Posts by St Patrick's College
KRC Update
by Director of Library and Information Services, Ms Leonie Darken Reading For Pleasure – both parents and students As parents you are often met with a myriad of expectations. The article I have highlighted below is one I would hope may initiate some positive consideration on your behalf. It is a well know fact that…
Read MoreCareers Update
Please read the Weekly Career News each week to ensure you keep up to date with upcoming career events and key dates. Please click on the following link to view the current Weekly Careers News. Weekly Careers News 5 August 2021 Year 12 edition Tertiary Applications Mr Anthony Meehan Careers and Transition Manager
Read MoreDirector of Sports Report
Director of Sport, Ms Tina Benoit, provides an update on sporting activities at the College. Please click on the link below to view the Sports Report. Sports Report Term 3 Week 4 A
Read MorePerforming Arts Report
by Ms Monique Allen, Head of Co-Curricular Performance The most esteemed public speaking event on our calendar is the Annual Purton Oratory Competition. 2021 will be the 80th year of this event. The first ‘Purton’ Prize was in 1940 and had been created to honour Brother Purton, an educator who was deeply passionate about the…
Read MoreMission Report
by Director of Mission, Mr Geoff Brodie It is a common path of the modern business to invest time and energy into producing a mission statement, a values statement, a set of goals, key performance indicators, and to set out the accepted processes of evaluation. This is all good, for time spent stepping back from…
Read MoreHow war affected life at SPC
From the Archives – by College Archivist Halina Sztynda Unpublished College Annuals and Chronicles During WWII St Patrick’s College was disrupted by WWII, which included influenza throughout the school, an influx of boarders from Melbourne and our major publications, the ‘College Annual’ and’ Chronicle’ were unpublished between 1942-1944. In 1942 our government along with…
Read MoreOld Boys in the News – August 2021
Our Old Boys have been busy, including: Callum Leonard (SPC 2003-08), pictured above, who lived out a long-held dream recently to umpire in the AFL. To read more about this former Ballarat umpire’s experience, click here Great to see Old Collegian Tim Kennedy (SPC 1985-90) on the beat in Daylesford in this story here Beaufort’s…
Read MoreMatron’s role with family ties spanning over half a century
We thank Old Collegian, former staff member and honoured SPC Facere et Docere recipient Michael Brady (SPC 1956-62, PY1963) for piercing together this rich history of family ties to St Patrick’s College, spanning more than half a century. A FAMILY AFFAIR Part One – 1918 -1947 When Kate (1918) and Dorrie (1922) Emery commenced…
Read MoreRaymond (Ray) Donovan (SPC 1965-67)
We send our deepest sympathy to the family of Raymond (Ray) Donovan (SPC 1965-67) who sadly passed away on July 9, 2021 in Shepparton, aged 71 years, surrounded by his loving family. Ray was farewelled in a funeral service at St Brendan’s Catholic Church in Shepparton on July 28 and he is survived by his…
Read MorePeter James Cunningham (SPC 1957-61, PY1962)
We have been notified of the passing of Old Collegian Peter James Cunningham (SPC 1957-61, PY1962), who sadly passed away on December 2, 2020 at Casey Hospital, aged 77 years. Peter was the loving husband of Faye, his wife of 54 years, and loved father to Tim, Andrew and Olivia and dearly loved grandfather of…
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