Middle School Report – November 19, 2015

Grampians Camp The Year 9 students will attend their Term Four Rite Journey experience at the Norval Camp facility in Halls Gap from November 25 to November 27. During the camp the boys will participate in a number of challenging experiences including hiking, rock climbing, abseiling, high ropes and conservation work. Objectives of the camp:…

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Information Technology Update – November 19, 2015

St Patricks Student 1:1 eLearning Strategy The St Patrick’s College vision for eLearning is to provide technology-enriched learning opportunities that enable students to achieve high-quality learning outcomes, preparing them for further education, training and to live and work in a digital world. As was recently announced and discussed at the Parent ICT Information evening, for…

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Careers Update – November 19, 2015

Weekly Career News This weeks topics are: Focus on careers in media and communication -“ journalism, marketing and public relations New double degree in Health & Physical Education and Outdoor & Environmental Education New elite sporting precinct at Deakin University, Geelong Three new Biomedical Science double degrees at Australian Catholic University Science career resources from…

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Director of Sport Report – November 19, 2015

Director of Sport Report Term 4 Week 7 19 November 2015- Cricket 2nd XI Match Report SPC Blue 3/132 defeated SPC White 10/121 SPC Blue make it three in a row and have set the Second XI BAS Cricket competition on fire. Electing to bowl first SPC Blue openers Ben Hutt and Tom Godson were…

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KRC Update – November 19, 2015

KRC -“ Did you know? Currently we have 4,944 unique fiction titles with multiple copies of many of the popular titles and 7,949 unique non-fiction titles. In the last financial year we loaned 17,410 fiction books and 4,986 non-fiction titles. The KRC is constantly updating our print collection and adding new eResources. – Our eResources…

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Ballarat Community Notices

Rookie Me and DraftStar AFL Merge Rookie Me and DraftStar AFL have merged. The DraftStar Academy is now the ‘Rookie Me Academy’. For more information regarding this wonderful initiative please click on- this link. It is worth noting that 49 of our senior boys were tested by Rookie Me and they found the experience extremely…

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2016 Booklists Now Available

The 2016 Year 7-12 Booklists are now available. The booklists are currently being distributed to families and can also be downloaded via our College website by clicking on this link https://www.stpats.vic.edu.au/en/students-parents-staff/curriculum/booklists/ A 2016 iPad Resource List, which provides information about the required iPad apps, is also available for parents to download.

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Student Achievements

– Jeremy Coad Receives Pinnacle Scouting Award Congratulations to year 9 student, Jeremy Coad, on receiving the pinnacle accolade of scouting -“ the Australian Scout Medallion. Jeremy’s award was recently presented at a ceremony in Melbourne alongside a number of high-performing Scouts from around Victoria and recognises his many accomplishments in Scouts including the demonstration…

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2015 Valedictory Dinner

St Patrick’s College celebrated an incredible new milestone at its 2015 Valedictory Dinner when 11 Indigenous students successfully completed their VCE. The College’s Indigenous Education Manager Mr Rick Balchin said the number eclipsed the 10 students who graduated in 2014 and was further proof of the remarkable success of the program which attracts students from…

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Announcement of new Deputy Headmaster

Dear Friends and Colleagues It is with much pleasure that I announce that Mr Gerard Sullivan (pictured) has been appointed to the position of Deputy Headmaster -“ Student and Staff Wellbeing, effective from January 2016. Gerard has considerable experience in Catholic schools and has held a variety of middle and senior leadership positions. He is…

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