A Message from our Principal

It has been a memorable week at Trinity. On Tuesday, we held our final full school assembly to farewell our Leavers, and acknowledge our Class Act, Mana Pounamu and Vaka Moana award winners from throughout the year. Traditionally at this assembly, we hear the valedictory speeches of our head students, and we announce the new student leadership team for 2027. It has been my pleasure to work alongside a wonderful student leadership team this year; their sense of service has been very strong throughout the year. At Trinity, we regularly talk about servant leadership. Servant leadership here is based on our belief in the Gospels and service as Jesus Christ role modelled – humbly, without fuss, looking for those who need a quiet hand up or a chat, and encouraging others to look beyond themselves to see what is most important for those around them, particularly for the most vulnerable. The Head Student valedictory speeches also reflected the holistic education we aim to provide here. It is heartening to hear them speak of the human parts of their journey through Trinity. The memories for them weren’t all about the academics nor the qualifications gained, but they were about the character development, the friendships, and the experiences they have had together during the seven years that have moulded them as young people now embarking on life beyond school.

Service is one of our four gospel values, and it was an absolute pleasure to present Riley Matthews with the Top Volunteer Award at our final assembly. Congratulations Riley – to volunteer close to 1000 hours for the benefit of others exemplifies our values and acts as a powerful message to our younger students. Thank you!

We look forward to working closely with the new student leadership team for 2027. Congratulations to Asher Armstrong and Made Newson (Head Students), Evie Dummer and Daniel Ryan (Deputy Head Students) and to Matthew Lemon and Mina Suwanarusk (Special Character Prefects). The strength of nominations put forward for prefect roles was impressive and the decision was not an easy one. We look forward to announcing the other prefect positions early next year when our Year 13 Leaders are inducted at the Opening Mass for 2027.

And now our focus turns solely to our younger students. The next few weeks are full for them – camps, exams, sports opportunities and plenty of friendship to finish off the year. While the school is smaller in number, we find that the year 7-10 students tend to fill all the gaps that our seniors have left!

Manaaki e te Atua

Mrs Kate Nicholson

Principal