Trinity Grammar School (New South Wales)
Trinity Grammar School is an independent, Anglican, day and boarding school for boys in Sydney, Australia. The main campus is in Summer Hill, with preparatory schools in Strathfield and Lewisham. The school also operates a rural outdoor education campus known as Pine Bluff, near Bigga, New South Wales
Founded in 1913 by The Right Reverend G.A. Chambers at Dulwich Hill, the school has a non-selective enrolment policy and currently caters for approximately 2,000 students from Pre-Kindergarten to Year 12, including 32 boarders from Years 7 to 12.
Trinity is affiliated with the International Boys' Schools Coalition (IBSC), the Association of Heads of Independent Schools of Australia (AHISA), The Independent Primary School Heads of Australia (IPSHA), which was formerly known as the Junior School Heads Association of Australia(JSHAA), the Australian Boarding Schools' Association (ABSA), and is a founding member of the Combined Associated Schools (CAS). The Head Master is a member of the Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference (UK).
The School is governed by a Council (appointed by ordinance of the Diocese of Sydney), with the Archbishop of Sydney (Dr Peter Jensen) as the President. It currently has seventeen members,with six members being elected by the Diocese of Sydney, six being elected by the Clergy and three being nominated by the Old Trinitarians Union (OTU). The final two positions are voted on by the sitting members of the Council. Mr James Mills was Chairman of the School Council for thirty-three years. He is still a member of the School Council, and Mr Richard Pegg is the current Chairman.
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