St Pat’s News
Careers Update – August 25, 2016
Please click on– this link– for all your Careers News by Careers Adviser, Mr Garry Fitzsimons.–
Headmaster’s Message – August 25, 2016
Dear Members of the St Patrick’s College Community, I write to inform you of the upcoming visit by the School Renewal Identity Team. As you will know, St Patrick’s is a Catholic school in the Edmund Rice tradition. As such, it is one of over 50 schools around Australia governed by Edmund Rice Education Australia….
Social Justice News – August 25, 2016
We live in a time of unprecedented growth of science and technology, yet moral, ethical, and spiritual growth have not matched these developments. Our society is a hyperactive one with much cause for distraction from the most significant issues of the world. Not least of which is the growing unequal distribution of wealth in the…
Wellbeing Report – August 25, 2016
What Makes St Patricks College Special And Different? Year 11 Social Justice Experiences Over the last two terms, nearly every Tuesday and Wednesday, Year 11 Religion classes travelled down to Melbourne on the Tuesday and worked locally in Ballarat, helping a variety of different people across society. In total, 10 classes of students, accompanied by…
Information Technology Update – August 25, 2016
Backing up the iPad It is very important that the boy’s iPads are being backed up. From time to time the IT Staff have to reset an iPad to its original factory settings in order to solve a problem or update an operating system. It is important that in order to do this the student…
Teaching and Learning Report – August 25, 2016
Current Year 8 students attended the student information session for 2017 Year 9 this week. While at this session, the boys received a copy of the 2017 Year 9 Information Booklet and the 2017 Year 9 Subject Selection Guide. The Information Booklet provides an overview of the Middle School program and includes descriptions of the…
Middle School Report – August 25, 2016
Let me take a brief moment to thank Mr Ross Wise for all that he has achieved whilst performing the role of Director of the Middle School for the last 8 months. I wish Ross and his family all the very best as they transition their lives to England, especially now that they are facing…
Mission Report – August 25, 2016
Last week we held our annual Justice Assembly. One of the Touchstones of a Catholic Education in the Edmund Rice Tradition is Justice and Solidarity. In this we are committed to justice and peace for all, grounded in a spirituality of action and reflection that calls us to stand in solidarity with those who are…
College Chaplain Reflection – August 25, 2016
Pope Francis speaks to the young people of the Church -There is a way, a way that is not for sale-¦ a way that is not a thing or an object, but a person.- I promised last time that I would share with you some of the messages of the Holy Father that he addressed…
Boarding Report – August 25, 2016
As the curtain came down on the Rio Olympic Games I was left to consider my endearing -‘moment’ from the weeks of sterling competition. Amongst the backdrop of safety reservations, the Zika virus, claims of inadequate accommodation, self-imposed scandal (for the most part!!) and wave after wave of emotion, the Games of the XXXI Olympiad…