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Mission Report
by Director of Mission, Mr Geoff Brodie Education is a mysterious and wonderful thing. Mysterious because it concerns the combination of all the elements creating the future of a unique human person: one’s history and hopes, one’s participation in the gifts of our shared human nature, and the emerging wisdom fulfilling the capacity for freedom…
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 19 August 2020 Happy reading! Mr Anthony Meehan Careers and Transition Manager
New 2020 senior football jumper revealed
A key part of SPC football history has been the presentation of the 1st XVIII guernsey to those who qualify by playing five games each year.. Like so many things in 2020 this has not been possible as the football season has been curtailed by the COVID-19 pandemic. Our graduating Year 12 students have been…
SPC Old Boys Quiz
It’s time to test your knowledge of SPC and have a bit of fun at the same time. Let’s see if you know the answers to these 20 questions about SPC and our Old Collegians. Don’t worry we have included the answers (at the bottom), but boy, we will be impressed if you come up…
OCA Pastoral Care Program lifts spirits of our Old Boys
The OCA Pastoral Care Program is continuing to lift the spirits of our Old Boys, particularly during the recent coronavirus pandemic. A grocery giftcard was sent to an Old Boy recently after his concerned classmates brought the man’s personal struggles to the attention of the OCA Pastoral Care Program. The Old Boy was surprised but…
Old Boys in the News – August 2020
Our Old Boys have been busy, including: Pat Shaw (SPC 1998-2004) has opened up about concussion and how it could prove debilitating for the former professional cyclist in years to come in this insightful podcast here Old Boy Andrew Lewis (SPC 1976-81) has been working hard, recently confirming the sale of the iconic Miners Tavern…
Blast from the past for the Class of 2008
Do you recognise any of these young, fresh-faced boys from the Class of 2008. These photos were unearthed at the cohort’s 10-Year Class Reunion a couple of years ago and we thought it was time to share them. Enjoy this blast from the past.
Leadership positions for Brs Brady and Whitefield
St Patrick’s College is proud to share the exciting news that two Old Collegians have been appointed to the leadership team for the Christian Brothers’ Oceania Province. Br Gerard Brady (SPC 1965-70) and Br Geoffrey Whitefield (SPC 1975-80) have been appointed to the leadership team for the Christian Brothers’ Oceania Province. Effective from September 8,…
A proud family tradition for Maurice Sheahan
Maurice Sheahan proudly remembers his time at SPC in the 1950s. So does his son Maurice, who attended in the 1980s and his father, Maurice, whose enrolment in the 1920s would spark the beginning of a special family tradition over the next half a century. During that time, three generations of the Sheahan family, each…
Engagements, Marriages and Births – August 2020
Our Old Collegians have been celebrating some exciting news, including: ENGAGEMENTS Congratulations to Ryan Bullock (current staff) and his fiancé Michaela on their recent engagement. We are happy to hear that a very surprised Michaela said yes! BIRTHS Congratulations to Jacinta Reidy (current staff) and husband Peter on the safe arrival of a…