St Pat’s News
Year 7 2017 Enrolments Closing Soon
St Patrick’s College Year 7 2017 Enrolments closing soonSt Patrick’s College prides itself on -‘raising fine boys to the status of great men’ and Enrolments for the Year 7 2017 school year will be closing soon.Please note that Enrolment Applications for students entering Year 7 in 2017 will close on Friday, February 12, 2016.Enrolments received…
Careers Update – 4 February, 2016
Work Experience Week Some confusion has emerged about the official work experience week dates. So let me end the confusion here! The Queens Birthday, Monday 13 June, heralds the official commencement of the work experience ‘week’ (4 days only). However the three holiday weeks commencing- either 20 June, 27 June, or 4 July are each…
A new school year begins
The 2016 year has started in smooth fashion at St Patrick’s College with more than 1400 boys arriving at school full of hopes and ambitions for a great year ahead. Headmaster John Crowley, at a full school assembly in the Br W.T. O’Malley Sports Centre, welcomed the more than 250 new students who walked through…
Old Collegian awarded national honour
St Patrick’s College is delighted to learn that Old Collegian Gavan Breen (SPC 1948-1952) was awarded the Officer of the Order of Australia (AO) in the 2016 Australia Day honours list, for distinguished service to the Indigenous community through the preservation of languages, to the development of orthographies, and to education. John Gavan Breen was…
2016 Camps, Sports and Excursions Fund (CSEF)
Every Victorian child should have access to the world of learning opportunities that exist beyond the classroom. The Camps, Sports and Excursions Fund (CSEF) will ensure that no student will miss- out on the opportunity to join their classmates for important, educational and fun activities. School camps provide children with inspiring experiences in the great…
2015 VCE Results – A time to celebrate
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. All members of the St Patrick’s…
2015 College Dux announced
Paddy Collier has been announced as the Dux of St Patrick’s College for 2015 after the release of today’s ATAR scores. Paddy recorded an incredible ATAR score of 99.90, ranking him in the top 70 students from across Victoria and as the best performing male student in the Ballarat region. In a day of extremely…
KRC Update – December 3, 2015
KRC opening hours The KRC will be open for study and borrowing during the holidays from Monday January 18, 2015 from 9.00 -“ 4.00 every weekday. Holiday reading -“ eBooks & eResources eBooks are available for all students through our eBook platform here We have a range of fiction and non-fiction books covering a variety…
Information Technology Update – December 3, 2015
Care of iPads over the Summer The boys currently in Years 7, 8 and 10 will be able to take their iPads home over the summer holidays. However, it is important that the boys take great care of the iPad over the long holiday break and not take or use the iPad in inappropriate places…
Careers Update – December 3, 2015
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