St Pat’s News
College Shop Report – September 15, 2017
WE ARE OPEN DURING THE SCHOOL HOLIDAYS.We also have new Hi Bounce Balls available for sale, $5 each, great for downball!Another new addition are our School Scarves $25 eachBoys are able to be back in shorts for Term 4, Cost $37 eachYear 7’s 2018 -“ now taking uniform orders, please ring to make an appointment…
2018 Student Leaders Announced
Dear Parents and Students of St Patrick’s College, Today it is a great honour to be able to announce the student leadership team for St Patrick’s College in 2018. The selection process over the past few weeks involved a detailed online vote involving students and staff, followed by a rigorous interview process whereby the candidates…
Mission Report – September 1, 2017
Please reflect on the words of St Paul read at our Fathers’ Day Mass: Brothers, we urge you and appeal to you in the Lord Jesus to make more and more progress in the kind of life that you are meant to live: the life that God wants, as you learnt from us, and as…
Headmaster’s Message – August 31, 2017
Dear Parents, Carers, Staff, Friends and Students of St Patrick’s College, Education is, without doubt, one of the most consistently changing industries in our society. New programs, initiatives, curriculum and teaching pedagogies are constantly being written, debated, taught and tested. It is one of the reasons why teachers are so adept at change. It certainly…
Middle School Report – August 31, 2017
Classroom and Yard Behaviour It seems an import time in the term when I remind boys that their journey into the Senior School is assisted by their subject results and classroom behaviour, as this information is used to assess their readiness to undertake VCE Units 1/2 in Year 10 and thus accelerate their schooling. Poor…
Mindshop Excellence
Congratulations to- the ten Year 10 students who- recently graduated from Commerce Ballarat’s Mindshop Excellence Program, which pairs high achieving students with local businesses to help solve real business problems. One group of our students spent the week with insurance company Simplex, helping to drive customer engagement and increase sales, while a second group worked…
Director of Sport Report – August 31, 2017
Please click on- this link– for a Sports Report from the Director of Sport, Mr Gavin Webb. –
Boarding Report – August 31, 2017
As I write this fortnight’s Crest contribution from Boarding we are in the midst of our Boarding Leadership appointment process for 2018. It has made me reflect on a number interesting thoughts that I have had over these past few days. Firstly, I have thought about Leadership, it’s definition and the capacity of young men…
Wellbeing Report – August 31, 2017
Keeping Safe: Information for- Parents As part of St Patrick’s College mission to create a safe and secure learning environment for our students, it is crucial that our broader community of parents are well-informed with the latest information and research available, so we can work as partners to keep our students safe.- This week’s focus…
Teaching and Learning Report – August 31, 2017
2018 Subject Selection Current Year 8 students attended the student information session for 2018 Year 9 this week. While at this session, students received print copies of the 2018 Year 9 Information Booklet and the 2018 Year 9 Subject Selection Guide. – Any Year 8 boy absent from this information session can collect a copy…