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A special message – three decades on
As the Ballarat community prepares to celebrate all the colour and excitement of this weekend’s Head of the Lake Rowing Regatta, it presents an opportunity to look back at one of the most celebrated moments in our College’s history and relive some glory. It has now been exactly 30 years since the famous St Patrick’s…
Former College Captain Chris Henderson addresses 2020 Academic Assembly
Chris Henderson attended St Patrick’s College from 1986 to 1991 and was the College Captain that year. Chris has enjoyed a successful career in high level management working in human resources and recruitment companies. However his life took a sudden unexpected twist three years ago when he was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis. Chris refused to…
Year 12 students build St Patrick’s College in Minecraft
Written by Head of Computing Faculty Mr Ian Fernee The connection to 1431 Sturt Street is something that Old Boy’s of St Patrick’s College hold very dear. Whilst the community makes up the experiences of secondary school life, the location frames the experiences that students come away with. Since May 2019, several Senior School boys…
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…
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…
Sons of an Old Boy visit the College
We welcomed brothers Robert and Paul Dallimore back to the College recently. Robert and Paul are the sons of Old Collegian Craig Dallimore (SPC 1954), a retired Melbourne pharmacist, who will be celebrating his 80th birthday next year! Craig was a boarder from Drysdale and completed his sub-intermediate studies at SPC in 1954 before moving to St Joseph’s…