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Mission Report – June 11, 2015
Schools are very structured communities. We have timetables, bells, routines and repeated cycles that let us know where we should be and what we should be doing. With around 1600 souls to co-ordinate on a daily basis this is not surprising and is most likely essential. However, the trap is that we can withdraw from…
Headmaster’s Message – June 11, 2015
Last week, one of our current Year 12 students, Patrick Collier, travelled down to Melbourne to receive a VCE Premier’s Award for his perfect score of 50 in Further Mathematics last year. The award was presented by the Deputy Premier of Victoria and current Education Minister the Hon James Merlino. Of particular note here is…
Nepal Disaster Relief Fundraiser
Loreto College is holding a Movie Fundraiser Night on Friday July 17- to help raise much needed funds to provide disaster relief for those affected by the- devastating- Nepal Earthquake. Tickets to see the movie- ‘Paper Towns’- – are $15 for adults and $10 for students and can be purchased online at www.loreto.vic.edu.au/events If you…
Wellbeing Report – June 11, 2015
Dear Parents, Students and Friends of St Patrick’s College, Recently I have been working with a number parents in relation to assisting their sons navigate adolescence. – No doubt this can be a very difficult time for all but invariably I draw on the wisdom of Dr Ian Lillico who is an expert in the…
Patrick Collier receives Premier’s VCE award
Current Year 12 student Patrick Collier was honoured at last week’s VCE Premier’s Awards ceremony in Melbourne.- The Deputy Premier of Victoria and current Education Minister the Hon James Merlino MP presented Patrick a Study Award in recognition of his academic excellence in attaining the maximum study score of 50 in Further Mathematics in 2014.-…
SPC and Loreto students in final rehearsals
Students from St Patrick’s College and Loreto College are entering the final stages of rehearsals for their annual joint production which this year will be Joseph and the Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat. Just days remain until the curtain is lifted on the opening performance being held in Loreto’s fantastic new Mary’s Mount Centre for the first…
Students win scout awards
Congratulations are in order for three current St Patrick’s College students who have recently been honoured with prestigious scouting awards. Year 9 students Samuel Geddes, Isaac Muller and Emmett Murphy were presented with the Australian Scout Medallion on Saturday, May 9 in a presentation attended by hundreds of people across Victoria. Samuel is a member…
2015 Night of Homelessness
St Patrick’s College Year 10 students have learned first-hand what it’s like to be homeless in Ballarat after participating in the College’s annual Night of Homelessness last Thursday night. Around 260 students arrived with their warmest winter clothers and were issued with a light blanket in the College’s canteen area before being told to try…
Wellbeing Report – May 29, 2015
I hope you will have a chance for a break from the usual routine over the upcoming long weekend. With the middle of the year approaching, winter settling in it is important that everyone takes care of themselves and those around them. We notice it in some of the boys when they lose a bit…
Headmaster’s Message – May 29, 2015
Dear Student, Parents, Guardians and Friends of St Patrick’s College, Throughout last week at the Royal Commission, I have heard some heartbreaking stories, including those of past students, who suffered sexual abuse during their time at St Patrick’s College. I have been deeply saddened and shocked by what I have heard. At the same time,…