St Pat’s News
KRC Update
KRC and the COVID closure We are still very busy in the Kelty Resource Centre during this time of remote teaching and learning. Mrs Gail Severino has worked on site, keeping the library doors open to staff throughout the Stage 3 Lockdown. This has been essential as she has been able to provide resources and…
St Patrick’s College Statement on Royal Commission findings – May 7, 2020
Edmund Rice Education Australia, the St Patrick’s College Board, the Old Collegians Association and the executive of St Patrick’s College acknowledge today’s release of the full and unredacted findings of the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse – Case Study 28 and Case Study 35. The important work of the Royal Commission…
Junior School Report
Hi all, Well done to all students in the Junior School for your effort and attitude in the first month of remote learning. The majority of feedback from parents has been overwhelmingly positive and this is mainly due to the patience and willingness of the boys to learn and take on this challenge head on….
Teaching and Learning Report
by Director of Teaching and Learning, Mrs Julia Petrov Exams and reports Due to the challenges posed by remote learning it is felt that running traditional examinations would not be useful so there will be no exam period at the end of this semester. We will use the additional time to teach coursework. Our reports…
Careers Update
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 following link to view the current Weekly Careers News. Weekly Careers News 5 May 2020 Happy reading! Mr Anthony Meehan Careers and Transition Manager
Director of Sports Report
Director of Sport, Ms Tina Benoit, provides an update on sporting activities at the College and delves into the College Archives to find out if sport at SPC has been impacted at any other time due to a pandemic. To view the sports report, and to find out more about the below image of the…
Mission Report
by Director of Mission, Mr Geoff Brodie This week we were cast back into the feelings and questions of Good Friday with the death of a good man, Gerard Sullivan. Our prayers and deepest condolences reach out to his wife Suzie, his daughters, Ella and Lucinda, and to all his family and friends. In offering…
Gerard Sullivan’s funeral
St Patrick’s College continues to mourn the passing of our colleague and friend Gerard Sullivan at 9:30pm on Friday, May 1, 2020 after a courageous battle with cancer. Gerard’s wife, Suzie, and his children, Ella and Lucinda, were with Gerard as he passed gently. All at St Patrick’s and the wider EREA community pass our…
Answers to student council video challenge
Last week our Student Council issued a challenge to all in our community to test your knowledge of locations around the school. The Council filmed the following video and then asked people to guess each location by providing their answers at this link. The list below provides the answers to each of the locations the…
Middle School Report
I hope that everyone is now working positively with our online platform Microsoft Teams. The boys have been able to grasp this new way of learning and are engaging well with the teaching staff in the Middle School. Initial hiccups have been ironed out and everyone is making the most of this very different manner…