St Pat’s News
Cooper Craig-Peters shares his life at Trinity College
Cooper Craig-Peters (SPC 2014-19) is a proud Indigenous man and a keen footballer, having risen through the ranks of the Western Bulldogs’ academy and now plying his trade with their VFL side. In his second year at the University of Melbourne’s Trinity College, he shared his experience: what it’s like living apart from his ‘rowdy’…
June 2 – College update on COVID-19
Dear Parents, Carers and Guardians of St Patrick’s College, Following today’s announcements on the easing of COVID restrictions in regional Victoria we write to confirm that our proposed path for a return to face-to-face learning remains in place. That is as follows: Students in Years 7-10 will remain in remote and flexible learning for the…
SAGERs students plant trees in Victoria Park
The College environmental justice group SAGERS have extended their activities into the wider community as they plant trees in Ballarat. Last Thursday (May 27) they joined forces with the Loreto College social justice group, a community group called Food is Free, and a social enterprise called 15 trees. The group planted 350 trees on the…
Where are they now – Scott Phillips (SPC 1985-90)
The College recently reconnected with Scott Phillips (SPC 1985-90) who enjoyed the opportunity to catch up with some of his classmates at his recent Class of 1990 30-Year Reunion. Scott is now a school principal and appreciates his time at SPC for the development of lifelong friends. Where has life taken you since leaving…
Where are they now – Daniel Hillman (SPC 2011-16)
The College reconnected recently with Daniel Hillman (SPC 2011-16) who is sharing his love of the theatre while making a difference while working with an award-winning touring theatre company and educating primary and secondary school students on the important topics of cyber safety, anti-bullying and personal wellbeing. Where has life taken you since leaving SPC? …
Deputy Principal Report
by Deputy Principal, Mrs Elizabeth Ryan As we again plunge into Remote learning, please keep in mind that there are a range of supports available should your son start showing signs of heightened levels of concern and anxiety as a result of the disruption to their school, sporting and social networks. These thoughts and feelings…
Campbell’s badminton brilliance
Four students represented St Patrick’s College at the BAS Badminton Singles Championships on Thursday, May 27, 2021. The SPC representatives were Campbell Gladman, Aden Paxton, Noah Barwick and Thisen Jayasooriya. It was a large group of competitors this year with 23 boys participating. Players were split into six pools and played three matches each, with…
Teaching and Learning Report
By Director of Teaching and Learning, Mrs Julia Petrov Return to remote learning Thanks in advance to the adjustments you will make to support our return to remote learning. We appreciate all that families need to prepare for having their boys learning from home. The Online Classroom Rules outline behaviours that enable effective teaching and…
Careers Update
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 following link to view the current Weekly Careers News. Weekly Careers News 26 May 2021 Mr Anthony Meehan Careers and Transition Manager
Principal’s Message
Thursday, May 27, 2021 by Principal, Mr Steven O’Connor Temporary return to remote and flexible learning from Monday, May 31 As you may be aware the State Government today announced a seven-day lockdown to help combat the growing COVID-19 outbreak. We understand this presents another challenging time for us all and will cause some distress…