Posts by St Patrick's College
Br Brian Brandon (former staff)
We are saddened to learn of the passing of Br Brian Brandon cfc on September 24, 2021 aged 83 years. Br Brian was well known to St Patrick’s College and served as a member of the College Board, representing the Christian Brothers, in 2003. The Board members during 2003 were: Dr Peter Casey, Headmaster, who…
Read MoreNoel William Loughnan (SPC 1943-47, PY1948)
We have been notified of the passing of Noel William Loughnan (SPC 1943-47, PY1948), who sadly passed away on August 25, 2021. We extend our deepest sympathy to Noel’s family and friends. He was a father and grandfather. Noel resided in Nathalia and his funeral service was held in Numurkah on September 1. Noel was…
Read MoreWhere are they now – Michael Whitehead (SPC 1968-1971)
We recently reconnected with Old Collegian Michael Whitehead (SPC 1968-1971), who has kindly permitted the College to share his story, which was published in a reunion book produced by the Class of 1970 earlier this year. The cohort was due to celebrate their 50-Year Reunion at the College, however their celebrations have been sadly rescheduled to…
Read MoreSpeech from incoming 2022 College Captain James Clark
Incoming 2022 College Captain James Clark gave his first speech at the recent Transfer of Leadership and Awards Assembly, which was unable to go ahead as a full school assembly due to ongoing restrictions and was instead filmed in the College’s Black Box Theatre. Here is a copy of James’ speech, which we hope you…
Read MoreMain Oval upgrade underway – Your chance to own your own piece of the Oval!
If you have driven down Eyre Street of late you could be forgiven for mistaking the surface of our Main Oval for resembling that of a local quarry. Fear not. Work is now well underway on the planned reconfiguration, reorientation and resurfacing of the Main Oval. In past weeks, thousands of cubic metres of soil have…
Read MoreActing Deputy Principal and Senior School Report
by Acting Deputy Principal and Director of the Senior School, Mr Hamish McCrum Last week we celebrated our Transfer of Leadership and Senior Awards, albeit without being able to gather all Year Levels in an assembly and invite parents, rather we filmed and shared this event. Some students have worked very diligently and contributed in…
Read MoreTeaching and Learning Report
By Director of Teaching and Learning, Mrs Julia Petrov Review and reflection of Term 3 Mid-semester reports provide an overview of a student’s classroom work habits, class attendance (online and at school) and academic progress for the term. Some students find studying remotely more challenging than others and this may be seen in their academic…
Read MorePrincipal’s Message
by Principal, Mr Steven O’Connor Term 4 – the joy of Spring! Much earlier in my career I had the honour and joy of teaching for a short time at Stonyhurst College, which is in the Ribble Valley in Lancashire in the north of England. Stonyhurst is the oldest English speaking Jesuit school in the…
Read MoreKRC Update
by Director of Library and Information Services, Ms Leonie Darken How lovely to see students once again taking advantage of the many aspects of the KRC. We have welcomed back our WIRED classes and are pleased to see many boys borrowing to extend their reading for enjoyment experiences. To challenge the boys to break old…
Read MoreJunior School
By Mr Gavin Webb, Director of the Junior School And we’re back!!! It was wonderful to welcome back Year 7 and 8 students to onsite, face-to-face learning earlier in the week. Busy classrooms, noisy corridors, excitement on the down ball courts and lots of chatter in the yard was evident and great to see. A…
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