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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 – 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 – 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 – Gavan Connell (SPC 1961-68)
The College reconnects with former boarder Gavan Connell (SPC 1961-68) who generously shares his family’s connections and memories of St Patrick’s College. My father Bryan Connell attended SPC from 1927-33. He had two other brothers older than he, John (Jock) who attended from about 1927-31 and Gavan Leo, who attended from about 1927-32. At the…
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…
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…
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…
Careers Update – February 15, 2018
Today it’s not enough to be just smart or academically gifted, you need to be a well rounded candidate as well. Companies now look and test for -Soft Skills- and the following nine came up at the top of their list, in a major research project industry paper by the National University of Singapore. –…
Boarding Bulletin Board – February 15, 2018
-‘Boarding Bulletin Board (Term 1)’ News around the Boarding Precinct It has been a whirlwind first few weeks as we welcomed 64 boarding students into our brand new Boarding Precinct. It has been wonderful to see so many different friendships forming in our new state of the art facilities and the respect our Boarders have…
Pastoral Care Report – February 15, 2018
2018 Pastoral Care Program: Information for- Parents Resilience At St Patrick’s College, the concept of -‘resilience’ is a core component of our Pastoral Care Program.- ReachOut.com defines resilience as the -‘ability to bounce back from adversity. It is a necessary skill for coping with life’s inevitable obstacles and one of the key ingredients to success’….