St Pat’s News
Principal’s Message
by Principal, Mr Steven O’Connor Welcome to Term 2 I hope that everyone in the St Patrick’s community enjoyed a restful holiday and a happy and holy Easter. It is always a very happy day when students and staff return to the College for a new term and it was, in this sense, terrific to…
St Patrick’s College 2023 Scholarship Program for Year 7, 10 and 11 students
The next Scholarship Testing date will be held at the College at 9am on Friday 8 July, 2022 for 2023 Year 7, 10 and 11 students. Registrations are now open at the following link: Scholarships – St Patrick’s College Ballarat Please note that registrations close at midnight on Monday 4, July 2022. To encourage and…
Mission Report
by Assistant Principal -Mission and Identity, Mr Geoff Brodie We return to Term 2 in the second week of our Easter celebrations. May the peace and joy of this wonderful season be with us all in our College community. Easter is the experience that defines us a Catholic school in the Edmund Rice Tradition for…
Year 7 and Year 9 students to undertake NAPLAN in May
By the Director of Curriculum, Mr Damian Kinnersly NAPLAN The National Assessment Program – Literacy and Numeracy (NAPLAN) 2022 for Years 7 and 9 students at St Patrick’s College will be held on Tuesday May 10, Wednesday May 11 and Thursday May 12, 2022. NAPLAN tests assess student knowledge and skills in Writing, Reading, Language…
Director of Sports Report
Director of Sport, Ms Tina Benoit, provides an update on sporting activities at the College. Please click on the link below to view the Sports Report. Sports Report Term 2 Week 1
Careers News
Please read the Weekly Career News each week to ensure you keep up to date with upcoming career events and key dates. Please click on the below links to view the current Careers News. Career News, 28 April 2022 Mr Anthony Meehan Careers and Transition Manager
Old Boys in the News – April 2022
Our Old Boys have been busy, including: The extremely successful Walking Off the War Within community event, formed in memory of Old Collegian Nathan Shanahan (SPC 1988-93), which shines the spotlight on mental health for emergency services and the defence force personnel, and has been staged at St Patrick’s College in previous years is taking…
Celebrating St Patrick’s Day 2022 with annual luncheon
Nearly 90 people attended our annual Old Collegians’ Association St Patrick’s Day Luncheon in the OCA Pavilion, overlooking the Main Oval, on Thursday, 17 March. Old Collegians, staff, committee members and members of our student council enjoyed a relaxing afternoon listening to guest speaker Old Collegian Tony Joyce (SPC 1954-60), who shared many interesting stories…
Where are they now – Rhys Brasser (SPC 2014-15)
The College recently reconnected with former day student Rhys Brasser (SPC 2014-15) who was able to live out his dreams and travel abroad before COVID came crashing down on the world. Rhys is now finishing his final year of a uni degree to become a social worker and has hopes to enter the police force…
Clyde and Cyril Fenton, the brothers from Warrnambool
Old Collegians Cyril and Clyde Fenton attended St Patrick’s College in the early 1900s. Sadly, there is little published in the College’s school year books about the two brothers from Warrnambool. However the pair went on to lead quite extraordinary lives – one as a maverick flying doctor in outback Australia and the other brother…