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Where are they now – John McIver (SPC 1963-64)

  The College reconnects with former boarder John McIver (SPC 1963-64) who remembers trying to keep warm in Kenny House in winter and also winning the coveted Purton Oratory.       Where has life taken you since leaving SPC? After leaving school I spent a year at ANU Canberra and then had various clerical…

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Where are they now – Tony Brandenburg (1969-74)

The College reconnects with Tony Brandenburg (SPC 1969-74) who still has family involved with SPC and enjoys watching today’s students being challenged to grow up into fine young men.   Where has life taken you since leaving SPC? After St Patrick’s and university I became a teacher and moved to Mildura. From there I changed…

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Where are they now – Brian Pola (SPC 1967-68)

The College reconnects with Dr Brian Pola (SPC 1967-68) who shares his interesting life story, his recent work with SPC and commitment to improve the rights of gay people.   “After leaving St Patrick’s in 1966 and a confused two years, I started at Latrobe in 1969. I was heavily involved in the anti-Vietnam War…

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KRC Update – December 6, 2017

KRC opening hours The KRC will be open for study and borrowing during the holidays from Monday- January 22, 2018 from 9.00 -“ 4.00 every weekday. – Holiday reading eMagazines You can read the latest edition of the following magazines online or through the Flipster app. Click here to see how. -¢- – – –…

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Wellbeing Report – December 6, 2017

Lost Property The ERC currently holds a large amount of lost property. As your son arrives home with the contents of his locker should you notice that he no longer has his tech coat, jumper, spray jacket, lunch box etc please take the time to pop in and see Glenis before December 14 to see…

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Senior School Report – December 6, 2017

Last week our Year 10’s undertook the University Experience which will hopefully help them to look a little further ahead than they otherwise might.- We are in the process of considering how else we might do this trip in order to make it more effective, as we are aware that a significant proportion of the…

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Mission Report – December 5, 2017

St Patrick’s College is a Catholic school in the Edmund Rice Tradition. When we wish to offer a vision of who we are we may start with our Touchstones: Gospel spirituality Liberating education Justice and solidarity Inclusive community But what of the next set of questions? Why the Touchstones? Where do they come from? One…

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Information Technology Update – December 4, 2017

End of Year 1:1 Device Health Check As we approach the end of the year, it is a good time to check that our son’s device is in good condition. It would be great if you could take five minutes to check your son’s device to make sure that it is in good working condition….

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SPC Business Directory App

Lake Wendouree Luxury Apartments operator Gavin James is highlighting his SPC links to promote his serviced apartment business on St Patrick’s College’s new Business Directory App. Gavin, a past student and now Old Collegian of the College as well as a past parent, is also a valued business sponsor of the College’s Shamrock magazine and…

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Director of Sport Report – December 4, 2017

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

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