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Students take off for Japan
The 2016 St Patrick’s College Tour of Japan is underway. The delegation of 20 students and three staff members flew out of Tullamarine last night at 6.30, bound for Osaka. There was a stopover in Singapore overnight before a second flight which will land at Osaka’s Kansai International Airport today. From there the touring party…
Day One – Osaka – Kyoto
The eagle has landed! After departing Melbourne at 6.30 Monday evening, we touched down in Kansai Prefecture this morning at 9.00am. This was followed with our first experience of Japan’s train network, which had us in Osaka by lunchtime. After checking into our traditional guest house (a short stroll from the main Kyoto station) it…
Start packing your bags!
With three days to go excitement is building! It’s time to make sure you have everything you need as it will probably be too late on Monday. Make your list and check it twice!
SPC Careers Expo – Wednesday July 27
2016 SPC Careers Expo Wednesday July 27 -“ 5.30pm to 7.30pm Old Collegians Pavilion INVITATION TO THE SPC CAREERS EXPO An invitation is extended to Year 9, Year 10, Year 11 and Year 12 students and their parents/carers to the 2016 St Patrick’s College Careers Exposition. The SPC Careers Expo provides students an opportunity to…
Careers Update – May 12, 2016
Work Experience Presently I am experiencing a pleasing surge in returns of work placement forms. Work experience week is only 6 weeks away! In coming weeks Pastoral Teachers will be encouraging our boys to finalise their arrangements during May. Due date for all forms is 1 June. Morrisby Online Reports and Interviews Year 10 students…
Careers Update – April 27, 2016
Careers & Transition Work experience: Work Experience week is fast approaching- with many Year 10 boys submitting- forms since this term began. I will accept paperwork for work experience and structured workplace learning up to June 1. Students have also been asked to provide me with safe@work certificates as part on the mandatory occupational health…
SPC Tour of Ireland – Day 14
SPC Tour of Ireland and the UK – Oh what a night! It would be fair to say that when most of our students saw their itinerary for the entire tour they were probably dreading this night the most. After all, most of the boys on this trip are more inclined towards enjoying sport rather…
SPC Tour of Ireland – Day 13
SPC Tour of Ireland and the UK -“ Day 13 – Sport can be enjoyed in a variety of ways. It can be savoured and relished, like a fine wine by the open fireplace in a reclining leather chair. Or, at the other end of the spectrum, it can be raucously celebrated with club colours,…
SPC Tour of Ireland – Day 12
SPC Tour of Ireland and the UK -“ Day 12 If there is any city in the world which could lay claim to being a better sporting city than Melbourne, it would be London. Today, our boys were presented the opportunity to experience two of the iconic sporting venues in this wonderful city. First stop…
SPC Tour of Ireland – Day 11
SPC Tour of Ireland and the UK -“ Day 11 – After ten amazing days touring the green fields, the rocky northern terrain and the many wonderful cities and towns, it was time to bid farewell to the island and Ireland and cross the Irish Sea bound for London. A busy morning ensued with loading…