From the College Principal

Term 4 – Celebrating our Community 

Now halfway through Term 4, our College community continues to enjoy a full calendar of activities. It was wonderful to see Years 5 to 11 come together on Wednesday for the Interhouse Swimming Carnival at the Sleeman Sports Complex at Chandler.

Our Year 12 students have now handed the responsibility of leadership over to the Year 11 cohort and have begun their first week of external exams. I am immensely proud of the maturity and commitment they have shown throughout these final weeks.

It has also been an honour and a privilege to work closely with College Captain Jack Avila and Vice Captains Simon Priddey Delfino and Himal Shakya. They have done themselves, their families and our College proud, leading our community with energy, heart and courage. Together with their peers, the Senior cohort has truly lived out the 2026 theme to Unite with Purpose, Act with Courage. I wish every Year 12 student all the very best as they now navigate their final weeks, whether sitting external exams, finalising coursework or gaining valuable work experience. We look forward to celebrating your Graduation Rites of Passage with you in the coming weeks.

I would also like to sincerely thank the Year 12 parents who so generously prepared and served meals at our Year 12 Study Evenings over recent weeks. Your kindness and warm hospitality made a real difference and were deeply appreciated.

My sincere congratulations go to every award recipient recognised at the Sports Awards Evening, Cultural Celebration Evening and Celebration of Excellence Awards Night. Your achievements reflect your hard work, perseverance and commitment, and we are very proud of you. I am also deeply grateful to the families and volunteers whose generous support enables us to offer such a wide range of opportunities at the College.

Strategic Plan – Towards 2031: Shaping the Future Together

It was a privilege to launch the College’s new Strategic Plan, Towards 2031: Shaping the Future Together, at last week’s Celebration of Excellence. The word together matters. From 2027, this plan will guide the next chapter of our College story, but it will only make a difference if we all see ourselves in it and play our part in bringing it to life.

At the heart of the plan is our renewed Mission: as a Catholic school in the Edmund Rice tradition, we form Men of Action who are called to positively impact the College, community and beyond. Put simply, we want our young men to recognise that their gifts come with responsibility and to use them with courage, compassion and purpose.

Our Vision is for a courageous community that is anchored in faith, proud of its past and ambitious for its future. We want our young men to live with integrity, pursue excellence, embrace innovation and serve with compassion and purpose. Our Values, Living with Spirit, Striving for Excellence and Committed to Stewardship, will guide how we live this Vision each day.

Together, our Mission, Vision and Values give us a clear sense of who we are and where we are heading. The six Strategic Drivers, Faith in Action, Thriving Community, Stronger Together, Forging Bold Futures, Innovation by Design and Resourcing Responsibly, will help turn that direction into action. Every student, staff member, family, Old Boy and supporter has a critical part to play in its success.

This is our plan, and it belongs to all of us. It honours the foundations of St Patrick’s College while looking confidently and hopefully to the future. I look forward to working with our community to bring it to life. The plan is now available on the College website and can be accessed here.

Live Jesus in Our Hearts! Forever!