St Pat’s News
2015 Valedictory Dinner
St Patrick’s College celebrated an incredible new milestone at its 2015 Valedictory Dinner when 11 Indigenous students successfully completed their VCE.The College’s Indigenous Education Manager Mr Rick Balchin said the number eclipsed the 10 students who graduated in 2014 and was further proof of the remarkable success of the program which attracts students from across…
Student Achievements
– Jeremy Coad Receives Pinnacle Scouting Award Congratulations to year 9 student, Jeremy Coad, on receiving the pinnacle accolade of scouting -“ the Australian Scout Medallion. Jeremy’s award was recently presented at a ceremony in Melbourne alongside a number of high-performing Scouts from around Victoria and recognises his many accomplishments in Scouts including the demonstration…
2016 Booklists Now Available
The 2016 Year 7-12 Booklists are now available. The booklists are currently being distributed to families and can also be downloaded via our College website by clicking on this link https://www.stpats.vic.edu.au/en/students-parents-staff/curriculum/booklists/ A 2016 iPad Resource List, which provides information about the required iPad apps, is also available for parents to download.
KRC Update – November 19, 2015
KRC -“ Did you know? Currently we have 4,944 unique fiction titles with multiple copies of many of the popular titles and 7,949 unique non-fiction titles. In the last financial year we loaned 17,410 fiction books and 4,986 non-fiction titles. The KRC is constantly updating our print collection and adding new eResources. – Our eResources…
Director of Sport Report – November 19, 2015
Director of Sport Report Term 4 Week 7 19 November 2015- Cricket 2nd XI Match Report SPC Blue 3/132 defeated SPC White 10/121 SPC Blue make it three in a row and have set the Second XI BAS Cricket competition on fire. Electing to bowl first SPC Blue openers Ben Hutt and Tom Godson were…
Careers Update – November 19, 2015
Weekly Career News This weeks topics are: Focus on careers in media and communication -“ journalism, marketing and public relations New double degree in Health & Physical Education and Outdoor & Environmental Education New elite sporting precinct at Deakin University, Geelong Three new Biomedical Science double degrees at Australian Catholic University Science career resources from…
Information Technology Update – November 19, 2015
St Patricks Student 1:1 eLearning Strategy The St Patrick’s College vision for eLearning is to provide technology-enriched learning opportunities that enable students to achieve high-quality learning outcomes, preparing them for further education, training and to live and work in a digital world. As was recently announced and discussed at the Parent ICT Information evening, for…
Middle School Report – November 19, 2015
Grampians Camp The Year 9 students will attend their Term Four Rite Journey experience at the Norval Camp facility in Halls Gap from November 25 to November 27. During the camp the boys will participate in a number of challenging experiences including hiking, rock climbing, abseiling, high ropes and conservation work. Objectives of the camp:…
Junior School Report – November 19, 2015
The last few weeks of Term 4 are upon us and there are many things to be done before the end of the school year. Year 7 Presentation Evening This year’s Junior School Presentation Evening will take place next Thursday 26, November at 7:30pm in the O’Malley Sports Centre. All Year 7 boys are expected…
Mission Report – November 19, 2015
The horror of Paris still dominates the headlines. In the highly charged response it has been declared an attack on our freedom, but this response needs some examination. In their logic, the terrorists would also claim they acted in freedom to defend and expand their world view -“ so the language of freedom risks becoming…