Posts by St Patrick's College
Principal’s Message
by Principal, Mr Steven O’Connor A Community in Mourning Earlier this week, we received the sad news of the death of Rohan Cosgriff, one of our Year 11 students. As a community, we join Rohan’s family as they grieve the loss of their much beloved son, brother, grandson and cousin. During lunch on Thursday, a…
Read MoreMission Report
by Assistant Principal – Mission and Identity, Mr Geoff Brodie Our Catholic faith is trust in a “who”, not a “what.” Our faith is not in a philosophical system or ethical framework that guides us like an impersonal road map. Our faith is in a person, Jesus. Our trust in and friendship with Jesus is…
Read MoreDirector of Sport
Director of Sport, Ms Tina Benoit, provides an update on sporting activities at the College. Please click on the links below to view the Sports Report and the Football Report. Sports Report Term 3 Week 3 Football Report Term 3 Week 3
Read MorePerforming Arts Report
by Ms Monique Allen, Head of Co-Curricular Performance ACU Debating Cup This week students from Years 7-10 have competed in the Royal South Street ACU Debating Cup. For our Year 7 and 8 debaters, this was their very first competitive debate. They should be beyond proud of their efforts, they spoke with confidence and worked…
Read MoreMiddle School Report
by Mr Michael Busscher, Director of the Middle School Last week saw the Year 9 cohort move down to Melbourne for classes and all ran very smoothly. The Melbourne Experience is designed to promote important life skills, such as independence, initiative and responsibility, and provide a real world link to the Year 9 Curriculum. The…
Read MoreJunior School
By Mr Gavin Webb, Director of the Junior School Academic Assembly The College’s Academic Assembly (Chris Nolan awards) was held on Tuesday, July 26. As a College, we place great importance on recognising those students whose results have placed them in the top 10% of their respective year level. I also wish to acknowledge all…
Read MoreBoarding Bulletin Board
by Director of Boarding, Mr Brendon Gilbert Dear boarding families, We are delighted with how our boarders have returned and commenced Semester 2. They continue to fill the boarding house and school communities with enthusiasm and spirit. We are tremendously proud of their contributions to the various aspects of our school and thrilled to share…
Read MoreKRC Update
by Acting Director of Library and Information Services, Ms Ingrid Perkins Over the next fortnight, SPC student and staff volunteers will be participating in the Deakin University/QUT project which will survey Discovering a ‘Good Read’: Pathways to reading for Australian teens in a digital age. This project aims to identify young Australians’ reading tastes and…
Read MoreCareers News
Please read the Careers Corner Weekly to ensure you keep up to date with upcoming career events and key dates. Please click on the below links to view the current Careers Corner Weekly. Careers Corner Weekly July 25 2002 Mr Anthony Meehan Careers and Transition Manager
Read MoreSenior School Report
by Director of the Senior School, Mr Hamish McCrum Welcome back for Semester 2. I hope that all managed to enjoy some rest as well as completing some work in the holidays. It was good to see a number of boys who had been sick take the opportunity to catch up on SACs in the…
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