St Pat’s News
Chopper lands at St Patrick’s College
St Patrick’s College has today welcomed a very special visitor with a massive firefighting helicopter landing on the Hill Oval. The Sikorsky S61N Type 1 Helicopter flew into Ballarat from its Australia base in Mansfield after spending most of this summer fighting the horrific Gippsland fires which terrorised so many communities. Originally from Canada, the…
2020 1st XVIII Football calendar
The dates for this year’s 1st XVIII Football calendar of games have been released and we would love to see you there to support our boys wearing the green, white and blue. The SPC 1st XVIII calendar is as follows: SPC 1st XVIII Program Opposing Team Date Time Venue Assumption College, Kilmore Wednesday March 11 …
New digital organ installed in College Chapel
The College has this week taken delivery of a new Johannus Ecclesia T370 digital organ for the Chapel and College Sacristan Helen Lee is enjoying practising on this amazing instrument. Thanks to all who have been involved in the implementation of this wonderful enhancement to the music and sound of the Chapel. It was made…
Drawing of 2020 College Tuition Fee Raffle
Acting Principal Stephen Hill today drew the winner of the 2020 College Tuition Fee Raffle. You can see who won by watching the video below. Drum roll please …..
Old Boys in the News – February 2020
Our Old Collegians have been busy, including: Great to hear Old Boy Sean Duggan (1986-91) promoting Saturday’s Walking Off The War Within event in Ballarat as well as encouraging more discussion on mental health among his peers, family and the wider community. The event was formed in honour of fellow Old Collegian Nathan Shanahan (SPC…
Special message from Acting Principal, Mr Stephen Hill
Please read the following letter by St Patrick’s College Acting Principal, Mr Stephen Hill, released today, to members of the SPC community: To the community of St Patrick’s College, The reality, consequences and emotions of John Crowley’s decision to accept EREA’s invitation to take up the position of Acting Principal of St Kevin’s College for…
From the Archives – with Halina Sztynda
As we begin 2020, St Patrick’s College proudly inducted our 2019 Dux, Matthew Duffy, at the 2020 College Academic Assembly. Recent cataloguing in the College Archives uncovered a 1923 ‘Dux Pin’ awarded to Jack Reidy, 1st Commercial Class Dux. Donated by John McMillan a former student and Mrs Nelson both related to Jack. The pin…
Awards to honour VCE excellence
We welcomed back some of our Class of 2019 to receive VCE Achievement of Excellence Awards at the College’s Academic Assembly recently. Our newest Old Collegians are embarking on many new adventures, including: Sean Antrobus, achieving an ATAR of 91.3, has been offered a Bachelor Degree in Engineering (Honours)/Commerce at Monash University; Jack Cameron, ATAR…
Engagements, Marriages and Births – February 2020
ENGAGEMENTS Congratulations to Old Collegian James Edmends (SPC 2004-09), who is also treasurer on the SPC Old Collegians Association committee, and Anna Dean on their recent engagement. MARRIAGES Best wishes to Old Collegian Jonathan Willey (SPC 2006-11) and Felicity Canny who are counting down to their wedding day in the College Chapel on…
Trip of a lifetime for Jacob Pawlowicz (SPC 2014-19)
Class of 2019 student Jacob Pawlowicz is putting a new university course on the backburner to live out his dream of travelling and playing cricket abroad. Jacob (SPC 2014-19) has deferred an offer to study a Bachelor Degree in Science (Applied Chemistry) at RMIT University in Melbourne, and has signed with a cricket club in…