St Pat’s News
One-Year Reunion catch-up for the Class of 2022
We welcomed back members of our Class of 2022 for their One-Year Reunion at the College on Tuesday evening, 28 November 2023. Around 80 of our youngest Old Collegians gathered in the OCA Pavilion to rekindle friendships and discover more about everyone’s new chapters. It also marked the final reunion to be hosted for the…
Oliver! JR a toe-tapping delight
It was the Junior School’s turn to take to the stage in November, presenting Lionel Bart’s famous rags to riches story, Oliver! JR.
Leo Crough (SPC 1957-59)
We were also made aware that Old Collegian Leo Crough (SPC 1957-59) passed away on 25 October 2022. Leo was the treasured husband of Margaret, father to Kylene, Justin, Sharni (dec) and Scott and a treasured grandfather who was remembered as “such a strong, gentle presence in all our lives, loved by all he knew”….
John Kerrins (SPC 1950-53, PY1954)
We were notified by family of the sad passing of Old Collegian John Kerrins (SPC 1950-53, PY1954) on 16 July 2023, aged 86 years. John’s son Julian said his father was very proud of being a St Pat’s Old Boy. “He would keep tabs on the goings on at the College through the Old Collegians…
Patrick Broughan (SPC 1969-74)
We were notified by family of the sad passing of Old Collegian Patrick Broughan (SPC 1969-74) on 5 August 2023 following a 10-year health battle. Patrick was a boarder at SPC from Euroa in north-east Victoria and started in Form 1 in 1969 and completed his matriculation in 1974, winning a Maths Prize in Form…
Carmel Bourke (former staff)
We are saddened to learn of the passing of much-loved former College Tuckshop manager Carmel Bourke, who passed away on 31 October 2023, aged 86 years, surrounded by her loving family. A generation of SPC students will remember Carmel with the fondest of memories. The school canteen was affectionally known as the “Bourke Street Canteen”…
John McMillan (SPC 1955-58)
We were saddened to learn of the passing of Old Collegian John McMillan (SPC 1955-58) on 9 November 2023. John was a boarder from Tynong, in Gippsland, Victoria. He returned home for a year in 1956 when he was needed by his father on the family’s spud farm, however he then returned and completed his…
College inducts three new ‘Legends’
St Patrick’s College has inducted three new ‘Legends’ and recognised the outstanding efforts of two Young Achievers and one long-serving teacher in its 130th year.
Soccer boost for St Patrick’s College
A new partnership with one of the most successful English football clubs brings top-tier soccer education and training to St Patrick’s College.
New scholarships to celebrate opening of Performing Arts Centre
St Patrick’s College is excited to announce new scholarships to celebrate the opening of its state-of-the-art Performing Arts Centre.
