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Trinity Catholic College, Dunedin
Trinity Catholic College (known as Kavanagh College before 2023) is a Catholic, state-integrated, co-educational, secondary school located at Rattray St, in City Rise, central Dunedin, New Zealand. The school was founded in 1989 as the ultimate successor of several secondary schools and one primary school. The immediate predecessor schools were Moreau College (for girls) and St Edmund's boys primary school both located in South Dunedin and St Paul's High School (for boys) on whose Rattray St site Trinity Catholic College was established. Trinity is the only Catholic secondary school in Dunedin and is open to enrolments from throughout the entire city. The school's proprietor is the Catholic Bishop of Dunedin.
The name Trinity Catholic College affirms the Christian belief in the Holy Trinity "which is God revealed as Father, Son and Holy Spirit, a community of love" and affirms "the Christian values and faith in God that are at the heart of the school’s mission.”
The college is named after the Holy Trinity. It is a large central city co-educational school which serves the entire city of Dunedin as the only Catholic secondary school in that city. It is an integrated school with a "special character" in terms of the Private Schools Conditional Integration Act 1975. This special character is broadly the connection of the school with the Catholic faith. Preference of enrolment is given to students who have established a link with the Catholic Church through baptism or membership of a parish. Preference is decided by the appropriate parish priest in each case. A preference certificate from the student's parish is required for each student with their application for enrolment at the school. Under the Act, the school may enrol "non-preference" students but the enrolment of such students is restricted to 5% of the total roll. The College does not have an enrolment scheme (commonly called zoning) which means that there is no restriction on enrolment because of a student's location of residence. The main contributing schools to the college are the Catholic parish schools of Dunedin. Enrolments come from both urban schools and rural schools.
As of July 2025, the school had roll of 760 students, of which 105 (13.8%) identify as Māori.
As of 2025, the school had an Equity Index of 430, placing it amongst schools whose students have below average socioeconomic barriers to achievement (roughly equivalent to decile 7 under the former socio-economic decile system).
The college has four houses which were set up to encourage unity and teamwork in the school. The colours and eponyms of the houses are:
The College participates in many sporting codes including Athletics, Cricket, Futsal, Rowing, Swimming, Orienteering, Tennis, Touch, Handball, Triathlon, Mini Volley, Volleyball, Waterpolo, Cross Country, Badminton, Basketball, Curling, Football, Hockey, Mini Hockey, Miniball, Netball and Rugby. Through its predecessor schools, the college has had a long and eventful history in Rugby Union, Soccer, Rugby League, Netball and Athletics. Trinity has a particular reputation as one of New Zealand's leading rowing schools.
The college emphasises cultural accomplishment including drama, dance, kapa haka, debating and participation in a Technical Team. A Cultural Awards ceremony is held annually to celebrate cultural achievement.
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Trinity Catholic College, Dunedin
Trinity Catholic College (known as Kavanagh College before 2023) is a Catholic, state-integrated, co-educational, secondary school located at Rattray St, in City Rise, central Dunedin, New Zealand. The school was founded in 1989 as the ultimate successor of several secondary schools and one primary school. The immediate predecessor schools were Moreau College (for girls) and St Edmund's boys primary school both located in South Dunedin and St Paul's High School (for boys) on whose Rattray St site Trinity Catholic College was established. Trinity is the only Catholic secondary school in Dunedin and is open to enrolments from throughout the entire city. The school's proprietor is the Catholic Bishop of Dunedin.
The name Trinity Catholic College affirms the Christian belief in the Holy Trinity "which is God revealed as Father, Son and Holy Spirit, a community of love" and affirms "the Christian values and faith in God that are at the heart of the school’s mission.”
The college is named after the Holy Trinity. It is a large central city co-educational school which serves the entire city of Dunedin as the only Catholic secondary school in that city. It is an integrated school with a "special character" in terms of the Private Schools Conditional Integration Act 1975. This special character is broadly the connection of the school with the Catholic faith. Preference of enrolment is given to students who have established a link with the Catholic Church through baptism or membership of a parish. Preference is decided by the appropriate parish priest in each case. A preference certificate from the student's parish is required for each student with their application for enrolment at the school. Under the Act, the school may enrol "non-preference" students but the enrolment of such students is restricted to 5% of the total roll. The College does not have an enrolment scheme (commonly called zoning) which means that there is no restriction on enrolment because of a student's location of residence. The main contributing schools to the college are the Catholic parish schools of Dunedin. Enrolments come from both urban schools and rural schools.
As of July 2025, the school had roll of 760 students, of which 105 (13.8%) identify as Māori.
As of 2025, the school had an Equity Index of 430, placing it amongst schools whose students have below average socioeconomic barriers to achievement (roughly equivalent to decile 7 under the former socio-economic decile system).
The college has four houses which were set up to encourage unity and teamwork in the school. The colours and eponyms of the houses are:
The College participates in many sporting codes including Athletics, Cricket, Futsal, Rowing, Swimming, Orienteering, Tennis, Touch, Handball, Triathlon, Mini Volley, Volleyball, Waterpolo, Cross Country, Badminton, Basketball, Curling, Football, Hockey, Mini Hockey, Miniball, Netball and Rugby. Through its predecessor schools, the college has had a long and eventful history in Rugby Union, Soccer, Rugby League, Netball and Athletics. Trinity has a particular reputation as one of New Zealand's leading rowing schools.
The college emphasises cultural accomplishment including drama, dance, kapa haka, debating and participation in a Technical Team. A Cultural Awards ceremony is held annually to celebrate cultural achievement.