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Esteemed Old Collegian Fr Joseph Kearney passes away
St Patrick’s College has been notified of the sad passing of possibly our oldest Old Boy, Fr Joe Kearney (SPC 1935-39) on May 15 in Perth, three months shy of reaching 99 years. Joseph Kearney grew up in a devoted Catholic family in the Melbourne suburb of Moonee Ponds, and at the age of seven,…
Old Collegians make donation to assist families in COVID-19
The St Patrick’s College Old Collegians Association (OCA) will donate $50,000 to help the St Patrick’s College community manage the impact of the COVID-19 coronavirus. The OCA will donate $40,000 directly to the College to help assist current families whose income has been affected by the crisis. In addition, the OCA has provided a further…
St Pat’s Has Talent 2020 Prizes Announced
Members of our community wishing to enter this year’s online St Pat’s Has Talent Quest have until 2pm this Friday, May 15 to do so. Prizes will be handed out to our 1st,2nd and 3rd most impressive videos and of course, the mighty trophy awarded to the winner. 1st Prize: $100 JB Hifi Voucher, $100…
May 12 – College update on COVID-19
Dear Parents, Guardians and Carers of St Patrick’s College, RE: Return to on-site learning The last few weeks of flexible and remote learning have been challenging for everyone in education. It has been a difficult period as we have all adjusted to new ways of learning and teaching. We are now grateful to hear some…
Acting Principal’s Message
By Acting Principal, Mr Stephen Hill In a typical year, this week is one of great celebration at St Patrick’s, usually marked by Edmund Rice Day celebrations and the Mothers’ Day Mass and Breakfast. How different it has been in 2020! We are told that Edmund Rice encountered personal suffering through the death of his…
Windows of Hope
Traditionally, this week would be a time of great celebration at St Patrick’s College as we celebrated Edmund Rice Day. However, in this time of social isolation we were unable to gather as a community and instead, along with other Edmund Rice schools across Australia, we asked our community to focus on the theme of:…
Boarding Bulletin Board
by Mike Silcock, Director of Boarding Boarding Bulletin Board (T2 08/05/20) I often speak to Boarders as being ‘yes’ people. If Boarding is a springboard to the opportunities that this great College offers then our Boarders must adopt a positive, embrace-all mentality to gain the full benefit of being in Boarding. I have no doubt…
Senior School Report
by Hamish McCrum, Director of Senior School Last week we lost a very good man in Gerard Sullivan His contributions in various conversations were always insightful and thought provoking. He was passionate about education and was always striving to find ways in which teaching could be made more effective. These things were good enough. But…
KRC Update
KRC and the COVID closure We are still very busy in the Kelty Resource Centre during this time of remote teaching and learning. Mrs Gail Severino has worked on site, keeping the library doors open to staff throughout the Stage 3 Lockdown. This has been essential as she has been able to provide resources and…
St Patrick’s College Statement on Royal Commission findings – May 7, 2020
Edmund Rice Education Australia, the St Patrick’s College Board, the Old Collegians Association and the executive of St Patrick’s College acknowledge today’s release of the full and unredacted findings of the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse – Case Study 28 and Case Study 35. The important work of the Royal Commission…