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Senior School Report – May 24, 2018
Last Thursday night our Year- 10’s spent the night -sleeping rough- in an attempt to increase their empathy for the homeless.- Talks from Mr Anthony Nunan and Craig Schepsis (Ballarat Soup Bus) gave the boys some insight into the variety of causes of homelessness and the difficulties and vulnerabilities that follow on from this.- When…
Senior School Report – March 29, 2018
Congratulation to our First Crew of Rowers once again, finishing off a wonderful season with a win at the Nationals.- A tremendous feat, with success being the result of many hours of toil in the background by themselves and others supporting them.- Our First XI Cricketers also capped off an excellent season, winning the BAS…
Senior School Report – March 1, 2018
Last week the buzz around the school was very much about Head of the Lake.- The passion and school spirit that it stirs is an amazing phenomenon. The pride and sense of belonging the boys display in this week is the envy of many others. The behaviour of the supporters was in the main excellent;…
SPC In India
SPC in India The College is thrilled to announce an exciting opportunity for current students in the Senior School. This November/December a small group of Senior students from SPC will be travelling to India for the first time as part of Edmund Rice Education Beyond Borders (EREBB). EERB is an International network of Catholic schools…
Senior School Report – February 15, 2018
This week we celebrated the 2017 achievements of our best students in the Academic Assembly.- Joshua DeVoogel, our 2017 Dux spoke incredibly well and it is worth reiterating some of what he had to say.- He thanked those who had helped him along the way: his family, teachers and peers. He acknowledged Lachlan Furlong, the…
Launch of our Great Man video
As St Patrick’s College celebrates its 125th anniversary in 2018, we felt it was a crucial time to revisit and redefine our mission to -raise fine boys to the status of great men-. We asked ourselves, what is a great man? How do we define greatness? To answer these challenging questions the College embarked upon…
Senior School Report – February 2, 2018
Welcome to all Senior School students after a significant break.- For some students this is the chance to resume the good work they have been doing, for others it is a chance to form better habits than they may have had in the past.- It is important for all of our students to realise that…
Celebrating our 2017 results
2017 Victorian Certificate of Education results The month of December is a significant one for all Year 12 students across the state. Not only does it mark the official end of secondary school for these students, it is also the time when they receive details of their academic performance in the Victorian Certificate of Education….
Senior School Report – December 6, 2017
Last week our Year 10’s undertook the University Experience which will hopefully help them to look a little further ahead than they otherwise might.- We are in the process of considering how else we might do this trip in order to make it more effective, as we are aware that a significant proportion of the…
Senior School Report – November 24, 2017
Our Year 10’s are looking forward to their University experience on Wednesday November 29.- By now students should have made their selection from Melbourne University, RMIT, Deakin-Geelong and Victoria University-Footscray.- It is hoped that this day will help our young men look further ahead than they otherwise might; to consider courses, careers and life beyond…