News
Old Boys in the News – April 2022
Our Old Boys have been busy, including: The extremely successful Walking Off the War Within community event, formed in memory of Old Collegian Nathan Shanahan (SPC 1988-93), which shines the spotlight on mental health for emergency services and the defence force personnel, and has been staged at St Patrick’s College in previous years is taking…
Careers News
Please read the Weekly Career News each week to ensure you keep up to date with upcoming career events and key dates. Please click on the below links to view the current Careers News. Career News, 28 April 2022 Mr Anthony Meehan Careers and Transition Manager
Middle School Report
by Mr Michael Busscher, Director of the Middle School Welcome back to all the Middle School families. I hope that everyone was able to enjoy the Easter break and are now well and truly back into the swing of things and are looking towards another very positive term of school. This week we began our…
Director of Sports Report
Director of Sport, Ms Tina Benoit, provides an update on sporting activities at the College. Please click on the link below to view the Sports Report. Sports Report Term 2 Week 1
Year 7 and Year 9 students to undertake NAPLAN in May
By the Director of Curriculum, Mr Damian Kinnersly NAPLAN The National Assessment Program – Literacy and Numeracy (NAPLAN) 2022 for Years 7 and 9 students at St Patrick’s College will be held on Tuesday May 10, Wednesday May 11 and Thursday May 12, 2022. NAPLAN tests assess student knowledge and skills in Writing, Reading, Language…
Mission Report
by Assistant Principal -Mission and Identity, Mr Geoff Brodie We return to Term 2 in the second week of our Easter celebrations. May the peace and joy of this wonderful season be with us all in our College community. Easter is the experience that defines us a Catholic school in the Edmund Rice Tradition for…
St Patrick’s College 2023 Scholarship Program for Year 7, 10 and 11 students
The next Scholarship Testing date will be held at the College at 9am on Friday 8 July, 2022 for 2023 Year 7, 10 and 11 students. Registrations are now open at the following link: Scholarships – St Patrick’s College Ballarat Please note that registrations close at midnight on Monday 4, July 2022. To encourage and…
Principal’s Message
by Principal, Mr Steven O’Connor Welcome to Term 2 I hope that everyone in the St Patrick’s community enjoyed a restful holiday and a happy and holy Easter. It is always a very happy day when students and staff return to the College for a new term and it was, in this sense, terrific to…
Junior School
By Mr Gavin Webb, Director of the Junior School It was wonderful to welcome back all Junior School students and staff to SPC to commence Term 2, after a well deserved Easter break. Seeing the boys eager to return to class, chatting to mates in the corridor and enjoying a run around at recess and…
Junior School
By Mr Gavin Webb, Director of the Junior School NAPLAN Throughout this week the Year 7 cohort completed four literacy and numeracy tests online under exam conditions. The boys are to be congratulated in the manner in which they approached the tests, as it was evident there were some nerves and apprehension. Being placed under…