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Term 3 Parent/Student/Teacher Interviews
by Director of Administration, Mr Tom Ferguson As previously advised, the Parent/Student/Teacher interviews for Term 3 will be taking place on Tuesday, August 18. Given the current challenges in meeting face-to-face these interviews will be online or via phone calls only. Throughout the day, teaching sessions will be shortened to 20 minutes with a view…
Acting Principal’s Message
By Acting Principal, Mr Stephen Hill August 8 – The feast day of Australia’s first Saint, Mary MacKillop In more usual times, the College would gather as a whole school this week to celebrate the feast day of Australia’s first Saint, Mary MacKillop. Mary MacKillop was committed to serving the poor – to going to…
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 3 August 2020 Happy reading! Mr Anthony Meehan Careers and Transition Manager
Teaching and Learning Report
By Director of Teaching and Learning, Mrs Julia Petrov Teaching and Learning The sudden return to remote learning has required considerable adjustment and adaption of our courses and planned classwork. We appreciate families have also had to quickly prepare for all that will be involved in having their boys learning from home. As you may…
Remote Learning – Pastoral Care and Wellbeing
In these strange and unusual times, stress and anxiety can quickly become a point of focus for all of us – students, parents and staff. It is important to be conscious of your own wellbeing needs in these difficult times. Please take note that there are a range of external providers who can be utilised…
Senior School Report
by Director of the Senior School, Mr Hamish McCrum At the time of writing we find ourselves back in remote learning. Remote teaching and learning pose many challenges and difficulties. Staying physically and mentally healthy are two of them. Effective teaching and learning under these conditions are also challenges for all of us. There will be many…
Middle School Report
by Mr Michael Busscher, Director of the Middle School I hope that everyone is now well and truly back into the swing of things in regards to our Remote and Flexible Learning mode of classroom delivery. As always we are looking towards another very positive term of school, despite this change in conditions. Though we…
Mission Report
by Director of Mission, Mr Geoff Brodie A common human experience is the sense of connection one enjoys in quiet and solitary moment with nature. It may be the sunrise or sunset enjoyed on a beach or hilltop with no-one else around. Alternatively, it may be listening to running water and birds, uninterrupted by any…
Boarding Bulletin Board
As we find ourselves at the beginning of another period of remote learning, I am again reminded of the resilience and adaptability of our Boarders. The uncertainty and unpredictability of each passing week is hard to comprehend yet every day, Boarders living away from their homes, some 50km away, others 3,000km away, take it in…
Counselling Services Continuing at St Patrick’s College
In these uncertain, strange and often difficult times, we want to first thank you for prioritising your son’s education. Amidst the myriad challenges we are facing, receiving traditional education in this untraditional setting is in turn likely to give rise to untraditional issues. During this flux, the counselling team would like you know that our…