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Teaching and Learning Report – Tutoring available for Years 7 – 10 students
By Director of Teaching and Learning, Mrs Julia Petrov Tutoring available for Years 7 – 10 students There are many benefits to seeking expert assistance outside of scheduled timetabled classes. Students can seek clarification and consolidate skills and knowledge with one-to-one attention. Not only does this improve academic performance, encourage self-paced and self-directed learning through…
Principal’s Message
by Principal, Mr Steven O’Connor Lockdown and Remote Learning – again! It is astonishing how quickly things change in a COVID world. I initially completed my contribution to The Crest on Thursday morning (August 5) and was happy and keen to write about the BAS sporting fixtures recommencing next week and the importance of the…
Middle School Report
by Mr Michael Busscher, Director of the Middle School With COVID-19 creating a continuous news cycle that provides endless updates, you can hardly blame anyone for seeking a little escape or distraction from time to time. This is especially true for teens, who are more than likely adjusting to a new way of learning while…
August 5 – College update on COVID-19
Dear Parents, Carers and Guardians of St Patrick’s College, The State Government has this afternoon announced another period of lockdown following another COVID-19 outbreak. We share your frustrations with these sudden and significant changes which continue to affect us all. Sadly, we are now all well-accustomed to the need to be flexible in this environment…
KRC Update
by Director of Library and Information Services, Ms Leonie Darken Reading For Pleasure – both parents and students As parents you are often met with a myriad of expectations. The article I have highlighted below is one I would hope may initiate some positive consideration on your behalf. It is a well know fact that…
Careers Update
Please read the Weekly Career News each week to ensure you keep up to date with upcoming career events and key dates. Please click on the following link to view the current Weekly Careers News. Weekly Careers News 5 August 2021 Year 12 edition Tertiary Applications Mr Anthony Meehan Careers and Transition Manager
Director of Sports Report
Director of Sport, Ms Tina Benoit, provides an update on sporting activities at the College. Please click on the link below to view the Sports Report. Sports Report Term 3 Week 4 A
Performing Arts Report
by Ms Monique Allen, Head of Co-Curricular Performance The most esteemed public speaking event on our calendar is the Annual Purton Oratory Competition. 2021 will be the 80th year of this event. The first ‘Purton’ Prize was in 1940 and had been created to honour Brother Purton, an educator who was deeply passionate about the…
Mission Report
by Director of Mission, Mr Geoff Brodie It is a common path of the modern business to invest time and energy into producing a mission statement, a values statement, a set of goals, key performance indicators, and to set out the accepted processes of evaluation. This is all good, for time spent stepping back from…
Old Boys in the News – August 2021
Our Old Boys have been busy, including: Callum Leonard (SPC 2003-08), pictured above, who lived out a long-held dream recently to umpire in the AFL. To read more about this former Ballarat umpire’s experience, click here Great to see Old Collegian Tim Kennedy (SPC 1985-90) on the beat in Daylesford in this story here Beaufort’s…
