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2019 College Captain’s Valedictory Address
2019 College Captain Aidan Hanrahan delivered this address at the Valedictory Dinner on Friday, November 22. *Now I said to myself I wasn’t going to cry tonight but…* Good Evening Ladies and Gentlemen, and for the last time ever, it’s a pleasure to be here. Brothers, our journey together began way back almost six years…
2019 Staff Farewells
The conclusion of each school year not only means we say farewell to many students, but also some staff members. Each year’s end is met with a tinge of sadness when staff members, teachers and non-teachers, conclude their time at St Patrick’s College and prepare for their next challenge in life. Some of these people…
Discontinuation of Bacchus Marsh late bus service
St Patrick’s College has decided that, due to declining passenger numbers, it will discontinue its Bacchus Marsh late bus service in 2020. The service has been running for 17 years, transporting boys home on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays with stops at Gordon, Ballan and Bacchus Marsh. The College has never offered such services for other…
Farewell to departing committee members and Board chair
St Patrick’s College held a Christmas dinner this week to thank our volunteers who serve on the Board and committees and to say a fond farewell to those who are stepping down from their positions. In particular the College gave great thanks to Emeritus Professor Terry Lloyd who has stepped down from the role as…
College Dux scores 99.9
Congratulations to our 2019 College Dux Matthew Duffy who has scored an incredible 99.9 ATAR score. Matthew has been an outstanding contributor during his six years at St Patrick’s College and has been a wonderful role model to his fellow students. While his academic excellence has never been questioned, his commitment to many co-curricular endeavours…
2019 OCA Christmas lunch
The St Patrick’s College Old Collegians Association (OCA) was delighted to host its inaugural Christmas lunch for some of our older alumni this week. Following on from the success of the inaugural Winter Warmer lunch in June, which aims to reconnect Old Collegians in their 70s and 80s, the OCA once again gathered at the…
Class of 1993 gather for informal reunion
It was great to see several members of the Year 12 Class of 1993 gather at the weekend for an informal reunion at the Freight Bar in Ballarat. The cohort was rocked recently by the tragic death of Old Collegian Gerald (Ged) O’Sullivan (SPC 1990-93) who was killed in a car accident in Western Australia,…
Old Collegians gather for 2019 Christmas Luncheon at the Emerald Hotel
A tradition started several years ago by Old Collegians Michael Dowd (SPC 1964-69) and Noel Sheehan (SPC 1964-70) to organise informal quarterly Old Boys lunches continues to gather strength. On the first Friday of each new season, Michael and Noel invite as many Old Boys as possible to join them for a few drinks and…
Year 7 animations on College values
Year 7 students have spent the past few weeks learning animation in their Information Technology classes. As part of their learning, students were assigned the task to create projects using the Scratch animation software. Students were asked to theme their projects around the values inherent in a St Patrick’s College education. They were required to…
Rugby era ends at St Patrick’s College
It is with a sense of sadness that St Patrick’s College has decided to discontinue its rugby program in 2020. Over many decades St Patrick’s College has been proud to be the only Ballarat school which has fielded a competitive rugby team in the Victorian Schools Rugby Union (VSRU) competition. Rugby was the only weekly…