St Pat’s News
Performing Arts Report – March 9, 2017
West Side StoryRehearsals for West Side Story have recommenced and are going extremely well. The cast of 80 St Patrick’s College and Loreto College students are working very hard.West Side Story takes the story of William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet and transports it to modern-day New York City, as two idealistic young lovers find themselves…
VCAL Update – March 9, 2017
Applied Learning Program at St Pats!! In Applied Learning we are in completion mode with quite a large volume of paperwork being generated by all the boys, to meet outcomes in Literacy (Reading and Writing for Knowledge) Numeracy (Geometric 3D shapes) Work Related Skills (Occupational Health and Safety working with cement) and Personal Development Skills…
Director of Sport Report – March 9, 2017
Please click on- this link– for a Sports Report from the Director of Sport, Mr Gavin Webb. –
Wellbeing Report – March 9, 2017
St Patrick’s Day Green Tie Fundraiser – Exodus community This year the Year 12 Student Council have decided to raise funds for the local organisation, West Wendouree Exodus Community. This a local organisation that our students have visited as part of our Social Justice experiences. It provides valuable assistance to the local community and reaches…
KRC Update – March 9, 2017
BrainPop -“ -The more you know, the more you know- 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 learn or revise core areas of knowledge. Look up the resources on…
Information Technology Update – March 9, 2017
Microsoft Office for home for free! As part of the College’s membership to Office 365, all students are allowed to download the Microsoft Office suite for free on up to five home computers. This can be done quite easily by following the instructions on the iPad Parent Support page here: http://ipads.stpats.vic.edu.au/installing-office-365-at-home.html The important thing to…
Boarding Report – March 9, 2017
This weekend marks our first EXEAT weekend for 2017. For many of our boarders it shall be the first opportunity to return home since commencing the term in early February. For others it may be the first occasion they have left our -‘four walls’ to spend time with friends in other parts of the State….
Ballarat Community Notices – March 9, 2017
Digital Technologies and Computer Coding at St Patrick’s College features in Microsoft Article St Patrick’s College has featured in a Microsfot article regarding digital technologies and computer coding. The- Microsoft article showcases some wonderful St Patrick’s College Year 9 literacy extension coding boys programming in Python and- discusses all the wonderful things we are doing…
Winner of the 2017 Tuition Fee Raffle Announced
Congratulations to the winner of the St Patrick’s College 2017 Tuition Fee Raffle, Allison and Stephen Griffin. They have won $5,000 off a year’s Tuition fees. Well done and thank you to everyone who supported the raffle, which raised several thousand dollars. The money raised will help fund major College projects, including the new- Boarding…
Head of the Lake this Sunday – Support our Crews!
One of the major highlights on the College events calendar will take place on Sunday morning when our crews compete in the annual Head of the Lake. Excitement is building as our crews have enjoyed a fine preparation and have found strong form in all lead up races. Our passionate Year 12 boat race spit…