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Headmaster’s Message – July 27, 2018

Dear Parents, Carers, Staff and Students of St Patrick’s College, It is with great pleasure that I formally welcome all students back to school for Term 3. As always, this is a most significant term for all students, most notably our Year 12 cohort who are now moving closer to their final examinations. I have…

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Senior School Report – July 27, 2018

Our Year 10 and 11 students are currently going through the process of choosing subjects.- This can be a difficult time as boys navigate their way through selecting courses that interest them and will allow them to achieve and develop, as well as helping to prepare them for life after St Patricks College.- It is…

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Middle School Report – July 27, 2018

Welcome back to the Second Semester of Middle School. I would also like to welcome back Mrs Ashleigh Giampaolo from maternity leave. This will be yet again another busy term for all of the boys as they begin their journey this week in preparation for their subject selections for Year 10 in 2019. Mr Stephen…

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SPC Business Directory App July 2018

St Patrick’s College is delighted to be able to work with members of our SPC community. Gavin Nash, a current parent and pictured, is the owner of Nashish Marketing and Design, which collaborated with St Patrick’s to help develop new technology to connect its school community through the development of the SPC Business Directory App….

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Teaching and Learning Report – July 26, 2018

The 2019 subject selection process Current Years 9, 10 and 11 students are now well into all aspects of the 2019 subject selection process. As I have previously noted, subject selection can be an anxious time and the College has developed a variety of procedures to support both students and parents. As 2019 student and…

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Information Technology Update – July 26, 2018

eLearning Strategic Plan Review Update The ICT Executive Committee have continued to work on the College eLearning Strategic Plan review. The Committee has spent many hours reviewing feedback and input from major stakeholders through the following mediums: Staff and Student Focus Groups Staff online survey Student online survey Parent online survey Having now analysed the…

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Boarding Bulletin Board – July 26, 2018

News around the Boarding Precinct Welcome back to Term (3), a busy term for many of our Boarders, especially our Yr12’s, who are working hard, focusing on their final exams, which creep closer and closer. Mr.Silcock addressed all our Boarding Community this past Monday evening and asked all to be cognisant of the needs of…

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Director of Sport Report – July 26, 2018

Please click on- this link– for a Sports Report from the Director of Sport, Mr Gavin Webb. –

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Mission Report – July 27, 2018

125 years is a long time to be a school in Ballarat. It is something worthy of celebration and certainly worth reflecting upon. This year has offered several opportunities to consider the achievements of our past, our joy in the present and the hope we have for our future. I would like to make this…

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Headmaster’s Message – June 22, 2018

Dear Parents, Carers, Friends, Staff and Students of St Patrick’s College, One of the things I enjoy in my role as Headmaster is to meet with past students of the College at our annual reunions. The reason for this is two-fold: firstly, I enjoy seeing the reconnection of friendships that have stood the test of…

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