Annual Winter Sleep Out
On Friday 24 August, approximately 80 staff and students from Years 5-12, slept outside at the College in order to gain an insight of what the homeless go through each and every night. We shared a simple meal, discussed the...
Grandparents’ Day
When the boys of Year 5 stood and placed their hands on the shoulders of their grandparents to sing a blessing upon them, there was barely a dry eye in the chapel. Never in recent memory has the St Patrick’s...
Sandakan Commemorative Service
On Sunday 5 August, thirteen Year 11 students accompanied by Mr Newman attended a war memorial service to pay respects to the Australian soldiers who were taken prisoner in Sandakan, Borneo during World War II. Approximately 2,000 soldiers were taken...
Year 9 Commerce ‘Market Day’
Students enrolled in Year 9 Commerce, study a topic called “Running a Business”. During this topic, students learn about various decisions that business owners in the real world have to make. These include decisions regarding what to produce, what price...
ABC Q&A Programme
On Monday 30 July, a group of Year 11 and 12 students attended the live broadcast of the ABC programme ‘Q and A’. Lawrence De Pellegrin (Year 11) was fortunate enough to be selected to pose a question to the...
Arts Enrichment Day ‘Enhance’
On Monday 30 July, the Visual and Performing Arts Departments facilitated and hosted an ‘arts’ enrichment day for Year 8 students, a first for the College. The day, titled Enhance, was designed to extend and enrich students’ understanding of the...
Year 10 Work Experience
As consumers, we are faced with a myriad of choices each day and at times we find this overwhelming. So how difficult does a young person find it when deciding on what to do at the end of their schooling?...
So Close and Yet So Different
After 12 days in PNG, our immersion group has returned to us changed, enlivened and ready for everything. They experienced the unity of humanity, but the diversity of life and celebration. Whilst on immersion they stepped out of their comfort...
Learning About Country
Ten students and two teachers spent 11 days during the term break on immersion in the centre of Australia – Alice Springs and surrounds. They connected with our friends at St Joseph’s Flexible Learning Centre in Alice and spent time...