News
Old Boys in the News – September 2019
Old Boys have been busy lately, including: Fantastic story on Bernie Franklin (SPC 1958-61, PY1963), pictured above, who recently celebrated an astonishing 50 years working for one of Ballarat’s clothing institutions, Messer and Opie, and is still as enthusiastic about fashion and retail as he was when he started in 1969. To read this wonderful story, go…
SPC team makes State Chess Finals
SPC team makes State Chess Finals Since 2016 the College’s Chess team has competed against a range of schools from our region in tournaments across the Ballarat Diocese. Training is held in the KRC during lunch times with up to forty students playing at a time. Many of the boys are vying for a place…
Ballarat Community Notices
Fire Awareness Day – Saturday November 16 at G Gay & Co Mitre 10 Whilst many parts of Australia have been experiencing prolonged drought, our local dams are full and there has been prolific grass growth over the past few weeks. It will dry out soon though and all that grass growth means an increased…
Construction Works – Sturt & Wanliss Rd
Regional Roads Victoria is currently upgrading the intersection of Sturt Street and Wanliss Road as part of a significant project to improve traffic flow and road safety in the area. Work along Sturt Street, near Wanliss Road, will begin in late September, during the school holidays, and is expected to take four weeks to complete….
Teaching and Learning Report
Mid Semester Reports Mid Semester reports provide an overview of a student’s classroom work habits and academic progress for the term. Some students find studying more challenging than others and this may be seen in their academic progress results. However, the classroom work habits reflect a student’s effort and attitude towards his studies. This is…
Senior School Report – September 20, 2019
Congratulations to our Senior Leaders and Award winners, as acknowledged at the Leadership Transfer Assembly on Tuesday. Jack Owen (College Captain 2012) returned and spoke superbly to the boys about not wasting their time on social media or in the pursuit of material items. Aidan Hanrahan, our current Captain spoke very eloquently, and while he…
Acting Co-Headmaster Wellbeing Message – Sept 19
Last Friday night I had the great privilege to travel down to Melbourne to attend the Catholic Education Commission of Victoria Year 12 Graduation Dinner to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Students in Victoria Catholic schools across the state. Six of our ten graduates were able to attend the dinner and it was with pride…
Acting Co-Headmaster Teaching & Learning 19 Sept
Further details regarding the return of Headmaster, Mr John Crowley This week, we received the following from EREA Executive Director, Wayne Tinsey, regarding John Crowley’s return as Headmaster in October and into 2020. Dear Parents, I am pleased to communicate that Mr John Crowley will be returning as Headmaster of St Patrick’s College, Ballarat for…
Director of Sports Report – September 19, 2019
Please click on this link for a Sports Report from the Director of Sport, Mr Gavin Webb.
Pastoral Care Report – September 19, 2019
2019 Pastoral Care Program: Information for Parents Both educators and parents can benefit greatly from maintaining a currency of knowledge in regards to the wellbeing of our young people. One way this can be achieved is through reading the latest research and/or ideas presented by leading professionals in the field of wellbeing and mental health. One…