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Performing Arts Report – April 28, 2016
Combined College Production Rehearsals for the Combined College Production of -Les Miserables- are well and truly underway again following the school holidays. Everyone involved in the production has been working extremely hard and are very excited to be only one month away from Opening Night. Tickets have recently gone on sale and can be purchased…
KRC Update – April 28, 2016
After several weeks of lunch time chess sessions in the KRC, eleven students were selected to represent St Pat’s at the Ballarat Regional Chess Championships on Thursday, April 28. Players were allocated 15 minutes for each game and encouraged to use the time shrewdly and not make hasty decisions. Students played 7 games each in…
Senior School Update – April 28, 2016
-I have done my best!- This week I would like to challenge the claim, -I have done my best- made by many students.- In my opinion this claim is a cop out and one which I usually refute. Curiously it is a claim that we as parents often accept from our sons. If your son…
Scholarships and College Tours
Scholarships at St Patrick’s College The College will be conducting a second Scholarship Testing day during the school holiday break on Monday July 4, 2016. Registration is open for Year 7, Year 10 and Year 11 students for the 2017 school year. Categories of application include academic excellence, art, performing arts, music, sport, leadership and…
Maths Accolades for Matthew Duffy
St Patrick’s College Student, Matthew Duffy, competes in prestigious Australian and International Mathematics Competitions Each year approximately only 100 students Australia wide are invited to sit the Australian Mathematical Olympiad (AMO). Students are selected by their performance in the Australian Mathematics Competition (AMC). Selected students from St Patrick’s College compete in this competition each year….
Director of Sport Report – April 28, 2016
Please click on this link– for a sports report from the Director of Sport, Mr Gavin Webb. Please click on this link– for a football report from the Directorof Football, Mr Howard Clark. –
1st XV Rugby – SPC v Brighton
St Patrick’s College 1st XV vs. Brighton Grammar (07/05/16) Full time: 51 -“ 0 Try scorers: Nick Donghi (4), Marcus Kaponga (2), Billy Sullivan (1), Lachie Waldron (1), Liam O’Carroll (1) Conversions: Dyvontae Tippett (3) – 5 -“ Inoke Siola’a 4 -“ Josh Cooper 3 -“ Nick Donghi 2 -“ Brenden Bell 1 -“ Ben…
2nd XI soccer – BAS Round 1 report
Second XI Soccer (SPC Green) BAS Round 1 Match Report After one unsuccessful and one successful training match in previous weeks, the Second XI’s first official match of the BAS season was hampered by a few players’ absence and a late bus departure before the starting whistle. From the get go, our Ballarat Clarendon College…
1st XI soccer – SPC v Mt Clear: May 11, 2016
SENIOR SOCCER REPORT St Patrick’s 1st XI 10 defeated Mt Clear 1 GOALS: Jake Selby 3, Ben Hutchins 3, Jack Gaffney 2, Trent Moodley 1, Miles Baker 1 BEST: Miles Baker, Trent Moodley, Jack Gaffney, Marco Farrell, Jake Selby, Brayden Baker,- Dennis Wanjiku, Ben Hutchins A fast break from the centre via Miles Baker set…
Headmaster’s Message – May 12, 2016
One of the four key values of St Patrick’s College is excellence and, after the events of the past weekend, I am proud to see that this value extends well beyond the gates of the current school into our broad and diverse Old Collegians community. Last Saturday night’s Annual Old Collegians Association Legends Dinner hailed…