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Boarding Bulletin Board
by Director of Boarding, Mr Brendon Gilbert What I love about St Pat’s is the endless opportunities to participate. As you will read below, lots of our boarders are making the most of these opportunities. These opportunities will shape their experience with us and enrich their experience: the more they give, the more they will…
Careers News
Please read the Weekly Career News each fortnight to ensure you keep up to date with upcoming career events and key dates. Please click on the below links to view the current Careers News. Career News, 11 May 2022 University Admissions Timeline Victoria 2022 Mr Anthony Meehan Careers and Transition Manager
Performing Arts Report
by Ms Monique Allen, Head of Co-Curricular Performance Twelve Angry Men – Tickets Selling Fast! Purchase your ticket here –https://www.trybooking.com/BYRVQ Members of the St. Patrick’s College Community who are thinking of booking their ticket to see the College Play, Twelve Angry Men, are encouraged to act quick! This is one not to be missed….
Ballarat Community Notices
Wendouree Neighbourhood Centre – NEED A DOCUMENT SIGNED BY A JP? A visiting Justice of the Peace (JP) will be available at Wendouree Neighbourhood Centre (12-14 Violet Grove, Wendouree) to sign documents every Wednesday between 12:00PM and 1:30PM. This is a FREE service. No appointment needed, just walk in! For enquiries, please call us on…
Middle School Report
by Mr Michael Busscher, Director of the Middle School Welcome back to all the Middle School families. I hope that everyone was able to enjoy the Easter break and are now well and truly back into the swing of things and are looking towards another very positive term of school. This week we began our…
Junior School
By Mr Gavin Webb, Director of the Junior School It was wonderful to welcome back all Junior School students and staff to SPC to commence Term 2, after a well deserved Easter break. Seeing the boys eager to return to class, chatting to mates in the corridor and enjoying a run around at recess and…
Principal’s Message
by Principal, Mr Steven O’Connor Welcome to Term 2 I hope that everyone in the St Patrick’s community enjoyed a restful holiday and a happy and holy Easter. It is always a very happy day when students and staff return to the College for a new term and it was, in this sense, terrific to…
St Patrick’s College 2023 Scholarship Program for Year 7, 10 and 11 students
The next Scholarship Testing date will be held at the College at 9am on Friday 8 July, 2022 for 2023 Year 7, 10 and 11 students. Registrations are now open at the following link: Scholarships – St Patrick’s College Ballarat Please note that registrations close at midnight on Monday 4, July 2022. To encourage and…
Mission Report
by Assistant Principal -Mission and Identity, Mr Geoff Brodie We return to Term 2 in the second week of our Easter celebrations. May the peace and joy of this wonderful season be with us all in our College community. Easter is the experience that defines us a Catholic school in the Edmund Rice Tradition for…
Year 7 and Year 9 students to undertake NAPLAN in May
By the Director of Curriculum, Mr Damian Kinnersly NAPLAN The National Assessment Program – Literacy and Numeracy (NAPLAN) 2022 for Years 7 and 9 students at St Patrick’s College will be held on Tuesday May 10, Wednesday May 11 and Thursday May 12, 2022. NAPLAN tests assess student knowledge and skills in Writing, Reading, Language…
