The Neave Review (2019)

We wanted to ensure that this cultural review was rigorous and managed with utmost professionalism. We therefore engaged the Honourable Professor Marcia Neave AO, former judge of the Court of Appeal, Supreme Court of Victoria, and commissioner of the Victorian Royal Commission into Family Violence, to compile the overall report. We refer to this project as the Neave Review.

The Review is informed by qualitative and quantitative information and included commissioning an expert in quantitative sociology at the University of Melbourne to create and conduct a student engagement survey. All findings and recommendations in this Review are the result of an analysis of Trinity College policy documents, direct observation of student training, interviews with staff, interviews with – and submissions from – students, parents and recent alumni, and student survey results.

The results of the one-year review show that our culture has many strengths and the majority of the students who participated spoke very positively about their experience at Trinity College. In particular, they noted the strong community, academic and personal support, range of activities on offer and lasting friendships they’d made.

That said, we believe in continuous improvement, which includes regularly reviewing and refining our policies and processes. We acknowledge that in the past our Residential College culture had some shortcomings and we wholeheartedly apologise for any adverse impact these may have had on our students and past students.

In collaboration with students, staff and the leadership team, we completed and/or implemented all recommendations in the Neave Review and will continue to be proactive in our efforts to be recognised leaders in practicing respectful relationships, gender equality and inclusiveness.