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Thank you to our Boarding Precinct Appeal donors
St Patrick’s- College would like to thank the many generous supporters of our Boarding Precinct Fundraising Appeal. The fundraising appeal raised over $500,000 towards the cost of the College’s impressive new $7m-plus boarding precinct, housing nearly 100 boarders in modern, spacious and most importantly -home away from home- facilities. We will be forever grateful for…
2019 Student Leaders announced
Dear members of the wonderful St Patrick’s College community, Today it is a great honour to be able to announce the student leadership team for St Patrick’s College in 2019. The selection process over the past few weeks involved a detailed online vote involving students and staff, followed by a rigorous interview process whereby the…
Win a luxury $8500 cruise
Win a luxury $8500 cruise as part of SPC’s 125 celebrations As part of the College’s 125th anniversary celebrations we are giving everyone in our community the opportunity to win a cruise for two people from Sydney to Noumea aboard the famous Bravo Cruise through a major raffle. Thanks to our friends at Lifestyle Travel…
College Shop Report – September 6, 2018
SALE SALE SALE SALE- – 10% discount on school shorts until Friday 21 September Boys can wear shorts in Term 4. The College Shop will be closed the first week of the holidays but will reopen on Monday October 1. Anyone who purchased a WISE SCHOOLS suit coat from us- at the start of year…
Middle School Report – September 6, 2018
Debating offers the invitation to develop skills for all aspects of life, as it requires participants to work together thinking about issues from multiple viewpoints. However, its greatest asset is its push to develop the ability to confidently speak publicly in front of others. In this sense, debating offers the opportunity to develop a person…
Information Technology Update – September 6, 2018
Care of Device -“ Avoid Water Damage in School Bag With spring upon us it can mean rain and showers can occur, particularly in Ballarat. Moreover, often Murphy’s Law will apply – “Anything that can go wrong will go wrong” and the rain or showers will occur just as the boys are going to or…
Mission Report – September 6, 2018
In an era not so long ago it was a polite and friendly compliment to refer to a man as a –gentleman and a scholar-. As with all such idioms, there is no clear origin, however I would like to offer one interpretation. Firstly, a gentleman is a man who is respectful and courteous to…
Come and play chess in the KRC!
Chess in the KRC With regular games held at lunch on Tuesdays, the KRC now has a strong chess club. Open to all, the boys have the opportunity to play each other with the view to making the St Pat’s Chess team. Under the direction of Chess Master Nathaniel Winfield supported by Monica Green, we…
Teaching and Learning Report – September 6, 2018
College Transfer of Leadership and Awards Assembly The College’s Transfer of Leadership and Awards Assembly will be held on Tuesday, September 18 at 9.30am in the O’Malley Sports Centre.- 2019 Subject Selection Online submission of proposed 2019 Year 9 studies A reminder to current Year 8 students that they are required to submit their 2019…
Boarding Bulletin Board – September 6, 2018
-‘Boarding Bulletin Board (T3)’ News around the Boarding Precinct Term 3 is drawing to a close and we are extremely proud of all that our Boarders are achieving, both within and outside of the classroom, in all their personal pursuits. Mr Silcock gave our Year 10 cohort an enterprise challenge at the beginning of this…