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Ireland Tour 2019
IRELAND TOUR 2019 The St Patricks’ College’s Football program is again planning to offer an opportunity for students to tour Ireland in the Term 1 holidays in 2019. This tour follows successful trips to Ireland (2007, 2010 2013 and 2016), and Melbourne (2006, 2009, 2012, 2015 and 2018) and aims to visit a number of…
Careers Update – May 10, 2018
Law Week 2018 is an annual festival of events which makes learning about the law easy.- Held in May each year, the seven-day program has something for everyone.- This year Law Week will take place from Monday 14 May -“ Sunday 20 May 2018.- Students get to go behind the scenes of the Victorian legal…
Old Boys in the News – May 2018
Our Old Boys have been in the news, including: Former boarder Nick Donghi (SPC 2014-16),- pictured above, who is playing in the Queensland Premier rugby competition with the Wests. By all reports, Nick is excelling in play and being touted for potential higher duties in the rugby world. Well done and good luck Nick! While…
Careers Update – April 28, 2018
Careers Night is coming – Wednesday- 30- May The Foundation for Young Australians (FYA) released the New Work Order report which- focuses on the changing nature of Australia’s workforce. The report demonstrates how mindsets need to shift to reflect a more dynamic workforce, highlighting seven new -‘job clusters’ that will be in demand in the…
Careers Update – March 28, 2018
Careers & Transition Work Experience– Year 10 work experience week- is June 25 – 29. Please use these holidays to search for a suitable location. Contact me over the holidays for further information or questions Morrisby Online Year 10 students have completed testing this week. Reports are currently- available online. Printed hard- copies of these…
Careers Update – March 15, 2018
CAREER HOLIDAY PROGRAMS UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE Do you have students who- can picture themselves at the University of Melbourne- but are unsure of which degree is right- for them? If so,- we invite- them to sign up for- A Day at Melbourne and find out for themselves! EVENT DETAILS Date:- Friday 6 April Time: 9.00am…
Careers Update – March 1, 2018
Weekly Career News The ADF Gap Year program provides an opportunity for young Australians, who have finished Year 12 (or equivalent) aged between 17 and 24 to experience military training and lifestyle whilst gaining new skills and pay over their Gap Year.- The life skills and job training that students acquire during their Gap Year…
Engagements, Marriages & Births – February 2018
Our SPC community has plenty of exciting news to share: – MARRIAGES Courtney Walsh (SPC 1989-94)- married Anna in Melbourne on Saturday, December 16, 2017. Glenn Fisher (current staff) married Sharon Cody at St Anne’s Winery at Myrniong on January 6. Hamish Marquand (SPC 2002-07) and Lucy Ryan were married at St Patrick’s College Chapel…
My memories of SPC – Tony Mutton (SPC 1972-73)
The College recently reconnected with former boarder Anthony (Tony) Mutton (SPC 1972-73) who candidly shares his school memories and thoughts on the legacy of being a SPC boy. – –My name is Tony Mutton (or Anthony) and you won’t find my name, other than in the yearbook, anywhere around the College -“ (the initials burnt…
Careers Update – February 15, 2018
Today it’s not enough to be just smart or academically gifted, you need to be a well rounded candidate as well. Companies now look and test for -Soft Skills- and the following nine came up at the top of their list, in a major research project industry paper by the National University of Singapore. –…