St Pat’s News
Wellbeing Report – December 3, 2015
It is time to start putting the pace and demands of the school year behind us, and turn to the most important things that Christmas brings; family and the gift of the Christ child, who in his birth completes the Holy Family, of which all our own families are an echo and a part. Families…
Teaching and Learning Report – December 3, 2015
2016 Booklists and iPad Resources Lists All 2016 booklists have now been distributed, with current Years 7, 8, 10 and 11 boys also receiving the 2016 iPad Resources List specific to their year level. All incoming 2016 Year 7 families, along with all other families new to St Patrick’s in 2016, have been mailed a…
Headmaster’s Message – December 3, 2015
Headmaster’s Address to Valedictory Dinner November 20, 2015 It is with great joy that I welcome everyone here tonight to our Year 12 Valedictory dinner particularly our official guests including our College Patron Bishop Paul Bird, parents, guardians, friends, staff and most importantly, our wonderful graduating students. In offering this welcome, we acknowledge the traditional…
Ballarat Community Notices
Rookie Me and DraftStar AFL Merge Rookie Me and DraftStar AFL have merged. The DraftStar Academy is now the ‘Rookie Me Academy’. For more information regarding this wonderful initiative please click on- this link. It is worth noting that 49 of our senior boys were tested by Rookie Me and they found the experience extremely…
AFL draft joy for SPC
St Patrick’s College 1st XVIII coach Howard Clark has seen dozens of his former charges drafted to AFL clubs over the years, but few have given him as much satisfaction as seeing Yestin Eades’ named called out in the 2015 AFL National Draft. Yestin was selected at pick number 64 by the Essendon Football Club,…
Announcement of new Deputy Headmaster
Dear Friends and Colleagues It is with much pleasure that I announce that Mr Gerard Sullivan (pictured) has been appointed to the position of Deputy Headmaster -“ Student and Staff Wellbeing, effective from January 2016. Gerard has considerable experience in Catholic schools and has held a variety of middle and senior leadership positions. He is…
2015 Valedictory Dinner
St Patrick’s College celebrated an incredible new milestone at its 2015 Valedictory Dinner when 11 Indigenous students successfully completed their VCE. The College’s Indigenous Education Manager Mr Rick Balchin said the number eclipsed the 10 students who graduated in 2014 and was further proof of the remarkable success of the program which attracts students from…
Student Achievements
– Jeremy Coad Receives Pinnacle Scouting Award Congratulations to year 9 student, Jeremy Coad, on receiving the pinnacle accolade of scouting -“ the Australian Scout Medallion. Jeremy’s award was recently presented at a ceremony in Melbourne alongside a number of high-performing Scouts from around Victoria and recognises his many accomplishments in Scouts including the demonstration…
2016 Booklists Now Available
The 2016 Year 7-12 Booklists are now available. The booklists are currently being distributed to families and can also be downloaded via our College website by clicking on this link https://www.stpats.vic.edu.au/en/students-parents-staff/curriculum/booklists/ A 2016 iPad Resource List, which provides information about the required iPad apps, is also available for parents to download.
KRC Update – November 19, 2015
KRC -“ Did you know? Currently we have 4,944 unique fiction titles with multiple copies of many of the popular titles and 7,949 unique non-fiction titles. In the last financial year we loaned 17,410 fiction books and 4,986 non-fiction titles. The KRC is constantly updating our print collection and adding new eResources. – Our eResources…