St Pat’s News

2nd XI soccer – BAS Round 1 report

Second XI Soccer (SPC Green) BAS Round 1 Match ReportAfter one unsuccessful and one successful training match in previous weeks, the Second XI’s first official match of the BAS season was hampered by a few players’ absence and a late bus departure before the starting whistle.From the get go, our Ballarat Clarendon College (Red) opponents…

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1st XV Rugby – SPC v Brighton

St Patrick’s College 1st XV vs. Brighton Grammar (07/05/16) Full time: 51 -“ 0 Try scorers: Nick Donghi (4), Marcus Kaponga (2), Billy Sullivan (1), Lachie Waldron (1), Liam O’Carroll (1) Conversions: Dyvontae Tippett (3) – 5 -“ Inoke Siola’a 4 -“ Josh Cooper 3 -“ Nick Donghi 2 -“ Brenden Bell 1 -“ Ben…

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Director of Sport Report – April 28, 2016

Please click on this link– for a sports report from the Director of Sport, Mr Gavin Webb. Please click on this link– for a football report from the Directorof Football, Mr Howard Clark. –

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Maths Accolades for Matthew Duffy

St Patrick’s College Student, Matthew Duffy, competes in prestigious Australian and International Mathematics Competitions Each year approximately only 100 students Australia wide are invited to sit the Australian Mathematical Olympiad (AMO). Students are selected by their performance in the Australian Mathematics Competition (AMC). Selected students from St Patrick’s College compete in this competition each year….

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Scholarships and College Tours

Scholarships at St Patrick’s College The College will be conducting a second Scholarship Testing day during the school holiday break on Monday July 4, 2016. Registration is open for Year 7, Year 10 and Year 11 students for the 2017 school year. Categories of application include academic excellence, art, performing arts, music, sport, leadership and…

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Senior School Update – April 28, 2016

-I have done my best!- This week I would like to challenge the claim, -I have done my best- made by many students.- In my opinion this claim is a cop out and one which I usually refute. Curiously it is a claim that we as parents often accept from our sons. If your son…

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KRC Update – April 28, 2016

After several weeks of lunch time chess sessions in the KRC, eleven students were selected to represent St Pat’s at the Ballarat Regional Chess Championships on Thursday, April 28. Players were allocated 15 minutes for each game and encouraged to use the time shrewdly and not make hasty decisions. Students played 7 games each in…

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Performing Arts Report – April 28, 2016

Combined College Production Rehearsals for the Combined College Production of -Les Miserables- are well and truly underway again following the school holidays. Everyone involved in the production has been working extremely hard and are very excited to be only one month away from Opening Night. Tickets have recently gone on sale and can be purchased…

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Teaching and Learning Report – April 28, 2016

Victorian Certificate of Applied Learning (VCAL) in 2017 As noted by John Crowley in last week’s Crest, the College is well advanced in its planning to introduce VCAL in 2017. The introduction of the Certificate of Applied Learning will be our next step in our ongoing commitment to develop and introduce programs and pathways to…

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College Chaplain Reflection – April 28, 2016

We are hearing a lot about the commandment to love in our Sunday Gospels at the moment, which can only ever be a good thing. I know I certainly need reminding. Jesus thankfully not only spoke of love but also embodied love. His disciples observed his openness to the other person and his readiness to…

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