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by Director of Boarding, Mr Brendon Gilbert What I love about St Pat’s is the endless opportunities to participate. As you will read below, lots of our boarders are making the most of these opportunities. These opportunities will shape their experience with us and enrich their experience: the more they give, the more they will…

by Director of Boarding, Mr Brendon Gilbert It has been a fortnight full of activities, learning experiences and achievements for our boarders. Our young people are encouraged to take up the College’s plethora of opportunities to enrich their boarding and school experience. The breadth of these experiences plays a crucial role in developing their character…

by Director of Boarding, Mr Brendon Gilbert It was a nice feeling to get to the halfway mark of term. Our boys were exhausted and in need of rest so they could recharge to finish the term well. Despite the many challenges our boarding community has faced in the past five weeks, including COVID, learning…

by Director of Boarding, Mr Brendon Gilbert As the year starts to unfold, we see more boys getting involved with co-curricular and community activities. The past two weeks have been particularly busy with the Swimming Carnival, Athletics, Tennis and Football. Swimming Sports On Wednesday, February 23, we were blessed with perfect conditions as the boarders…

by Director of Boarding, Mr Brendon Gilbert The past two weeks have seen the highs and lows of boarding. Unfortunately, COVID struck, which resulted in many positive cases and close contacts. I am grateful to the students and boarding staff for managing this tricky situation. The efforts from everyone have seen our COVID positive numbers…

by Director of Boarding, Mr Brendon Gilbert It has been an encouraging start to the year for our boarding community. We were delighted to welcome our boarding families onto the school site for the first time in many months. The chance to help their son’s set up their rooms, see the boarding house, connect with…

News around the Boarding Precinct We extend further congratulations to our remaining Year 12 cohort who wrap up their exams early next week. This group of young men have shown exceptional resilience and strength throughout a difficult period of time, in and out of lockdowns, remote learning and uncertainty, and no matter the results, we…

Welcome back to all our Boarders and their families as we begin what will hopefully be a less interrupted Term 4. While we are eagerly awaiting the date that we can all return to face-to-face learning, our Boarding students are to be commended for the way they have adapted to the staggered return to school….

Following a comprehensive process that has entailed a letter of application, informal questions, student and staff vote and an interview with our Principal and Director of Boarding, we are delighted to announce the following leadership for 2021. – 2021 Captain of Boarding – Toby Martin – 2021 Vice Captains of Boarding – Brayden Purchase and…

* Following on from the process of selecting a College Captain and College House Captains, the process of selecting the 2022 Captain of Boarding has begun. Year 11 boarding students have been invited to submit an application letter to the Director of Boarding, indicating why they would like the position and what they may bring…