St Pat’s News
Invitation to OCA Christmas Lunch
Come along to our Old Boy Christmas Lunch – December 10 Following a successful Old Boys Winter Warmers Lunch in June (see photos below), St Patrick’s College’s Old Collegians Association is delighted to announce we will be holding an Old Boys Christmas Lunch in Ballarat on Tuesday, December 10. The lunch is aimed mainly at…
Art captures College’s culture
Earlier this year, when the College sought to reinvent how it would manage the annual Flanagan Art Prize in 2019, it could not have envisaged the incredibly successful outcome which would emerge. After a decade of running the prize as an annual art exhibition, the College decided to instead look at arranging an artist-in-residence…
SAGERS group presents petition to Federal Member for Ballarat
Students involved in the College’s SAGERS (Student Action Group Environmentally Resource Smart) Group were today fortunate to have the opportunity to meet with Federal Member for Ballarat Catherine King to discuss their concerns around climate change. The meeting was organised following September’s National School Strike For Climate which saw students around the country protest in…
Wellbeing Report
By Mrs Elizabeth Ryan, Deputy Headmaster -Wellbeing College Congress 2020 It was with great joy that the 2020 Student congress was announced and presented with their badges during our final College Assembly for the year. Changes to the timetable next year will ensure that all Congress members will be free to participate in our fortnightly…
Good luck to our Class of 2019
Good luck to our Class of 2019 Year 12 students, who started their final exams this week. It has been a busy year for the graduating class, who spent their final afternoon of classes at the College recently reminiscing on their previous six years, sharing their favourite and funniest memories, and generally enjoying every aspect…
Headmaster’s Message
Dear Parents, Carers, Staff and Students of St Patrick’s College, Last week, I was at a supermarket buying some ingredients for dinner. Whist lining up at the register, I noticed an elderly man at the checkout. He was frail and slow. He fumbled around for a considerable time searching his pockets for his money to…
Director of Sports Report
Acting Director of Sport, Tina Benoit, provides a wrap-up of all sporting activities at the College. To view the sports report please click on the link below. Sports Report Term 4 Week 4
Middle School Report
By Acting Director of the Middle School, Mr Matt Taylor Just a reminder to all Year 9 families that this term will be a very busy one, as the boys continue their journey towards completing the Middle School. During Week 5 of Term 4 (6/11 – 8/11) the Year 9 students will attend their final…
Junior School Report
By Director of the Junior School, Mr Gavin Webb Junior School – Week 4, Term 4 Term 4 continues to travel by at a frantic pace for both students and staff. Plenty has already happened in the first four weeks, which is why we have all been waiting in anticipation for this coming Melbourne Cup…
Mission Report
by Director of Mission, Mr Geoff Brodie November 1 is always All Saints Day in the liturgical calendar. On this day the Catholic community celebrates our identity as a “communion of saints”. Regarding this important solemnity, Pope Francis says that the “communion of saints” highlights the fact that there exists a communion of life between…