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Senior School Report – May 2, 2019
Welcome back to school after a timely Easter break.- I hope that families were able to enjoy their time together with some relaxation and reflection.- As we enter into Term 2 and the Ballarat winter starts descending, many students and families become aware that each school year is more of an endurance event than a…
Senior School Report – March 21, 2019
On Tuesday March 12 we held our parent/teacher/student interviews.- I encourage our students to use the feedback positively from these interviews and to take up the challenge to increase or decrease particular behaviours so as to improve their learning and ultimately themselves.- Should you have been unable to attend or obtain a meeting with a…
Senior School Report – March 7, 2019
Congratulations to all our rowers for their fine efforts in training and in rowing in the re-scheduled Head of the Lake on Wednesday, and again to those crews who were successful on the day.- Commiserations to our First Crew, Connor Shugg, Will Peucker, Tom Barry, Brayden Sands and Jackson Long who did not have a…
Senior School Report – February 7, 2019
Welcome to the Senior School for 2019.- The start of each school year provides us with the opportunity to continue as we were, or to choose to do some things better than we did previously.- In all of aspects of our lives, be that our learning or relationships, we will achieve more and be better…
Outstanding academic results from Class of 2018
St Patrick’s College is excited to announce that 2018 College Captain has achieved a rare double honour in being named College Dux for 2018. With an ATAR score of 99.05 Sam became the first College Captain to also been crowned Dux since David Range in 2007. Sam’s amazing effort capped off a fantastic performance by…
2018 VCE and VCAL results
The month of December is a significant one for all Year 12 students across the state. Not only does it mark the official end of secondary school for these students, it is also the time when they receive details of their academic performance in the Victorian Certificate of Education (VCE) and the Victorian Certificate of…
Senior School Report – November 29, 2018
The Year 12s celebrated their Valedictory Dinner last Friday.- It is a great way to finish and good to celebrate when all the work that can be done has been done.- The Gym undergoes a massive transformation with a huge contribution from a large number of people.- In the end, we had a fine venue…
2018 Valedictory Dinner – OCA speech
One of the major highlights of the 2018 Valedictory Dinner was the stirring speech delivered- by current teacher and Old Collegian Shane Murphy (SPC 1993-98) who welcomed our graduates into the ranks of Old Collegians. A transcript of that speech follows: -It is my honour to formally welcome to you to the ranks of the…
College Captain speech to 125th anniversary dinner
2018 College Captain Sam Williams delivered the following speech in the Olympic Room at the Melbourne Cricket Ground as the College celebrated its 125th birthday with a gala dinner for 400 people. Good evening ladies and gentlemen. My name is Sam Williams, and it has been my honour to be the college Captain for 2018….
Senior School Report – November 15, 2018
At the time of writing many of our Year 12s have just finished exams but some will go through until next Wednesday.- On Friday, November 23 we look forward to celebrating our time spent working together with this group at the Valedictory Dinner.- As always, this promises to be an enjoyable occasion.- The Year 12…