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Year 10 Students Experience Night of Homelessness
Well done to the Year 10 students who participated in last night’s Night of Homelessness, gaining a first-hand appreciation of what it is like to be homeless. Students spent the night sleeping outside on College grounds, were constantly woken and asked to find a new location by teachers patrolling the school. After this night many…
Careers Update – May 25, 2017
Morrisby Online Parent Information Evening – this Wednesday May 31 REMINDER FOR THIS WEDNESDAY,- MAY 31st from 7.30pm in the OCA Collegians Pavilion. All year 10 parents are invited to a special Q&A session with Mr Barry Darnell, Career Analysts. Morrisby Online is the- ‘gold standard’ careers report and- been issued to- Year 10s this…
VCAL Update – May 25, 2017
As the year has progressed it is wonderful to see the boys developing independence in their learning. We have a number of exciting excursions coming up, with industry visits being the focus, supporting the theme of Employability for this term. So far most boys have visited Ballarat Pressings and Laminex Industries. In addition, drawing on…
Middle School Report – May 25, 2017
This week has been an ideal opportunity to remind all of our boys about their responsible use of ICT. All of our boys have been reminded that it is necessary for them to become familiar with the Responsible ICT Usage and ICT Device Protocol documents that are located in app4 under the INFO tab as…
Junior School Report – May 25, 2017
Junior School End of Semester Exams Junior School exams are not too far away. Over coming weeks the boys in Years 7 & 8 will be preparing for their exams. Year 7 students will be preparing for their first set of exams, they will sit exams in English and Mathematics. Year 8 boys will be…
Teaching and Learning Report – May 25, 2017
Assessment and Reporting at St Patrick’s College The Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority (VCAA) publish guidelines for schools relating to the planning and implementation of the new F-10 Victorian Curriculum. One important consideration noted within these guidelines is a move from the one-size-fits-all approach to reporting to providing schools with the capacity to adjust their…
Boarding Report – May 25, 2017
What a remarkable fortnight it has been, with the highlight being a series of exciting opportunities that your son/s have been able to enjoy as boarders across Australia have celebrated the inaugural -‘National Boarding Week’. Starting the week on Mothers’ Day with our first -‘Great Ballarat Bake-off’ (won by House Captain Osmond Green-King and Demius…
Administration Report – May 25, 2017
Senior School Immunisations Earlier this year the Victorian State Government announced that all school students in years 10,11 and 12 will receive the Meningococcal W vaccine. Students in Years 10, 11 & 12 have received these cards over the past week. These cards are to be returned no later than Friday June 9. The immunisation…
Wellbeing Report – May 25, 2017
Proposed Changes to the College Uniform After many months of hard work the Uniform Committee has tabled for consideration two amendments to the St Patricks College School uniform. Part of the change process is student and community consultation. Both changes are in relation to the Summer uniform (impacting terms one and four) and neither negate…
Information Technology Update – May 25, 2017
Responsible ICT Usage At the start of the year all students and parents signed the College 1:1 device agreement. This agreement clearly outlines the guidelines and conditions that students need to follow while using their device at school. This agreement clearly states that: apps such as Snapchat, Kik, Instagram and Tumblr are not to be…