St Pat’s News
KRC Update – February 18, 2016
WIRED 2016– The WIRED (Wide Interest Reading English Development) program for years 7 -“ 9 students at St Patrick’s College is in its eighth year. Best practice requires programs to be regularly reviewed to ensure they are meeting their stated goals and it is important to ensure that we measure outcomes of the program both…
Message Regarding Alcohol at School Functions
Important message from the Headmaster regarding alcohol at School functions St Patrick’s College takes very seriously its responsibility to provide a safe and caring environment for all students. It also believes strongly that its staff and current parents have a very important role to play in setting the right example in terms of responsibility and…
Headmaster’s Message – February 18, 2016
Headmaster’s Address to Academic Assembly- – February 16, 2016 Welcome to all of our invited guests, parents, guardians, grandparents, friends, staff and most importantly, our students. In offering this greeting, we acknowledge the traditional custodians of this great land. They are the Wathaurong People. We pay our respects to them for their care of the…
Teaching and Learning Report – February 18, 2016
Academic Assembly The College community gathered this week for the annual Academic Assembly. The Academic Assembly recognises the academic excellence of our high achieving VCE students and those boys whose aggregated performance in all semester two assessment tasks placed them in the top 15% of their year level. The College Dux is presented annually to…
Wellbeing Report – February 18, 2016
Dear Parents-¦ HEAD OF THE LAKE: This year’s Head of the Lake will take place on Friday Feb 26th. – All Year 12 will take part in the day from 11.30 onwards. This is great day of fun, excitement and healthy interaction between the secondary colleges of Ballarat. Siblings of rowers have also been invited…
Director of Sport Report – February 18, 2016
Please click on this link– to view a sports wrap from the Director of Sport. –
Middle School Report – February 18, 2016
Now that the Middle School students have well and truly settled into the 2016 academic year, I am pleased to report that the majority of boys are making good progress in their studies. In particular, it is fantastic to see our new students making new friends and engaging with the wider community. I frequently receive…
Junior School Report – February 18, 2016
Year 7 Camps On Monday, February 1st, after only one day of school, three of our Year Seven classes found themselves out at Log Cabin Camp, Creswick, participating in the first of four camps over two weeks, designed to help the boys get to know each other and provide first hand experience of the traditions…
Technology Faculty Introduces On Guard Safety
Introduction of On Guard Safety into Technology As a means of supporting safe work practice in the Technology Faculty this year students have been/ will be introduced to a new online occupational health and safety training system, On Guard Safety. On Guard Safety provides students with the key knowledge required to safely carry out practical…
Boarding Report – February 18, 2016
I read once that -collaboration, networking and face-to-face interaction- are all critical components to a successful boarding experience. I spoke in our last newsletter about inviting our boarders to actively participate in shaping the future of boarding at St Patrick’s College and this past Monday evening they had the opportunity to make suggestions for a…