At the heart of the Christian Gospel is the call to live fully in Jesus Christ, and Religious Education invites students to explore this call with courage, curiosity and openness. We aim to foster a love of learning about the Catholic faith so that students may develop a deeper understanding of the tradition and be inspired to live the Catholic faith authentically.

Our approach moves learning from head to heart to hand and feet; engaging the intellect through academic study, nurturing faith formation, and inspiring this faith in action in the world through service and justice. Religious Education is both academic and pastoral, working in partnership with parents as the primary educators of their sons.

Across Stages 3 to 6, students study Scripture, Theology, Church History, Mary and the Saints, Liturgy and Sacraments, Spiritual Traditions, Ethics and Catholic Social Teaching, while also engaging respectfully with Indigenous Australian Spirituality and explore perspectives of other major world religions. The focus of Religious Education at St Patrick’s College is to ensure a holistic, human and authentically Catholic education that is both Christ centred and student focused.