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Please note the End Of Year Examination Timetable as we begin to get into our final week of Year 9 in 2016.- To view the Exam Timetable please click on this link The Year 9 Examination period started on Thursday December 1 and runs until Wednesday December 7 which will be the final day in…

Last week saw the largest undertaking engaged by the College as we successful transported, housed, feed and offered a myriad of outdoor experiences for the entire Year 9 Cohort for three days in the magnificent surroundings of Hall’s Gap and the Grampians. This is the only camp experience in which the whole year level is…

As part of St Patrick’s ongoing commitment to develop and deliver classroom programs which integrate contemporary teaching and learning pedagogy to meet the diverse learning needs of our students, the College has initiated a detailed review of the Middle School Program in preparation for 2018. One of the key contributors to this review will be…

Just a reminder to all Year 9 families that this term will be a very busy one, as the boys continue their journey towards completing the Middle School. During Week 6 of Term 4 (9/11 -“ 11/1) the Year 9 students will attend their final expedition as part of the Year 9 Experiential Program. Your…

Welcome back to everyone in the Middle School. I hope that you have all had a wonderful holiday despite the cold and wet weather Ballarat is currently experiencing. In your son’s last term in the Middle School it is vital that he continue to grow in his level of maturity as he is about to…

Two weeks into my new role as Director of Middle School and it continues to be an eye opening experience. I have had the privilege of working through a number of issues with students and their families as we arrive at ways of moving forward with their boy to get the most out of the…

Let me take a brief moment to thank Mr Ross Wise for all that he has achieved whilst performing the role of Director of the Middle School for the last 8 months. I wish Ross and his family all the very best as they transition their lives to England, especially now that they are facing…

Farewell As I commence my final week as Director of Middle School at St Patrick’s College, I cannot help but reflect on my 8 months in the position. During my brief tenure, I have witnessed the positive growth and development of some 234 boys, which will ensure that the memories I have of this school…

As the weather continues to be bleak, wet and windy in Ballarat, the students of the Middle School are to be commended for their attitude and application since returning from the Term 2 holidays. As I walk around the corridors and classrooms of the Sir Hugh Devine Building, I continue to be impressed with the…

I would like to take this opportunity to welcome back all Middle School students and staff as we embark upon Term 3 for 2016. The term promises to be yet another one full of opportunities for our boys to continue their journey towards the Senior School in 2017. Whilst the weather has not started that…