Message from V/Line re: planned disruptions on the Ballarat train line

V/Line Planned Disruptions to Ballarat Train Line 19-24 October Coaches will replace Ballarat trains between Melton and Melbourne due to works taking place near Southern Cross Station. Students can plan their journey using the temporary timetable on the V/Line website https://www.vline.com.au/getattachment/e36d9acd-c987-40cf-88fc-78e751255596/Ballarat-temporary-timetable 9 November – 1 December Coaches will replace all trains for the entire journey…

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Senior School Report – October 18, 2019

Unit 3/4 Practice Exams, September/October Holidays As is always the case, Term 4 seems to be moving rapidly, especially for our Year 12s. There is much to do in the term. Most of our Year 12s came in and did their practice exams in the holidays. They are now using their feedback to improve their…

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Year 10 Mindshop Excellence Work Experience Program 2019

Year 10 Mindshop Excellence Work Experience program 2019 Mindshop Excellence is a structured five-day work experience program involving a small group of Year 10 students who were placed with the host organisation, Ballarat City Council, where they were given a real problem to solve for the Council during the week. Along with students from other…

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Wellbeing Report – October 18, 2019

Avenue of Honour On Sunday October 13 at the Arch of Victory our new College Captain, Will Rothe and one of our Vice Captain’s Max Waller represented the College at a memorial service for the 32 Ballarat men who were killed 100 years ago at Passchendaele, Belgium. Among those killed were Bryon Fitzgerald Nicholas, Thomas…

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Headmaster’s Message – October 18, 2019

Dear Parents, Carers, Staff and Students of St Patrick’s College, It is with great energy and excitement that I write my first Crest article for Term 4. As everyone will be aware, I have been away for the past two Terms: Term 2 as leave, and Term 3 as Acting EREA Regional Director for the…

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2021 Year 7 Enrolment at St Patrick’s College

Enrolment for 2021 in Year 7 Application for enrolment to St Patrick’s College is now open for Year 7 in 2021.- For further information and to obtain a Prospectus, please contact Registrar Caitlin Bennett at cbennett@stpats.vic.edu.au Alternatively please click on the following link to view further information and download the Prospectus from the SPC website:…

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2021 College Information Evening – October 24

All families interested in sending their son/s to St Patrick’s College in 2021 are warmly invited to attend the 2021 College Information Evening on Thursday, October 24 at the OCA Pavilion. This is a very informative free evening which will benefit all families seeking a Catholic education for their son. Please come along to hear…

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Download our Free SPC Business Directory App

Download our Free SPC Business Directory App We urge our whole school community, especially our new school parents to use our new SPC Business Directory App in 2019. The SPC Business Directory App provides a unique opportunity for members of our College community, ie current families, past families, Old Collegians and suppliers to promote their…

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Sporting Wrap Up

Acting Director of Sport, Tina Benoit, provides a wrap-up of all sporting activities at the College. To view the sports report please click on the link below. Sports Report Term 4 Week 2

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Mission Report – October 17, 2019

My last offering to the Crest started with the following claim: “Spring looks like it may finally be here after a long and cold winter”. For that, I apologise. In the words of a 20th century philosopher, I should have known better. Two major events deserve acknowledgment. Firstly, the canonisation of John Henry Newman and…

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