St Pat’s News
Where are they now – Luke Guthrie (former staff)
The College reconnects with former staff member Luke Guthrie, who taught at SPC between 1966-72, and recalls some of his fond memories of his time at the school. Luke is pictured here with Tri Wulan, Director of Education at The Geeta School in Cirebon, Java. The Geeta School is an English speaking K – 12…
Where are they now – Brian Doherty (SPC 1960-65)
The College reconnects with former boarder Brian (Doc) Doherty (SPC 1960-65) who enjoyed SPC’s sports more than the classroom as well as a smoke behind the grandstand! Where has life taken you to since SPC. After leaving SPC I did a catering and hotel management course at William Angliss. I then managed the family…
Where are they now – Alan Jubb (SPC 1954-59)
The College reconnects with former boarder Alan Jubb (SPC 1954-59) who is keeping busy in retirement after a career spanning nearly 40 years in the police force, and receiving the Australian Police Medal. Alan is a loyal supporter of our various OCA events and it’s always great to see his smiling face! Where…
Where are they now – Tiernan Somers (SPC 2012-17)
We catch up with Tiernan Somers (SPC 2012-17) who returned as a staff member in the Mission team in 2018 as the Faith in Action Trainee. Tiernan is now studying a Bachelor of Community and Human Services and hopes to attain his Master’s Degree specialising in Social Justice and Human Rights. Tiernan tells us more about…
Where are they now – Mitch Tuddenham (SPC 2012-17)
We catch up with former College Captain Mitch Tuddenham (SPC 2012-2017) who loved the place so much, he returned as the HaPe Trainee in 2018. Mitch is now at university studying psychologyy. We chatted to Mitch during his time as a HaPe trainer about some of his fondest memories of his time at SPC. …
125th Anniversary Celebration – St Patrick’s Day,
The entire St Patrick’s College community is encouraged to join us on St Patrick’s Day, Saturday, March 17 for a day of activities to mark our 125th anniversary celebrations. An afternoon of free activities is being planned and we’d love to have you involved. Among the highlights on the day are: Free family portrait sessions…
National Youth Science Forum
During the summer school holidays, four St Patrick’s College students were selected to attend the National Youth Science Forum in Canberra. The following reports summarise their experience. Report by Nathan Suttie, Lachlan Suttie, Lachlan Owens, Kyle Brown– and Ms Janelle Spierings (Head of the Science Faculty) Over the January holidays, four St Patrick’s College students…
KRC Update – February 15, 2018
BrainPop -“ –Knowledge is power. Information is liberating. Education is the premise of progress, in every society, in every family.-– Kofi Annan BrainPop is a media-rich online resource for students at all year levels. It covers a range of topics with animated movies, quizzes, games and activities. – It offers a particularly engaging way to…
Teaching and Learning Report – February 15, 2018
This week, at our annual Academic Assembly, we recognised the academic excellence of our high achieving VCE and VET students. We also acknowledged students whose aggregated performance in all Semester Two assessment tasks placed them in the top 15% of their year level with a Chris Nolan Award. The College Dux is presented to the…
Director of Sport Report – February 15, 2018
Please click on this link– for a Sports Report from the Director of Sport, Mr Gavin Webb. –