December, 2025

Trinity College congratulates all Year 12 students, and we thank them for their excellent contribution to our community.

Eddie Trinh is Dux of College with an ATAR of 98.90. A Year 11 student Eddie was accelerated to complete Year 12 in 2025. 

College Captain Erin Doudle was one of only 40 students to receive a Governor of South Australia Commendation Excellence Award that recognises achievement in Year 12 subjects as well as success in developing the SACE capabilities of literacy, numeracy, Information and Technology capability, creative and critical thinking, personal and social capability, ethical understanding and intercultural understanding.

• 29 students attained an ATAR above 90
• 473 ‘A’ Grades were award to Trinity students
• 66 students attained ATAR’s above 80
• 12 students attained an ATAR of 95+
• 99.7% of Trinity students eligible completers achieved their SACE certificate in 2025

12 Merits were also achieved in Essential Mathematics, General Mathematics, Material Solutions (Furniture), Activating Identities & Futures, Integrated Learning A (Sport & Rec), Food & Hospitality, Integrated Learning B (Drama) and Essential English.

Additionally, 68 students completed a Certificate III VET qualification, 59 students used their Certificate III qualification towards their ATAR, 43 students completed a Certificate II VET qualification, 24 students completed a Certificate III skill set towards their SACE and 14 students were engaged in a school-based apprenticeship or traineeship. 

Students who attained ATARs above 95

• Eddie Trinh - 98.90
• Owen Richardson - 98.65
• Jaxon Zavalis - 98.35
• Abhishek Cherayaramal - 98.20
• Isabella Schultz - 98.10
• William Noschka - 97.50
• Alissa Vu - 97.45
• Elisha Johnson - 97.15
• Tabitha Clark - 96.70
• Brianna Jefferson - 96.15
• Joshua French - 95.60
• Holly Tralaggan - 95.25

Earlier this year young writers from across Australia put pen to paper and used their creativity to address pressing social issues through the Pens Against Poverty writing competition organised by Anglicare Australia.

The annual competition, an official Anti-Poverty Week activity, invites students in Years 3 to 10 to submit original stories and poems that highlight the issues of poverty, inequality, and the resilience of people experiencing disadvantage.

Students are encouraged to use their voices to advocate for change while fostering empathy and critical thinking about societal challenges.

From the hundreds of submissions received this year three Trinity students were announced as winners in three different categories and another two were highly commended for their submissions. 

Year 7 & 8 Poetry

• WINNER: Manyang Manyang (Year 7), HIGHLY COMMENDED: Gurnoor Bhinder (Year 8)

Year 9 & 10 Stories

• WINNER: Leo Bateman (Year 9)

Year 9 & 10 Poetry

• WINNER: Taranpreet Grover (Year 9), HIGHLY COMMENDED: Kaelin Marett-Guest (Year 9)

Additionally, Trinity College was awarded the Jackie French School Award in recognition for the high-quality writing that was reflected across all 71 unique Trinity College student entries. The award is named in honour of Jackie French, who has been a supporter of Pens Against Poverty since the competition first launched. 

Manyang, Leo and Taranpreet all travelled to Canberra in the first week of December to receive their awards personally at a special presentation and teacher Meggie Ayris was also on hand to represent the College and receive the Jackie French Award.

Congratulations to all. 

Year 4 students from Blakeview recently visited Flinders University to participate in the RoboCup SA Sumomania competition.

The event attracts entrants from schools across the city allowing participants to showcase creativity, problem-solving, and teamwork through robotics.

As part of their Year 4 Design and Digital technologies program, the students had learnt programming in Term 3 and design in Term 4. During the event the students demonstrated incredible effort and enthusiasm with multiple teams competing in different divisions with some great results. 

Congratulations to Angus, Emma, and Lottie B who were crowned Standard Division Champions and Ryan, Maddie, and Seb who finished fourth in the Featherweight Division Achievement a fantastic result in a highly competitive category.

Well done!

Source: Simon Coad, Trinity College Robocup Coordinator