About Rathkeale

Rathkeale College - Trinity Schools

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The Trinity Schools' Trust Board is responsible for ensuring that the Special Character, as defined below and detailed in the three  Schools’ Integration Agreements with the Crown, through the Minister of Education is maintained at all times.
 
Key Responsibility:
To supervise the maintenance and preservation of education with a Special Character provided by each of our three schools.
 
Definition:
A family of Anglican schools providing a unity of the Day and Boarding components by offering a programme in each school of upholding worship, religious studies, a strong moral code and providing a well-rounded education promoting excellence through academic, cultural, sporting and musical pursuits in which all students and staff are expected to participate fully.
 
Description:
Rathkeale College is an Anglican Day and Boarding school for Years 9 -13 boys.
St. Matthew's Collegiate School is an Anglican Day and Boarding school for Years 7 -13 girls.
Rathkeale St Matthew's Senior College provides co-educational schooling for Years 12 and 13 primarily on the Rathkeale College campus and this is encapsulated in Schedule 4 of the Integration Agreements of Rathkeale College and St Matthew's Collegiate School.
Hadlow Preparatory School is a co-educational Anglican school offering Day schooling from Years 0 - 8 with an independent pre-school attached.
 
Key understandings:

  1. Although Anglican, the Trinity Schools welcomes students from all cultures, religions and faiths within this environment who will undertake to uphold the Special Character.
  2. The moral code of conduct upheld in the Trinity Schools is based on Christian standards and values.
  3. There is a unity of Day and Boarding students who, together with staff, participate fully in all aspects of school life
  4. All students are expected to fully participate in the extra-curricular programmes set for each school.
  5. When parents enrol their children at the family of schools they are accepting the condition that their children will participate in the family of Trinity Schools’ programmes which will make up its Special Character.