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By Acting Principal, Mr Stephen Hill Last day of classes for Year 12 Yesterday marked a significant milestone in the academic life of the Year 12 class of 2020 – their last day of timetabled classes! We all know and understand that our Year 12 boys have experienced a year like no other in recent…

By Acting Principal, Mr Stephen Hill Welcome back! The return of all Years 7-12 boys on Monday has brought the vitality and energy of 1300+ young men back to the corridors, classroom and ovals of St Patrick’s (and, yes, we missed them!). Our focus during the coming weeks will be on three key aspects –…

By Acting Principal, Mr Stephen Hill As we reach the end of Term 3…. How often have you heard people use the rephrasing of the quote from 1 Corinthians 10:13 that God doesn’t give us any more than we can handle? As we come to the end of Term 3 and the second period of…

By Acting Principal, Mr Stephen Hill Happy Father’s Day! This Sunday’s celebration of Father’s Day will most likely be quite different for many families. While the opportunity to gather as a family in recognition of our father will be limited, we can still take the time to reflect, and hopefully share, those aspects of our…

By Acting Principal, Mr Stephen Hill What we are learning from remote learning While remote learning has forced all of us to adapt to many new challenges, it has also provided the environment for us to explore new and creative solutions to previous practices that we possibly considered fixed or unchangeable. Our current Years 9,…

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…

By Acting Principal, Mr Stephen Hill COVID-19 update Our return to Term 3 has been marked by daily updates from key members of the government regarding the ongoing issues and concerns surrounding COVID-19. As we all know, none of us remains unaffected by this pandemic and as a consequence we are all now acutely aware…

By Acting Principal, Mr Stephen Hill How apt that in the week that concluded with Pentecost Sunday that the ‘gift’ that are your boys was given to us. As we come to the end of the second week with all Year 11 and Year 12 students and select Year 10 boys back on-site for classroom…

By Acting Principal, Mr Stephen Hill We’re back! (well almost) Almost nine weeks ago the State Government announced that all Victorian schools would be implementing the Remote Schooling program. COVID-19 has required all members of the St Patrick’s College community to adjust and respond to what is truly a unique situation. Shifting to a remote…