A Quick History
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1872 |
Founded by the first Anglican Bishop of Melbourne, the Rt Revd
Charles Perry, ‘after the model of the English Colleges of Oxford and
Cambridge.’ |
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1876 |
Affiliated as a College ‘of and within the University of Melbourne’.
The first Warden, Dr Alexander Leeper, introduces a system of College
tutorials to supplement University lectures, thereby establishing
Trinity College as a centre of academic excellence. |
|
1877 |
Trinity College Theological School established by the second Bishop of
Melbourne, Bishop James Moorhouse, to provide not only theological
training but also ‘a large and liberal education’ for Anglican clergy. |
|
1883 |
Women admitted as non-resident students, Trinity becoming the first university college in Australia to do so. |
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1886 |
Trinity College Hostel (later Janet Clarke Hall) established as the
women’s residential section of the College – Australia’s first
residential college provision for women. |
| 1961 |
Janet Clarke Hall becomes a separate College, although women continue to participate in tutorials at Trinity. |
|
1974 |
Women admitted to full co-residence at Trinity College. |
|
1983 |
The Trinity College Foundation – the arm of the College seeking
philanthropic support – founded to foster and encourage the College’s
commitment to access and equity. |
| 1989 |
Trinity College Foundation Studies (TCFS) established to provide a
first-class, preparatory pathway for talented overseas students seeking
entry to the University of Melbourne. |
|
2000 |
Trinity College Learning Innovation Centre (TCLIC) set up to actively
explore possible further developments in education, with a particular
emphasis on the use of technology to enhance educational outcomes. |
|
2001 |
Creative Thinking Summer School and the University of Melbourne Science
Summer School held for the first time at Trinity College. |
|
2002 |
Advanced Reasoning and Analysis Workshops introduced. |
Full History
For the history of the first hundred years of the College, see the Centenary volume Perspective of a Century by Bishop James Grant, published by the Council of Trinity College, Melbourne, 1972.
Doubts and Certainties: A Life of Alexander Leeper by Professor John Poynter (Melbourne University Press, 1997), provides a fascinating biography of the first Warden. It is available from the University Bookroom, and other bookstores.
Both these books are available from the Trinity Shop.