A reunion 40 years in the making

The College was recently delighted to reconnect, for the first time in 40 years, with Old Collegian John Mildren (SPC 1971-75). It was a poignant moment of reflection for John and for the College and we are fortunate that John has provided permission for us to publish below his thoughts on why it took so…

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Thanking our Boarding Precinct Appeal donors

The College would like to sincerely thank our generous supporters of the Boarding Precinct Appeal. So far, we are well over a third of the way towards raising $1 million in a fundraising appeal, raising- over $400,000, towards the overall $7m build cost. While the build is moving rapidly and we look forward to opening…

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Engagements, Marriages and Births – December 2017

Our SPC community has plenty of exciting news to share: – MARRIAGES Congratulations to Miles Hingston (SPC 1994-95, PY 1999) who married Claire Moroney last Friday, December 8 and returned to St Patrick’s for their wedding reception in the OCA Pavilion. Congratulations to Kane Tolliday (SPC 1997-2002) who married Rochelle Goldsmith on December 2. Peter…

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Old Boys in the News – December 2017

Our Old Boys have been in the news, including: Congratulations to Joel Parnis (SPC 2004-06) who is making big waves in the world of opera and has just signed as a soloist tenor the Australian Brandenburg Orchestra’s upcoming Christmas performances! After a successful season in the musical My Fair Lady in Sydney this year, Joel…

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Jack Bannister – swapping Schoolies for Sri Lanka

Class of 2017 Year 12 student Jack Bannister, pictured above, chose to forego Schoolies celebrations to head to Sri Lanka for an incredible trip of a lifetime instead. Here, Jack shares his trip with us and encourages other school leavers to consider a similar amazing overseas experience: – -I first heard about my trip to…

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JOBS FILE – December 2017

JOB OPPORTUNITIES CURRENTLY AVAILABLE FOR SPC OLD COLLEGIANS: – TRAINEE COURT REGISTRARS: The Magistrates’ Court of Victoria (MCV) has started recruiting for Trainee Court Registrar positions. Applications are currently open with MCV accepting applications on an ongoing basis, with the assessing process scheduled to start in February 2018. The position is advertised at https://jobs.careers.vic.gov.au/jobs/VG-TCR2017 and…

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Where are they now – Ash Collins (SPC 2000-05)

The College reconnects with Ash Collins (SPC 2000-05) who is working as the game intelligence manager at the Collingwood Football Club.   Where has life taken you since leaving SPC? After finishing at SPC in 2005 I first started to study Occupational Therapy at Deakin university but after a semester there I realised that it…

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Headmaster’s End of Year Message

As the 2017 school year draws to a close I write to confirm some important information for your consideration. – Staffing – This year we farewell a number of staff members, many of whom are retiring, who have made a significant and lasting contribution to the College over many years. I particularly wish to acknowledge…

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Celebrating our 2017 results

2017 Victorian Certificate of Education 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….

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Launch of our Great Man video

As St Patrick’s College celebrates its 125th anniversary in 2018, we felt it was a crucial time to revisit and redefine our mission to -raise fine boys to the status of great men-. We asked ourselves, what is a great man? How do we define greatness? To answer these challenging questions the College embarked upon…

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