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Ballarat Community Notices – September 15, 2017
Ballarat Lawn Tennis Club Bored, nothing to do over the weekends? Why not give tennis a go. The Ballarat Lawn Tennis Club is organising a tennis competition on a Saturday morning starting October 14 at 9:00 am. The competition has modified rules and is aimed to suit players of all levels and ages from beginners…
2018 Student Leaders Announced
Dear Parents and Students of St Patrick’s College, Today it is a great honour to be able to announce the student leadership team for St Patrick’s College in 2018. 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 candidates…
Mission Report – September 1, 2017
Please reflect on the words of St Paul read at our Fathers’ Day Mass: Brothers, we urge you and appeal to you in the Lord Jesus to make more and more progress in the kind of life that you are meant to live: the life that God wants, as you learnt from us, and as…
Careers Update – August 31, 2017
SPC Careers -“ Home page at http://careers.stpats.vic.edu.au/ Incorporating the Weekly Career News. This week’s topics: Upcoming career events VTAC Advice Nights at Swinburne University Portfolio Information Evenings at Deakin University Careers and Creative Day, Monash University- Digital Media courses Information Technology Scholarship Programs Unique Engineering degree at Charles Sturt University UNSW Medicine Information Evening –…
Sustainability at St Patrick’s College
Sustainability at St Patrick’s College In 2016, St Patrick’s College commenced a journey on the path towards becoming a ResourceSmart Sustainable School. This requires active participation in the Victorian Government ResourceSmart Schools program and includes collecting baseline data on energy and water usage, waste generated and the level of biodiversity associated with the school’s operation…
Information Technology Update – August 31, 2017
eLearning Strategic Plan Review Update The eLearning Strategic plan review, which has been ongoing for most of 2017, seeks to find the best technology solutions and processes to best support our students in staff in teaching and learning. The 21st Century classroom clearly sees technology as an integral part of the modern school’s teaching and…
Senior School Report – August 31, 2017
This week I had the privilege of interviewing all but one of the Year 11 boys who accepted their nominations for College or House Captain for 2018.- It was a humbling experience.- All boys did themselves proud.- Many were exceptional and the decisions were difficult because the depth of talent was so great.- To those…
Teaching and Learning Report – August 31, 2017
2018 Subject Selection Current Year 8 students attended the student information session for 2018 Year 9 this week. While at this session, students received print copies of the 2018 Year 9 Information Booklet and the 2018 Year 9 Subject Selection Guide. – Any Year 8 boy absent from this information session can collect a copy…
Wellbeing Report – August 31, 2017
Keeping Safe: Information for- Parents As part of St Patrick’s College mission to create a safe and secure learning environment for our students, it is crucial that our broader community of parents are well-informed with the latest information and research available, so we can work as partners to keep our students safe.- This week’s focus…
Boarding Report – August 31, 2017
As I write this fortnight’s Crest contribution from Boarding we are in the midst of our Boarding Leadership appointment process for 2018. It has made me reflect on a number interesting thoughts that I have had over these past few days. Firstly, I have thought about Leadership, it’s definition and the capacity of young men…