News
Wellbeing Report – October 6, 2016
Uniform It has been one of the wettest and coldest starts to Term Four, with more cold weather coming next week. For the first two weeks of this term boys may choose to still wear their long pants. The official uniform for Term Four is shorts, which will begin. The challenge of the warmer months…
Director of Sport Report – October 6, 2016
Please click on this link– for a Sports Report from the Director of Sport, Mr Gavin Webb. –
Advertise now in the Shamrock Magazine
Late advertising bookings are being accepted- for- St Patrick’s College’s third and final Shamrock magazine- of the- 2016 school year, due out in December. Take a quick look at which businesses connected with our school community in Edition 2 by clicking on this link The Shamrock is a glossy, full colour magazine, produced three times…
New Pastoral Care Program for Old Collegians
St Patrick’s College is excited to share the launch of a new pastoral care program aimed at helping its Old Collegians. St Patrick’s College’s Old Collegians Association hopes to harness the valuable, diverse and countless talents and skills of its school community to provide voluntary, practical assistance to Old Boys in their time of genuine…
Where Are They Now – Jakob Baric
The College reconnects with Jakob Baric (SPC 2008-13) who is finding success after switching university paths and still loves the marching band. Where has life taken you since leaving SPC? Straight after graduating from SPC I attended RMIT University studying a Bachelor of Psychology (Social Sciences) for 2014 whilst working in hospitality, and had very…
OCA Regional Dinner in Geelong next week
St Patrick’s College Old Collegian’s Association will be hosting a regional dinner in Geelong next week. Come along and catch up with some of your fellow Old Boys, reminisce and enjoy a great evening out. The Geelong dinner will be held next Tuesday, October 25 at the Lord of the Isles Hotel, 3 West Fyans…
Old Collegians – Births, Engagements & Marriages
Our Old Collegians have had plenty of exciting news recently: Ebony and Luke Corden (current staff), along with their Elijah, pictured,- and Peggy welcomed a son and baby brother, Edward Basil Corden on September 22, weighing in at 7lb 9oz. Elijah was super excited to hold him, and Peggy was super excited to hit him…
Recognising Fr Gerard Dowling
The College and Old Collegians would like to offer our best wishes to inducted College Legend Fr Gerard Dowling (SPC 1949-50) who is retiring from active ministry and will celebrate his last Mass at St Cecilia’s Parish in Glen Iris on Sunday, October 23. Fr Dowling has long been a passionate and active supporter of…
Fr Joseph Kearney – is he our oldest Old Boy?
It appears the College’s oldest surviving student Des Nolan (SPC 1936-39 (PY1941),- aged 94, has been pipped for the -Oldest Old Boy- honour by Western Australian priest, Fr Joseph Kearney (SPC 1935-39). We recently learned Fr Kearney, aged 95,- celebrated the 70-year-anniversary of his ordination to the priesthood. A Mass was held at Our Lady…
SPC Memories with Eugene O’Donohue
Retired QLD university researcher Eugene O’Donohue (SPC 1939-47), now aged in his 80s, wrote to the College recently to share some of his memories of SPC under war conditions. The photo, above, is of Eugene in his 1947 Athletics- school photograph.- We encourage any of our Old Boys to share their memories of their time…