmaster) Rev'd Matt Campbell (Senior Chaplain) |
| Enrolment | 1,320 (ELC-12) |
| Colour(s) | Green and Gold |
| Slogan | "Growing Exceptional Young Men" |
| Publication | The Mitre The Trinity Grammarian |
| Website | trinity.vic.edu.au |
Trinity Grammar School, Kew (abbreviated to TGS) is an independent Anglican day and boarding school for boys, located across several campuses in Melbourne, Australia.
The school was founded at a meeting of several high-ranking church figures on 14 November 1902. It opened in 1903, operating out of a church hall. At one point, Trinity was the fourth largest school in terms of student population in Victoria.
Trinity is a founding member of the Associated Grammar Schools of Victoria (AGSV). It has just over 1300 students and around 15 boarders.
Trinity Grammar School, Kew was founded by members of the Holy Trinity parish in 1902 and opened the next year. The school originally opened in the parish hall of Holy Trinity Church with 23 boys. Edward Taffs was the first headmaster, although G. M. Long soon succeeded him.
In 1906, the school purchased a property, "Roxeth" (now Henty House, the staffroom and other offices), a small distance to the south of the church, on the corner of Wellington Street and Charles Street. Trinity quickly built Arnold Hall, the first classroom block, completing it the next year. In the same year, Trinity was registered as a public school of the Church of England. The school leased "Molina", a property on the other side of Charles Street and the site of the former Kew High School which is now further to the north, in 1908. In 1909, the school built a science laboratory beside Arnold Hall.
Two years later, G. M. Long left the school to become Bishop of Bathurst and the Reverend A. W. Tonge was appointed headmaster. A second classroom building was built, now demolished to make way for the Centre for Contemporary Learning. In 1917, Trinity again appointed a new headmaster, Frank Shann, who would lead the school for the next two and a half decades. Under his tenure, the school grew to a total of 245 boys and many buildings were built, including the now demolished War Memorial Library, the junior school classroom building and the "Health Pavilion". "Molina" was brought from its owner, John Henning, as well as the neighbouring property, "Elsinore". The properties were subsequently renamed in 1925, "Molina" becoming Merritt House, "Elsinore" Roberts House and "Roxeth" Henty House. Frank Shann died in 1943.
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